By ISU Sports Information DES MOINES, Iowa – The Illinois State softball offense was stymied Saturday by Drake’s dominant pitching. Sunday, the Redbirds came back with a vengeance and received another spectacular outing from Regan Romshek en route to a 7-1 victory over the Bulldogs in Des Moines, Iowa. ISU closed the book on the…… MORE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Steve Heilenbach turned in Illinois State’s first nine-inning, complete-game pitching performance in nearly two years as the Redbirds scored a 7-1 win over SIUE in the final game of a four-game series Sunday at Duffy Bass Field. Heilenbach limited SIUE to just one run on four hits and one…… MORE
By WJBC sports NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team won both games of a doubleheader against visiting SIUE Saturday at Duffy Bass Field. ISU won by scores of 2-1 and 11-8. Game 1 Jacob Hendren turned in his second complete game of the year, allowing just one run over seven strong innings, as…… MORE
By WJBC staff DES MOINES, Iowa – In a matchup between the Missouri Valley Conference’s top hitting team and top pitching team, pitching won as Drake defeated Illinois State softball 1-0, and 9-0 Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. The Redbirds came into Saturday with the top hitting team in the conference, but the tone was…… MORE
By NIck McClintock CHICAGO- At least one member of the 2014-15 Illinois State Redbirds football team looks to be playing on Sundays next year. James O’Shaughnessy, a three year starter at Tight End for the Redbirds was picked up in the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. O’Shaughnessy, a native…… MORE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL- SIUE won the first game of a four-game set over the Illinois State baseball team in front of 1,016 fans Friday at Duffy Bass Field. The Cougars won, 4-1. SIUE scratched out single tallies in the second and fifth innings, respectively, before adding a pair of late insurance runs. SIUE…… MORE
By WJBC Staff The St. Louis Cardinals open the second leg of their 11-game homestand as the Pittsburgh Pirates come to Busch Stadium. It will be a pair of veteran righthanders on the mound as Lance Lynn goes for the Cardinals against A.J. Burnett. WJBC will take you live to St. Louis at 7:05 p.m.…… MORE
By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – As many as nine Illinois State football players could be property of professional teams following the three-day NFL draft, which begins Thursday (tonight) in Chicago. While none of the Redbirds will go in the early rounds, ISU coach Brock Spack believes tight end James O’Shaughnessy and wide receiver Cameron Meredith…… MORE
Illinois State women’s basketball coach Barb Smith is rebuilding the roster after a 2-28 season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Infomation NORMAL – The Illinois State women’s basketball program and head coach Barb Smith signed three players to National Letters of Intent, as announced Tuesday. Brechelle Beachum, Viria Livingston and Millie Stevens signed on…… MORE
By ISU Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Illinois State baseball team was never able to recover from Purdue’s six-run first inning as the host Boilermakers took a 9-6 win over the Redbirds Tuesday at Alexander Field. Every run in Tuesday’s game was scored with two outs, including all six of Purdue’s first-inning runs.…… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…