Category Archives: Local Sports

Sports On Air

Sports On Air

WJBC 1230 AM 2:45 p.m. – Basketball – ISU women vs. George Mason Listen live here 6:30 p.m. – Football – Dallas at New York Giants Listen live hereMORE

Quick start pushes Team USA past Thunder

Quick start pushes Team USA past Thunder

Team USA scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the first period and got a 28-save performance from Dylan St. Cyr to top the Bloomington Thunder, 4-1, on Saturday night at USA Hockey Arena.MORE

Balanced Redbird attack turns back Skyhawks

Balanced Redbird attack turns back Skyhawks

Five Illinois State players scored in double figures to lead the Redbirds in a 74-57 non-conference victory over UT Martin Saturday afternoon on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.MORE

Illinois Wesleyan rolls past Elmhurst for 1st CCIW win

Illinois Wesleyan rolls past Elmhurst for 1st CCIW win

By Eric Stock ELMHURST – Brady Rose and Trevor Siebring each scored 15 points to lead Illinois Wesleyan to a convincing 88-57 win over Elmhurst at R.A. Faganel Hall. The Titans shot 53 percent from the field as they earned their first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin win. PODCAST: Listen to IWU postgame with…MORE

Sports On Air

Sports On Air

WJBC 1230 AM 1:00 p.m. – Basketball – ISU vs. Tennessee-Martin Listen live here WJBC.com 4:00 p.m. – Basketball – IWU at Elmhurst Listen live here (joined in progress on WJBC after ISU game) 6:00 p.m. – Hockey – Bloomington Thunder @ Team USA 18 Listen live hereMORE

Sports On Air

Sports On Air

WJBC 1230 AM 6:45 p.m. – Basketball – Bloomington at Normal West Listen live hereMORE

Sports On Air

WJBC 1230 AM 6:30 p.m. – Football – Oakland at Kansas City Listen live here  MORE

Tulsa comes back to clip Redbirds

Tulsa comes back to clip Redbirds

Illinois State led by as many as 14 points early in the second half, but Tulsa came back to beat the Redbirds, 70-68, Wednesday night at the Reynolds Center.MORE

Illinois Wesleyan rally falls short in loss to North Park

Illinois Wesleyan rally falls short in loss to North Park

Illinois Wesleyan squandered several opportunities to take the lead in the second half but failed each time as No. 18 North Park led wire-to-wire in a 72-68 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center.
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Sports On Air

Sports On Air

WJBC AM 1230: 6:00 p.m. – Basketball – ISU men at Tulsa Listen live here WJBC.com: 7:00 p.m. – Basketball – IWU vs. North Park Listen live here 7:00 p.m. – Basketball – ISU women vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Listen live hereMORE

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…