Category Archives: Local Sports
Lefty’s Corner: Layoff not all bad for ISU gridders
Signs such as these are plastered all around the ISU Kauffman Football Building reminding the players of the last three meetings between the Redbirds and North Dakota State. (Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC)By ...
Jan 06, 2015
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 BloodworthNORMAL – Former Illinois State and current Kansas Univers...
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 InformationWICHITA, Kan. – A 3-pointer by Daishon Knight at the ...
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 InformationNORMAL, Ill. – Throughout the FCS playoff run, Illino...
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&rs...
Jan 05, 2015
Flex drop season opener to Riversharks
By WJBC StaffST. 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 Fa...
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
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
Late Redbird comeback falls short in MVC opener
Tony Wills scored a career high 16 points in a 63-61 loss to Indiana State. (goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – Tony Wills scored 11 of his 16 points late in the second half, as Il...
Jan 01, 2015
