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UCA’s fourth quarter comeback eliminates ISU in first round of the playoffs
Despite Illinois State (6-6, 4-4 MVFC) tallying 17 first-half points and limiting Central Arkansas (10-2, 8-1 SLC) to just seven points, the Bears scored 24 fourth-quarter points to come back and defeat the Redbirds 31-24 at Estes Stadium Saturday afternoon in the first round of the 2016 FCS Playoffs.… MORE
Titans roll past No. 8 Ohio Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan sophomore Nick Coleman joked before the game the Titans were going to dedicate Saturday’s game to coach Ron Rose, who was a senior when the Titans lost to the eventual champion Ohio Wesleyan in the Elite 8 in 1988. … MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC AM 1230: Noon – Game Day with Adam Studzinski Listen live here 1:00 p.m.– Football – ISU at Central Arkansas Listen live here 6:00 p.m. – Basketball – ISU women at Northern Illinois Listen live here WJBC.com: 7:00 p.m. – Hockey – Bloomington Thunder vs. Green Bay Listen live here… MORE
Deer Creek-Mackinaw captures 2A football title
The Chiefs of Deer Creek-Mackinaw have waited 29 years, but a new piece of football hardware is coming back to their trophy case. … MORE
Redbirds sweep SIU to advance in MVC Tournament
The Illinois State volleyball team overcame a big deficit in the first set to steal momentum away from Southern Illinois and the Redbirds ran away with a 3-0 win in a quarterfinal match at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday at the McLeod Center.… MORE
Thunder battle for hard-fought point in OT loss to Dubuque
Tarek Baker netted the second penalty shot goal in team history and goaltender Logan Halladay turned aside 33 shots, but the Bloomington Thunder fell, 3-2, in overtime to the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Wednesday night.… MORE
Yale trips up ISU women’s hoops
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – The Illinois State women’s basketball team was on the wrong side of a 59-45 loss to Yale Tuesday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. The Redbirds (2-2) trailed the Bulldogs (3-2) 7-2 early on, but fought back to tie the contest at 12-12 thanks to 10 first-quarter points from…… MORE
Titans use early 3s to roll past MacMurray
Brady Rose led four Titans in double figures with 15 points as Illinois Wesleyan cruised to an 87-54 win over MacMurray at Shirk Center.… MORE
TCU comes back to top Redbirds
Illinois State led for 29 minutes – by as many as seven points in the second half – but TCU outscored the Redbirds, 11-1, in the final 71 seconds to secure an 80-71 come-from-behind victory Monday night. … MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…