Category Archives: Local Sports
Cardinals to face Hamels, Phillies on WJBC tonight
By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals face a pitcher tonight whose name has come up as a potential replacement for injured starter Adam Wainwright.The Cardinals open their longest homestand of the seas...
Apr 27, 2015
Redbird baseball falls to No. 15 Missouri State
Paul DeJong hit his 14th homerun in ISU’s 7-4 loss to Missouri State on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InfomationNORMAL - Missouri State rallied for three runs in the top o...
Apr 27, 2015
ISU comeback falls short in series finale
Illinois State’s Regan Romshek gave up five runs in six innings in ISU’s loss to Loyola on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - In a weekend series agai...
Apr 27, 2015
Chiefs suffer 6th straight loss
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffAPPLETON, Wisc.- The Peoria Chiefs scored first but were ultimately beaten and swept by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. The loss, their sixth in a ...
Apr 27, 2015
Cardinals, Redbird softball and baseball on WJBC
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their three-game series with Central Division rival Milwaukee beginning at 12:15 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM with the pregame show. First pi...
Apr 26, 2015
Wisconsin shuts out Chiefs
By Nathan Baliva/Peoria Chiefs PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs were shutout for the first time in 2015 as the losing streak hit five games in a 2-0 loss to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Saturday a...
Apr 26, 2015
ISU scrimmage, Cardinal baseball on WJBC
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Illinois State's football team concludes its spring practice today with the annual Red-White scrimmage at Hancock Stadium with coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. on WJB...
Apr 25, 2015
Ballard joins ISU men’s basketball coaching staff
By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - Jeremy Ballard knows what it takes to reach the NCAA Tournament. An assistant coach at VCU for the past three seasons, Ballard aided in three-straight trips to The Bi...
Apr 24, 2015
IHSA considering limiting in-season football contact
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois High School Association is considering limiting the amount of full contact practice time allowed during football season.The gro...
Apr 22, 2015
Chiefs allow three home runs, drop game to Bandits
(WJBC file photo)By Nathan BalivaPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs allowed three home runs and lost 6-2 to the Quad Cities River Bandits Wednesday afternoon. The loss, their second in a row, drops the ...
Apr 22, 2015
