Week 4 of the high school football schedule contained several area games that went down to the final horn.… MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
Intercity battle highlights Week 4 of high school football
The second of three regular season Intercity match-ups takes center stage on Friday night in Week 4 of high school football.… MORE
Yarbrough suspended from Redbird men’s basketball
Illinois State senior guard Milik Yarbrough has been suspended from the Redbird men’s basketball team activities indefinitely.… MORE
Davis helps Redbirds secure 107th Mid-America Classic
The Illinois State offense proved it was too much for Eastern Illinois in the 107th Mid-America Classic, as the Redbirds (2-0) retained the travelling trophy and defeated the Panthers (0-2) by a score of 48-10 Saturday night at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Titans drop home opener to last second Field Goal
After erasing a 15 point deficit in the final quarter, the Illinois Wesleyan football team was defeated in their season opener by a 20-yard field goal as time expired, 34-31, against Wisconsin-LaCrosse at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8.… MORE
High school football completes Week 3 in wet conditions
High school football teams slogged through rainy conditions on Friday night to complete the first third of the high school football season. … MORE
IWU women’s hoops to play exhibitions at EIU & SIUE
The Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team has scheduled preseason exhibition games against two Division I opponents. … MORE
Wet Week 3 expected for high school football
The WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza features Decatur MacArthur at U-High.… MORE
Valley schedules released for Redbird men’s and women’s basketball
The Missouri Valley Conference has released the schedule for league play for men’s and women’s basketball for the upcoming season.… MORE
Ironmen keep Chili Bowl to highlight Week 2 high school football
The annual Chili Bowl football game between Normal West and Normal Community started spicy, but mellowed as NCHS scored five straight touchdowns in a 49-27 win.… 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…