Zachery Bradford of Bloomington High School has accomplished a lot already in his pole vaulting career.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Redbirds picked 5th in preseason MVFC poll
The Illinois State Redbirds were picked fifth Tuesday in the annual Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors.… MORE
GM Welde gets contract extension with Edge
The Bloomington Edge has announced a two-year contract extension for general manager Charles Welde.… MORE
Illinois State lands 5 on MVFC pre-season team
The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its annual preseason team with five Redbird players on the annual list voted on by league coaches, media and sports information directors.… MORE
Champion Fields set to host national tournament
Champion Fields has been a staple to the sports scene in the Bloomington-Normal area for a long time…..… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC-AM 1230: 10:15 a.m. Thursday: Cardinals at Mets… MORE
Contois added to Thunder coaching staff after another Division I departure
The Bloomington Thunder announced on Thursday that Andy Contois has been added to the hockey operations staff as an assistant coach following the promotion of assistant coach Leon Hayward to an NCAA Division I coaching position with Colorado College.… MORE
Ex-Redbird DeJong impresses in rookie’s first half
It’s possible nobody was more disappointed to see the arrival of the Major League All-Star Break than St. Louis Cardinal rookie and former Illinois State Redbird Paul DeJong.… MORE
Pontiac’s Grove vaults on to world stage
A pole vaulter from Pontiac hopes to reach new heights and bring a world championship back to her hometown.… MORE
Bloomington lacrosse club hopes to bring the sport to schools
Ready or not, lacrosse is coming to Bloomington-Normal.… 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…