Category Archives: Local Sports
CornBelters sweep road trip with win at Florence
Chris Carmain pitched a complete game in Normal’s 4-1 win over Florence on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By WJBC Staff NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters completed a sweep of their si...
Jun 01, 2015
Bottom of Cougars’ order tops Chiefs
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs were unable to generate much offense against stellar pitching from the Kane County Cougars as they fell 7-1 on Sunday. The loss drops the...
Jun 01, 2015
Cardinals battle Dodgers on WJBC
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium with the pre-game show starting at 12:20 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM an...
May 31, 2015
CornBelters rout Freedom; get fifth straight win
The Cornbelters move to 10-4 after their win Saturday night. (Photo Courtesy normalbaseball.com) NORMAL- The Normal CornBelters scored a season-high single-game total and won their fifth straight...
May 31, 2015
Cardinals, CornBelters baseball on WJBC
(Photo courtesy Flickr/ChrisYunker) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Michael Wacha goes for his eighth straight win without a loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are ...
May 30, 2015
CornBelters continue road trip with 4th straight win
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By Mike Rains FLORENCE, Ky. – The Normal CornBelters captured their fourth straight win with an 8-3 victory over the Florence Freedom on Friday night at UC He...
May 30, 2015
Chiefs shutout Kane County
(Logo courtesy Peoria Chiefs) By Nathan Baliva PEORAI – Luis Perdomo dominated the Kane County Cougars lineup as the Peoria Chiefs won the first game of the series 5-0 Friday night. The win move...
May 30, 2015
CornBelters catcher Dylan Kelly signed by Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks have purchased the contract of CornBelters catcher Dylan Kelly. (Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By Mike Rains/Normal CornBelters NORMAL – The Arizona Diamondbacks ha...
May 29, 2015
Cardinals vs. Dodgers, Sportstalk, CornBelters on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium tonight.(Photo by CharlesBarillea/flickr)By Eric StockIn a rematch of a 2014 National League Division Series, the St. Louis Cardin...
May 29, 2015
CornBelters complete sweep of Boomers
The Normal CornBelters won at Schaumburg, 4-1, on Thursday. (Photo by Rich Ulreich) By WJBC Staff SCHAUMBURG - The Normal CornBelters tallied all of their runs in the second inning and completed a ser...
May 29, 2015
