NORMAL, Ill. - Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse left the game with an apparent shoulder injury in the third quarter after taking a brutal hit and did not return for the rest of what would be a 35-3 defensive routing by the number 18th ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The Redbirds entered the half down 21 and only managed to score a singular 33-yard field goal made by kicker Matt Maldonado late in the […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Friday Night Lights is back in Illinois as the IHSA high school football season kicked off on Friday. Normal University started the year off right where they left off, putting up 71 points as they traveled to Peoria to kick off their season. The Pioneers defeated Manuel 71-26 to start their year 1-0. Next week, UHigh will host Bloomington High School in their first home game of […]
NORMAL, Ill. - As the 2025 school year kicks off, cross country looks to race right back to where they left off last year. Beginning Aug. 29, the Redbirds will head to Champaign to start their season in the Fighting Illini Invite with a shook-up lineup after a summer of graduations and transfers. The Redbirds finished the season last year impressively with the women’s team finishing sixth in the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – With the high school football season set to kick off this weekend, University High School head coach Brody Walworth shared his expectations for the Pioneers as they prepare for another year on the gridiron. Walworth emphasized the importance of building a program rooted in values and discipline, saying his team’s success will come from more than just talent on the field. “In our program we have four […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Fresh off a 10-win season and a return to the FCS playoffs in 2024, Illinois State football kicks off the 2025 campaign with another marquee matchup on the national stage. Last year, the Redbirds faced off against FBS opponent Iowa in Week 1. This year, the Redbirds travel to Norman, Oklahoma, this Saturday to take on SEC opponent Oklahoma at 5 p.m. Central time inside Gaylord Family–Oklahoma […]
Image courtesy of the Bloomington Parks and Recreation official website BLOOMINGTON, Ill. Bloomington Ice Center Manager Michael Hernbrott will be inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame under the coaches category in Jan 2025. "I am humbled and honored to feel like I made an impact in my chosen profession," Hernbrott said. "I already got enough of it between the different communities I worked with and the kids and […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill - This weekend, Bloomington-Normal was no exception from a world full of passionate postseason collegiate basketball. The Illinois State University women's basketball team, riding a streak of four straight postseason appearances and a first round bye, hosted Charleston for a Sunday second round battle in the Women's National Invitation Tournament - and came up victorious in front of their home crowd. The 74-67 […]
MOLINE, Ill. - Shot takers shoot double-digit shots in the first quarter. Shot makers hit all but one. The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team returned to the bench Thursday against Evansville after ten minutes up 23-11, and never looked back on their way to a 85-64 win. They shot 9-10 in the first, and 60.8% on the afternoon. Head Coach Kristen Gillespie, following the opening win of her seventh […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics ST. LOUIS - It was a tough defeat for Illinois State University as they suffered a 59-53 defeat to the Evansville Purple Aces. Being a seventh seed, the fanbase had expectations of seeing past the first round of the Arch Madness Tournament. However, for the second year in a row, the Redbirds failed to do so. Despite the rough ending, ISU showed promise this season […]
