Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports

No. 18 Illinois Wesleyan crushes North Park
Tyler Burdine reaches for a North Park shot attempt in Illinois Wesleyan’s win over North Park on Saturday at Shirk Center. (Photo by WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A far cry from their o...
Syndicated Author Jan 27, 2018

Muller: Redbirds need confidence boost
Dan Muller’s Illinois State Redbirds host Valparaiso on Saturday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Eric StockNORMAL – Illinois State will play its first matchup against new Missouri Valle...
Syndicated Author Jan 26, 2018

Illinois lawmaker seeks to ban youth tackle football
State Rep. Carol Sente has proposed a measure to ban tackle football before age 12. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – New legislation bans tackle football for kids under 12...
Syndicated Author Jan 26, 2018

CornBelters hire Billy Horn as manager
The Normal CornBelters have signed Billy Horn to manage the team starting with the 2018 season. (WJBC file photo)By Patrick BaronNORMAL – Gearing up for the 2018 Frontier League season, the Norm...
Syndicated Author Jan 25, 2018

CCIW expanding tournaments to 6 teams in 4 sports
(Logo courtesy Facebook/CCIW)By Greg HalbleibNAPERVILLE, Ill. – The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin is expanding its post-season tournaments in four sports.The conference announced ...
Syndicated Author Jan 24, 2018

Rose named CCIW Player of Week
Brady Rose has earned his third CCIW weekly player honor of the season. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – After scoring 57 points in two victories, Illinois Wesleyan guard Brady Ros...
Syndicated Author Jan 22, 2018

Redbirds secure second-straight Missouri Valley win topping Evansville
Illinois State’s offensive fire power helped the ‘Birds secure their second-straight Missouri Valley win. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationEVANSVILLE, Ind. - Illinoi...
Syndicated Author Jan 19, 2018

Illinois State football hires Hendricks to complete coaching staff
Brian Hendricks coached at Montana the last three seasons. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack rounded out his coaching staf...
Syndicated Author Jan 18, 2018

Redbird men’s basketball rolls past Bradley in “war on 74”
Illinois State was led by Milik Yarbrough who scored a double-double in the win. (Photo courtesy WJBC)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL, Ill. - The 125th all-time meeting between Illinois State and Brad...
Syndicated Author Jan 17, 2018

Illinois Wesleyan finds friendly rim in home win over Millikin
Colin Bonnett finished with 11 points in Illinois Wesleyan’s win over Millikin on Wednesday at Shirk Center. (Photo by WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – It took Shirk Center crews about 30 m...
Syndicated Author Jan 17, 2018