Category Archives: Local Sports
Garcia, Chiefs no-hit Clinton
(Logo courtesy Peoria Chiefs)By WJBC StaffPEORIA – Three Peoria Chiefs pitchers, including rehabbing St. Louis Cardinals hurler Jaime Garcia, combined to no-hit the Clinton LumberKings 2-0 on Th...
Jul 24, 2015
ISU, MVC to add student production to ESPN deal
Doug Elgin, Missouri Valley Conference commissioner. (Photo courtesy Missouri Valley Conference) By ISU Sports Information ST. LOUIS - ESPN and the Missouri Valley Conference have announced a 10-year ...
Jul 23, 2015
Cardinals makeup game, CornBelters on WJBC tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium tonight. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By WJBC Staff In a battle of baseball’s top teams, the St. Louis Cardinals come back to B...
Jul 23, 2015
Slammers pound CornBelters to even mid-week series
(Logo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – The Normal CornBelters were hit early and often on Wednesday night in a 16-2 loss to the Joliet Slammers at the Corn Crib.The Belters fell...
Jul 23, 2015
Chiefs shutout LumberKings Wednesday
(Logo courtesy Peoria Chiefs)By Nathan BalivaPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs utilized fantastic pitching from three hurlers to beat the Clinton LumberKings 2-0 Wednesday afternoon. The win improves t...
Jul 22, 2015
Cardinals, White Sox finale; CornBelters on WJBC tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field tonight. (Photo by DavidWilson1949/flickr) By WJBC Staff The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their brief two-game interleague seri...
Jul 22, 2015
CornBelters hold down Slammers in victory
Jim Vahalik homered and drove in four runs in Normal’s 5-0 win over Joliet on Tuesday. (Photo by Brian Hymer) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters were aided by a home run to take th...
Jul 22, 2015
Chiefs tie game in 8th, lose in 10 to Clinton
(Logo courtesy Peoria Chiefs)By WJBC StaffPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs played from behind most of the night and tied the game in the eighth before falling to the Clinton LumberKings 7-5 in 10 inni...
Jul 22, 2015
Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia to rehab with Chiefs Thursday
(Logo courtesy Peoria Chiefs)By Nathan BalivaPEORIA – The St. Louis Cardinals and Peoria Chiefs have announced that left-handed pitcher Jaime Garcia will make a rehab start in the Midwest League...
Jul 21, 2015
Cardinals visit White Sox, 1st-place CornBelters open home stand
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field tonight. (Photo by DavidWilson1949/flickr) By WJBC Staff The St. Louis Cardinals play the first of two games tonight on Chicag...
Jul 21, 2015
