Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Cardinals look to increase lead in NL Central Sunday on WJBC
By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their three-game series tonight at Busch Stadium when they meet the Pittsburgh Pirates. Coverage begins at 6:10 with the pregame show...
Sep 06, 2015
Redbirds fall to Iowa in football season opener 31-14
(Laura Ewan/WJBC)By ISU Sports InformationIOWA CITY, Iowa - On a hot and steamy day in Iowa City, the Illinois State football team fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes, 31-14, in the 2015 season opener at Kinnic...
Sep 05, 2015
U-High, BHS fall, CCHS victorious
CCHS snaps U-High’s 29 game regular season win streak. (Photo by Madison Roberts/You Name It Sports) By: Austin DuncanOn a night in which Mother Nature limited much of the high school gridi...
Sep 05, 2015
Countdown to Kickoff: ISU defense
Middle linebacker Pat Meehan is back to lead the ISU defense. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Bryan BloodworthNORMAL - It's been well-documented what the Illinois State offense has the potential to ...
Sep 04, 2015
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
