By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State scored an early second half goal and that would be all it would need to halt Illinois State soccer’s two-game Missouri Valley Conference winning streak Saturday in Springfield, Missouri as the Bears won 1-0. Both teams struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the first half, as…… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbirds rout Bears, remain undefeated in MVFC
The Illinois State Redbird football team scored early and often en route to a 38-2 victory over Missouri Valley Football Conference rival Missouri State.… MORE
ISU volleyball tops Evansville in straight sets
The Illinois State volleyball team (14-16, 4-3 MVC) defeated Evansville (7-14, 1-6 MVC) in straight sets Friday inside Redbird Arena, as Jaelyn Keene led the Redbirds with 12 kills, connecting on .688 percent of her attempts, and two solo blocks… MORE
Brock Spack Show; Falcons vs Saints on WJBC
Join WJBC’s Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz in the Schooners beer garden for their weekly conversation with Illinois State football coach Brock Spack tonight as the Redbirds prepare to play Missouri State on Saturday.… MORE
Former Redbird Liedtke signed to Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Liedtke, the offensive lineman that helped the ISU Redbirds to the national championship last season, has found a new home at the next level of football, as he was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday.… MORE
Redbird football aims to keep momentum at Missouri State
By Greg Halbleib Illinois State football visits the Missouri State homecoming on Saturday with hopes of a 3-0 start to Missouri Valley Football Conference play. Redbird coach Brock Spack says the host Bears are still transitioning to the system under first-year head coach Dave Steckel. “They’re learning their systems and playing a lot of young…… MORE
Redbirds hold off Penguins, remain unbeaten in MVFC
llinois State head football coach Brock Spack did something he had not done in his tenure at the helm of the Redbirds, beat No. 7 Youngstown State 31-29 at Stambaugh Stadium.… MORE
Koehl continues hot streak in win at Northern Iowa
WATERLOO, Iowa – Illinois State soccer received an early goal from Lauren Koehl and Kelli Zickert added an insurance goal in the second half as the Redbirds picked up a 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference win Saturday night at Northern Iowa. The two teams entered the match tied in the standings and the win pushes…… MORE
Dawson shines in ISU’s sweep of Bradley
By ISU Sports Information PEORIA, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team swept Bradley in straight sets Saturday evening inside the Renaissance Coliseum. Aly Dawson set a career-high hitting percentage, .667 (12-18) in the win, while ISU set a season-high team hitting percentage (.406). The Redbirds took the match with set scores of 25-13,…… MORE
Loyola upends Redbirds in Chicago
The Illinois State volleyball team lost in straight sets to Loyola Friday night inside Gentile Arena. The Redbirds lost the match by scores of 27-29, 17-25, 17-25.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…