Rain changed to snow by halftime and Illinois Wesleyan’s fortunes changed from slim to none in the second half as Case Western Reserve used a steady ground attack and stiff defense to shutout Illinois Wesleyan 28-0 in an NCAA Division III first-round playoff game at Tucci Stadium.… MORE
Zach Knobloch hit a school record 10 three-pointers while Illinois Wesleyan set a new mark with 20 treys in the Titans’ 94-75 win over Alma in the Illinois-Michigan Challenge at Shirk Center. … MORE
Transfers Alex O’Neill and Zach Knobloch were among four Illinois Wesleyan players in double figures as the Titans cruised to a 90-68 season-opening win over Fontbonne at Shirk Center on Wednesday.
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With a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship in toe, Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash has his team’s sights set on the postseason with an NCAA Division III first-round game Saturday against Case Western Reserve.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan’s Norm Eash won his sixth Bob Reade Coach of the Year honor on Tuesday and first since 2009 after leading the Titans to a share of the CCIW title and an at-large berth to the NCAA Division III Football Championship.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football Titans are back in the NCAA Division III playoffs for the sixth time overall and for the first time since 2013, earning an at-large bid and will host Case Western Reserve University (10-0) at Tucci Stadium at 12 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 18).… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan took advantage of two Millikin turnovers during a 17-point barrage in the final three minutes of the first half as the Titans cruised to a 31-6 win the Big Blue at Tucci Stadium to earn the Titans’ first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship since 2009.… MORE
Brinton Wilkey Jr. remembers his first senior day at Illinois Wesleyan.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan senior guard Molly McGraw has been chosen as an honorable mention preseason All-American on the teams selected by D3hoops.com.… MORE
The Illinois Wesleyan women’s soccer team will be making its fifth consecutive and 10th overall appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament when the Titans take on Centre College on Saturday, at Kerscher Stadium in Ada, Ohio, at the Ohio Northern-hosted regional.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…