Category Archives: Local Sports
Titan football readies for return home against WashU
Norm Eash and the Illinois Wesleyan Titans play only their third home game of the season Saturday. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – For only the third time this season, Illinois ...
Oct 23, 2019
Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan TUESDAY: Women’s College Volleyball: Illinois Wesleyan def. Wheaton 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-22 Girls High School Volleyba...
Oct 21, 2019
Week 8 football recap: Ironmen clinch share of title, Wildcats earn playoff berth
Normal Community coach Jason Drengwitz addresses his team after clinching a share of the Big Twelve Conference title with a 41-13 win over Champaign Centennial. (Neil Doyle/WJBC)By Greg HalbleibNormal...
Oct 18, 2019
Week 8 football preview: Playoff positions on line
Bloomington High School quarterback Ben Wellman warms up before the Purple Raiders’ Homecoming game with Urbana. (Steve Suess/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib While some area high school football teams tr...
Oct 17, 2019
Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan THURSDAY: Boys High School Soccer: Morton 1, Normal West 0 Peoria Notre Dame 7, Bloomington 0 Girls High School Volleyball: Nor...
Oct 17, 2019
ISU men 7th, women 6th in preseason MVC polls
(Greg Halbleib/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib ST. LOUIS – Illinois State men’s basketball is picked to finish seventh in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference poll of coaches, media and sports ...
Oct 17, 2019
Wednesday scoreboard, Thursday schedule
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric LapanWEDNESDAY:Women’s College Soccer:Illinois State 3, Indiana State 0Men’s College Soccer:Illinois Wesleyan 4, Augustan...
Oct 16, 2019
Week 7 football recap: NCHS clinches playoff spot
The Normal Community High School football team hears from head coach Jason Drengwitz after a 22-19 win at Danville Friday night. (Eric Lapan/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib For the 24th consecutive year, Norma...
Oct 11, 2019
Week 7 football preview: Ironmen try to clinch playoff berth
The Normal Community Ironmen remain the only unbeaten team in the Big Twelve Conference football race. (Larry Duling/WJBC)By Greg HalbleibClinching a playoff berth and staying on top of the Big Twelve...
Oct 10, 2019
Wednesday scoreboard, Thursday schedule
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan WEDNESDAY: Women’s College Volleyball: Illinois Wesleyan def. North Central 24-26, 25-9, 18-25, 25-18, 15-9 Women’s...
Oct 09, 2019
