Picture courtesy of Redbird Men's Tennis Instagram NORMAL, Ill. -Last weekend Illinois State Men's Tennis held their Redbird Invitational against Marquette and Northern Illinois University which ended in several wins for the Redbirds. Those wins included Illinois State winning three matches in doubles action on day one and on day two sweeping in the first round of doubles. Also, on day two sweeping in singles. Head Coach Maja Kovacek gave […]
Image Courtesy of The Vidette NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football looks to bounce back against Murray State after their 33-16 loss to No. 1-ranked North Dakota State this past Saturday. The Racers host the No. 10 ranked Redbirds in Kentucky on Saturday as both teams aim to get their first win in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. ISU got the best of Murray State last season, beating the Racers […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF GOREDBIRDS NORMAL, Ill. -Over the weekend, Illinois State Men's Tennis hosted their Redbird Invitational at Gregory Street Courts. Redbirds took home several wins on the first day and swept in singles on day two. On day one, in doubles the Redbirds won three of the matches to begin the day. The duo of senior Tomas Valencia and sophomore Christian Cappacci won 6-0 over IU Indy. The No. […]
Picture credits: Bloomington Central Catholic Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Offenses were all across the fields for Week 6 in Bloomington/Normal. Normal Community won a shootout against Bloomington this past Friday night. The final score was 56 to 42. The Ironmen's record is now sitting at 5-1, and the Ironmen are in action on October 10th at 7 p.m. at Danville. The Purple Raiders suffered their first loss of the season […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Football NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State will kick off its 2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference play this weekend, inviting in 2024 national champion and No. 1 ranked North Dakota State University into Hancock Stadium for a top ten-ranked matchup. The game looks to be another rematch of the 2015 FCS Division I national championship, where the two teams faced off, the Redbirds falling short, losing […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Community Ironmen have put themselves in prime position to make the playoffs. Sitting at 4–1 through the first half of the season, the Ironmen need just one more win to officially clinch a playoff berth. Head coach Jason Drengwitz highlighted his team’s strong start to the season and shared what has impressed him the most. “To start the year, I felt like we were a little […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF REDBIRD ATHLETICS NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State volleyball (6-8, 1-1) opened Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend splitting a road trip highlighted by the return of Aida Shadewald. The Redbirds kicked off conference play over the weekend, travelling first to Terra Haute, Indiana to take on the Indiana State Sycamores. The Redbirds finished off the weekend with a trip to Peoria to renew the age-old rivalry between […]
NORMAL, Ill- Illinois State Soccer has begun their conference play with a record of 1-0-2 in 3 games played and no losses. ISU faced off against Murray State, Valparaiso, and Southern Illinois. They tied 1-1 with Murray State, tied 0-0 with Valparaiso, and beat Southern Illinois 2-0. The conference schedule began with Murray State coming into town for a Thursday night matchup. Murray State found the scoreboard first in the […]
Over the weekend, Illinois State Men's Tennis hosted their Redbird Invitational at Gregory Street Courts. Redbirds took home several wins on first day and swept in singles on day two. On day one, in doubles the Redbirds won three of the matches to begin the day. Senior, Tomas Valencia and Sophomore Christian Cappacci duo won 6-0 over IU Indy. The No. two team duo Senior Adrian Dibildox and Sophomore Manuel […]
