Category Archives: Local Sports

Lefty’s Corner: Knight has ‘never give up’ attitude
Daishon Knight has helped ISU's basketball team to a 15-9 record. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – Daishon Knight’s biggest influence on him growing up was...
Syndicated Author Feb 10, 2015

Central Catholic vs. Olympia baskeball on WJBC
The Central Catholic Saints play at Olympia tonight. (Photo by Laura Fromme/You Name It Sports) By WJBC Staff Central Catholic looks to stay in the hunt for a Corn Belt Conference championship as the ...
Syndicated Author Feb 10, 2015

WJBC Athletes of the Week: Feb. 9, 2015
(Logo courtesy Frontier Communications) WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is again proud to present the High School Athletes of the Week. Here are the winners for...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2015

Flex repel Force to extend win streak to six
Justin Bocot scored 30 to lead the Bloomington Flex to a win at Chicago. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Flex)By WJBC StaffCHICAGO – After a back-and-forth first half in which the Chicago Force led ...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2015

Bloomington Thunder top Lincoln
By WJBC staff Lincoln, NE – A strong push in the second period was enough for the Bloomington Thunder to take the win over the Lincoln Stars by the score of 5-2 at the Ice Box Saturday night. Th...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2015

Titans rout North Central, stay on top in CCIW
Illinois Wesleyan's Pat Sodemann scored 7 points in the Titans' 76-44 win over North Central. BLOOMINGTON– The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team picked up their fourth strai...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2015

Redbird Softball split two in Tampa
Regan Romshek was dominant in the circle for the Redbirds against Hampton. With ISU fresh off of being no-hit against South Florida the night before, Romshek flipped the script and took a no-hitter th...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2015

Redbirds fall short at Southern Illinois
Reggie Lynch netted a career-high 18 points with eight rebounds and four blocks for Illinois State (Photo courtesy of GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC staff CARBONDALE, Ill. – Illinois State s...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2015

ISU, IWU hoops highlight Saturday sports on WJBC
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Illinois State’s basketball team guns for its sixth win in its last seven games today when it travels to Carbondale to face Sout...
Syndicated Author Feb 07, 2015

Thunder sink Buccaneers
(WJBC file photo) By Brian Tosti DES MOINES – A physical hockey game ended in the favor of the Bloomington Thunder 5-2 over the Des Moines Buccaneers from the Buccaneer Arena Friday night. Over ...
Syndicated Author Feb 07, 2015