Senior center Mark Spelman and junior defensive back Davontae Harris are among eight Illinois State football players who earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors Monday.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbirds top Ferris State to open home stand
Phil Fayne scored a career-high 22 points and Deontae Hawkins chipped in 21 points, as Illinois State never trailed in an 81-67 victory over NCAA Division II Ferris State Sunday afternoon on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
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WJBC 1230 AM 2:00 p.m. – Basketball – ISU vs. Ferris State Listen live here 7:00 p.m. – Football – Kansas City at Denver Listen live here… MORE
UCA’s fourth quarter comeback eliminates ISU in first round of the playoffs
Despite Illinois State (6-6, 4-4 MVFC) tallying 17 first-half points and limiting Central Arkansas (10-2, 8-1 SLC) to just seven points, the Bears scored 24 fourth-quarter points to come back and defeat the Redbirds 31-24 at Estes Stadium Saturday afternoon in the first round of the 2016 FCS Playoffs.… MORE
Redbirds fall in MVC Tournament
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Illinois State volleyball team took the Missouri Valley Conference’s regular-season champ and No. 1 seed to the brink Friday, but top-seeded Missouri State prevailed in five sets over the Redbirds at the McLeod Center. Missouri State won by scores of 25-20, 17-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-9. Illinois State’s Courtney Pence set…… MORE
Redbirds sweep SIU to advance in MVC Tournament
The Illinois State volleyball team overcame a big deficit in the first set to steal momentum away from Southern Illinois and the Redbirds ran away with a 3-0 win in a quarterfinal match at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday at the McLeod Center.… MORE
Yale trips up ISU women’s hoops
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – The Illinois State women’s basketball team was on the wrong side of a 59-45 loss to Yale Tuesday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. The Redbirds (2-2) trailed the Bulldogs (3-2) 7-2 early on, but fought back to tie the contest at 12-12 thanks to 10 first-quarter points from…… MORE
TCU comes back to top Redbirds
Illinois State led for 29 minutes – by as many as seven points in the second half – but TCU outscored the Redbirds, 11-1, in the final 71 seconds to secure an 80-71 come-from-behind victory Monday night. … MORE
ISU earns record third straight FCS playoff berth
For a school record third straight year, Illinois State has been invited to the playoff party.… MORE
Redbirds handle Valpo in home opener
The Illinois State women’s basketball team used a complete team effort to produce its best three-game start in six years, as the Redbirds (2-1) took care of business with a 77-56 victory over Valparaiso (1-2) Saturday on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… 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…