Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Thunder end regular season with 2nd straight OT loss
By Brian Tosti/Bloomington Thunder BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington Thunder wrapped up the regular season from the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on a comeback overtime game. The final score ended 5-4 Chicago, b...
Apr 10, 2016
Keene to train, compete with U.S. Collegiate national team
Keane to train with U.S. team. (WJBC File Photo)By Matt Wing, ISUCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Illinois State rising junior Jaelyn Keene has been selected to train and compete as part of the U.S. Collegia...
Apr 09, 2016
Illinois State Tennis: Redbirds fall short in 4-3 loss to ISU
ISU’s tennis team falls to SIU. (WJBC File Photo)By Illinois Sports information networkNORMAL - Despite winning the doubles point, the Illinois State women's tennis team (10-8) fell to Southern ...
Apr 09, 2016
Assistant coach Ballard to leave ISU for Pittsburgh
Jeremy Ballard served as an assistant coach at VCU for three seasons before coming to Illinois State last spring. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Eric Stock PITTSBURGH – Former Illinois State...
Apr 07, 2016
Lefty’s Corner: Project 7 a kind way to remember
The memorial outside Redbird Arena honoring Aaron Leetch, Torrey Ward, Terry Stralow, Jason Jones, Andy Butler, Scott Bittner and Tom Hileman. (WJBC photo/Bryan Bloodworth)By Bryan BloodworthBLOOMINGT...
Apr 04, 2016
Illinois State falls in series opener with Xavier
NORMAL- Xavier broke a scoreless tie with seven runs in the top of the seventh inning Friday to spoil a strong start from Illinois State's Steve Heilenbach and send the Redbirds to their 10th-straight...
Apr 02, 2016
Banyard to graduate; will not return to ISU men’s basketball
Banyard played in all of the Redbirds games in 2015-16. (WJBC File Photo) NORMAL- Redshirt junior forward Nick Banyard plans to graduate from Illinois State this summer and will not return to t...
Apr 01, 2016
Thunder clinch first playoff berth
By Brian Tosti/Bloomington Thunder DUBUQUE, Iowa - Behind a three-goal second period, the Bloomington Thunder solidified their first post-season berth on Friday night in Dubuque. With a 5-3 win over t...
Mar 26, 2016
Akoon-Purcell, McIntosh Earn NABC Honors
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell drives to the basket during action this year. (Photo courtesy goRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – Illinois State senior guard DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell and sopho...
Mar 25, 2016
Redbird miscues prove costly in loss to Illinois
Joe Kelch drove in two runs in Illinois State’s 8-3 loss to Illinois on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Joe Kelch drove in two of Illinois State...
Mar 23, 2016
