By WJBC staff Wichita State, the No. 21-ranked team in the country, visits Redbird Arena tonight to meet Illinois State in a 9 o’clock Missouri Valley Conference game. Coverage on WJBC 1230 AM begins with the pregame show at 8. The Shockers enter the game with an 11-0 mark in the Valley and a 17-5…… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State victorious in Play 4 Kay game
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL-The Illinois State women’s basketball team made a season-high nine 3-pointers on its way to a 73-62 victory over Indiana State during the team’s annual Play 4Kay game Friday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. For the first time this season, the Redbirds had five players score in double…… MORE
Harvey decides to leave ISU basketball program
Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller announced Friday that freshman forward Elvis Harvey has decided to leave the program.… MORE
Redbird women, Thunder hockey on WJBC tonight
The Illinois State women’s basketball team will welcome Indiana State to Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena tonight for the team’s annual Play 4Kay game.… MORE
D1Baseball.com tabs ISU baseball for fifth-place MVC finish
D1Baseball.com predicted a fifth-place Missouri Valley Conference finish for the Illinois State baseball team, while selecting Redbird senior left-hander Jacob Hendren as its favorite to be named the MVC Pitcher of the Year, the organization announced Thursday.… MORE
ISU pitcher Hendren named preseason All-American by NCBWA
Illinois State’s Jacob Hendren has been named a Preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the organization announced Tuesday. Hendren was a second-team selection.… MORE
Spack adds another strong recruiting class
There was a reason for the smile on Illinois State football coach Brock Spack’s face Wednesday as he received national letters-of-intent from 16 high school players, including two from Bloomington-Normal schools.… MORE
ISU baseball picked 6th in MVC preseason poll
The Illinois State baseball team was pegged for a sixth-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference, while returning Redbirds Jacob Hendren and Joe Kelch were named to the preseason all-conference team, the league announced Wednesday.… MORE
ISU women to ‘Play 4 Kay’ on Friday
Illinois State will be raising money for cancer research at its women’s basketball game on Friday night.… MORE
ISU, IWU basketball on WJBC tonight
After having its three-game winning streak snapped at Missouri State, the Illinois State men’s basketball team will try to bounce back when the Redbirds play at Loyola tonight in a 7 p.m. game at Gentile 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…