NORMAL, Ill. - The Redbirds bounced back from their week one loss to Oklahoma by an impressive home opener win against Morehead State, beating the Eagles 41-13. Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse would sit out the first 25 minutes of the game leaving freshman Quarterback Beckham Pellant to start, going 4 for 9 for 61 with one touchdowns. Rittenhouse would enter the game late in the second quarter with Redbirds leading 10-6 […]
NORMAL, Ill. - After week two of the high school football season, three Bloomington/Normal teams are still unbeaten. Normal Community defeated Normal West in the Chili Bowl. The Ironmen beat the Wildcats by a final score of 35 to 22. Normal Community now improves to 2 and 0 on the young season. Next Friday night, they head to Urbana to face the Urbana Tigers at 7 p.m. Normal West gets […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Led by strong final-round performances from TJ Barger and Max Faucquez, the Illinois State men’s golf team landed themselves an eight-place at the Island Resort Intercollegiate this past weekend. The Redbirds closed with a team score of 845, tied for ninth-best in program history. Their final round score of 276 matched the sixth-best single round in program history. Head coach Ray Kralis said he was pleased with how […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Coming off a Week 1 loss against a highly touted and nationally ranked (FBS) Oklahoma squad, the Redbirds are happy to be back home and fully healthy. Illinois State Football is looking to bounce back from a 35-3 loss to the 18th ranked Oklahoma Sooners, but Coach Brock Spack is happy to be coming back to Hancock Stadium. “I love playing at Hancock” said Coach Spack, “our […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Coming off a dominant 40-7 win in Week 1, the Bloomington High School football team is riding high into its next challenge. Head coach Niall Mulcahy praised his squad’s performance in the opener but knows Week 2 will bring a new test. The Purple Raiders travel to face University High, a team that lit up the scoreboard with 71 points in its own season debut. Mulcahy said […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State soccer played two games this week, winning both of them in shutout fashion. The Redbirds beat Western Illinois at home on Thursday and beat UT Martin on the road Sunday. The Redbirds had an offensive explosion Thursday night against the Western Illinois Leathernecks, winning by a score of 5-0. This marks the Redbirds largest win since the 2019 campaign. ISU came out firing in the […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State soccer travelled to Butler University and UW-Green Bay for this past weekend's games still in search for their first win of the year. The Redbirds took a loss on Friday and a draw on Sunday. The Redbirds lost by a score of 5-1 in Friday night’s tilt with the Butler Bulldogs. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead with goals in the 16th and […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF REDBIRD ATHLETICS NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State softball took on Murray State this past weekend for their final series of the regular season. The Redbirds came out with a series win in three games. In game one, on the mound for the Redbirds was Junior Hannah Meshnick, who pitched all 7 innings, giving up 9 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Senior Abby Knight went […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State baseball delivered an offensive onslaught at Duffy Bass Field this weekend, sweeping Evansville in a dominant three-game series. The Redbirds outscored the Purple Aces 38-13 over the weekend, improving their record to 18-16 overall and 9-3 in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play. Game 1: Redbirds Open Series With Offensive Barrage On Friday night, Illinois State defeated Evansville 17-8 behind a […]
