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Image Courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic Athletics NORMAL, Ill.– High school football is back, and the teams in Bloomington/Normal are ready to roll. Bloomington Central Catholic got off to a strong start last week with a dominating 41-0 win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda. The Saints are off to another hot start following off one of the […]
Image courtesy of Normal Community Athletics. Normal, Ill.— Illinois High School football is set to kick off Friday night at Bloomington High School, where Normal Community High School and Bloomington High School will look to begin their seasons with a win. Normal Community is coming off of a 7-3 season in which they went 7-1 […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison were eliminated from the Kelly Cup Playoffs after losing Game 6 of the first round to the Toledo Walleye. Despite being eliminated, this season can certainly be considered successful for one of the ECHL’s newest teams. The Bison started down 0-3 against […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – After starting the third period tied 1-1, the Bloomington Bison gave up three straight goals to the Toledo Walleye, losing their first ever playoff game. With the loss, Bloomington trails 0-1 in the best-of-seven series. The Bison struggled early in their playoff debut. In the […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF ELLY MAIER NORMAL, Ill. – Dryden McKay turned aside all 16 shots he faced for his fourth shutout of the season as the Bloomington Bison steamed past the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, 4–0, Sunday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The victory vaulted Bloomington into third place in the Central Division with three […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – After forcing a shootout against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Ilya Tsulygin scored the winning goal in the sixth round to give the Bloomington Bison a 3-2 victory, bumping them up to fifth in the central division. Greenville got off to a hot start, dominating shots […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – As the team enters the month of April with a limited number of games left, the Bloomington Bison got a commanding home win against the Indy Fuel. Despite taking 14 fewer shots, the Bison remained efficient, as the buzzer sounded with a 4-2 final score. […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF ELLY MAIER TOLEDO, Ohio — Zach Faremouth’s overtime game winner paired with 35 saves from Dryden McKay helped the Bloomington Bison outlast the Toledo Walleye 4-3 on Saturday night at Huntington Center. The Bison were on the loose from the start in this contest, as they arrived out to a 3-0 lead […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison came back from down 3-1 late in the third period with two straight goals, to send their matchup with the Fort Wayne Komets into overtime. After a scoreless overtime period, the Bison fell in a shootout to lose their second straight game. […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF ELLY MAIER NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison dropped the final game of their three‑game home-stand Sunday night, falling 6–4 to the Iowa Heartlanders despite another strong outing from Grant Porter, who scored for the third straight contest at Grossinger Motors Arena. Bloomington couldn’t have asked for a better start. Just two […]