Illinois State Redbirds
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Photo Courtesy Bloomington Central Catholic Facebook BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – It’s been a rough last two matches for the Bloomington Central Catholic High School. On Monday they lost to Morton High School by a score of 6-3, and on Wednesday they fell to the hands of University High School by a score 4-1. This weekend, they’ll […]
Photo courtesy Bill Salyer/ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Redbird men’s basketball held their first practice of the season Wednesday afternoon at Redbird Arena, but things looked a little different. Coaches and personnel wore their masks while the majority of the arena seats were pushed in to have space for a makeshift weight room. Meanwhile, the […]
Photo Courtesy ISU Redbirds Twitter account NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University’s Athletic Department recently launched the public phase of a new fundraiser. The ‘Keep Rising’ fundraising campaign will work to help offset the loss the Athletic Department faced during the pandemic. The department stated they faced a revenue shortfall of over a million dollars. […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Ahead of their first official practice of the 2020-21 season, the Illinois State women’s basketball team has been voted fifth with 223 votes in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason poll. Coming off of a 19-10 (11-7 MVC) season, the Redbirds have surpassed their preseason rank in each of Head Coach Kristen Gillespie’s four years […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Today may seem like a typical Tuesday, but not for everyone. Oct. 6 is also known as National Coaches Day, which is a day dedicated to those who push their athletes to work hard to grow into the best they can be. In honor of this, below is a […]
Photo courtesy ISU Athletics SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A former redbird is returning to the diamond as an assistant coach. University of Illinois Springfield Head Baseball Coach Ryan Copeland announced last week that he is hiring former Redbird Derek Parola as an assistant coach of the Prairie Stars. Parola credits his success to the ones at […]
Photo courtesy ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Athletic Director (AD) Larry Lyons announced he is approaching the 18th hole and will retire at the end of the calendar year Friday morning. This will mark the first time in 33 years that Lyons will not be involved with Illinois State Athletics. “It has been an […]
Photo courtesy Jacksonville Jaguars Facebook JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The National Football League announced their Rookies of the Month Thursday morning and a former Redbird was named the offensive winner. Undrafted rookie James Robinson was named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Month for his strong performances in his first three games with the Jacksonville Jaguars […]
Photo courtesy Illinois State University Facebook NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State athletics has implemented a series of actions for their plan for social change in an effort to promote social justice, equity and inclusion. One of the actions was a virtual forum for student-athletes that was led by Interim Assistant to the President for Diversity […]
Photo courtesy Kathy Michael Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- On Sept. 22, representatives of Illinois Wesleyan, Heartland Community College and Illinois State met to discuss getting students to vote this November. Local colleges are participating in the All In to Vote Challenge. This is a nonpartisan effort to encourage college students to pledge to vote. On […]