Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports

Central earns final Corn Belt title
Central Catholic’s Reece Seidl runs through the Mahomet-Seymour defense Friday night. (Lisa Haas/You Name It Sports photo) By WJBC staff Central Catholic High School's football team won the fina...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2016

Final Corn Belt football title on line in Week 8
The Central Catholic Saints play the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs tonight. (Photo by Lisa Haas/You Name It Sports)By Greg HalbleibThe final Corn Belt Conference title will be decided in the highlight of W...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2016

Central Catholic promotes assistant to head softball coach
Jeff Schade was an assistant on last year’s Corn Belt and Regional championship team. (Photo courtesy Central Catholic High School) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – A former assistant...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2016

Lefty’s Corner: ISU volleyball facing tough opponents
ISU’s Jaelyn Keene ranks second in the country in hitting percentage. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL - Illinois State's volleyball team concludes its first half of Mi...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2016

Redbirds score pair of goals a minute apart to beat Loyola
Brianne Richards scored the deciding goal in Illinois State’s 2-1 win over Loyola on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationCHICAGO – A flurry of action near th...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2016

Illinois Wesleyan football renews CCIW rivalry after 25-year hiatus
Trevor Staley and Austin Wagner and the Illinois Wesleyan Titans visit Carroll on Saturday. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm E...
Syndicated Author Oct 12, 2016

Thunder feel the Steel in Saturday’s Game
The Bloomington Thunder went up against the Chicago Steel yesterday, but ultimately were defeated. (WJBC File Photo) GENEVA - Bloomington scored the first goal of the game, but the Chicago Stee...
Syndicated Author Oct 09, 2016

ISU volleyball falls to SIU in battle of first-place teams
The Rebirds fell to Southern Illinois University yesterday (WJBC File Photo) CARBONDALE - In a battle of teams tied for the Missouri Valley Conference lead, the Illinois State volleyball team f...
Syndicated Author Oct 09, 2016

Shoemaker-Gilmore delivers in IWU rout of Augie
Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore rushed for 212 yards in IWU’s win over Augustana on Saturday. (Photo by Claire Hoverson)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore asked his coach Norm ...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2016

NCHS, Central secure playoff berths
Parker Mathieson carries for U-High in a 25-20 loss to Mahomet-Seymour. (Photo Sandy Adams/You Name It Sports)By WJBC staffNormal Community and Central Catholic secured berths in the state football pl...
Syndicated Author Oct 07, 2016