The Normal CornBelters have been awarded their fourth weekly award of the season with the naming of Charlie Gillies as Frontier League Pitcher of the Week.… MORE
Category Archives: Normal Cornbelters
CornBelters’ five-game winning streak snapped by Freedom
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, gave up two big innings and couldn’t recover, dropping the first game of the series to the Florence Freedom 10-2 on Friday night.… MORE
CornBelters sweep Grizzlies with two big innings
The Normal CornBelters rode big fourth and sixth innings to take the sweep of the series against the Gateway Grizzlies 13-8 on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Gillies throws 1-hitter in CornBelters’ win
The Normal CornBelters grabbed an early lead and maintained it to support a complete game one-hitter by Charlie Gillies in a 3-0 win over the Gateway Grizzles to clinch the series at the Corn Crib on Wednesday night.
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CornBelters win in 10 innings after losing late lead
The Normal CornBelters gave up a three-run lead in the eighth inning but captured a 4-3 win in 10 innings over the Gateway Grizzlies on Tuesday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
6 CornBelters named to Frontier League All-Star squad
The Normal CornBelters will be represented by six players in next week’s 2016 Frontier League All-Star Game.… MORE
CornBelters capture rubber game at Schaumburg
The Normal CornBelters won a pitcher’s duel for the second straight night, taking the rubber game of the series over the Schaumburg Boomers 3-1 on Sunday night at Boomers Stadium.… MORE
CornBelters drop opener at Schaumburg
The Normal CornBelters rallied in the ninth inning but lost 4-1 to the Schaumburg Boomers on Saturday night at Boomers Stadium.… MORE
CornBelters take series from Traverse City in walk-off fashion
The Normal CornBelters took a 4-3 walk-off for the series win against the Traverse City Beach Bums at the Corn Crib on Thursday.
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CornBelters fall to Traverse City in 9th inning
The Normal CornBelters gave up four runs in the ninth to give up a lead and fall to the Traverse City Beach Bums 7-4 on Wednesday night at the Corn Crib.
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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…