David Fry, the man who led the Illinois high school basketball finals move to Peoria and was the longest-serving administrator in the Illinois High School Association’s history has died.… MORE
Category Archives: High School Sports
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Oct. 23, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
3 Intercity schools to host playoff openers
The Illinois High School Association announced its postseason football pairings on Saturday.… MORE
Ironmen, Saints, Vikings clinch conference titles in football finales
Normal Community, Central Catholic and Tri-Valley wrapped up conference titles as the high school football regular season came to an end for most teams on Friday.… MORE
Titles, seeds on line as high school football regular season ends
Conference titles and post-season seeds are up for grabs as the high school football season ends this week and playoff pairings are announced Saturday night.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Oct. 16, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
High school football: Intercity goes unbeaten in Week 8
By Greg Halbleib Normal Community remained unbeaten as all of the Intercity squads posted wins in Week 8 of high school football on Friday. Normal Community 42, Danville 14 Daylen Boddie rushed for 201 yards, including a dazzling 72-yard touchdown run in the third quarter as the No. 4 Ironmen pulled away for a 42-14…… MORE
Week 8 high school football features Big 12 title chase for NCHS
Normal Community can put itself in the driver’s seat for the Big Twelve Conference title chase with a victory over Danville.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Oct. 9, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
High school football: Pioneers win, Ironmen remain unbeaten
By Greg Halbleib U-High earned a win at Lanphier, Normal Community remained unbeaten and Normal West, Central Catholic, Tri-Valley and Fieldcrest were among teams clinching playoff spots in Week 7 of area high school football on Friday night. U-High 34, Springfield Lanphier 20 Doug Holmes threw for three touchdowns and rushed for a fourth as…… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…