Illinois State senior guard DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell and sophomore forward MiKyle McIntosh are both National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I District 16 Second-Team selections, the NABC announced Friday.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
ISU gridders go through Pro Day
All in all, things went well Wednesday for Illinois State linebacker David Perkins at a NFL Pro Day at Illinois State’s Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Redbird miscues prove costly in loss to Illinois
Joe Kelch drove in two of Illinois State’s three runs to help build an early lead, but ISU proceeded to commit a season-high five errors as Illinois scored eight unanswered runs to beat the Redbirds, 8-3, in front of 778 fans Tuesday evening at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
ISU legend Collins to be inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Illinois State men’s basketball great Doug Collins will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced Tuesday.… MORE
Thunder’s Davies named USHL Defenseman of the Week
Jeremy Davies pulled away this weekend as the top scoring defenseman in the United States Hockey League, earning CCM Defenseman of the Week in the league.… MORE
Redbird football announces 2016 game times
Coming off its second-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship, the 2016 Illinois State football team, led by head coach Brock Spack, will look to put together another title run, when it officially opens the 11-game season that begins on Sept. 3 and features six home contests.… MORE
Redbird baseball falls to Milwaukee in record 18-inning game
The Illinois State and Milwaukee baseball teams played the longest known game in the history of both programs, as the visiting Panthers outlasted the Redbirds in a game that was scoreless for the first 16 innings Sunday at Duffy Bass Field. Milwaukee won, 4-1, in 18 innings.… MORE
Cardinals take on Marlins on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Miami Marlins at 11:45 a.m. on WJBC 1230 AM today.… MORE
Thunder capture shootout win over Stars
The Bloomington Thunder captured a 3-2 win in a shootout over the Lincoln Stars on Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. … MORE
Thunder win streak snapped at Dubuque
Powered by a late third period charge, the Bloomington Thunder suffered their first loss since February 21 in a 5-2 decision with the Dubuque Fighting Saints.… 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…