Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Intercity rivalry highlights Week 2 of high school football
The Bloominton Purple Raiders will host Pekin tonight. (Photo by Laura Fromme/You Name It Sports) By Greg Halbleib An Intercity rivalry highlights the second week of local high school football. The an...
Sep 04, 2015
Carey named Frontier League Manager of the Year
(Logo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Brooks Carey, the field manager of the West Division Champion Normal CornBelters was voted the Frontier League Manager of the Year on Thur...
Sep 03, 2015
IWU football eager to forget 2014 in opener at Franklin
Artie Checchin led IWU in receptions (49), receiving yards (800) and receiving touchdowns (7) in 2014. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Norm Eash’s 2015 Titans ...
Sep 02, 2015
IWU expects big things on offense
Anfernee Roberts is expected to carry the ball a lot for the Titans this year. (Photo courtesy IWU)By Bryan BloodworthBLOOMINGTON - It was a good news, bad news scenario for Illinois Wesleyan's footba...
Sep 01, 2015
Ozzie Guillen to manage CornBelters on Wednesday
Ozzie Guillen will manage the Normal CornBelters on Wednesday, (Photo by Keith Allison/flickr) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – The Normal CornBelters say former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen will manag...
Sep 01, 2015
ISU soccer blanked by TCU
Vaneesa Niestrom made five saves as Illinois State lost to TCU on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL - The Illinois State soccer team fell to TCU, 2-0, Sunday at ...
Aug 31, 2015
Redbird volleyball swept in season opener at Miami
Lexi Varga led ISU with nine kills in a loss at Miami on Friday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The Illinois State volleyball team was topped by host Mi...
Aug 29, 2015
Golz earns 1st win as ISU soccer coach
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL - The Illinois State soccer team defeated Milwaukee, 3-1, and head coach Eric Golz won his first match as a collegiate head coach after being hired in January. The win...
Aug 28, 2015
Illinois fires head football coach Tim Beckman
Fighting Illini head football coach Tim Beckman has been fired. (Photo courtesy Fighting Illini Football/Facebook)By Joe RagusaCHAMPAIGN – University of Illinois head football coach Tim Beckman ...
Aug 28, 2015
WJBC kicks off football coverage
Brett Segobiano hopes to help carry Central Catholic to a victory tonight. (Photo by Kelcey Shafer/You Name It Sports) By Bryan Bloodworth WJBC 1230 AM kicks off another football season tonight when t...
Aug 28, 2015
