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NORMAL, Ill. -The 2025-2026 IHSA basketball season is here! The teams here in Bloomington/Normal are ready to roll. Girls Basketball Normal Community is coming off an impressive season, finishing with a record of 27-7. The Iron look to produce similar or even stronger results this season with head coach David Feeney at the helm. Their […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball looks to get back in the win column on their home court this Wednesday against Chicago State. The Redbirds are coming off a disappointing away loss, 75-65, against Illinois. The Redbirds had a 9-0 scoring run in the fourth to close […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. —A late comeback effort that saw the Bison erase a 3-1 third-period deficit came up short, as Bloomington fell to the Kalamazoo Wings in a shootout at Wings Event Center on Sunday. Both teams came out quickly to start the contest, trading blows in the opening […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill.-A late comeback effort that saw the Bison erase a 3-1 third-period deficit came up short, as Bloomington fell to the Kalamazoo Wings in a shootout at Wings Event Center on Sunday. Both teams came out quickly to start the contest, trading blows in the opening minutes. […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill.- The Bloomington Bison failed to find the back of the net Friday night, falling 5–0 to the Indy Fuel at the Fishers Event Center despite a strong effort from their penalty kill. The Fuel were looking to bounce back from Wednesday’s 4-2 loss to Bloomington and […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State Soccer had their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon at Adelaide Street Field in the Missouri Valley Conference game against the UIC Flames. The game took about 3 hours in total after 2 overtimes and penalty kicks which was the deciding factor. The final […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball was unable to complete the comeback against Illinois on Sunday afternoon, suffering a 75-65 loss at the State Farm Center. The Redbirds were coming off a strong 87-76 team win against Dayton in their season opener. Four players scored in the […]
Image via Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team capped off its 2025 home slate in dominant fashion, sweeping both Evansville and Indiana State inside CEFCU Arena to close senior weekend on a high note. The Redbirds have now won four straight matches and six consecutive sets, led by a balanced […]
Image Courtesy of Normal West Facebook (Andrew Voorheis) NORMAL, Ill. -Round 2 of the IHSA State Playoffs did not bode so well for the teams here in Bloomington/Normal. The dance to the state championship is sadly over. Bloomington Central Catholic fell to Monmouth Roseville in a heartbreaker 29-28. The undefeated Saints have been riding high […]
Image courtesy of Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – A showcase from Ty’Reek Coleman led the Redbirds to victory at CEFCU Arena on Sunday afternoon, 79-65. The freshman had the game high in points with 24. Coleman checked in off the bench and went on a 7-0 run himself in the first half. Shooting six […]