The Normal CornBelters lost their fifth straight game in a 7-2 decision to the Gateway Grizzlies on Wednesday night at GCS Ballpark.… MORE
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CornBelters fall to Grizzlies after battling back from early deficit
The Normal CornBelters battled back after falling behind in the first two innings but lost 5-4 to the Gateway Grizzlies on Tuesday night at GCS Ballpark.
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CornBelters forfeiting early season W
The Normal CornBelters are forfeiting what was a 12-1 win earlier this season against Joliet. … MORE
Miners use long ball to top CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters surrendered two three-run homers and lost 9-3 to the Southern Illinois Miners on Sunday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
CornBelters top Otters in 12 innings
The Normal CornBelters won a pitcher’s duel with a 2-1 victory in 12 innings over the Evansville Otters on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
CornBelters fall to Otters for second straight game
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, gave up an offensive explosion in the second inning as the Evansville Otters captured a 14-2 win on Education Day on Wednesday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Otters take series opener from CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters dropped a back-and-forth series opener to the Evansville Otters 10-6 on Tuesday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
CornBelters’ Haupt named Frontier League Player of the Week
CornBelters left fielder Dillon Haupt is the season’s first Frontier League Player of the Week.… MORE
CornBelters offense explodes in doubleheader sweep
By Normal Cornbelters Staff NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, rebounded from a one-sided loss on Saturday with double-digit wins by scores of 16-1 and 12-1 on Sunday at the Corn Crib. Both teams scored their lead-off hitter in the first inning as Joliet’s Charlie White hit a screaming line drive…… MORE
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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…