Illinois State Athletics Director Larry Lyons has announced Barb Smith has been dismissed as women’s basketball coach after four seasons.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State Drops Friday’s Doubleheader to Open FAU Tournament
Despite solid defense, the Illinois State softball team fell short in a pair of games on Friday to LIU Brooklyn and Florida Atlantic at the FAU Parents’ Weekend Tournament in Boca Raton, Florida.… MORE
Illinois State battles to the end in loss to Drake
The Illinois State women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end Friday in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, as the Redbirds (8-23) fell to No. 20/19 Drake, 64-40, inside the iWireless Center. The No. 1 seed Bulldogs (26-4) increased their win streak to 20 games and advanced to Saturday’s semifinals against either No. 4 seed Southern Illinois or No. 5 seed Wichita State.… MORE
ISU chops down Indiana State to start MVC Tourney play
Sophomore Katrina Beck scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the second half to lead the Illinois State women’s basketball team to a 51-44 victory over No. 8 seed Indiana State Thursday in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament inside the iWireless Center.… MORE
Illinois State football player facing theft charges
Illinois State football player Tyree Horton has been arrested on two counts of theft.… MORE
Redbird women hope to bring home-court feel to MVC tourney
Illinois State will be the visiting team when it takes the floor against Indiana State in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at iWireless Center in Moline on Thursday, but the Redbirds are hoping the neutral floor will help them overcome the road doldrums which have contributed to a 1-13 mark away from Redbird Arena this season.… MORE
Redbird baseball swept in doubleheader at Miami (Ohio)
The Illinois State baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader Sunday to Miami (Ohio) as the host RedHawks won by scores of 8-6 and 9-4 to complete a three-game sweep.… MORE
Shockers start strong to beat Redbirds in MVC title game
An early 10-2 run from Wichita State against Illinois State in Sunday’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game set the tone. … MORE
Redbird softball falls against No. 10 Minnesota
Fighting until the last out, Illinois State dropped a 7-3 decision to No. 10 Minnesota on Saturday afternoon to wrap up the LSU Tiger Invite.… MORE
Redbird fans face week of worry with NCAA fate in question
After offering full-throated cheers for their favorite basketball team over the last three days, Illinois State basketball fans filed out of Scottrade Center Sunday knowing they face an excruciating week of waiting.
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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…