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Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Jacobs beats Normal Community in second round of IHSA playoffs
By Neil Doyle ALGONQUIN – It was a low scoring game but Jacobs held on at home to beat Normal Community 17-7 in the second round of the IHSA football playoffs. The Golden Eagles (8-3) scored the first two touchdowns of the game, both from running back Nasir Canty. The Ironmen (10-1) answered back in…… MORE
NCHS heads to Jacobs for second round of IHSA playoffs
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – The IHSA football playoffs continue Friday night and Normal Community has a long road trip to face Jacobs in the second round. The Ironmen will have about a 2 1/2 hour drive to Algonquin, which is a northwest suburb of Chicago. In the class 7A bracket, NCHS is coming off…… MORE
Leading expert in Lung Cancer trying to eliminate lung cancer stigma
November is Lung Cancer awareness month, and a lung cancer leading Dr. is trying to eliminate the stigma when it comes to being diagnosed with lung cancer.… MORE
Normal West falls to Washington in first round of playoffs
By Neil Doyle WASHINGTON – In the first round of the IHSA football playoffs it was Washington over Normal West 14-7 in the class 6A bracket. The Wildcats failed to score until the fourth quarter, but it was a touchdown pass from Jayden Mangruem to Max Ziebarth that cut the defect to one score. The…… MORE
HSFB playoffs 1st round: Normal West on the road against Washington
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Playoff football starts Friday night across the state. Our main game on WJBC is in class 6A as Normal West faces Washington. The Wildcats finished the regular season 6-3 and had a tough loss last week in the Chili Bowl. Head coach Nathan Fincham says the Panthers will present a…… MORE
LaSalle Coroner determines Jelani Day’s death; says no evidence of injuries
The scenario surrounding Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day remains a mystery; however, the LaSalle Coroner released autopsy results for Day on Monday.… MORE
Cardinals name Oliver “Oli” Marmol as next manager
By WJBC Staff ST LOUIS – The St. Louis Cardinals announced Monday that they have named Oliver “Oli” Marmol as the team’s manager, the 51st field manager in franchise history, and at age 35, the youngest since Marty Marion who piloted the team at age 34 in 1951. Marmol served as the Cardinals bench coach…… MORE
Chili Bowl: Normal Community 45-7 over Normal West
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – In the 27th edition of the Chili Bowl it was Normal Community beating Normal West 45-7. NCHS led 10-7 late in the second quarter but an 80-yard touchdown run from junior Chris Taylor made it 17-7 at the half. Then it was all Ironmen as they scored four times in…… MORE
Week 9 high school football: Intercity matchup between Normal West and Community
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – It’s Week 9 of the high school football season and we’ve got Normal West hosting Normal Community to wrap up the regular season. The Wildcats (6-2) need a win to clinch a share of the Big 12 Conference title, while the Ironmen (8-0) can win the conference outright with a…… 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…