The State Farm Holiday Class gathers high school basketball teams throughout the state of Illinois and pins each team against each other at four sites in Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
State Farm Holiday Classic, ISU hoops on WJBC
WJBC will be wall-to-wall basketball for the post-holiday break for the State Farm Holiday Classic.… MORE
ISU unveils new video board in Redbird Arena
Redbird Arena’s new video board is officially up and running.… MORE
Redbirds finish nonconference season on a high note, down Tennessee State
The Illinois State Redbirds won its third game against a member of the Ohio Valley Conference at Redbird Arena this season downing Tennessee State 66-55 in ISU’s final nonconference game of the 2015-16 campaign.… MORE
Ex-ISU player, coach brings team to Redbird Arena tonight
Illinois State alum and Tennessee State head coach Dana Ford returns to Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena when his Tigers face the Redbirds in ISU’s non-conference finale tonight. … MORE
Hawks fly past Redbrids
The Saint Joseph’s Hawks made 15 three-pointers in its 79-65 win over Illinois State at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia… MORE
Basketball dominates on WJBC Saturday
Illinois State’s basketball team tries to get to the .500 mark today when it meets St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia in a non-conference game on WJBC 1230 AM and 93.7 FM beginning with the pregame show at noon. … MORE
Seibring leads Titans to victory in Texas
Trevor Seibring scored 26 points to lead Illinois Wesleyan to a 85-77 win over Southwestern at the Trinity Holiday Basketball Tournament at Sams Gymnasium.
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Wesleyan, high school basketball on WJBC
Illinois Wesleyan’s basketball team looks to move its record above the .500 mark today when it faces Southwestern University of Georgia at 3 p.m. in San Antonio. The Pirates have a 2-5 record.… MORE
Dolan seeks to drive Titans to victory
In his first three seasons as Illinois Wesleyan, Bryce Dolan was one of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history. … 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…