The Illinois Wesleyan volleyball team was chosen as an at-large entry for the 2017 NCAA Division III championships and will host an eight-team regional at the Shirk Center from Thursday through Saturday.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
IWU football welcomes extra prep time before CCIW title tilt
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash said it’s not an off week, it’s a bye week.… MORE
IWU football dominates 2nd half to top Elmhurst
Brandon Bauer threw four touchdown passes as Illinois Wesleyan scored 40 unanswered points in a 47-15 win over Elmhurst at Langhorst Field.… MORE
IWU football ‘two heartbeats’ from CCIW glory
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash said his team is well aware it controls its own destiny for a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship with two games left.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan women picked to win CCIW; men tabbed 4th
Illinois Wesleyan was selected to win the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin women’s basketball title this season.… MORE
Blocked punt fuels Illinois Wesleyan comeback win
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – With the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin’s leading rusher, Morgan Alexander, bottled up for much of the day, Illinois Wesleyan relied on opportunistic defense and a special teams score to overcome Carthage, 13-10, Saturday at Tucci Stadium. The No. 11 Titans (7-1, 5-1 in the CCIW), trailed the Redmen…… MORE
Top defenses collide in Illinois Wesleyan, Carthage matchup
It will be a matchup of College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football leaders on Saturday when the Carthage Redmen come to Tucci Stadium to play No. 11 Illinois Wesleyan.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan defense shines in homecoming win
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan didn’t seem phased by Carroll’s pregame switch to a freshman quarterback who hadn’t played a down in college. The Pioneers’ Michael Johnson was under constant pressure and threw two interceptions in his debut as the No. 11 Titans pulled away in the second half for a 30-0 homecoming…… MORE
No. 11 Titans still looking for ‘wow’ game
Despite reach the highest ranking in school history in this week’s American Football Coaches Association Division III poll (number 11), Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash is far from satisfied.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football still ‘hungry’ after wins over ranked foes
After the Titans pulled off their second win over a Top 5-team, Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash said his team has to adjust to becoming the target.… 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…