Andrew McDowell has been promoted to Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at University High School as Bob Fitzgerald has resigned to accept a six-month Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching grant to the United Kingdom.… MORE
Category Archives: High School Sports
WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 11, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 4, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of Week: March 28, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: March 21, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: March 14, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
LeRoy captures Class 1A state title
The LeRoy Panthers, led by Matt Chastain, fought to their first ever state title Saturday as the Panthers defeated the Lions of Chicago Leo 38-35 at Carver Arena in Peoria.… MORE
LeRoy advances to state title
All-stater Matt Chastain scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead LeRoy High School to a 48-32 victory over Liberty in the Class 1A state basketball tournament at Carver Arena.… MORE
LeRoy, Bloomington playoff hoops on WJBC today
The LeRoy Panthers are set to make their first state finals appearance in boys basketball.… MORE
BHS hoops in Sectional, LeRoy in Super-Sectional on WJBC
The Bloomington Purple Raiders are in the sectionals for the first time since 2007.… 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…