Illinois State junior wide receiver Anthony Warrum has been putting up stellar performances all season for the Redbirds and he had his best effort of the year at No. 11 South Dakota State. … MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Akoon-Purcell, Redbirds win lone exhibition over Southern Indiana
Illinois State senior guard Devaughn Akoon-Purcell picked up where he left off last season, scoring 25 points in ISU’s 88-81 victory over Southern Indiana in the Redbirds lone exhibition game Sunday at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State falls to SDSU; Tied for first in MVFC
In another tough top-25 showdown, the Illinois State football team was unable to pull out another comeback, falling to South Dakota State, 25-20, Saturday afternoon at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in Brookings, S.D.… MORE
Redbird volleyball scores win over visiting Bradley
Aly Dawson and Jaelyn Keene turned in big performances to help the Illinois State volleyball team to a 3-1 win over visiting Bradley Friday night at Redbird Arena. The Redbirds won by scores of 25-13, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19.… MORE
Redbirds, Titans, Thunder and playoffs on WJBC
Normal Community and Central Catholic are the two remaining Intercity teams active in Saturday’s second round of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs. (Photo by You Name It Sports) By Greg Halbleib The second round of the Illinois high school football playoffs features seven local teams and two broadcasts on WJBC.com on Saturday. Play-by-play…… MORE
Sportstalk, Redbird volleyball, Thunder hockey on WJBC
WJBC has two hours of Sportstalk from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight to stage the stage for a busy sports weekend of football, volleyball, basketball and hockey.… MORE
7 Redbirds named to MVC all-conference soccer teams
Seven members of the Illinois State soccer team have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference teams, the league announced Thursday evening at the league’s awards banquet in Evansville, Indiana.… MORE
Brock Spack Show; return of Johnny ‘Football’ on WJBC
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack joins WJBC’s Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz for the Brock Spack Show at Schooners tonight.… MORE
Redbirds narrowly win exhibition matchup
Shakeela Fowler led the Illinois State women’s basketball team to a come-from-behind victory over Lindenwood Wednesday night inside Redbird Arena. … MORE
Illinois State women’s hoops exhibition on WJBC
The Illinois State women’s basketball team hosts Lindenwood in an exhibition game at 7:05 p.m., in Redbird Arena Wednesday. It is the only public exhibition game the Redbirds will play before the 2015-16 regular season.… 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…