The Illinois State women’s basketball team out scored Wichita State 18-9 in the third quarter to rally and beat the Shockers 53-49 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbirds Fall to No. 1 Florida at Aquafina Invitational
After being defeated 11-0 in five innings earlier this season, the Illinois State softball team battled No. 1 Florida in a 7-2 defeat Thursday night at Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The loss drops the Redbirds to 3-12 this season.… MORE
ISU women’s hoops; softball vs. No. 1 on WJBC
Fresh off a senior day victory over Evansville, the Illinois State women’s basketball team will look to hold onto the No. 7 spot in the Missouri Valley Conference standing with a strong finish in its final two games of the regular season at Wichita State and Missouri State this weekend.… MORE
ISU to rally at Ballpark Village during MVC Tournament
Redbird fans can gather at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis before watching their team play in the Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournament.… MORE
McIntosh, Banyard net awards
Illinois State’s MiKyle McIntosh and Nick Banyard earned Specialty Awards for their play during the Missouri Valley Conference season, the league office announced Wednesday.… MORE
Three Redbirds earn Valley honors
Illinois State’s DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell earned second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference honors announced by the league office Tuesday. … MORE
Ex-U-High coach Burk gets AD post at Chatham Glenwood
Former University High football coach Dusty Burk has been named the new athletic director at Chatham Glenwood High School, according to the (Springfield) State Journal-Register.… MORE
Dan Muller Show, Sportstalk on WJBC tonight
WJBC has an Arch Madness preview tonight in the final Dan Muller Show of the season at Pub II in Normal.… MORE
Texas Tech’s 6th inning rally grounds Redbids
The Texas Tech Red Raiders had the final say in a seesaw affair Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a two-RBI double in the sixth inning proved to be the difference in a 5-3 loss for the Illinois State softball team.… MORE
Redbird baseball drops series finale to No. 9 Oregon
The Illinois State baseball team found itself in a pitcher’s duel for the third time in as many days Sunday, but the Redbird offense was unable to provide the support for starter David Meade as Illinois State suffered a 3-1 loss to No. 9 Oregon at PK Park. Illinois State went 1-3 against the Ducks in the four-game series.… 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…