NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State football is desperate to add another win to its resume Saturday against Northern Iowa at Hancock Stadium. The Redbirds are coming off an impressive 21-13 win against South Dakota and look to keep the momentum going into the weekend. Star wide receiver Daniel Sobkowicz is still out after suffering a shoulder injury in the Oct. 25 matchup against Youngstown State, but the Redbirds still look alive. […]
NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State Soccer wrapped up their regular season in Nashville with a loss to Belmont, but not long after that, the Redbirds found out they would be hosting the first round of the MVC playoffs on Sunday afternoon. The Birds finished out the regular season with two losses on the road after building momentum after the win against Drake. Regardless, it was a successful regular season with outstanding […]
Image courtesy of Bloomington Central Catholic social media NORMAL, Ill. — Nine hard-fought football games are in the books, and now it’s time for playoff football. All five Bloomington-Normal area teams have earned postseason berths, each looking to make a deep run toward a state championship. Bloomington Central Catholic completed a perfect 9-0 regular season, earning a spot in the class 3A playoffs. The Saints have been dominant all year, […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. - The Bloomington Bison won their first game of the season against the Toledo Walleye on Friday night before falling short in Saturday’s rematch at Grossinger Motors Arena. In Friday's contest, Bison goalie Callum Tung came out on fire, stopping all 15 shots in the opening period, including a penalty stop, to keep the matchup in a scoreless tie heading into […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State football headed into a Week 9 matchup with #21 South Dakota, coming off a tough loss on homecoming against Youngstown State. Following the loss Coach Brock Spack said, “Just have to get back to work and get better every day.” The Redbirds were able to do that, taking down South Dakota on the road with a final score of 21-13. The […]
Image courtesy of Bloomington High School Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- The final week of the IHSA regular season is upon us. The playoff eligible teams in Bloomington/Normal are ready to roll. Starting off with Bloomington Central Catholic, the last undefeated team remaining in the area. The Saints have had a dominant season, displaying what a well-rounded team should look like. Their least amount of points they have scored this season is […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF GOREDBIRDS ATHLETICS NORMAL, Ill- Illinois State Soccer pulled out a huge win against the Drake Bulldogs on Thursday evening, winning the contest by a score of 1-0. The win put the Birds in first place in the conference with just two conference games remaining. Drake came into Adelaide Street Field being first place in the conference and left being second. ISU needed to win the game to […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. — In front of a record crowd of over 4,700 fans at Grossinger Motors Arena, the Bison's season opener ended in heartbreaking fashion after multiple comeback efforts throughout the night. The visiting Iowa Heartlanders came out strong, striking early with a power-play goal to open the scoring in the first period. But the Bison responded just 20 seconds later, as Kyle […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF GOREDBIRDS NORMAL, Ill. -Redbird men's and women's tennis both competed in Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional Tournaments this weekend. The men's matches being hosted by DePaul University, and the women's by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Day one in Chicago consisted of the singles qualifying round of 64, the singles qualifying round of 32, and the singles consolation round of 32. In the singles qualifying round of […]
