As someone who grew up in Heyworth, George Van Winkle knows how big it is to take a Heyworth Hornets team to the state finals.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
DeJong hopes versatility keeps him on Cardinals roster
Former Illinois State University baseball standout Paul DeJong is enjoying his first week in the big leagues on the Cardinals roster.… MORE
Bloomington High School honors its ‘best ever’ track team
John Szabo has coached the Bloomington High School boys track team for one-third of its 105-year history, so consider him more qualified than anyone to provide historical perspective on his 2017 team.… MORE
LeRoy standout Chastain transfers to Illinois State
Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller announced Wednesday the addition of 6-foot-6, 190-pound guard/forward Matt Chastain to the Redbird men’s basketball program.… MORE
Redbird football adds Notre Dame transfer Barajas
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack bolstered his defense Wednesday, with the addition of Notre Dame transfer linebacker Josh Barajas to the roster for the 2017 season.… MORE
U-High girls soccer finds postseason magic
If March Madness is a term that explains how a team can inexplicably transform and emerge from nowhere for a postseason run, then the University High School girls soccer team has discovered May Madness.… MORE
Valparaiso accepts MVC invite
Valparaiso University has accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference this fall.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan softball prepares for return trip to College World Series
First-year Illinois Wesleyan softball coach Tiffany Prager admits a sense of relief in getting her Titans to the College World Series.… MORE
Illinois State’s Miller, Rave earn MVC honors
Illinois State’s Owen Miller and John Rave were among the players recognized as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its postseason honors Tuesday.
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WJBC Athletes of the Week: May 22, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… 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…