Category Archives: Local Sports
Thunder top Team USA; extend point streak to five games
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Four players found the back of the net, Logan Halladay made 19 saves, and the Bloomington Thunder stretched their point streak to five games with a 4-1 win over Team ...
Mar 12, 2017
Redbird softball sweeps final day of FAU Tournament
Illinois State softball won its final two games of the FAU Parents' Weekend Tournament. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information BOCA RATON, Fla. - Led by Riley Strandgard’s six...
Mar 12, 2017
UPDATED: Redbirds denied NCAA Tournament bid; draw No. 1 seed in NIT
Illinois State senior Paris Lee was named the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year and league Defensive Player of the Year. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illinois StateR...
Mar 12, 2017
IWU’s Rundle takes head coaching job in Tennessee
Travis Rundle served on Norm Eash’s staff at Illinois Wesleyan from 2011 to 2016. (Photo courtesy iwusports.com)By WJBC StaffSEWANEE, Tenn. – Illinois Wesleyan assistant football coach Tra...
Mar 12, 2017
Illinois State Drops Friday’s Doubleheader to Open FAU Tournament
Despite two hard-fought games, the Redbirds fell short against LIU-Brooklyn and Florida Atlantic. (WJBC File Photo) By WJBC Staff BOCA RATON - Despite solid defense, the Illinois State softball...
Mar 11, 2017
Illinois State battles to the end in loss to Drake
The Redbirds season ended at 8-23. (Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationMOLINE – The Illinois State women's basketball team saw its season come to an end Friday in the quarter...
Mar 10, 2017
Sawed off: Lumberjacks upend Thunder in overtime
By WJBC Staff MUSKEGON, Mich. – Christiano Versich scored his first goal with Bloomington and Logan Halladay stopped 36 shots, but Zach Berzolla scored with 3:10 left in overtime to send Muskego...
Mar 10, 2017
ISU chops down Indiana State to start MVC Tourney play
ISU coach Barb Smith. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information MOLINE – Sophomore Katrina Beck scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the second half to lead the Illinois State...
Mar 09, 2017
Illinois State football player facing theft charges
Tyree Horton spent most of the past season at TCU. (Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Illinois State football player Tyree Horton has been arrested on two counts of thef...
Mar 08, 2017
Redbird women hope to bring home-court feel to MVC tourney
Sophomore Millie Stevens (left) and the rest of Barb Smith’s Redbirds play Indiana State in the first round of the MVC Tournament on Thursday. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL ...
Mar 08, 2017
