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Quotes via Friday Night Lights reporters / Image courtesy of University High School Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Bloomington-Normal IHSA football teams went a combined 3-2 in week four. All five teams will be in action tonight looking to add on to improve their records. Bloomington Central Catholic will return home after its 56-20 road win […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — After its best start in almost 15 years, going 5-1-3 in non-conference play, Illinois State soccer travels to Kentucky to take on conference rival Murray State on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Redbirds closed out the first half of their season and non-conference schedule with a 3-1 […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State volleyball is gearing up for another weekend tournament in Michigan, this time at the Oakland Invite in Rochester, Michigan. The Redbirds are set to play Marist on the Saturday and Oakland on the Sunday, both at 1 p.m. Illinois State is coming off a […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s golf opened its season with a strong performance at the Redbird Invitational at Weibring Golf Club, finishing in third place with a total score of 887. ISU’s performance was highlighted by the play of newcomers Cora Hirz and Xuan Gao, along with top […]
Quotes via Friday Night Lights reporters / Image courtesy of Friday Night Lights NORMAL, Ill. — With four weeks of the 2026 IHSA season in the books, the teams in Bloomington-Normal are finding their identities. Bloomington Central Catholic got back on track after last week’s loss. The Saints defeated Rantoul 56-20 to improve to 3-1 on […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State Volleyball wrapped up the three day Linda Herman Classic this weekend. The Redbirds finishing with two wins over Western Illinois and Purdue Fort Wayne and a loss to Lindenwood, their second loss of the season, leaving them with a 7-2 record. ISU swept Western […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics MACOMB, Ill. — Illinois State Women’s soccer continued its hot start to the season after a comfortable 3-1 win against Western Illinois Sunday afternoon at John Mackenzie Alumni Field. The Redbirds improved to 5-1-3 and finished with one loss in their non-conference schedule for the first time in program […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics. DEKALB, Ill. — With 25 seconds left on the clock, Northern Illinois had one last drive to complete a comeback against Illinois State in a classic FBS-FCS battle. Dareon Dubose called game with an interception at ISU’s 25-yard line for a 28-24 Redbirds victory. The Redbirds opened the game […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — No. 4 Illinois State football will face its biggest challenge of the season Saturday when it travels to DeKalb to take on Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. at Huskie Stadium. The Redbirds enter the matchup 2-0 after opening the season with dominant wins over St. Francis and […]
menQuotes via Friday Night Lights reporters / Image courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Bloomington-Normal IHSA football teams went a combined 3-2 in week three of high school football action as all five teams in the area will look to add to their win columns Friday night. Bloomington Central Catholic had their […]