Veteran NFL official Doug Rosenbaum from Normal has been tabbed to serve as the field judge for the officiating crew for Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
IWU’s McGraw named CCIW Player of the Week
For the second time in her career, Illinois Wesleyan junior guard Molly McGraw was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.… MORE
Rose, Bausch lead Titans past Carthage
Brady Rose scored a career-high 25 points to lead Illinois Wesleyan to a 77-74 win over Carthage in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center.
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Strong second half fuels Augie to win over IWU
Augustana opened the second half on an 8-0 run as the Vikings took command in a 92-77 win over No. 22 Illinois Wesleyan in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at the Carver Center. … MORE
IWU’s Merritt named CCIW Player of the Week
Illinois Wesleyan center Maddie Merritt was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.… MORE
Rose gets 200th win as Titans defeat Wheaton
Illinois Wesleyan basketball players serenaded head coach Ron Rose with applause to create the perfect diversion for senior Alec Bausch to assault his coach with a cream pie to the face to after Rose earned his 200th career win at IWU.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan overcomes stubborn Big Blue
Andy Stempel scored a game-high 18 points to lead Illinois Wesleyan past Millikin, 73-64, in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center on Tuesday. … MORE
Titans cruise to third place in ‘Tournament of Heroes’
The Titans were able to take the lessons they learned after losing a 13 point lead Thursday, to take home third place Friday in the “Tournament of Heroes” in Staten Island.… MORE
Titans fall in Tournament of Heroes on last-second shot
Jack Daly hit a free-throw line jumper with 1.6 seconds to lead Middlebury College to a 77-75 upset of No. 18 Illinois Wesleyan in the first round of the Tournament of Heroes at the Sports and Recreation Center at Staten Island. … MORE
Beasley, Rose’s long history as teammates sparks IWU basketball
When you have been playing together as long as Brady Rose and Jaylen Beasley have, you can get away with the occasionally harsh critique.… 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…