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Image Courtesy of Normal Community High School Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — With the IHSA football season now in full swing, the teams in Bloomington-Normal are putting their foot on the gas. Bloomington Central Catholic continued its strong regular season play, defeating Illinois Valley Central 41-6 this week. The Saints improve to 2-0 and are […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Since 2000, the Illinois State football team had not seen a scoreboard light up quite like this. The Redbirds defeated St. Francis 76-0 Saturday, setting a stadium record for points at Hancock Stadium. After emerging as one of the Redbird’s standout players in last season’s playoff […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football kicks off its season campaign against St. Francis (IL) at 6 p.m. on Aug. 29 at Hancock Stadium. The Redbirds are coming off a strong 2025 season where they fell short in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game to Montana State 35-34 […]
Image Courtesy of Bloomington High School Athletics Normal, Ill.— It was an exciting week one for all five Bloomington-Normal high school football teams as teams prepare for the second edition of “Friday Night Lights” during the 2026 IHSA football season. Normal Community started their season off on a very positive note, defeating Bloomington High […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics EVANSTON, Ill. — The Illinois State Soccer team continues its undefeated season after a 1-1 draw against the Northwestern Wildcats Thursday evening at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The Redbirds struggled early on both sides of the ball, with Northwestern taking six shots before Rylann Law took ISU’s […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics EVANSTON, Ill.— Illinois State Women’s Soccer is preparing for its toughest match thus far in its 2026 campaign as it will take on Big Ten opponent Northwestern at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The Redbirds have started the season unbeaten through three games with […]
Image Courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic Athletics NORMAL, Ill.– High school football is back, and the teams in Bloomington/Normal are ready to roll. Bloomington Central Catholic got off to a strong start last week with a dominating 41-0 win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda. The Saints are off to another hot start following off one of the […]
Image courtesy of WGLT Illinois State athletics capped what Director of Athletics Dr. Jeri Beggs described as “arguably, one of the best years of Redbird Athletics ever,” with success extending beyond competition into academics, fundraising and community engagement. The Redbirds won three conference championships and captured the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sport Trophy for the second […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Women’s Soccer continued its unbeaten start to the new season following a 1-1 draw against the UT Martin Skyhawks Sunday evening at Adelaide Street Field. The Redbirds came out firing, as Rylann Law and Sosi Dadekian both recorded shots on goal in the first […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds are off to a 2-0 start as they prepare to play UT Martin at home on Sunday at 6 pm. The Redbirds are kicking off the 2026 season on a high note with their best start since 2014. On Thursday, ISU won a close […]