Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Countdown to Kickoff: Central Catholic
Sam Heaton returns for his senior year with the Saints and should be a main cog on both sides of the ball. (Karin McCall/YouNameItSports) By Bryan Bloodworth Central Catholic High School football coac...
Aug 23, 2016
Pro basketball returns to Bloomington after 1-year hiatus
The Bloomington Express will begin play in the 2017 season. (Photo courtesy MPBA) By WJBC Staff ST. LOUIS – The Midwest Professional Basketball Association is returning to U.S. Cellular Coliseum...
Aug 22, 2016
Redbird volleyball counting on experience in ’16
The Illinois State volleyball team opens the season Friday at Loyola Marymount. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockNORMAL – Illinois State junior middle blocker Jaelyn Keene is embracing the...
Aug 20, 2016
Meadows homers twice, drives in 5 in CornBelters victory
Belters rematch with Miners Saturday night at Corn Crib NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, profited from two home runs and five RBIs from Nolan Meadows ...
Aug 20, 2016
ISU falls in season opener to Wisconsin
NORMAL- The Illinois State Soccer team allowed a goal in the third minute of its 2016 season opener with Wisconsin, but the Redbirds (0-1) played even with the Badgers (1-0) the rest of the way in a 1...
Aug 20, 2016
Titans looking for ‘One More Thing’ in 2016
Illinois Wesleyan looks to be atop the CCIW after being selected third overall in the CCIW Preseason Coaches Poll. (Blake Haas/WJBC) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – The 2016 Illinois Wesleyan footba...
Aug 19, 2016
Countdown to Kickoff – Heyworth, Ridgeview
By Bryan Bloodworth Today we focus on a pair of Heart of Illinois Conference teams with new head coaches at Heyworth in Brian Bradshaw and at Ridgeview in Jake Kennedy in this installment of Countdown...
Aug 18, 2016
Redbird volleyball picked 5th in MVC preseason poll
Redbird junior Jaelyn Keene was named to the MVC preseason team. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – The Illinois State volleyball team has been picked to finish f...
Aug 17, 2016
Countdown to Kickoff: El-Paso-Gridley, Olympia
By Bryan Bloodworth Today we visit the camps of El Paso-Gridley and Olympia high schools in this edition of Countdown to Kickoff. The Titans from El Paso-Gridley have made the playoffs two straight ye...
Aug 17, 2016
Countdown to Kickoff – Pontiac, Prairie Central
By Bryan Bloodworth BLOOMINGTON - In today's installment of Countdown to Kickoff, we look in on a pair of Corn Belt Conference high school teams in Pontiac and Prairie Central. For the second year in ...
Aug 16, 2016
