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Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics BARTONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds Women’s golf team secured a third-place finish in the Coyote Creek Classic this past weekend at Coyote Creek Golf Course. Three Redbirds individually finished inside of the top ten individually: Cynthia Lang, Reagan Kennedy and Alex Sparrow. As a team, the Redbirds […]
Quotes Via Friday Night Lights Reporters / Image courtesy of Normal West High School NORMAL, Ill. — The 2026 IHSA season is coming to an end. The teams in Bloomington-Normal are looking to finish off the year strong. Bloomington Central Catholic was one of the hottest teams in Illinois the last few weeks, but all […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Article by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Soccer marked Julie Heidecke Alumni Day and the retirement of Rachel Tejada’s No. 14 jersey with a 6-0 win over UNI on Sunday at Adelaide Street Field. Mikayla Carkhuff put the Redbirds ahead just 57 seconds into the match […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Volleyball was at home this week to take on Northern Iowa and Drake. Going into the matches with an 11-2 record. On Thursday, Redbirds were up against a tough competitor in Northern Iowa. The Panthers came into the match with a record of 8-5 […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football. NORMAL, Ill. — The defense of Illinois State University could not keep up with the powerhouse of No.2 South Dakota State’s offense, and the Redbirds fell 31-14 to their Missouri Valley Football Conference rival on Saturday night. The defense was not the only area of struggle for ISU, as […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Story by Jakob Stegmiller SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Illinois State cross-country program completed its third event of the season at the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday morning at Burke Golf Course. The women’s team competed in the Blue Division 5K race, finishing in 11th, while the men’s […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — The Redbird swim and dive team hosted the Quincy Hawks for its first meet of the season on Friday, Oct. 2, at Horton Pool. Kicking off the 2026-27 season with a 187-69 victory, the Redbirds took home 14 event victories and two relay wins, with seven […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics / Article written by Rafe English NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois state soccer seeks history this weekend against the Northern Iowa Panthers, chasing its longest winning streak since 2016. The Redbirds are rolling and are now looking to win six consecutive games for the first time since their historic 2016 […]
Image courtesy of University High School Athletics Normal, Ill. — Bloomington-Normal IHSA football teams went a combined 5-0 in a very impressive week six. With three weeks remaining, all five teams continue to build momentum for the playoffs. Normal Community High School is coming off a win against Peoria, winning 52-16 to improve to 6-0. […]
Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics After suffering its first loss of the season last week, Illinois State football returns home Saturday for one of its biggest tests of the season. The No. 10 Redbirds will host No. 2 South Dakota State at 6 p.m. at Hancock Stadium in a matchup between two of the […]