Junior guard Tony Wills sees a different kind of appetite from his Illinois State basketball teammates now that the Missouri Valley Conference season is underway.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
ISU, IWU hoops, Intercity Wrestling Meet on WJBC
Off to a 2-0 start in Missouri Valley Conference play and winners of five of their last six games, the Redbirds are aiming for their fourth-straight victory when ISU hosts Loyola tonight.… MORE
ISU basketball coaches shows debut tonight at Pub II
It will be a night to celebrate two Redbird wins as WJBC features its first basketball coaches shows of the season.… MORE
Redbird women hammer Shockers for 1st MVC win
Katrina Beck and Viria Livingston each recorded career-highs in points and the Illinois State women’s basketball team picked up its first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season, defeating Wichita State, 70-49, Sunday on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds rally again, take down Drake
For the second time in the last two games, the Illinois State Redbirds men’s basketball team trailed double figures in the first half but rallied in the second half to take down Drake 67-62 at the Knapp Center.… MORE
Redbirds fall in MVC opener
Taylor Stewart and Lexie Taylor each scored in double figures for the Illinois State women’s basketball team, but the Redbirds fell, 73-51, in their Missouri Valley Conference opener against Missouri State … MORE
Redbird women open MVC play to kickoff 2016
The Illinois State women’s basketball team opens Missouri Valley Conference play today as it hosts Missouri State at 1 p.m.… MORE
Redbirds hot shooting burns Bears
The Illinois State Redbirds connected on a season-high 15 3-pointers after trailing by as many as 13 in the first half to take down Missouri State 74-61 in the 2015-16 Missouri Valley Conference season opener at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds’ MVC opener, Titans, Thunder on WJBC
Illinois State tips off the 2015-16 Missouri Valley Conference season by hosting Missouri State tonight at 7 on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds fall in final non-conference game vs Western Illinois
The Illinois State women’s basketball team fell to Western Illinois inside Redbird Arena Monday night, 79-64. … 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…