The Normal CornBelters have postponed Friday night’s game with the River City Rascals due to inclement weather.… MORE
Category Archives: Normal Cornbelters
CornBelters introduce first female coach in team, league history
The first female coach in Frontier League history doesn’t like being told “no.”… MORE
CornBelters end road trip on winning note
The Normal CornBelters ended a nine-game road trip with a 6-2 win over the Southern Illinois Miners on Thursday night at Rent One Park.… MORE
Miners explode in 5th inning to defeat CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters surrendered six runs in the fifth inning and lost their third straight game, 11-1 to the Southern Illinois Miners on Wednesday night at Rent One Park.… MORE
CornBelters fall to Miners in back-and-forth contest
The Normal CornBelters tied a back-and-forth game in the fifth inning but then failed to put another runner on base in a 4-3 loss to the Southern Illinois Miners on Tuesday night at Rent One Park.… MORE
CornBelters win streak ends at 9 with loss at Traverse City
The Normal CornBelters gave up a big first inning and ended their winning streak at nine games with a 5-3 loss to the Traverse City Beach Bums on Sunday evening at Wuerfel Park.… MORE
CornBelters strike early for 8th straight win
The Normal CornBelters scored twice in each of the first two innings on the way to their eighth straight win, 5-1 over the Traverse City Beach Bums on Friday night at Wuerfel Park.… MORE
CornBelters finish sweep of Slammers for 7th straight win
By WJBC Staff JOLIET – The Normal CornBelters scored four times in the second inning and never trailed, completing a three-game sweep of the Joliet Slammers 8-2 for their seventh straight victory. The CornBelters struck first in the second inning by scoring four runs on one hit. The first four hitters reached base off Joliet…… MORE
CornBelters score in 9th to earn 5th straight win
The Normal CornBelters broke a tie in the ninth inning to win their fifth straight game and stop a seven-game Joliet Slammers winning streak, 6-5 on Tuesday night at Silver Cross Field.
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CornBelters complete sweep of Crushers
The Normal CornBelters won their fourth straight game and completed a season series six-game sweep of the Lake Erie Crushers with a 3-1 victory on Sunday at the Corn Crib.… 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…