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IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison suffered a tough home loss against the Cincinnati Cyclones at Grossinger Motor Arena. The Bison came off a dominant 3-0 win over the Toledo Walleye on Sunday. Both teams came out firing in the first period, each getting double digit shots on goal. Bison goalie Dryden […]
Image courtesy of Normal Community Athletics on X. NORMAL, Ill.-The IHSA basketball teams in Bloomington/Normal saw a lot of action this week. Here is the full breakdown: Girls Basketball Normal Community has had a busy couple of days. On Tuesday January 13, the Iron defeated Centennial 60-36. Then on Friday January 16, they beat Normal […]
Photo via Mckenna Roering. NORMAL, Ill- Redbird Track and Field travelled out to Terre Haute, Indiana to take on the Indiana State Sycamores for a battle for the Coughlan-Malloy Cup on Saturday. The Birds won the Cup for the first time in 2 years, taking down the Sycamores 153-147. ISU won 15 out of the […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill, – Dryden McKay’s 36 saves and second straight shutout on home ice helped secure the Bison’s 3-0 victory against the Toledo Walleye at Grossinger Motors Arena on Sunday. Having won three out of their last four games, the Bison looked to be on the attack early […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – Bloomington’s power-play success secures a 5-2 victory for the Bison over the Fort Wayne Komets at the Memorial Coliseum in Indiana on Friday evening. While the Bison started the game off slow, giving the first 5 shots to the opposition and forcing their netminder Drayden […]
Image courtesy of Patrick Cunningham on X NORMAL, Ill.- The 2025-2026 IHSA basketball season has been a great one, and we are back from Christmas break to tell you all about it! Girls Basketball Normal Community has had a season full of ups and downs. After a slow start of 1-5, the Iron have gotten […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football travels to Villanova Stadium to battle No. 12 Villanova at noon on Saturday for a spot in the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship Game. The Redbirds have not been in the semi-finals since 2014, when they beat the University of New Hampshire and […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbird football team delivered its most impressive and complete game of the season Saturday night. They knocked off No. 8-ranked UC Davis 42-31 at UC Davis Health Stadium to earn a spot in the FCS semifinals for the first time since 2014. The […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football turned the horns down and defeated No. 1 ranked North Dakota State University 29-28 in the second-round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday. The Redbirds marched into the Fargodome and ended the Bison’s 20 home-game win streak with under one minute […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State Men’s basketball made its way back home after an impressive performance at the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational, where the Redbirds took home the first-place trophy. Not only that, but junior forward Ty Pence took home the MVP of the Invitational after a 20-point performance […]