Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports

Football season around the corner
Josh Roop hopes to lead Tri-Valley to back-to-back state titles this year. (Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Bryan Bloodworth BLOOMINGTON – In today's initial installment of Countdown to Kickoff, we're...
Syndicated Author Aug 15, 2016

CornBelters introduce first female coach in team, league history
Friday was Justine Seigal’s (right) first official day with the team. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – The first female coach in Frontier League history doesn’t lik...
Syndicated Author Aug 12, 2016

CornBelters hire Frontier League’s 1st female coach
Justine Siegal joins the CornBelters with plenty of prior experience, including work with the Oakland Athletics. (Photo courtesy CornBelters) By Zach Zook NORMAL – The Frontier League finally ha...
Syndicated Author Aug 11, 2016

Lefty’s Corner: ISU offense gearing up
ISU’s offensive line returns all five starters this season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Bryan BloodworthNORMAL - Numbers can be deceiving. Just as Illinois State football coach Brock Spack...
Syndicated Author Aug 11, 2016

Titan football picked third in CCIW for 7th straight year
Norm Eash will be starting his 31st season as Illinois Wesleyan football coach. (Photo courtesy iwusports.com) By WJBC StaffNAPERVILLE- For the seventh straight year, the Illinois Wesleyan footba...
Syndicated Author Aug 11, 2016

IWU tabbed seventh in CCIW mens soccer poll
(WJBC file photo)NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan men’s soccer team was selected to finish seventh in the 2016 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) men’s soccer st...
Syndicated Author Aug 10, 2016

Highland back with New Orleans Saints
Chris Highland (center) resigned with the New Orleans Saints on Monday. (Photo courtesy Chris Highland/Twitter) By Eric Stock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.VA. – The New Orleans Saints are giving for...
Syndicated Author Aug 09, 2016

CCIW picks Titans number one in volleyball
By IWU Sports InformationNAPERVILLE- Illinois Wesleyan has been picked to win the 2016 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) volleyball title according to a conference-wide preseason c...
Syndicated Author Aug 09, 2016

‘No name’ Springfield man gains Olympic gold
Ryan Held won a gold medal on the U.S. 4×100 freestyle relay team. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Ryan Held)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois native Ryan Held has become a national ...
Syndicated Author Aug 09, 2016

Illinois State picked No. 10 in STATS FCS preseason poll
Anthony Warrum heads into his senior season at Illinois State. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information CHICAGO – The Illinois State football team is once again ranked nationall...
Syndicated Author Aug 08, 2016