Illinois State Redbirds
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The Illinois State Redbirds could not have had a much better start to their season as they defeated the Dayton Flyers 41-0. It was an impressive performance in all aspects of the game for Brock Spack’s team. The team combined for 280 passing yards, 193 passing yards, and no points allowed. Senior Zack Annexstad had […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – This past week, the Bloomington-Normal community was surprised with an announcement that has been over 50 years in the making. The athletics department of Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University announced a doubleheader for both the school’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. The two games […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics CHAMPAIGN, Ill – On Tuesday night, the Illinois State Redbirds baseball team headed South to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in a midweek matchup. The two in-state rivals went back and forth for much of the night but it ended up being ISU that got the upper hand over […]
NORMAL, Ill. – For the first time in 11 years, the Illinois State gymnastics team claimed victory at the Missouri Independent Conference championships with a 196.375. But, the Redbirds are already looking ahead of their program record score. Sophomore powerhouses Alana Laster and Jaye Mack’s seasons are not quite over yet. For the second year […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University baseball team escaped the cold of Normal after the cancellation of the Eastern Illinois series along with the second of two games against the University of Minnesota, where ISU dropped the first 10-3. The Birds looked to enjoy the Nashville weather in a […]
This story was contributed to by both WZND’s Cason Shingoethe and Liam Lyons. NORMAL, Ill. – After beginning the season 5-14, the Redbirds softball team has begun to right the ship, winning six out of their last seven contests. With the redbirds sitting at that dismal 5-14 record after the Owl Classic in Boca Raton […]
MOLINE, Ill. – It wasn’t easy for the Redbirds, but in the end ISU women’s basketball won the opening contest of their MVC tournament run over Murray State, 75-73. From the opening tip, the Racers made it a point to match the Redbirds nearly shot-for-shot, with leads exchanging and deficits refusing to surpass five points […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill – Going into the season there were a lot of questions about who would be one of the go-to guys on offense for the Illinois State baseball team. So far, it has been a freshman who has taken over that mantle as the leader on offense for […]
Images courtesy of Illinois State Baseball NORMAL, Ill. – After dropping an extra inning thriller to Arkansas in the middle of the week, the Illinois State baseball team headed to Central Arkansas to take on the Bears. ISU came into this series with a record of 4-4 on the year without losing a weekend series […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill – Just under a year ago, the Redbirds needed a coach. From Porter Moser, Dan Muller, and many in between, it had been a rough go for Illinois State men’s basketball since the start of the twenty-first century. The last few seasons under Muller had been no different, […]