Illinois State setter Stef Jankiewicz has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday in its weekly volleyball awards release.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Walters resigns as Bloomington football coach
Joe Walters has resigned as head football coach at Bloomington High School after two seasons.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Nov. 13, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Titans earn at-large bid in NCAA Division III playoffs
Illinois Wesleyan football Titans are back in the NCAA Division III playoffs for the sixth time overall and for the first time since 2013, earning an at-large bid and will host Case Western Reserve University (10-0) at Tucci Stadium at 12 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 18).… MORE
Pioneers win Third Place over St. Viator
In a close match-up against St. Viator, U-High’s Pioneers came out on top to win third place in the Class 3A State Finals.… MORE
South Dakota State slides past Illinois State
No. 5 South Dakota State needed overtime to come away with the home win over No. 17 Illinois State Saturday, as the Redbirds (6-4, 4-3 MVFC) scored late to tie the game, before the Jackrabbits secured the victory with a field goal in overtime, 27-24, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.… MORE
Redbird Men’s basketball drops season opener against FGCU
Offenses were on full display on Saturday afternoon, as the Illinois State Redbirds dropped their season opener against Florida Gulf Coast by a score of 98-87.… MORE
IWU football slams Millikin to earn share of CCIW title, likely playoff bid
Illinois Wesleyan took advantage of two Millikin turnovers during a 17-point barrage in the final three minutes of the first half as the Titans cruised to a 31-6 win the Big Blue at Tucci Stadium to earn the Titans’ first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship since 2009.… MORE
Redbird Women’s baskeball falls short against Oakland
Illinois State fell short in its season opener at Oakland University 64-43 on Saturday.… MORE
Pioneers ‘excited’ to play for Third Place
A short drive made for a short night for the University Pioneers Girls Volleyball team in the Class 3A State Semifinal.… 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…