Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
ISU AD: Fans indoors looking unlikely
Illinois State University athletic director Larry Lyons. (Photo: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyon...
Nov 04, 2020
Local basketball coach describes IHSA and Gov. Pritzker’s decisions as a “roller coaster ride”
Witzig said if Unit 5 gives the green light to play, the district has a schedule in place. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – “A roller coaster ride” is how one lo...
Oct 30, 2020
IHSA Director: Gov. Pritzker decision “caught the board off guard”
IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. (Photo courtesy: IHSA)By Marc Strauss and Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The executive director of the IHSA says basketball has the green light to play during th...
Oct 29, 2020
IESA facing budget shortfalls during COVID-19 pandemic
Steve Endsley, Exc. Director of the IESA spoke with WJBC’s Marc Strauss about the organizations funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy: IESA/Facebook)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON –...
Oct 26, 2020
Gov. Pritzker says Big Ten Conference starting does not influence high school sports
Gov JB Pritzker does not sound optimistic about a quick end to the pandemic. (Photo courtesy: Neil Doyle/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The announcement that the Big Ten Conference is starting u...
Sep 17, 2020
Illinois State University athletics: ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’
Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – Illinois State University’s athletic department has finalized its respo...
Sep 01, 2020
Boys basketball state finals returning to Champaign
The IHSA board also voted to keep the girls basketball state finals in Bloomington-Normal at Redbird Arena for the next three years. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The boys ba...
Jun 15, 2020
Normal CornBelters announce plans to play summer games
The league will start games July 1 and play through August 9. (Facebook/Normal CornBelters) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – There will be baseball at the Corn Crib this summer.The Normal CornBelters ...
Jun 04, 2020
NCAA cancels men’s, women’s Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears
Earlier Thursday, a long list of conferences canceled tournaments due to the coronavirus, including the Missouri Valley Conference women’s tournament in Moline. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Do...
Mar 12, 2020
Fewer Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for growing public sector pension liabilities
Republican state Rep. Tom Bennet said the growing taxpayer costs for pensions don’t help keep people around to pay the tab. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD –...
Jan 16, 2020
