Category Archives: Local Sports
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Jan. 5, 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 t...
Jan 05, 2015
Lefty’s Corner: Zenger not surprised by ISU football success
Sheahon Zenger hired Brock Spack as Illinois State's head football coach in 2009. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – Former Illinois State and current Kansas Unive...
Jan 05, 2015
No. 16 Wichita State holds off Illinois State
Daishon Knight scored 24 points in ISU's loss to Wichita State on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information WICHITA, Kan. – A 3-pointer by Daishon Knight at th...
Jan 05, 2015
National Championship Redbird watch parties announced
The Illinois State Redbirds will meet North Dakota State in the FCS championship on Jan. 10. (WJBC file photo) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL, Ill. – Throughout the FCS playoff run, Ill...
Jan 05, 2015
Salukis hand Redbirds 12th-straight loss in MVC opener
The Redbird women fall to 0-12 on the season with a 65-56 loss to SIU. (goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information. NORMAL, Ill. – Southern Illinois defeated Illinois State in the Redbirds...
Jan 05, 2015
Flex drop season opener to Riversharks
By WJBC Staff ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI, – The Bloomington Flex dropped their season-opening contest in the Midwest Professional Basketball Association 113-109 to the host St. Louis RiverSharks at F...
Jan 05, 2015
ISU Mens hoops, NFL Playoffs on WJBC Sunday
By WJBC staffBLOOMINGTON – Illinios State's men's basketball team looks for its first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season when it travels to Wichita State for a 4:30 p.m. cont...
Jan 04, 2015
ISU AD calls 2014 fall sports season ‘unprecedented’
ISU is looking to continue its success in athletics into the spring. (Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – To say the fall sports season has been a success for Illinois Sta...
Jan 03, 2015
NFC playoffs, Titan men’s basketball on the air Saturday
The Shirk Center at Illinois Wesleyan. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – NFL playoff action and Illinois Wesleyan basketball airs on WJBC 1230 AM today, beginning at 3 p.m. when the ...
Jan 03, 2015
Thunder comeback falls short in shootout; home game rescheduled
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder rang in the New Year by facing the Dubuque Fighting Saints for the third time of the season. The Thunder were down 3-2 in the final minutes of ...
Jan 01, 2015
