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NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State University’s Women’s Softball team is ready to kick off their season on Feb. 10 in a tournament hosted by the University of South Florida. Head coach Melinda Fischer is coming off her best season in four years as she had the best record in the Missouri Valley Conference last season and […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Somewhere way south of the snowy plains of Normal, there is sun and grass waiting to play ball. The Arkansas Razorbacks have longed for it, coming off a 2021 SEC Championship and NCAA Super Regional exit. They’ll have another chance starting in just over a week, but their visiting opponent should not […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team desperately needed a win Saturday night to end a 4-game losing streak. But in a game with massive conference implications, the Redbirds were defeated by Southern Illinois by a score of 75-69 at Redbird Arena. It was a tale of two halves […]
Image courtesy of Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After their overtime loss against Concordia Chicago with a final score of 81-75, the Illinois Wesleyan Men’s Basketball team will look to get right this weekend at home against Carthage on Saturday at 7p.m. Before losing two straight games against Elmhurst and Concordia Chicago, the Titans had […]
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 […]