Category Archives: Local Sports
Chiefs take advantage of miscues to end losing streak
(WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff CLINTON, Iowa – The Peoria Chiefs scored seven runs while taking advantage of three Clinton LumberKings errors, four wild pitches and seven walks to end a four-ga...
Jul 01, 2015
Merilatt hired as ISU executive associate AD for external operations
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Illinois State Director of Athletics Larry Lyons announced the hiring of Dwight Merilatt as Executive Associate Athletics Direc...
Jun 30, 2015
Youth Classic begins 14th run
Sara Lyman will be competing in her 13th Youth Golf Classic. (Photo by Bryan Bloodworth) By Bryan Bloodworth BLOOMINGTON - Nearly 400 golfers, ranging in age from 3 through 22, teed off Tuesday at var...
Jun 30, 2015
Cardinals vs. White Sox, CornBelters DH on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago White Sox at Busch Stadium tonight. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By WJBC StaffOne Chicago team is out and the other is in as the St. Louis Cardinals continue thei...
Jun 30, 2015
Chiefs rally falls short in loss at Clinton
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffCLINTON, Iowa – The Peoria Chiefs scored four late runs and had the tying run on third base with no outs in the seventh but couldn't pull even in a 6-5 loss to the ...
Jun 30, 2015
Marshall joins ISU women’s basketball staff
ISU women’s basketball coach Barb Smith has added to her staff. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Illinois State head women's basketball coach Barb Smith n...
Jun 29, 2015
CornBelters tie late, fall at Joliet
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By WJBC StaffJOLIET - The Normal CornBelters battled back for an eighth-inning tie but fell 9-6 to the Joliet Slammers as the hosts completed a three-game sweep on S...
Jun 29, 2015
Rain, Cougars top Chiefs in finale
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs and Kane County Cougars played five full innings before rain ended Sunday's game early with the Chiefs losing 3-0. The loss is Peoria's t...
Jun 29, 2015
Cardinals battle Cubs on WJBC
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON - The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their three-game series in Busch Stadium against the Chicago Cubs with Carlos Martinez facing Jason Hammel.The pre-game show starts at 6:10 ...
Jun 28, 2015
Cardinals, CornBelters baseball on WJBC
(Photo by Facebook/Nicolas Henderson) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Michael Wacha takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Wacha...
Jun 27, 2015
