A Central State Eight Conference road match-up highlights Week 7 of the WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza.… MORE
Category Archives: High School Sports
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Oct. 2, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Week 6 high school football roundup
Normal Community remained unbeaten and Normal West pulled away from Bloomington as Week 6 of the high school football season unfolded on Friday night. … MORE
Intercity match-up highlights Week 6 of high school football
By Greg Halbleib The final Intercity meeting of the 2017 regular season highlights the Week 6 schedule for the WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza. Normal West (4-1, 3-1 Big Twelve) visits Bloomington (3-2, 2-2 Big Twelve) one week after both participated in games with single-game school scoring records. West put a school-record 76…… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Sept. 25, 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 scores rule Week 5 high school football
Central Catholic’s first loss, Normal West’s record-setting night and unusually high scores highlighted Week 5 of high school football.
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Saints, Sages match unbeaten records in Extravaganza feature
By Greg Halbleib At least a share of the top of the new Illini Prairie Conference is on the line as Central Catholic visits Monticello in a battle of 4-0 teams to highlight Week 5 of the WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza. Central Catholic coach Mike Moews said Monticello is a good example…… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Sept. 18, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Unbeaten rivals face off in Chili Bowl to highlight Week 4 high school football
The annual Chili Bowl rivalry game between Normal Community and Normal West has more riding on it than a post-game snack.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Sept. 11, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… 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…