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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 […]
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 Illinois State Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Freshman Fernando Cobo Delgado delivered a career-best performance Tuesday to help Illinois State move up one spot and finish sixth at the Purdue Fall Invitational at Kampen-Cosler Golf Course. The Redbirds entered the final round in seventh place after posting a 36-hole score of 740 […]
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 […]