Illinois State women’s basketball coach Barb Smith will preview the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament when she joins WJBC’s Zach Dietmeier in the final Barb Smith Show of the 2015-16 season at Pub II in Normal.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Muller: ISU will consider ‘some’ postseason tournaments
Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller said it’s wait-and-see until next week when the Redbirds find out if they have been invited to a postseason basketball tournament.… MORE
Miller, Redbirds pound on Wildcats in Snowbird Classic win
A big day from Owen Miller helped Illinois State secure its second win in as many days over a Big Ten opponent, as the Illinois State baseball team scored a 10-4 win over Northwestern Sunday at North Charlotte Regional Park, as part of the Snowbird Classic.… MORE
Gators best Redbird softball in Nashville
The Florida Gators scored six runs in the sixth inning and handed Illinois State an 11-1 defeat Sunday morning at Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The loss gives ISU an overall record of 6-14 and the Redbirds finished 3-3 this weekend.… MORE
Redbird women drop regular season finale at Missouri State
ISU coach Barb Smith and the Redbirds open Missouri Valley Conference tournament play on Thursday night in Moline. (Photo GoRedbirds.com) By Illinois State University Athletics Media Relations The Illinois State women’s basketball team hung tough with Missouri State through the first quarter of action Saturday at JQH Arena, but the Lady Bears (219, 144 MVC)…… MORE
Illinois State eliminated from MVC tournament in quarterfinals
The Illinois State men’s basketball team struggled from the field and a late comeback bid fell short as the No. 3-seed Redbirds fell to No. 6-seed Indiana State, 65-57, Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Scottrade Center.… MORE
ISU baseball loses big to Indiana to start Snowbird Classic
The Illinois State baseball team began its eight-game stretch in Port Charlotte, Florida, at the Snowbird Classic with a 14-1 defeat at the hands of Indiana Friday afternoon at North Charlotte Regional Park.… MORE
ISU softball collects wins over FAMU, FIU
The Illinois State softball team snapped a seven-game losing streak with a pair of wins Friday afternoon at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.… MORE
Redbirds in Arch Madness on WJBC tonight
With a spot in Saturday’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals at stake, the third-seeded Illinois State men’s basketball team faces sixth-seeded Indiana State tonight in the Arch Madness quarterfinals at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.… MORE
Mindset key for ISU in Valley Tournament
Preparing for this weekend’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is much different than preparing for a regular season game, according to Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller.… 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…