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Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill – The Illinois State women’s basketball team is getting closer to their first matchup of the season. Recently, the teams preseason schedule was released. Their first matchup will be a Bloomington-Normal face-off against Illinois Wesleyan on Oct. 29. The game is a community event, where proceeds will be […]
Photo courtesy of NCHS Ironmen on Facebook NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Community High School football team is off to a 5-0 start to the year. With the last four games of the season approaching, Coach Jason Drengwitz had the chance to comment on the Ironmen’s hot start. “We have a lot to prove.” Drengwitz said, […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds travel this Saturday to O’Brien Stadium to take on the Eastern Illinois University Panthers at 2 P.M. for the 111th meeting of the Mid-America Classic. This season could not have gotten off to a better start for Brock Spack and his Redbirds. After […]
The Illinois State Redbirds could not have had a much better start to their season as they defeated the Dayton Flyers 41-0. It was an impressive performance in all aspects of the game for Brock Spack’s team. The team combined for 280 passing yards, 193 passing yards, and no points allowed. Senior Zack Annexstad had […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – This past week, the Bloomington-Normal community was surprised with an announcement that has been over 50 years in the making. The athletics department of Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University announced a doubleheader for both the school’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. The two games […]
Photo provided by Gillian Robertson NORMAL, Ill. – Gillian Robertson is the definition of a UFC veteran. Since her first fight on the UFC on The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale, she’s had 23 fights in the UFC. In that time, she has accumulated accolades that aspiring female fighters strive for. Robertson has the most submissions […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics CHAMPAIGN, Ill – On Tuesday night, the Illinois State Redbirds baseball team headed South to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in a midweek matchup. The two in-state rivals went back and forth for much of the night but it ended up being ISU that got the upper hand over […]
Image of Jalen Ping, courtesy of Brian Kindt NORMAL, Ill. – It’s been a rough start to the season for the Illinois Wesleyan Titans baseball team, with a 5-14 record that includes a loss to the Eastern Illinois Panthers with a score of 24-7. Still, senior outfielder and catcher Jalen Ping feels that the record […]
NORMAL, Ill. – For the first time in 11 years, the Illinois State gymnastics team claimed victory at the Missouri Independent Conference championships with a 196.375. But, the Redbirds are already looking ahead of their program record score. Sophomore powerhouses Alana Laster and Jaye Mack’s seasons are not quite over yet. For the second year […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University baseball team escaped the cold of Normal after the cancellation of the Eastern Illinois series along with the second of two games against the University of Minnesota, where ISU dropped the first 10-3. The Birds looked to enjoy the Nashville weather in a […]