Category Archives: Local Sports
ISU women seek to end slide; Titans at home on WJBC tonight
Barb Smith's Illinois State women's basketball team seeks its first win of the season tonight against Arizona State. (WJBC file photo)By Bryan BloodworthNORMAL – Illinois State’s...
Dec 16, 2014
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Dec. 15, 2014
(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...
Dec 15, 2014
Bears, Saints in Monday Night Football on WJBC tonight
The Chicago Bears host the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field tonight. (Photo by iheartspam/flickr) By The Associated Press CHICAGO – Tonight's NFL game has the Bears playing host to the S...
Dec 15, 2014
Redbirds notch come from behind victory over DePaul
Daishon Knight led the Redbirds in scoring with 25 points, as ISU defeated DePaul 78-72. (WJBC File Photo)By ISU Sports InformationROSEMONT – Illinois State outscored DePaul, 18-6, over the fina...
Dec 15, 2014
ISU basketball in Chicago to face DePaul
By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Illinois State’s men's basketball team returns to action after a week-long layoff when it meets DePaul in a 3 p.m. nonconferernce game at the Rosemont Hori...
Dec 14, 2014
Coprich has career day; lifts Redbirds into FCS Semifinals
Marshaun Coprich ran for four touchdowns in ISU's win vs Eastern Washington. (WJBC File Photo) By ISU Sports Information CHENEY- Marshaun Coprich rushed for a career-high 258 yards and Illi...
Dec 14, 2014
ISU football plays in the NCAA quarterfinals on WJBC
Illinois State quarterback Tre Roberson. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC staffBLOOMINGTON – Illinois State’s football team puts its 11-1 record on the line Saturday against Eastern ...
Dec 13, 2014
Pioneers fall at home to Mahomet Seymour
UHigh couldn't get the shots to fall Friday night, despite shooting 70 of them. (Photo by Kelcey Shafer- You Name It Sports)By Nick McClintockNORMAL- UHigh was outscored by 13 points in the Secon...
Dec 13, 2014
Illinois Wesleyan’s Kussmann named All-American
Illinois Wesleyan's Matt Kussmann was second in NCAA Div. III with a 43.3 yard punting average this year. (Photo by Marc Featherly/iwusports.com) By WJBC Staff WACO, TEX. – Illinois Wesleya...
Dec 11, 2014
Kruzel to return as Peoria Chiefs manager in 2015
Joe Kruzel led the Peoria Chiefs to a 72-67 record in 2014. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Joe Kruzel) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals have announced Joe Kruzel will r...
Dec 11, 2014
