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IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The 27-year-old from Lithuania, Mark Kaleinikovas, recorded his season-high three points against the Kalamazoo Wings on Friday night, with two goals and an assist. The Bison got off to a slow start, giving up a goal from Colin Bilek just 2:13 into the game. The first […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill.-The Illinois State Redbirds came out strong on Friday night at CEFCU Arena in Normal, taking command early and never really looking back in an 86–76 victory over the Drake Bulldogs. Illinois State seized the momentum from the jump, building a comfortable lead and carrying a 47–32 advantage […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds welcome the Bulldogs at 7 p.m. at CEFCU Arena Friday night. ISU comes into the game with a record of 15 and 8 with a 7 and 5 conference record. Drake’s record is even at 12 and 12 and is 6 and 7 in […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds were unable to stop the Salukis at CEFCU Arena, losing 54 to 50. Shots could not fall all night for ISU, shooting 31 percent from the field and 27 percent from behind the arc. Southern Illinois had more success shooting the ball, making 40 […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Softball returns to the diamond this weekend, as they travel to Tampa, FL to participate in the University of South Florida Tournament. It will be an action-packed weekend for the Redbirds, with names like The University of Michigan, The University of Florida, and Kansas highlighting […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison outlasted the Kalamazoo Wings 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Wings Event Center behind a two-point and shootout goal performance from Ayden MacDonald and 36 saves from netminder Hugo Ollas. Right from the beginning, physical play dominated the contest, with both sides trading […]
Image courtesy of NCHS INKSPOT on X. NORMAL, Ill.-The teams here in Bloomington/Normal played some great basketball this week. Here’s the full breakdown: Girls Basketball Normal Community went 1-1 this week in two very different games. On Friday January 30, the Iron defeated Bloomington High School 48-33. The next day on January 31, they fell […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State continues conference play with a familiar challenge as it hosts in-state rival Southern Illinois in a physical Missouri Valley Conference matchup. The Redbirds will lean on the steady backcourt play of Chase Walker, who has remained a reliable scoring option all season, while Johnny Kinziger […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women’s basketball. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball defeated their I-74 rival, Bradley, 58-54 in the annual Play4Kay game. The Braves started on a 10-0 run to shutdown the Redbirds, but Bella Finnegan led a resilient comeback to remain undefeated at home. ISU fans packed the stands wearing pink […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – After only getting off eight shots in the first 40 minutes, the Bloomington Bison took control in the third period and over doubled their total shots. But it was not enough as the Bison fell short 2-1 against the Cincinnati Cyclones. At five minutes, the Cyclones got […]