Illinois State volleyball players Aly Dawson and Courtney Pence have been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s offensive and defensive players of the week, the league announced Monday.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbird soccer takes down IUPUI in Senior Day win
The Illinois State soccer team (6-5-1) dominated both offensively and defensively on Sunday afternoon in their win over the IUPUI Jaguars (6-4-1).… MORE
Pence digs, Dawson swings Redbird volleyball to win over Bradley
Courtney Pence set an Illinois State digs record for the second weekend in a row as the Redbird volleyball team earned a sweep over Missouri Valley Conference foe Bradley Saturday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Late Redbird comeback falls short, fall to Sycamores
TERE HAUTE, Ind. – Seventeen fourth-quarter points were not enough to push the No. 9 ranked Illinois State football team (2-2, 0-1 MVC) past Indiana State (3-1, 1-0 MVC) Saturday afternoon, as the Redbirds fell to the Sycamores, 34-31 at Memorial Stadium. The momentum shifted in Illinois State’s favor in the fourth quarter, as Indiana…… MORE
ISU soccer captures first conference victory
The Illinois State soccer team dominated Indiana State, 4-0, Friday night at Adelaide Street Field. … MORE
Redbird volleyball wins home MVC opener
The Illinois State volleyball team earned a 3-1 win over visiting Loyola in the Redbirds’ Missouri Valley Conference home opener Friday night at Redbird Arena. Illinois State won by scores of 25-15, 18-25, 25-14, 25-17.… MORE
Keene, Pence named Valley Players of the Week
Illinois State’s Jaelyn Keene and Courtney Pence have been named Missouri Valley Conference players of the week, the league announced Monday. Keene was named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week, while Pence was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week.… MORE
Illinois State soccer plays NIU to scoreless tie
The Illinois State soccer team (4-5-1) earned its first draw of the season in a 0-0 tie at Northern Illinois (1-4-2). … MORE
Late rally falls short as Panthers down Redbirds
Two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter by Jake Kolbe and Spencer Schnell were not enough to push Illinois State past Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Redbird volleyball sweeps UNI tournament
The Illinois State volleyball team earned a pair of straight-sets wins Saturday to finish the UNI Tournament with a 3-0 record.… 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…