Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Defenses rule in ISU football’s Spring Showcase
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack concluded spring camp with a defensive-minded Spring Showcase on Saturday at Hancock Stadium. (WJBC file photo) By Mike Williams/ISU Athletics Media Relations...
Apr 26, 2015
Ballard joins ISU men’s basketball coaching staff
By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - Jeremy Ballard knows what it takes to reach the NCAA Tournament. An assistant coach at VCU for the past three seasons, Ballard aided in three-straight trips to The Bi...
Apr 24, 2015
IHSA considering limiting in-season football contact
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois High School Association is considering limiting the amount of full contact practice time allowed during football season.The gro...
Apr 22, 2015
Redbird softball splits at Louisville, Titans take pair in Orlando
(Photo ISU Athletics) By Zach Wadley/Illinois State Athletics Media Relations LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Illinois State softball team split a pair of games against Louisville Monday afternoon in Loui...
Mar 09, 2015
Redbirds falter in Valley Championship game
Illinois State senior Daishon Knight named to the All-Tourney team after his weekend performance.(goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information ST. LOUIS – A high shooting performance by Illinois St...
Mar 08, 2015
Illinois State’s Akoon-Purcell named MVC Newcomer of Week
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell averaged 20 points and eight rebounds in ISU's two wins last week. (Photo courtesy Goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information ST. LOUIS – After leading Illinois State ...
Mar 03, 2015
Illinois State baseball drops big lead, fall to No. 1 Vanderbilt
Mason Snyder had two hits and 2 RBI in Illinois State's 16-10 loss to Vanderbilt on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Illinois State b...
Mar 02, 2015
ISU can’t come back vs Braves
PEORIA- The Illinois State women's basketball team struggled with scoring droughts in its 60-50 loss at Bradley Sunday. ISU shot 31 percent from the field at the Renaissance Coliseum, as t...
Mar 01, 2015
Central Catholic girls fall in Class 2A semifinal
Central Catholic lost in the Class 2A semifinal to Kankakee Bishop McNamara. (Photo by You Name It Sports/KelceyShafer)By Nick McClintockNORMAL – The Central Catholic Girls were handled wit...
Feb 28, 2015
UHigh clipped in last second loss to Rochester
UHigh finishes off the year at 31-2 (Photo Courtesy You-Name-It-Sports Jake Johnson) By Nick McClintock ROCHESTER- An opening dominant first quarter led to an improbable loss for the UHigh Pioneers Th...
Feb 27, 2015
