Half of the Illinois State women’s basketball squad is comprised of freshmen, but Redbird coach Barb Smith hopes they’ll grow up fast.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State soccer ties Missouri State
The Illinois State soccer team draws to Missouri State, 1-1, Sunday afternoon at Adelaide Street Field. With the tie, the Redbirds are now 7-5-2 on the season and 1-0-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference, while the Bears are 3-7-3 and 0-2-1 in the MVC. … MORE
Penguins score 17 in 4th to defeat Redbirds
The Illinois State football team suffered its fourth-straight loss in a defensive battle with Youngstown State, as the Penguins defeated the Redbirds, 20-6.… MORE
Redbird volleyball rolls over Aces
The Illinois State volleyball team made quick work of Evansville Friday night.… MORE
4 named for induction into Illinois State HOF
As part of Illinois State’s homecoming weekend, the athletics department will induct four Redbirds into its Percy Family Athletics Hall of Fame.… MORE
Redbird volleyball win streak snapped at Drake
Drake’s strong block presence and rash of Illinois State errors helped the host Bulldogs to a three-set win over the visiting Redbirds Monday night at the Knapp Center. Drake won by scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.… MORE
Inductees prepare for entrance into ISU athletics hall
The Illinois State Athletics Department will honor a group of four deserving individuals with induction into its Percy Family Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7-8, 2016. … MORE
Redbird football can’t recover in loss to Bison
The No. 1 North Dakota State Bison reeled off 24 unanswered points to defeat the No. 18-ranked Redbirds by a score of 31-10.… MORE
Redbird volleyball sweeps Sycamores to stay perfect in MVC
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Jaelyn Keene tallied a match-high 16 kills and the Illinois State volleyball team remained undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference play with a straight-sets win over visiting Indiana State Friday night at Redbird Arena. Illinois State won by scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-17. Illinois State (11-5, 4-0 MVC) also benefited Aly Dawson’s…… MORE
ISU’s Spelman named semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
Illinois State senior center Mark Spelman was named one of 156 semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments.… 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…