A battle for the runner-up spot in the Corn Belt Conference highlights Week 7 of the WJBC Country Financial High School Football Extravaganza.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Brock Spack Show, Colts vs Texans 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.… MORE
Hancock Stadium panoramic photos for sale
A sell-out crowd of 13,391 fans saw Illinois State’s football game at Hancock Stadium on Saturday. Now, you can get an up close look at every one of them.… MORE
ISU’s Van Deventer earns MVC Defense Player of Week honor
Senior defensive back Abby Van Deventer has earned Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week accolades, as announced by the MVC Tuesday.… MORE
Redbird football prepares for experienced Penguins
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack takes his Redbirds to Youngstown State on Saturday after the Birds knocked off UNI 21-13 last week at Hancock Stadium. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Greg Halbleib Illinois State football visits eastern Ohio on Saturday to face a veteran Youngstown State club in a battle of 3-1 teams. Illinois State…… MORE
ISU adds new walk on player to roster
The Illinois State women’s basketball program and head coach Barb Smith signed Morgan Radtke as a walk-on, the team announced Monday.… MORE
Illinois State’s Barry earns MVFC Newcomer honors at new position
The Illinois State defense received a stellar performance from an unlikely source in redshirt freshman Brandon Barry who played his first-career snaps on defense at end against the Panthers. … MORE
Illinois State volleyball sweeps UNI to even MVC record
The Illinois State volleyball team scored a 3-0 sweep of visiting Northern Iowa Saturday night at Redbird Arena in front of 1,533 fans that came out for the team’s “Paint the Arena Pink” match. Illinois State won by scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-17.… MORE
Redbirds hot start propels them to victory over UNI
The No. 4 Illinois State Redbirds football team remains unbeaten at renovated Hancock Stadium as they took down No. 6 Northern Iowa 21-13 in the opening of the Missouri Valley Football Conference season.… MORE
Redbirds rally in win over Drake
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team rallied back after dropping the first set in its Missouri Valley Conference home opener Friday, topping visiting Drake by a 3-1 score. The Redbirds won the match by scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-19. Ashley Rosch led four Redbirds reaching double figures in…… 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…