Author: Jack Polkow
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball beat Central State on Thursday night to secure its first win of the 2026-27 season, winning by a score of 100-55. The story of the night was the 3-point shooting, as the Redbirds shot over 50% from behind the arc. Johnny Kinziger […]
Image courtesy of Normal Community athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Round two of the IHSA playoffs will be taking place this Friday and Saturday as Bloomington-Normal still has two teams in the area competing for a state title. Normal Community High School will host 7-3 Kenwood on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The Ironmen defeated Edwardsville by […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill.— Illinois State men’s basketball dropped their season opener to a top tier Mid-Major team in Saint Mary’s last night in overtime by a score of 90-85. It was a tightly contested game with the largest lead for the Redbirds being ten with 12 minutes to play before […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball will travel to California to take on Saint Mary’s Monday night at 9 p.m. to tip off the 2026-27 season. The Redbirds come into the season opener retaining four players from last year’s roster, Chase Walker, Johnny Kinziger, Mason Klabo, and Ty […]
Image courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — The second round of the IHSA football playoffs will take place this weekend, with three of the five teams in the Bloomington-Normal area in action Saturday. Normal Community, which finished the regular season undefeated at 9-0, had a first-round bye last weekend. The Ironmen will […]
Image courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Round one of the IHSA football playoffs is underway, with games taking place throughout the weekend. Several Bloomington-Normal teams are looking to make a deep postseason run. University High School failed to make the playoffs after losing its season finale to Springfield 22-14. It was […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball defeated Big Ten opponent Northwestern 70-64 Sunday night. It was a special day for both programs, with Illinois State legend Doug Collins in attendance to watch his alma mater face his son’s team. Transfer Noah Cleveland led the Redbirds with 16 points […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State men’s basketball will host Northwestern in an exhibition game at CEFCU Arena on Sunday, Oct. 18th. at 4:00 p.m. This will mark the final game of the home-and-home exhibition series between Illinois State and Northwestern. Last year’s matchup took place inside of Welsh-Ryan Arena, […]
Image courtesy of Normal Community Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Bloomington-Normal high school football teams went a combined 3-2 with a few blowout games, combined with a few one score games. Eyes now turn toward the final week of the IHSA regular season. Normal Community is now 8-0 after defeating Centennial 55-13. The Ironmen now look […]
Image courtesy of Normal Community High School NORMAL, Ill. — It was another exciting week of IHSA football in the Bloomington-Normal area last Friday night. In wee seven, the five teams in the area went a combined 2-3 in a series of exciting matchups. Normal Community High School is now 7-0 as it continues to […]