Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
CornBelters win third straight over Rascals
Aaron Dudley homered and drove in five runs in the CornBelters’ 8-4 win over River City on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy J7 Images) By WJBC Staff NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters exploded Wednesday ...
Jul 02, 2015
Seven former women’s basketball players sue University of Illinois
By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHAMPAIGN – Racist taunts and segregated practices are among in the allegations in a $10 million lawsuit involving the women's basketball program at the Un...
Jul 01, 2015
CornBelters move into 2nd place by sweeping Rascals
Cameron Monger hit a grand slam in game one of the Normal CornBelters doubleheader sweep of River City on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL - The Normal CornBelters we...
Jul 01, 2015
Merilatt hired as ISU executive associate AD for external operations
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Illinois State Director of Athletics Larry Lyons announced the hiring of Dwight Merilatt as Executive Associate Athletics Direc...
Jun 30, 2015
Youth Classic begins 14th run
Sara Lyman will be competing in her 13th Youth Golf Classic. (Photo by Bryan Bloodworth) By Bryan Bloodworth BLOOMINGTON - Nearly 400 golfers, ranging in age from 3 through 22, teed off Tuesday at var...
Jun 30, 2015
Marshall joins ISU women’s basketball staff
ISU women’s basketball coach Barb Smith has added to her staff. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Illinois State head women's basketball coach Barb Smith n...
Jun 29, 2015
CornBelters tie late, fall at Joliet
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By WJBC StaffJOLIET - The Normal CornBelters battled back for an eighth-inning tie but fell 9-6 to the Joliet Slammers as the hosts completed a three-game sweep on S...
Jun 29, 2015
Cardinals, CornBelters baseball on WJBC
(Photo by Facebook/Nicolas Henderson) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Michael Wacha takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Wacha...
Jun 27, 2015
Youth Classic golf tournament seeks volunteers
Youth Classic organizers are seeking volunteers for the three-day event in Bloomington-Normal which starts on June 29. (Photo courtesy www.theyouthclassic.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Young go...
Jun 26, 2015
Illinois Wesleyan names Bankston associate athletic director
Tony Bankston is a 1991 IWU graduate. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Tony Bankston, a 1991 Illinois Wesleyan graduate and former Titan soccer letterman and head coa...
Jun 25, 2015
