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Category Archives: High School Sports
Week 1 high school football playoff schedule
The schedule for week one of the high school football playoffs has been released.… MORE
Local teams punch their tickets to IHSA playoffs
Several local teams found out where and who they will be playing in the first round of the IHSA playoffs next week. Below are the matchups separated by class.… MORE
High school sports roundup: Tattini earns state tennis title
Central Catholic High School’s Madison Tattini earned the Class 1A girls tennis state singles title with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Alessandria Bianco of Chicago Latin Academy on Saturday.… MORE
Unbeatens meet in regular season football finale
The regular season in high school football concludes Friday night with high-powered matchups.… MORE
U-High golfers tout hard work after bringing home title
University High School has taken home its 10th golf state championship in 25 years.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Oct. 17, 2016
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
WJBC Intercity Football Player of the Week
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Ron Smith Printing, is proud to present the Intercity Football Player of the Week.… MORE
U-High captures 2A state boys golf title
U-High has earned another state golf championship.… MORE
Central earns final Corn Belt title
Central Catholic High School’s football team won the final Corn Belt Conference championship, while Normal West and Bloomington kept their playoff hopes alive Friday night.… 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…