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menQuotes via Friday Night Lights reporters / Image courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Bloomington-Normal IHSA football teams went a combined 3-2 in week three of high school football action as all five teams in the area will look to add to their win columns Friday night. Bloomington Central Catholic had their […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Illinois State men’s golf opened its season with a promising and resilient effort at the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate, overcoming an up-and-down tournament to finish tied for 11th place with a total score of 870. The performance was highlighted by the play of several […]
Quotes via Friday Night Lights reporters / Image courtesy of University High Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — There have been three weeks of exciting matchups and thrilling games under the Friday Night Lights in Bloomington-Normal. The 2026 season is starting to take shape. Bloomington Central Catholic’s dominant play faded this week, as they fell to Tolono […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics The last time Illinois State volleyball played Central Michigan was back in 2024, in which they fell three matches to one. The Redbirds looked to turn that around in their weekend matchups with the Chippewas and Eastern Michigan. On Friday, set one was a back and forth battle through […]
Image Courtesy of Normal Community Athletics Normal, Ill. — Bloomington-Normal high school football teams returned to the field for week 2 last Friday night, as the teams went a combined 4-1. Normal Community High School has dominated their opponents so far this season. They are coming off a 62-0 win against Manual, starting their conference […]
Image Courtesy of Normal Community High School Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — With the IHSA football season now in full swing, the teams in Bloomington-Normal are putting their foot on the gas. Bloomington Central Catholic continued its strong regular season play, defeating Illinois Valley Central 41-6 this week. The Saints improve to 2-0 and are […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Since 2000, the Illinois State football team had not seen a scoreboard light up quite like this. The Redbirds defeated St. Francis 76-0 Saturday, setting a stadium record for points at Hancock Stadium. After emerging as one of the Redbird’s standout players in last season’s playoff […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football kicks off its season campaign against St. Francis (IL) at 6 p.m. on Aug. 29 at Hancock Stadium. The Redbirds are coming off a strong 2025 season where they fell short in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game to Montana State 35-34 […]
Image Courtesy of Bloomington High School Athletics Normal, Ill.— It was an exciting week one for all five Bloomington-Normal high school football teams as teams prepare for the second edition of “Friday Night Lights” during the 2026 IHSA football season. Normal Community started their season off on a very positive note, defeating Bloomington High […]
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 […]