Category Archives: Local Sports
Illinois Wesleyan names Bankston associate athletic director
Tony Bankston is a 1991 IWU graduate. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Tony Bankston, a 1991 Illinois Wesleyan graduate and former Titan soccer letterman and head coa...
Jun 25, 2015
CornBelters score early, hold off ThunderBolts in day game victory
By Greg Halbleib CRESTWOOD - The Normal CornBelters scored in the first two innings and held off the Windy City ThunderBolts in a back-and-forth 7-4 win on Wednesday afternoon at the Corn Crib. The Co...
Jun 24, 2015
Cardinals at Miami, CornBelters morning game on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park tonight. (Photo by Steve/flickr)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals continue their three-game series against the Miami Marlins at Marlin...
Jun 24, 2015
CornBelters strike early in win over ThunderBolts
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By WJBC StaffCRESTWOOD - The Normal CornBelters put together four big innings and captured a 9-3 win over the Windy City ThunderBolts on Tuesday night at Standard Ba...
Jun 24, 2015
East shuts out West in Midwest League All-Star Game
The Midwest League All-Star game drew 5,858 fans at Dozer Park on Tuesday. (Photo by Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By WJBC StaffPEORIA – The Eastern Division took a lead in the first inning and never looked b...
Jun 24, 2015
Cardinals at Marlins, CornBelters at Windy City tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park tonight. (Photo by Steve/flickr)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals begin the third leg of their road trip at they play the Miami Marlin...
Jun 23, 2015
3 IWU Titans named preseason Division III football All-Americans
Sean Garvey led Illinois Wesleyan with 107 tackles in 2014. (Photo courtesy iwusports.com)By WJBC StaffROSELAND, N.J. — Three Illinois Wesleyan football players have been chosen as preseason Div...
Jun 23, 2015
Crushers hold off CornBelters to salvage series finale
Mark Micowksi singled in the CornBelters’ only run in a 3-1 loss t Lake Erie on Sunday. (Photo by Brian Hymer) By WJBC Staff NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters missed out on sweeping the Lake Erie ...
Jun 22, 2015
Walk-off hit sends Chiefs to loss to end first half
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffGENEVA – The Peoria Chiefs took a one-run lead into the bottom of the ninth but allowed two runs on three hits and a walk to lose 4-3 to the Kane County Cougars Sun...
Jun 21, 2015
Tinsley, Stonewall among McLean County student-athletes honored
Special Olympics athlete nominees (left to right) Larissa Beverly, Jason Alsene, Katherine Harms and Patrick Haynes posed with Michael Hoomanawanui at the Student Athlete Recognition Banquet on Sunday...
Jun 21, 2015
