Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Late Redbird comeback falls short, fall to Sycamores
TERE HAUTE, Ind. - Seventeen fourth-quarter points were not enough to push the No. 9 ranked Illinois State football team (2-2, 0-1 MVC) past Indiana State (3-1, 1-0 MVC) Saturday afternoon, as the Red...
Sep 24, 2016
NCHS, Central Catholic win
U High quarterback Doug Holmes completed 8 of 19 passes for 108 yards and one touchdown Friday night. (YouNameItSports/Sandy Adams) By WJBC staff Normal Community and Central Catholic high schools wer...
Sep 24, 2016
Week 5 high school football features Big 12 tilt
The Bloomington Purple Raiders will host Peoria tonight. (Photo by Laura Fromme/You Name It Sports)By Greg HalbleibThe midpoint of the high school football season features a match-up of two of the top...
Sep 23, 2016
Illinois Wesleyan football seeks to avoid streak vs North Park
Seniors Adam Muellers (left) and John Shipman lead the Illinois Wesleyan Titans into battle at North Park on Saturday. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Norm Eash had ...
Sep 21, 2016
Illinois State soccer plays NIU to scoreless tie
Kiley Czerwinski had three shots in ISU’s scoreless tie against Northern Illinois on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information DEKALB – The Illinois State soccer te...
Sep 19, 2016
Late rally falls short as Panthers down Redbirds
By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter by Jake Kolbe and Spencer Schnell were not enough to push Illinois State (2-1) past Eastern Illinois (2-1) in front of a sell-out ...
Sep 17, 2016
Three Intercity teams post wins
Normal Community quarterback Grant Price helped the Ironmen to a win over Normal West in the annual Chili Bowl. (Photo by Kristy Blair/You Name It Sports) By Bryan Bloodworth Three of five Intercity h...
Sep 17, 2016
Chili Bowl highlights Week 4 of high school football
Normal Community hosts rival Normal West in the annual Chili Bowl to highlight Week 4 of the WJBC Friday Night Extravaganza. (You Name It Sports photo)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – A hearty portion o...
Sep 16, 2016
Titan football prepares for early CCIW opener
Illinois Wesleyan’s Kyle Venhuizen had two sacks in the Titans’ win over Nebraska Wesleyan last week. (Photo courtesy IWUsports.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmo...
Sep 14, 2016
Redbirds surge to No. 5 in FCS polls after win over Northwestern
Illinois State will host Eastern Illinois on Saturday. (WJBC file photo) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – A 9-7 win over FBS foe Northwestern on the road last Saturday catapulted the Illinois ...
Sep 13, 2016
