As expected, Illinois State football coach Brock Spack has been linked to the vacant head coaching position at Purdue, his alma mater.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Keene named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week
Playing against one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, Illinois State junior defensive tackle Dalton Keene stepped up to help the Redbirds hold the Salukis back and record a much-needed win. … MORE
Redbird football snaps losing streak with win over Salukis
Illinois State scored 17 second-half points to earn its first MVFC victory over in-state rival Southern Illinois, 31-28, on CommUniversity Night.… MORE
ISU soccer wins at Drake
The Illinois State soccer team maintains the top spot in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 3-2 victory over Drake.… MORE
Redbird volleyball drops 5-set match to Missouri State
Courtney Pence recorded the 1,000th dig of her collegiate career and Aly Dawson tallied a career-high 27 kills, but it wasn’t enough as the Illinois State volleyball team fell to visiting Missouri State in five sets Friday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: Grind continues for ISU gridders
Find a way could be the theme for Illinois State’s football team these days.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU volleyball facing tough opponents
Illinois State’s volleyball team concludes its first half of Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend when it entertains Missouri State and league-leader Wichita State.… MORE
Redbirds score pair of goals a minute apart to beat Loyola
A flurry of action near the end of the first half of play told the story, as Illinois State (8-5-2, 2-0-1 MVC) answered a Loyola (4-8-2, 2-1-0 MVC) goal with back-to-back scores of its own just a minute separated to give the Redbirds a 2-1 win at the Loyola Soccer Park Wednesday night.… MORE
Young Redbirds ready to mature
Half of the Illinois State women’s basketball squad is comprised of freshmen, but Redbird coach Barb Smith hopes they’ll grow up fast.… MORE
Illinois State soccer ties Missouri State
The Illinois State soccer team draws to Missouri State, 1-1, Sunday afternoon at Adelaide Street Field. With the tie, the Redbirds are now 7-5-2 on the season and 1-0-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference, while the Bears are 3-7-3 and 0-2-1 in the MVC. … 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…