Trivia Tuesday w/ Trish: Geography Edition
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Mboka Mwilambwe reacts to unofficial Bloomington Mayoral win
Photo courtesy to Mboka Mwilambwe Facebook page BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-The Bloomington mayor's race falls into that 5% margin at this time for a discovery recall, however, Mike Straza has already conceded to Mayor-elect Miboka Mwilambwe so a discovery recall in that race is highly unlikely, according to Bloomington Election Commission's Tim Mitchell. The results show Mike Straza with 36.91% of the vote, Jackie Gunderson with 24.16% of the vote and Mwilambwe […]
Redbirds Fall Short In MVC Semifinal Play
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The fourth-seeded Illinois State women’s soccer team fell to the number one seed, Loyola Chicago Ramblers with a final score of 2-1. With this loss, the Redbirds were officially eliminated from the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, thus ending their season with an overall record of 4-7-1. Both teams came out from the start playing great defense with no goals being scored in the first […]
Illinois State Women’s Basketball Making an Impact off the Court
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Redbird Women’s Basketball had it’s best season since 2013 and had much to be proud of. Playing through a pandemic and maintaining continuity, along with success is no easy challenge. This group of Redbirds had as much success off the court as they did on it. Here are just a few Redbirds who made an impact this season. Mary Crompton, Sophomore: Mary Crompton had […]
Redbirds Head To The Windy City For MVC Semifinal Play
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The fourth-seeded Illinois State women’s soccer team heads to the Windy City for the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Championship semifinal play against the number one seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers on Wednesday, April 14. These two teams are no strangers to each other as the last time they met in postseason play was in the 2019 MVC title game in Springfield, Mo. as the […]
PREVIEW: Redbird volleyball battles UNLV Rebels in first round of NCAA tournament
Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL,Ill.- “You’re best is enough,” said Illinois State volleyball head coach Leah Johnson as she congratulated her team in the bleachers a day after winning the Missouri Valley Conference title. The inspiring words lead the Redbirds to Omaha, Neb. in hopes to accomplish something that has alluded the team in the last two tries. An NCAA tournament victory. With two matches of experience against Cincinnati in 2018 […]
Redbird Softball Gets Impressive Win Over DePaul
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Redbirds softball team captured an impressive win against the DePaul Blue Demons Tuesday with a score of 7-2. The Redbirds recorded nine hits on the day. Mack Leonard and Emme Olson led the way with two hits each. Pitcher Morgan Day was impressive as well, recording 15 strikeouts. DePaul struggled to slow down the Redbirds in the second and sixth […]
Homicide on Seminary Avenue
Pictured: Larry Knell (arrested) Photo courtesy to Bloomington PD NORMAL, Ill.- A 59 year-old man was pronounced dead on Friday, April 9. The autopsy indicates Dale Baughman died of multiple stab wounds. His body was found lying on Seminary Avenue. The Coroner’s office and the Bloomington Police are continuing to investigate. Officers from the department's SWAT team located and arrested Normal-man Larry Knell, age 44, in the parking lot of […]
Redbirds Edge UNI In Penalty Kicks To Advance To MVC Semifinals
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The number four seed Illinois State Redbirds defeat the fifth seed Northern Iowa Panthers after finishing regulation in a 1-1 draw, playing through two-ten minute overtime periods, and heading to penalty kicks where they converted their first three shots (3-0) to advance to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Championships on Sunday, April 14. Northern Iowa got off to a hot […]