Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller believes a strong freshman class added more strength Tuesday with the signing of Elvis Harvey.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Report: ISU lands Bethune-Cookman transfer
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly landed a transfer from Bethune-Cookman. Jeff Goodman of ESPN reports Quintin Brewer, a 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward, has committed to ISU, where he will have one year of eligibility remaining. ISU has not commented on the report. School officials are unable to comment until a…… MORE
Romshek leads ISU softball in regular season finale
By ISU Sports Information DES MOINES, Iowa – The Illinois State softball offense was stymied Saturday by Drake’s dominant pitching. Sunday, the Redbirds came back with a vengeance and received another spectacular outing from Regan Romshek en route to a 7-1 victory over the Bulldogs in Des Moines, Iowa. ISU closed the book on the…… MORE
Heilenback goes the distance in ISU’s win over SIUE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Steve Heilenbach turned in Illinois State’s first nine-inning, complete-game pitching performance in nearly two years as the Redbirds scored a 7-1 win over SIUE in the final game of a four-game series Sunday at Duffy Bass Field. Heilenbach limited SIUE to just one run on four hits and one…… MORE
Redbird baseball takes two from SIUE
By WJBC sports NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team won both games of a doubleheader against visiting SIUE Saturday at Duffy Bass Field. ISU won by scores of 2-1 and 11-8. Game 1 Jacob Hendren turned in his second complete game of the year, allowing just one run over seven strong innings, as…… MORE
Redbirds drop two at Drake
By WJBC staff DES MOINES, Iowa – In a matchup between the Missouri Valley Conference’s top hitting team and top pitching team, pitching won as Drake defeated Illinois State softball 1-0, and 9-0 Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. The Redbirds came into Saturday with the top hitting team in the conference, but the tone was…… MORE
O’Shaughnessy picked up in NFL draft
By NIck McClintock CHICAGO- At least one member of the 2014-15 Illinois State Redbirds football team looks to be playing on Sundays next year. James O’Shaughnessy, a three year starter at Tight End for the Redbirds was picked up in the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. O’Shaughnessy, a native…… MORE
SIUE takes first game of weekend series vs Redbirds
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL- SIUE won the first game of a four-game set over the Illinois State baseball team in front of 1,016 fans Friday at Duffy Bass Field. The Cougars won, 4-1. SIUE scratched out single tallies in the second and fifth innings, respectively, before adding a pair of late insurance runs. SIUE…… MORE
Sportstalk, Cardinals vs. Pirates, ISU baseball on WJBC tonight
By WJBC Staff The St. Louis Cardinals open the second leg of their 11-game homestand as the Pittsburgh Pirates come to Busch Stadium. It will be a pair of veteran righthanders on the mound as Lance Lynn goes for the Cardinals against A.J. Burnett. WJBC will take you live to St. Louis at 7:05 p.m.…… MORE
ISU players anxious for NFL draft
By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – As many as nine Illinois State football players could be property of professional teams following the three-day NFL draft, which begins Thursday (tonight) in Chicago. While none of the Redbirds will go in the early rounds, ISU coach Brock Spack believes tight end James O’Shaughnessy and wide receiver Cameron Meredith…… 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…