The Illinois State women's basketball team is in the middle of a six-game homestand, as it welcomes Bowling Green Friday at 7:05 p.m.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Knight, Redbirds rally for win over UT Martin
Daishon Knight scored all 18 of his points in the second half as Illinois State used a late rally to earn a 64-54 win over visiting UT Martin Wednesday at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Coprich, Barton named to AP All-American teams
NORMAL, Ill. – The Football Championship Subdivision’s leading rusher and his right tackle earned national recognition Wednesday.… MORE
Three ISU volleyball players earn AVCA All-American honors
A trio of Illinois State players earned All-America honors as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its All-America teams Wednesday.… MORE
Second-half surge sends Illinois Wesleyan to victory over Loras
Illinois Wesleyan shot a blistering 73 percent from the field in the second half to lead the Titans to a convincing 94-72 win at Shirk Center on Tuesday.… MORE
Coprich named to FCS All-American team
Many accolades have been bestowed upon Illinois State junior running back Marshaun Coprich in 2014, however none have been as prestigious as his selection to the 2014 FCS All-American Team.… MORE
ISU swimming and diving coach Steve Paska announces retirement
Longtime Illinois State swimming and diving coach Steve Paska announced his plans to retire following the 2014-15 season Tuesday.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU needs to show its depth
For the first time in Dan Muller’s coaching career at Illinois State, the third-year coach believes his team has enough depth to overcome injuries.… MORE
ISU’s Spack 6th in Eddie Robinson Award voting
Illinios State football coach Brock Spack finished sixth in voting for the Eddie Robinson Award for the top coach in FCS.… MORE
ISU women seek to end slide; Titans at home on WJBC tonight
Illinois State's women's basketball coach Barb Smith said her team is staying the course despite losing its first seven games of the season.… 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…