Despite a close 30 minutes, the Illinois State women’s basketball team could not handle Drake’s hot shooting late in the second half, falling, 70-47, Sunday afternoon inside Redbird Arena.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Titans rout North Central, stay on top in CCIW
The Illinois Wesleyan Titans defeated North Central 76-44 to retain first place in the CCIW standings.… MORE
ISU, IWU hoops highlight Saturday sports on WJBC
Illinois State's basketball team guns for its sixth win in its last seven games today when it travels to Carbondale to face Southern Illinois in a 1 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference battle.… MORE
Illinois State drops close contest to UNI
The Illinois State women’s basketball team made a furious comeback, but ultimately came up short in a 59-52 loss to Northern Iowa Friday night inside of Redbird Arena.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: Downs native Brown ready for pro debut
Former Tri-Valley High School and Downs native Stephanie Brown makes her professional running debut Saturday in the 1,000-meter run in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.… MORE
Sportstalk, ISU women, Thunder hockey on WJBC
The Illinois State women's basketball team returns to Redbird Arena for the second-straight weekend, as the Redbirds welcome Northern Iowa at 7:05 p.m.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan basketball defeats Milikin
The Illinois Wesleyan Titans basketball team shot lights out from three point land en route to an 80-61 win over CCIW rival Millikin.… MORE
Spack announces 22-man recruiting class
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack got what he wanted in this year's 22-man recruiting class that he announced Wednesday at the Kaufman Football Building.… MORE
Redbirds rout Evansville to grab third straight win
Illinois State set the tone defensively early in the game against Evansville Tuesday night and jumped out to an early lead it would never relinquish, as Reggie Lynch scored 16 points to lead the Redbi… MORE
Redbirds to host high-scoring Purple Aces on WJBC tonight
A Missouri Valley Conference matchup pitting Illinois State versus Evansville is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m.… 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…