Michael Wacha takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Wacha has a 9-3 record with a 3.85 earned run average.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Youth Classic golf tournament seeks volunteers
Young golfers from 13 states will converge on Bloomington-Normal for the Youth Classic presented by Country Financial.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan names Bankston associate athletic director
Tony Bankston, a 1991 Illinois Wesleyan graduate and former Titan soccer letterman and head coach, has been named as the school’s assistant athletic director and director of the Shirk Athletic Complex.
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East shuts out West in Midwest League All-Star Game
The Eastern Division took a lead in the first inning and never looked back, eventually taking the 51st Annual Midwest League All-Star Classic by the final score of 5-0 Tuesday night in front of 5,858 fans at Dozer Park. … MORE
3 IWU Titans named preseason Division III football All-Americans
Three Illinois Wesleyan football players have been chosen as preseason Division III All-Americans by USA College Football and American Football Networks.… MORE
IHSA approves full contact football limitations, playoff alterations
The Illinois High School Association has given the thumbs up to limiting the amount of time high school football teams can have full contact practice.… MORE
Illinois State’s Koziol signs with San Francisco Giants
Illinois State’s Ryan Koziol has signed a free agent contract with Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants.… MORE
CornBelters drop 5th straight as Beach Bums sweep series
The Normal CornBelters signed pitcher Brad Orosey Thursday afternoon and started him the same night but were unable to prevent the sweep as the Traverse City Beach Bums captured a 6-3 win.… MORE
Blackhawks celebrate in Chicago
For the third time since 2010, Chicago gets to celebrate with the Stanley Cup.… MORE
Beach Bums strike early to beat CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters gave up early runs and were never able to recover in a 7-4 loss on Wednesday night to the Traverse City Beach Bums.… 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…