Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports

Brock Stewart is 2-0 with Oklahoma City inTriple A. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Bryan Bloodworth BLOOMINGTON - At his current pace, former Illinois State and Normal West High School product Bro...

(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – Illinois State head football coach Brock Spack made a decision on his vacant offensive coordinator position Tuesday, and announce...

Nolan Meadows hit three home runs during the last week. (Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By Greg HalbliebNORMAL – The Normal CornBelters have received their third Frontier League Player of the...

 Chiefs and LumberKings end first half tied for first place. (Chiefs, WJBC) By WJBC StaffPEORIA - For the first time since 2006 the Peoria Chiefs have clinched a playoff spot in the first ha...

Road trip concludes Sunday. (CornBelters, WJBC)  MARION, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters homered twice and won their third straight game with a 3-2 triumph over the Southern Illinois Miners on...

MARION- The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, struck early and never trailed to support a complete game from Chris Carmain in winning their second straight game, a 5-1 victory ov...

By WJBC Staff PEORIA- Thomas Spitz singled in the bottom of the 11th to give the Peoria Chiefs a 4-3 walk-off win over the Burlington Bees on Friday night. The win moves the Chiefs to 38-30 and lowere...

Brock Stewart is 6-3 with a 1.36 ERA in the minor leagues this season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - Former Illinois State and Normal West standout Brock Stewart lik...

Central Catholic’s John Rave was selected in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – John Rave said ...

(Logo courtesy Normal CornBelters) By WJBC Staff SAUGET – The Normal CornBelters used long balls to take an early lead and defeat the Gateway Grizzlies 8-4 on Sunday night at GCS Ballpark. The C...