Category Archives: Local Sports
ISU men’s basketball wins in Barcelona
By WJBC Staff BARCELONA, Spain – After the European Basketball Academy cut Illinois State's second-half lead to seven points, the Redbird men's basketball team answered with a 28-6 run and went ...
Syndicated Author Aug 14, 2015
Cardinals look to sweep Pirates
By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON - The St. Louis Cardinals go for the sweep of their three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium tonight at 6:15 on WJBC 1230 AM. The pregame show starts at...
Syndicated Author Aug 13, 2015
CornBelters score 4 in 8th for 6th straight win
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – The Normal CornBelters were aided by late game heroics from Sam Judah and Ozney Guillen in a four-run eighth inning on Wednesday night in a 8-7 win over the Florence Freed...
Syndicated Author Aug 13, 2015
Chiefs clinch series with shutout
By WJBC Staff DAYTON, Oh. – The Peoria Chiefs scored in each of the first three innings as Jack Flaherty fired the first 6 1/3 innings of a shutout in a 7-0 win over the Dayton Dragons Wednesday...
Syndicated Author Aug 13, 2015
Cardinals, CornBelters on WJBC airwaves
By WJBC staffBLOOMINGTON - The St. Louis Cardinals continue their key three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium tonight when a pair of the top pitchers in the league squaring off....
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2015

Madrid All-Stars hold off Redbirds
ISU head basketball coach Dan Muller saw his team drop its exhibition game Tuesday in Madrid. (B Corbin/WJBC)By ISU sports informationThe Madrid All-Stars made two free throws in the final 25 seconds ...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2015
CornBelters win pitchers’ duel over Freedom
By WJBC StaffNORMAL - The Normal CornBelters made a pair of first-inning runs hold up in a pitcher's duel with the Florence Freedom in a 2-0 win on Tuesday night at the Corn Crib.The lone runs were sc...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2015
Gomber, Chiefs slay Dragons
By WJBC StaffDAYTON, Oh. – The Peoria Chiefs scored two early runs without hitting the ball out of the infield and let their ace go to work in a 2-1 win over the Dayton Dragons Tuesday night to ...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2015

ISU football ranked No. 2 in STATS FCS Top 25 preseason poll
Hancock Stadium. (WJBC file photo) By ISU Sports Information NEW YORK - The Illinois State football program will open the 2015 season ranked No. 2 overall in the STATS FCS Top 25 preseason poll, the o...
Syndicated Author Aug 10, 2015
ISU sports preview, Sportstalk on WJBC
By WJBC staffIllinois State's "Redbird Fall Sports Preview" airs today from Hancock Stadium on WJBC 1230 AM and wjbc.com from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.Tim Lewis and Bryan Bloodworth will talk to various ISU co...
Syndicated Author Aug 10, 2015