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NORMAL, Ill. – The very first NCAA tournament to feature female athletes took place in 1981. From there, women’s sports slowly integrated into the mainstream, albeit facing its fair share of stigma in its fight to be recognized as legitimate. Women’s sports are now a regular fixture in professional and collegiate athletics, still fending off […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State Women’s basketball put up a historic performance in their home opener against The University of Nebraska Omaha. This game was the highest scoring effort in a season opener in program history, as the Redbirds beat the Mavericks 105-59 at Baxter Arena. To begin the game, […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Redbirds hockey on Facebook NORMAL, Ill. – Only half of Redbirds hockey program played this past weekend, as D1 took on the University of Jamestown for the third and fourth time this season, and D2 had two games at Drury University, with both teams playing at home. D1 had a […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics The Illinois State Redbirds football team is halfway through their 2023 campaign. Brock Spack and his side currently hold a record of 4-2 and are 25th in the FCS rankings. The Redbirds started off the season red-hot as they decimated Dayton and Western Illinois. Then, Eastern Illinois edged out a […]
Photo Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Paul Kabbes, who knows the Bloomington-Normal area well, will become the schools new Deputy Director of Athletics for External Operations at Illinois State University. ISU Interim Director of Athletics Dr. Jeri Beggs made the announcement about the hiring. “We are excited to welcome Paul and his family […]
Image courtesy of Dana White’s Contender Series BLOOMINGTON, Ill – The BloNo twin cities are known for a lot of things. The low-profile city is known for its two universities, the State Farm Insurance headquarters, and more. When it comes to sports, Bloomington and Normal have yearly competitive and exciting collegiate and high school competition. […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics Each year, Illinois State University Head Football Coach Brock Spack chooses Illinois State football student-athletes for prestigious endowed scholarships, and this year Coach handed out four. The winners of these endowed scholarships; runningbacks Wenkers Wright and Cole Mueller, Tight End Max Ziebarth, and quarterback Zach Annexstad (pictured above). Wright was […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University Redbird volleyball is on the road this weekend as they move into their second week of MVC conference play starting against Murray St. The redbirds (2-12) look to begin a stretch of winning ball as the time for MVC play has finally arrived. The […]
Photo courtesy of NCHS Ironmen on Facebook NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Community High School football team is off to a 5-0 start to the year. With the last four games of the season approaching, Coach Jason Drengwitz had the chance to comment on the Ironmen’s hot start. “We have a lot to prove.” Drengwitz said, […]
Image of Jalen Ping, courtesy of Brian Kindt NORMAL, Ill. – It’s been a rough start to the season for the Illinois Wesleyan Titans baseball team, with a 5-14 record that includes a loss to the Eastern Illinois Panthers with a score of 24-7. Still, senior outfielder and catcher Jalen Ping feels that the record […]