Category Archives: Local Sports

By WJBC Staff MADISON, Wisc. – Goals were not as easy to find in the Bloomington Thunder’s second game of the weekend with the Madison Capitols in a 3-0 loss. The Thunder ran into a hot go...

Illinois State senior Daishon Knight named to the All-Tourney team after his weekend performance.(goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information ST. LOUIS – A high shooting performance by Illinois St...

Senior guard Daishon Knight put his team on his back in the second half of Saturday’s semifinal game against top-seeded Wichita State, scoring 16 of his game-high 25 points in the second half to...

Katy Winge led the Redbirds with 19 points (Photo courtesy of GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC staff CARBONDALE, Ill.  – The Illinois State women’s basketball team was firing on all cylinders,...

Daniel Dwyer hit a two-out, go-ahead single in the top of the ninth inning. (Photo courtesy of GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC staff PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Daniel Dwyer hit a two-out, go-ahead single in...

(WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois State men's basketball team will try to shock the Missouri Valley Conference as they take on the Shockers of  No. 8 Wichita S...

(WJBC file photo) By Craig Fata BLOOMINGTON – Despite kicking the ball around to the tune of 22 turnovers, the Bloomington Flex led nearly wire-to-wire in a convincing 119-84 Midwest Professiona...

By Nick McClintock RIVERTON- Jake Reinhart was a man on a mission Wednesday night, as the Central Catholic Senior nearly single-handedly defeated the Petersburg PORTA Bluejays at the Class 2A Riverton...

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell averaged 20 points and eight rebounds in ISU's two wins last week. (Photo courtesy Goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information ST. LOUIS – After leading Illinois State ...