Offense was plentiful at the opening day of the Littlewood Classic as the Illinois State softball team defeated Memphis 12-3, and fell to Montana, 17-6, Friday at Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona. ISU’s record now sits at 2-5 overall.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State hires Netisingha as assistant volleyball coach
Illinois State head volleyball coach Melissa Myers has named Peter Netisingha an assistant volleyball coach, Myers announced Friday.… MORE
Redbird baseball opener, softball, women’s hoops on WJBC
The Illinois State women’s basketball team looks to rebound, after suffering losses to the MVC’s first- and second-place teams on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena last weekend, when it hits the road to face a couple of in-state foes in Loyola tonight.… MORE
ISU volleyball player Jaelyn Keene to tryout for USA national team
Illinois State sophomore Jaelyn Keene will compete at the USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Tryouts, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, beginning Friday.… MORE
Redbirds chop Trees, take down Indiana State
The Illinois State Redbirds men’s basketball team never trailed en route to a 78-50 victory over Missouri Valley Conference rival Indiana State in front of 4,456 at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds seek to avenge loss to Sycamores on WJBC tonight
Winners of four-straight games and a league-best seven of their last eight, the Redbirds will try to extend their winning streak while attempting to split the season series with Indiana State when the Illinois State men’s basketball team hosts the Sycamores at 7 p.m. on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State’s Banyard named MVC Newcomer of Week
By leading Illinois State in victories over Evansville and Bradley, junior forward Nick Banyard is the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league office announced Monday.… MORE
Birds easily handle Braves in War on 74
The Illinois State men’s basketball team led wire-to-wire in its 75-60 victory over Bradley Sunday afternoon on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. … MORE
Redbirds fall to South Carolina in weekend finale
The Illinois State softball team battled South Carolina in a pitchers’ duel, but fell 3-0 to the Gamecocks Sunday morning at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. The loss drops the Redbirds to 1-4 on the season.… MORE
Redbirds drop pair to ranked teams to open seasons
The Illinois State softball team began the 2016 season with the most difficult schedule possible and fell to No. 2 Michigan, 12-0, and No. 1 Florida, 11-0, Friday at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.… 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…