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Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- Ahead of the first pitch of the 2022 season, the Illinois State baseball team already has high expectations. Tuesday the Missouri Valley Conference announced both their preseason team and coaches poll, highlighting both fifth-year junior Jake McCaw and third-year sophomore Ryan Cermak. The ‘Birds also were voted to finish […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill,-The Illinois State University women’s basketball team closed the book on their busy weekend in the win column after defeating Drake 70-58. Bouncing back from a slow start where they trailed by as many as twelve, the Redbirds relied on three-point shooting and crucial defensive stops en route to the […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Illinois State University track and field indoor season is off and running. So far during this season, the Redbirds have competed in four meets. The last time, Illinois State Track and Field Time was in Louisville was during the 2021 outdoor season. Senior Thrower Hannah Johnson talks about the […]
Image courtesy of Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After a valiant last-minute effort to rally against Elmhurst, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans fell on the road with a final score of 74-66. “I’m really proud of my guys,” said Titans Head Coach Ron Rose. “We battled and we gave ourselves a chance to win.” This loss […]
NORMAL, Ill. – After coming off their most disappointing loss of the season against lowly Evansville, the Illinois State men’s basketball kicked off their toughest stretch of conference games Wednesday night when they hosted Drake at Redbird Arena. Two road matchups against Loyola-Chicago and Northern Iowa, a pair of MVC contenders, were up next for […]
Photo courtesy McLean County Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill. – The United States is currently navigating a third wave of COVID-19 infections; in some areas of the country, the rates of positive cases are higher than they have ever been. The highly contagious omicron variant is spreading rapidly throughout the population. Notably, even people who are […]
Photo courtesy Illinois State University Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill – It is no secret that universities across Illinois have decided to go virtual for the first two weeks following the return of students from winter break. Among these universities is Illinois State, going virtual until Monday, January 24. Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Illinois State […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds improve their record to 10-9 on the back of 16 points from Antonio Reeves against Evansville with a final score of 94-56. Following a disappointing loss against the Missouri State Bears the Birds needed a bounce back game to gain some momentum heading into the final half of their season. […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- A 20-year old record comes crashing down at Horton Pool. The record was broken at a recent Illinois State swimming meet against UNI, The event was the 400-yard medley. The 400-yard medley members of the team include Madyson Morse, Cassiday Carey, Lauren Naegar and Emma Feltzer. The official time […]
Image courtesy of Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After a back and forth nail biter, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans pulled through and prevailed against the North Park Vikings with a final score of 63-58. “It was kind of a different game in the sense that it was low scoring but that’s kind of how games […]