Category Archives: Local Sports

Cards continue series against Marlins on WJBC
(Eric Stock/WJBC)By WJBC staffBLOOMINGTON – The St. Louis Cardinals continue a three-game series with the Florida Marlins at Busch Stadium tonight at 6:15 on WJBC 1230 AM. The pregame show start...
Syndicated Author Aug 15, 2015

IWU football looks for rebound in 2015
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Wesleyan Titan football team is looking to recoil from an injury filled 2014 campaign.The Titans ended 2014 with a 4-6 record. ...
Syndicated Author Aug 14, 2015
Cardinals, CornBelters host series openers on WJBC
By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – The St. Louis Cardinals open a three-game series with the Florida Marlins at Busch Stadium tonight at 7:15 on WJBC 1230 AM. The pregame show starts at 6:20. Jaime Gar...
Syndicated Author Aug 14, 2015
CornBelters triumph in 11 innings for 7th straight win
Pat McKenna homered and scored the winning run in the CornBelters’ 3-2 victory in 11 innings on Thursday at the Corn Crib. (Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – The No...
Syndicated Author Aug 14, 2015
Mistakes cost Chiefs in loss at Dayton
By WJBC Staff The Peoria Chiefs lost three runners on the basepaths early then committed a balk and two late errors en route to a 6-1 loss to the Dayton Dragons Thursday night. The loss drops the Chie...
Syndicated Author Aug 14, 2015
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