NORMAL, IL—Week one of high school football wrapped up this past weekend. All five teams in the Bloomington-Normal area won. The Normal Community Ironmen kicked off their season with a 55-12 win over the Richwood Knights. Next week, they will host Normal West in a rivalry matchup on Friday at 7 pm. The Normal West Wildcats snuck by in a close one over the Peoria Notre Dame Irish by a […]
Story written by Liam Lyons NORMAL, Ill. — This past weekend, the Sweet Corn Circus took place in Uptown Normal. This event occurs around this time every year and runs from Saturday to Sunday. Alongside the corn were tents and booths for many businesses and groups in the Bloomington-Normal area. The event featured acrobatics from the Gamma Phi Circus, pro wrestlers and a variety of booths from the ISU tent […]
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 Redbird Athletics WZND's Cason Schingoethe and Liam Lyons both contributed to this story. NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State University softball’s first-year head coach Tina Kramos sees a lot of strengths in her team ahead of the 2023 season. Coach Kramos emphasized how much this season means to her, following in the footsteps of legendary Redbird coach Melinda Fischer, the winningest coach in school history. Kramos anticipates […]
