Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics The Illinois State Redbirds football team is halfway through their 2023 campaign. Brock Spack and his side currently hold a record of 4-2 and are 25th in the FCS rankings. The Redbirds started off the season red-hot as they decimated Dayton and Western Illinois. Then, Eastern Illinois edged out a close contest against ISU. After that, they would trounce Lindenwood, just to get crushed by […]
Photo Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Paul Kabbes, who knows the Bloomington-Normal area well, will become the schools new Deputy Director of Athletics for External Operations at Illinois State University. ISU Interim Director of Athletics Dr. Jeri Beggs made the announcement about the hiring. “We are excited to welcome Paul and his family back to Illinois State,” Beggs said. “ He brings with him a wealth of knowledge […]
Image courtesy of Dana White's Contender Series BLOOMINGTON, Ill - The BloNo twin cities are known for a lot of things. The low-profile city is known for its two universities, the State Farm Insurance headquarters, and more. When it comes to sports, Bloomington and Normal have yearly competitive and exciting collegiate and high school competition. However, outside of the college level, this area hasn’t produced much. In rare instances, we’ve […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics Each year, Illinois State University Head Football Coach Brock Spack chooses Illinois State football student-athletes for prestigious endowed scholarships, and this year Coach handed out four. The winners of these endowed scholarships; runningbacks Wenkers Wright and Cole Mueller, Tight End Max Ziebarth, and quarterback Zach Annexstad (pictured above). Wright was awarded the W.F. Ruebush Endowed Scholarship, a redshirt sophomore running back from Floyds Knobs, Indiana, […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University Redbird volleyball is on the road this weekend as they move into their second week of MVC conference play starting against Murray St. The redbirds (2-12) look to begin a stretch of winning ball as the time for MVC play has finally arrived. The birds who wrapped up preseason non-conference play (2-10) lost their first two conference games against […]
Photo courtesy of NCHS Ironmen on Facebook NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Community High School football team is off to a 5-0 start to the year. With the last four games of the season approaching, Coach Jason Drengwitz had the chance to comment on the Ironmen’s hot start. “We have a lot to prove." Drengwitz said, "we need to play to a certain level to be successful." The Ironmen have yet […]
Image of Jalen Ping, courtesy of Brian Kindt NORMAL, Ill. - It’s been a rough start to the season for the Illinois Wesleyan Titans baseball team, with a 5-14 record that includes a loss to the Eastern Illinois Panthers with a score of 24-7. Still, senior outfielder and catcher Jalen Ping feels that the record does not reflect the effort the team has put in thus far. “We’ve had a […]
This story was contributed to by both WZND's Cason Shingoethe and Liam Lyons. NORMAL, Ill. – After beginning the season 5-14, the Redbirds softball team has begun to right the ship, winning six out of their last seven contests. With the redbirds sitting at that dismal 5-14 record after the Owl Classic in Boca Raton Florida, the 'Birds season looked to be almost over, however since heading to Kentucky, the […]
Image courtesy of Bloomington Raider Football on Twitter The Bloomington Purple Raiders will take on the Centennial Chargers Friday September 30th at 7 p.m. Bloomington’s coming into this game after losing to Normal Community last week, 35-7. The Purple Raiders are 2-3 on the season. The matches where they came out victorious have been close matches until the end. With half the season being completed, Bloomington needs to […]
