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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 BISON MEDIA TEAM BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Bison played in back-to-back games over the Halloween weekend, earning points in both games to put them at the top of their division. Despite their success, the Bison only managed to win one game, after losing their second game in overtime. On Friday, […]
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 / Quote Via WZND Sports NORMAL, Ill. — With the regular season in the rearview, the teams in Bloomington-Normal have a chance to prove that their state championship hopes can become a reality. Most teams spent the week with a first-round bye. Bloomington was the one active team […]
Image courtesy of Bloomington Bison media team BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Bison continued their historic start to the season with a pair of impressive victories over the weekend, defeating the Fort Wayne Komets 4-1 on Friday before rallying for a 4-3 shootout win against the Cincinnati Cyclones on Saturday to improve to 3-0 and […]
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 WZND Sports / Quote via WZND Sports NORMAL, Ill. — Under the week nine Friday night lights with the fall breeze and state title dreams hanging in the balance, the teams in Bloomington-Normal played for a chance to keep their seasons alive. For some, it was the last game of the season, […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Bison are back for the 26-27 season. On Saturday night, they opened their season at home against the Kalamazoo Wings, earning a 4-3 overtime victory. The game featured high-powered offense, with both teams recording more than 30 shots. Despite allowing multiple goals, both […]