Wichita State overcame a nine-run deficit on its way to a 15-12 win over the Illinois State baseball team in a slugfest Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
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Illinois State starts weekend with victory over WSU
Daniel Dwyer collected half the Redbirds’ hits and drove in half the team’s runs, and closer Jack Landwehr ended the game when he snagged a line drive and doubled off a runner at second base Friday as the Illinois State baseball team earned a 6-4 win over visiting Wichita State at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
Redbirds fall to Drake in MVC Semifinal
Nicole Newman struck out 12 batters and Drake scored four runs in the third inning to defeat the Illinois State softball team, 5-1, Friday night in Carbondale, Illinois.… MORE
Romshek’s gem sends redbirds to semifinals
Regan Romshek dazzled again in the circle, pitching another complete game to lead the Illinois State softball team to a 2-1 victory over UNI Friday in Carbondale, Illinois.… MORE
Romshek leads ISU to MVC tournament win
Regan Romshek allowed two hits in seven innings, and hit a solo home run at the plate to lead the Illinois State softball team to a 2-0 victory over Evansville in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday night in Carbondale.… MORE
ISU’s de los Reyes named MVC Defensive Player of the Year
The Illinois State softball team placed three players on All-Missouri Valley Conference teams, while Jordan de los Reyes was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Year.… MORE
IWU football recruiting class ‘large and talented’
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash has unveiled a recruiting class of 49 freshman.… MORE
Thunder season ends in Game 5 shutout
The Bloomington Thunder saw their record-setting season come to an end in the Clark Cup playoffs on Tuesday night.… MORE
Juco transfer Clayton signs with Redbirds
Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muiller has announced the signing of D.J. Clayton, a 6-foot-6, 185-pound transfer guard from Palm Beach State College, who began his collegiate career at Western Kentucky.… MORE
IWU softball in NCAA Tournament; seven Titans all-conference
Kat McCreery’s post-season record, as far as making the NCAA Division III Tournament, remained perfect Monday when Illinois Wesleyan’s softball team received an at-large berth.… 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…