Category Archives: Local Sports
Pearce has career night, Chiefs sweep Cougars
(Logo courtesy Peoria Chiefs) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs got eight shutout innings from Matt Pearce as they won their fifth consecutive game 4-0 over the first-place Kane County Co...
Jul 27, 2015
Grizzlies pull away from CornBelters
(Logo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters dropped the finale of their home stand with a 5-2 defeat to the Gateway Grizzlies on Sunday afternoon at the Corn Cr...
Jul 27, 2015
Brickyard 400 on WJBC today
The Brickyard 400 will be on WJBC today. (Photo by capturedmoments1/flickr)By WJBC StaffNASCAR drivers take their turns at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series presents the Brickyard 4...
Jul 26, 2015
O’Keefe, Chiefs Walk Off Cougars 3-2 Saturday
Chiefs stun Cougars with two-out, two-run rally in ninth. Peoria, IL– The Peoria Chiefs rallied with two outs in the ninth and beat the Kane County Cougars 3-2 with a walk off RBI single by...
Jul 26, 2015
Long balls lead CornBelters to victory
Dudley 3-run drive, Monger solo shot account for all runs. NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, scored all of their runs on two homers in a 4-2 win over the ...
Jul 26, 2015
Shelby Miller returns to play St. Louis on WJBC
(Photo by Facebook/Nicolas Henderson) By WJBC staff Shelby Miller makes his first start against the St. Louis Cardinals after he was traded by them at the end of last season when St. Louis plays host ...
Jul 25, 2015
CornBelters tie game late, but lose in ninth to Grizzlies
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters tied the game in the eighth inning but lost on a ninth-inning home run as the Gateway Grizzlies prevailed 3-2 on Fr...
Jul 25, 2015
Chiefs build early lead, hold on for victory against Kane County
(Logo courtesy Peoria Chiefs) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs scored five runs in the first inning and never trailed as they beat the first-place Kane County Cougars 8-5 Friday night. T...
Jul 25, 2015
Cardinals host Braves; CornBelters at home on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Atlanta Braves at Busch Stadium tonight. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By WJBC StaffTonight’s scheduled starting pitchers in St. Louis have a combined one career win...
Jul 24, 2015
CornBelters rebound decisively to take series finale from Slammers
Mark Micowksi drove in four runs in Normal’s 10-3 win over Joliet on Thursday. (Photo by Brian Hymer)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – The Normal CornBelters hit a grand total of 17 hits Thursday n...
Jul 24, 2015
