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Category Archives: Local Sports
Late goal lifts Thunder past RoughRiders
The Thunder scored in the final three minutes of regulation to top the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 4-2 on Saturday night at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.… MORE
Redbird volleyball sweeps Evansville on Pack the Arena Night
The Illinois State volleyball team turned in one of its best performances of the season in front of its biggest crowd of the year Saturday, as the Redbirds downed Evansville in three sets before a season-high crowd of 1,891 fans at Redbird Arena. … MORE
Normal Community falls, Tri-Valley stunned, Dee-Mack wins record-setter
The second week of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs saw three out of four Heart of Illinois Conference teams get eliminated and the last intercity team fall at home.… MORE
Redbird football beats 2nd-straight ranked opponent in win over WIU
Quarterback Jake Kolbe threw a career-high four touchdowns and led Illinois State (5-5, 3-4 MVFC) to its second-consecutive victory over a ranked opponent, when the Redbirds dispatched No. 11 Western Illinois (6-3, 3-3 MVFC), 31-26, to keep their playoff hopes alive Saturday afternoon in front of 3,589 fans at Hanson Field. … MORE
Redbird Volleyball Falls to SIU in Five Sets
The Illinois State volleyball team’s three-match winning streak was halted in a five-set loss to visiting Southern Illinois Friday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Thunder offense breaks out in triumph over Madison
The Bloomington Thunder’s youngest player made his presence felt on Friday night.… MORE
Redbirds Defeat Sycamores 1-0 in Overtime Battle
he Illinois State soccer team defeated Indiana State 1-0 in overtime of the semifinal match of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Friday night at Adelaide Street Field. … MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC Noon – Game Day with Adam Studzinski Football – 1 p.m. – ISU at Western Illinois WJBC.com 5:00 p.m. – Volleyball – Evansville at Illinois State Listen live here 7:00 p.m. Hockey – Bloomington Thunder at Cedar Rapids Listen live here… MORE
Second round football playoffs include 4 games on WJBC.com
Four high school football playoff games can be heard Saturday afternoon on WJBC.com.… 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…