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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 […]
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 […]