Category Archives: Local Sports
IHSA to post basketball state finals dating back to 1947
Chicago (Carver) defeated Central in the IHSA Boys Basketball Championship game. (Photo courtesy IHSA) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Hundreds of hours of state finals basketball footage will soon ...
Dec 20, 2014
ISU fights, can’t claw black vs Bowling Green
NORMAL – The Illinois State women's basketball team lost a close game to Bowling Green Friday night at Redbird Arena, falling 58-54 to the Falcons. Octavia Crump led ISU in scoring wi...
Dec 20, 2014
Redbird women hoops, Sportstalk tonight on WJBC
The ISU women play Bowling Green tonight at Redbird Arena (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock The Illinois State women’s basketball team is in the middle of a six-game homestand, as it welcomes Bowl...
Dec 19, 2014
Brock Spack Show, NFL on WJBC
WJBC's Dick Luedke (left) and Ted Schmitz (right) talk to ISU football coach Brock Spack each Thursday night during the football season. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffIllinois State football coac...
Dec 18, 2014
Knight, Redbirds rally for win over UT Martin
The Redbirds improve to 6-3 on the season, downing UT Martin 64-54. (photo credit goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL, Ill. – Daishon Knight scored all 18 of his points in the s...
Dec 18, 2014
Coprich, Barton named to AP All-American teams
(Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)NORMAL – The Football Championship Subdivision’s leading rusher and his right tackle earned national recognition Wednesday, as Illinois State junior running ...
Dec 17, 2014
Three ISU volleyball players earn AVCA All-American honors
(Photo courtesy Matt Wing/ISU Sports Information) By ISU Sports Information LEXINGTON, Ky. – A trio of Illinois State players earned All-America honors as the American Volleyball Coaches Associa...
Dec 17, 2014
Redbird hoops to host Tenneseee-Martin
ISU's Reggie Lynch is averaging 3.4 blocks per game. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC Staff After winning two-straight road games, the Illinois State men's basketball team is aiming t...
Dec 17, 2014
Arizona State too much for Redbirds
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL- The Illinois State women’s basketball team fell to Arizona State, 89-44, Tuesday night at Redbird Arena. Octavia Crump led the Redbirds with 10 points and...
Dec 17, 2014
Second-half surge sends Illinois Wesleyan to victory over Loras
Alec Bausch scored 15 points in IWU's 94-72 win over Loras, (Photo by Marc Featherly/iwusports.com) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan shot a blistering 73 percent from the field...
Dec 17, 2014
