Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports

Cardinals, CornBelters featured Saturday on WJBC
Chris Carmain is coming off a complete-game win as he starts on the mound Saturday night at the Corn Crib against the Southern Illinois Miners. (Photo by Rick Ulreich) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON -Jamie...
Syndicated Author Jun 06, 2015

Hoomanawanui to address student athletes at Bloomington banquet
Michael Hoomanawanui won Super Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots in February. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Michael Hoomanawanui)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A Super Bowl champion is coming to Bl...
Syndicated Author Jun 05, 2015
CornBelters scratch out 9th straight triumph
Pat McKenna drove in three runs in the CornBelters’ 3-2 win over Windy City on Thursday. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters completed the sweep of the Windy City Thu...
Syndicated Author Jun 05, 2015
Four Chiefs Named to Midwest League All-Star Team
PEORIA - The Peoria Chiefs have landed four players on the 2015 Western Division squad for the 51st Midwest League All-Star Classic as the rosters were announced by the MWL Thursday. The game will be ...
Syndicated Author Jun 04, 2015
CornBelters walk off for franchise record 8th straight win
The Normal CornBelters defeated Windy City, 6-3, on Wednesday. (Photo by Rich Ulreich)By WJBC StaffNORMAL - The Normal CornBelters extended their win streak to a franchise record eight with a walk-off...
Syndicated Author Jun 04, 2015

Crump rejoins ISU women’s basketball
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – Illinois State head women's basketball coach Barb Smith announced Tuesday Octavia Crump has rejoined the Redbird program effectiv...
Syndicated Author Jun 02, 2015

Redbird football adds Texas Tech transfer to secondary
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – Looking to add some more depth to his secondary, Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack announced the addition of Texas T...
Syndicated Author Jun 02, 2015

Flex lose in China championship finale
The Bloomington Flex lost to the Cuban National Team 81-80 on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Flex) Story provided by Bloomington Flex DEZHOU, China – The Bloomington Flex dropped a heartbre...
Syndicated Author Jun 01, 2015

CornBelters rout Freedom; get fifth straight win
The Cornbelters move to 10-4 after their win Saturday night. (Photo Courtesy normalbaseball.com) NORMAL- The Normal CornBelters scored a season-high single-game total and won their fifth straight...
Syndicated Author May 31, 2015

Cardinals, CornBelters baseball on WJBC
(Photo courtesy Flickr/ChrisYunker) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Michael Wacha goes for his eighth straight win without a loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are ...
Syndicated Author May 30, 2015