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IMAGE COURTESY OF GOREDBIRDS NORMAL, Ill. -Redbird men’s and women’s tennis both competed in Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional Tournaments this weekend. The men’s matches being hosted by DePaul University, and the women’s by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Day one in Chicago consisted of the singles qualifying round of 64, the singles qualifying round […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF GOREDBIRDS NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Soccer took on UIC on Sunday evening at Adelaide Street Field for a Missouri Valley Conference matchup. The Redbirds record sat at 2-0-3 in conference play coming into the contest, being unbeaten. The game resulted in the Redbirds sixth draw in a row, extending their unbeaten […]
Image courtesy of JW Photography NORMAL, Ill. -Week 8 of IHSA football in Bloomington/Normal was an old fashioned shootout. Normal Community had another very impressive performance against Centennial this week, winning 56-6. This improves the Ironmen’s record to 7-1 and still undefeated in conference play. This Friday the Ironmen go on the road to take […]
Image Courtesy of Jacob Wright NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s golf team is once again in position to contend for a tournament title, sitting second after the opening day of the Flyer Invitational at NCR Country Club. The Redbirds posted a two-round team total of 575 and trail Butler by four strokes heading […]
Image courtesy of bloomingtonbisonhockey.com NORMAL, Ill. — The countdown is officially on for the start of the Bloomington Bison’s second ECHL season, as they will play host to the Iowa Heartlanders this Saturday, October 18, at Grossinger Motors Arena. Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski’s squad returns from training camp with […]
NORMAL, Ill. —Bloomington-Normal native Valshun Powe has taken the area’s high school football scene by storm. The dynamic athlete for Bloomington Central Catholic has been the driving force behind the Saints’ offense this season, delivering explosive performances that have helped lead his team to a perfect 7-0 record and a commanding spot in the conference […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds traveled to Murray State Saturday to beat the Racers 46 – 32, bouncing back from their loss to North Dakota State. The number nine-ranked Redbirds currently (4-2, 1-1 MVFC) took the impressive win over a struggling Murray State team (0-6, 0-2 MVFC). After […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team wrapped up an intense weekend on the road, first sweeping Belmont in impressive fashion before battling all the way to a five-set thriller at Murray State. The weekend opened with a statement victory at Belmont, where the Redbirds controlled the match from […]
Image Courtesy of U-High Athletics. NORMAL Ill. – It was a very high scoring week 7 of high school football in Bloomington/Normal. Normal Community showed no mercy against Danville this week. The Ironmen beat the Vikings 41-0. This improves their record to 6-1 on the season, and undefeated in conference play. Catch Ironmen football action […]
NORMAL, Ill. -As the Redbird women’s tennis team heads to Champaign on Thursday for ITA Midwest Regionals, the team wrapped up a successful stretch of matches to close out September at the Redbird Invitational. Illinois State hosted the rest of the Missouri Valley Conference at Gregory Street Courts in a three-day event that served as […]