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Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Today, the Illinois State Redbird baseball team was defeated by the Indiana State Sycamores 8-7 in extra innings. Great starting pitching from Sean Sinisko and powerful offense were some themes we saw from ISU early, but ultimately their momentum stalled. The Sycamores were able to claw their way back […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL,Ill.- Following their 1-0 loss against Valparaiso to end the regular season, the Illinois State women’s soccer team now enters the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the number four seed finishing with a 4-4 conference record and 4-6 overall. The Redbirds are set to host the fifth seeded Northern Iowa Panthers […]
This photo is courtesy of goredbirds.com. NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State baseball team dropped both games Friday against Indiana State. The Redbirds fell 4-2 and 6-1 in the first two games of their four game weekend series against Indiana State. Illinois State had a great outing from pitcher Colton Johnson in game one. Johnson threw […]
Photo courtesy of ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Scoring runs and stealing bases aren’t the only things Michele Calabrese can do. Calabrese, a junior utility player for the ISU softball team, is a teaching assistant for professor Erik Rankin. She helps teach his “POL 106 – United States Government and Civic Practices” class. After starting […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL,Ill.- The Illinois State women’s soccer team (4-5, 4-3 MVC) host the visiting Valparaiso Crusaders (3-3-4, 2-2-3 MVC) at Adelaide Street Field for the Redbird’s final regular season game on Wednesday, April 7. With a win or tie in Wednesday’s matchup against the Crusaders, the Redbirds can secure a third-place finish […]
NORMAL Ill.- For the first time in the last eight meetings, Bloomington High School was able to defeat Normal Community 12-6. A game that was ran by the defenses. An opening drive 49 yard touchdown run by senior full back, Ean Haggerty would be the first and only touchdown of the game. Later in the […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. The title ‘back-to-back Missouri Valley Champions’ has a good ring to it. Fans better get used to it as the Illinois State volleyball team will now have that as their new moniker. That new label did not come without adversity, postponements, and empty arenas. The 2021 MVC title will mean something different […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State women’s soccer team hope to end their final regular season road game with a win as they travel for the first time ever to Southern Illinois to take on the Salukis on Saturday, March 3. The Redbirds go into Saturday’s matchup following an impressive showing against […]
This photo is courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State volleyball team defeated Indiana State three sets to none Thursday afternoon in the quarter final of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The Redbirds continued their dominate stretch of volleyball they have been playing over the last month. They swept Indiana State winning 25-13, 25-20, […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL Ill.- A fourth postseason berth in as many seasons proves that Illinois State volleyball coach Leah Johnson was the right woman for the job. Since joining the program, Johnson boasts an 82-and-38 record, and has taken the team to new heights. Flashing back to December of 2019, the No. 3 seeded Illinois State volleyball team had a […]