The USA Softball Junior Men’s 19U National Fastpitch team is in Bloomington-Normal preparing for a trip… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
Harmon, Rosch nominated for NCAA Woman of Year
Illinois State senior Ashley Rosch and recent Illinois Wesleyan University graduate Jill Harmon have been nominated for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year Award.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football to open 2016 season against school from Mexico
Due to a cancellation, the Illinois Wesleyan football season will open against an international opponent at Tucci Stadium at 1 p.m. on Sept. 3.
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IWU finishes No. 18 in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings
Illinois Wesleyan University finished No. 18 of 323 ranked schools in the final set of rankings of the 2015-16 Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.… MORE
IWU’s Schumacher named national women’s track coach of year
For leading his team to the NCAA Division III national outdoor championship last weekend, Illinois Wesleyan’s Chris Schumacher was named as the Women’s Coach of the Year for the third time by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Thursday.… MORE
IWU softball bounced from NCAA Championships
The postseason run of the Illinois Wesleyan softball team ended with a 3-1 loss to Rowan University in the second round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championships at James Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va., on Friday.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan’s Glueck, Leonard win national titles
Illinois Wesleyan sophomore Amelia Glueck won the national championship in the long jump and IWU senior Max Leonard won the national championship in the discus at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Zimmerman Field on the campus of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, on Thursday, May 26.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan softball falls to MIT in NCAA finals opener
The Illinois Wesleyan softball team lost a 2-0 decision to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the first round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championships in Salem, Va., on Thursday.
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IWU’s Mardis named CCIW Baseball Player of Year
Illinois Wesleyan senior infielder Matthew Mardis was chosen as the Baseball Player of the Year in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, selected by the CCIW’s head baseball coaches during their end-of-the-year meeting and announced Monday.… MORE
IWU football recruiting class ‘large and talented’
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash has unveiled a recruiting class of 49 freshman.… 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…