Category Archives: Local Sports
Thunder’s Gober invited to Dallas Stars camp
Blake Gober scored nine goals in 54 games for the Bloomington Thunder during the 2014-15 season. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON - Before the Bloomington Thunder Trainin...
Jul 08, 2015
Illinois State releases 2015 soccer schedule
Illinois State will play its home opener vs. Illinois on Aug. 23. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL - Illinois State soccer has released its 2015 schedule. As has become...
Jul 08, 2015
CornBelters hold off Boomers in homestand opener
Richard Lucas homered and drove in two runs as the Normal CornBelters defeated Burlington on Tuesday. (Photo by John Fageaux) By WJBC Staff NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters held onto an early lead on T...
Jul 08, 2015
DeJong gets 2 hits in debut as Chiefs top Bees
(WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs scored two runs in the second and held on to beat the Burlington Bees 2-1 Tuesday night. The win is Peoria's third in a row and lifts t...
Jul 08, 2015
Cardinals vs Cubs in day-night doubleheader on WJBC
The Normal CornBelters play the Schaumburg Boomers at the Corn Crib tonight. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs continue their four-game series at Wrigley Fi...
Jul 07, 2015
Chiefs play long ball to defeat Burlington
(WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs hit three home runs in a game for the second time this season to beat the Burlington Bees 7-2 Monday night. The win improves the Chiefs...
Jul 07, 2015
Five CornBelters players named to Frontier League All-Star team
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By WJBC StaffNORMAL - The Normal CornBelters have announced five players were selected for the 2015 All-Star Game. Aaron Dudley, Richard Lucas, Pat McKenna, Mark Mic...
Jul 06, 2015
CornBelters end road trip with loss at Southern Illinois
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By Greg Halbleib MARION - The Normal CornBelters ended a six-game winning streak with a 2-1 loss on Sunday to the Southern Illinois Miners at Rent One Park. The Min...
Jul 06, 2015
Perdomo dominant in Chiefs’ win
(WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs scored four runs in the second inning and never looked back as they beat the Quad Cities River Bandits 7-1 Sunday afternoon. The win im...
Jul 06, 2015
Cardinals conclude series with Padres on WJBC
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their four-game series in Busch Stadium against the San Diego Padres with Lance Lynn facing Ian Kennedy. The pre-game show starts at ...
Jul 05, 2015
