Nearly a week ago, the Illinois State Redbirds fell to the No. 2 team in the county, the result was the same Monday night, falling to No. 1 Kentucky 75-63 at Rupp Arena.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Twelve Redbirds selected All-MVFC
A total of 12 Illinois State football players were named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams Monday by the league office, highlighted by five MVFC First-Team selections that included MVFC Offensive Player of the Year Marshaun Coprich.… MORE
Illinois State set to face No. 1 Kentucky on WJBC
Six days after facing No. 2 Maryland, the Illinois State men’s basketball team travels to Rupp Arena for a matchup with No. 1 Kentucky tonight.… MORE
ISU’s 2nd half comeback falls short in loss to Nebraska-Omaha
After trailing 37-23 at the half, the Illinois State women’s basketball team gained momentum in the second half, as it battled back to tie the game with 1:13 left in the fourth quarter. … MORE
ISU women can’t stop Roadrunners
The Illinois State women’s basketball team trailed by 23 points at the end of the first quarter against UTSA and the deficit was too much to overcome, as the Redbirds fell, 77-51, Friday in its first game of the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic. … MORE
Redbirds escape upset, take down Quincy
The ISU men’s basketball used a late 12-2 run to take down Division II Quincy 73-63 on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbird, intercity hoops; Tri-Valley title game on WJBC
By WJBC Staff Two years after settling for second place, the Tri-Valley Vikings return to DeKalb with their sights set on redemption. The 13-0 and No. 1-ranked Vikings play in the Class 2A state football championship against the Auburn Trojans (10-3) at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Larry Duling…… MORE
Redbirds fall in MVC Tournament
The Illinois State volleyball team’s season came to a close Thursday as Northern Iowa overcame a first-set loss to earn a 3-1 win over the Redbirds in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Hammons Student Center.… MORE
TCU defense stifles Redbirds
Illinois State freshman guard Roland Griffin hit two of the team’s three three-pointers in a 71-60 loss to Texas Christian in the final installment of the Cancun Challenge.… MORE
Coprich named MVFC Offensive Player of Year for second time
Illinois State All-American running back Marshaun Coprich became just the fourth player in the 31-year history of the Missouri Valley Football Conference to be named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons, when the league announced its annual awards Wednesday following a vote by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors, radio play-by-play announcers and beat writers.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…