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Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s golf opened its season with a strong performance at the Redbird Invitational at Weibring Golf Club, finishing in third place with a total score of 887. ISU’s performance was highlighted by the play of newcomers Cora Hirz and Xuan Gao, along with top […]
Quotes via Friday Night Lights reporters / Image courtesy of Friday Night Lights NORMAL, Ill. — With four weeks of the 2026 IHSA season in the books, the teams in Bloomington-Normal are finding their identities. Bloomington Central Catholic got back on track after last week’s loss. The Saints defeated Rantoul 56-20 to improve to 3-1 on […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Volleyball wrapped up the three day Linda Herman Classic this weekend. The Redbirds finishing with two wins over Western Illinois and Purdue Fort Wayne and a loss to Lindenwood, their second loss of the season, leaving them with a 7-2 record. ISU swept Western […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics MACOMB, Ill. — Illinois State Women’s soccer continued its hot start to the season after a comfortable 3-1 win against Western Illinois Sunday afternoon at John Mackenzie Alumni Field. The Redbirds improved to 5-1-3 and finished with one loss in their non-conference schedule for the first time in program […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics. DEKALB, Ill. — With 25 seconds left on the clock, Northern Illinois had one last drive to complete a comeback against Illinois State in a classic FBS-FCS battle. Dareon Dubose called game with an interception at ISU’s 25-yard line for a 28-24 Redbirds victory. The Redbirds opened the game […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — No. 4 Illinois State football will face its biggest challenge of the season Saturday when it travels to DeKalb to take on Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. at Huskie Stadium. The Redbirds enter the matchup 2-0 after opening the season with dominant wins over St. Francis and […]
menQuotes via Friday Night Lights reporters / Image courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Bloomington-Normal IHSA football teams went a combined 3-2 in week three of high school football action as all five teams in the area will look to add to their win columns Friday night. Bloomington Central Catholic had their […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics CHARLESTON, Ill. — Illinois State soccer traveled to Eastern Illinois on Thursday, coming away with a 1-0 victory. The latest win gives the Redbirds a 4-1-3 record, as they sit atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings. Both teams started the game hot offensively, each getting multiple shots within the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State volleyball is hosting the Linda Herman Classic in CEFCU Arena this weekend, hosting Western Illinois on Friday, Lindenwood on Saturday, and Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday. Illinois State is coming off three-match sweeps against Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan last weekend. The Redbirds are […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State soccer is preparing for the first of four straight road games after having a successful week at home. After losing its first game of the season in late August, Illinois State went 1-0-1 in their last two home games. After shutting out Purdue Fort […]