Category Archives: Local Sports
ISU baseball drops opener to national champs at Vandy
Craig Larkin gave up five runs in Illinois State's 16-1 loss to Vanderbilt on Friday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 1-ranked Vand...
Feb 28, 2015
Redbird softball splits pair to open A&M Invitational
By ISU Sports Information COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Illinois State softball team split a pair of games Friday at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The Redbirds defeated Texa...
Feb 28, 2015
Thunder comeback falls short against Dubuque
(Logo courtesy Bloomington Thunder) By WJBC Staff DUBUQUE, Iowa – Despite a late comeback, the Bloomington Thunder could not overcome an early 3-0 deficit and fell to the Dubuque Fighting S...
Feb 28, 2015
Illinois State women fall to Loyola
ISU finishes up their season Sunday in Peoria vs Bradley (Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information CHICAGO – The Illinois State women’s basketball team used a late ru...
Feb 28, 2015
Central Catholic girls fall in Class 2A semifinal
Central Catholic lost in the Class 2A semifinal to Kankakee Bishop McNamara. (Photo by You Name It Sports/KelceyShafer)By Nick McClintockNORMAL – The Central Catholic Girls were handled wit...
Feb 28, 2015
CCHS in state finals, IWU in CCIW tournament, ISU women on WJBC
Central Catholic takes on Kankakee-Bishop McNamara in the Class 2A semifinals at Redbird Arena on Friday. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By WJBC Staff WJBC will bring you a basketball tripleheader on Friday...
Feb 27, 2015
UHigh clipped in last second loss to Rochester
UHigh finishes off the year at 31-2 (Photo Courtesy You-Name-It-Sports Jake Johnson) By Nick McClintock ROCHESTER- An opening dominant first quarter led to an improbable loss for the UHigh Pioneers Th...
Feb 27, 2015
U-High plays for sectional crown on WJBC
The University High Pioneers take on Rochester in the Class 3A sectional championship tonight. (Photo by Jake Johnson/You Name It Sports) By WJBC Staff The No. 1-ranked University High Pioneers will n...
Feb 26, 2015
Redbirds run away from the Salukis in second half for win
Senior guard Daishon Knight played his final regular season game at Redbird Arena. The Redbirds took down Southern Illinois 75-56. (goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL, Ill. – The f...
Feb 26, 2015
Thunder trade team captain Siroky to Muskegon
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Nearing the end of the 2014-15 regular season, the Bloomington Thunder have executed a trade with the Muskegon Lumberjacks that brings forward Steven Merl to Illinois...
Feb 25, 2015
