Category Archives: Local Sports
Missouri State 2nd-half goal downs Redbird soccer
By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State scored an early second half goal and that would be all it would need to halt Illinois State soccer's two-game Missouri Valley Conference winning s...
Oct 18, 2015
Normal Community hands Peoria Notre Dame first loss
By Greg Halbleib Normal Community broke open a close game with an explosive final quarter to hand Peoria Notre Dame its first loss of the high school football season with a 42-21 victory on Saturday a...
Oct 17, 2015
Redbirds rout Bears, remain undefeated in MVFC
Marshaun Coprich had another 100+ yard rushing game, as the Redbirds easily handled Missouri State. (goredbirds.com) By Austin Duncan Springfield, MO- The Illinois State Redbird football team scored e...
Oct 17, 2015
IWU contains Frasco, Vikings in road win
Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore scored two touchdowns in IWU’s 21-7 win over Augustana. (Photo by Clare Halverson/iwusports.com) By Eric Stock ROCK ISLAND – Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore scored on t...
Oct 17, 2015
Lambdin scores, return spoiled by Fargo
(Logo courtesy Bloomington Thunder)By Bloomington Thunder Sports InformationBLOOMINGTON, Illinois - It was a disappointing return to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum for the Bloomington Thunder in a 5-1 def...
Oct 16, 2015
CCHS claims Corn Belt title, BHS, NCWHS winners
CCHS captured the Corn Belt title with its win over Mahomet-Seymour. (WJBC File Photo)By Austin DuncanJake Baughman threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two as Central Catholic clichd its first o...
Oct 16, 2015
ISU volleyball tops Evansville in straight sets
The Redbirds took down Evansville in MVC play. (goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State volleyball team (14-16, 4-3 MVC) defeated Evansville (7-14, 1-6 MVC) in straig...
Oct 16, 2015
Brock Spack Show; Falcons vs Saints on WJBC
WJBC’s Dick Luedke (left) and Ted Schmitz (right) talk to Illinois State football coach Brock Spack each Thursday night during the football season. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff Join WJBC̵...
Oct 15, 2015
No complacency after 5-0 start for IWU football
Illinois Wesleyan football plays at Augustana on Saturday. (Photo courtesy iwusports.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan football has reached the halfway point in the season a perfe...
Oct 14, 2015
Former Redbird Liedtke signed to Kansas City Chiefs
Liedtke was a starter on the Redbirds for three years. (Photo Courtesy Gorebirds.com)By Nick McClintockKANSAS CITY- Mike Liedtke, the offensive lineman that helped the ISU Redbirds to the national cha...
Oct 14, 2015
