Category Archives: Local Sports
Redbirds drop pair to ranked teams to open seasons
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationTAMPA, Fla. – The Illinois State softball team began the 2016 season with the most difficult schedule possible and fell to No. 2 Michigan,...
Feb 13, 2016
Drake’s 3-pointers bury Redbirds
Katrina Beck collected a team-high 13 points in ISU’s loss. (Photo credit: Goredbirds.com) By Austin Duncan NORMAL, Ill- The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team was outscored 80-40 i...
Feb 12, 2016
Redbird women’s hoops, softball opener on WJBC
The Illinois State women’s basketball team plays Drake at Redbird Arena tonight. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By WJBC StaffThe Illinois State women’s basketball team looks to continue its ascen...
Feb 12, 2016
Redbirds ace Evansville, jump into second place
Illinois State huddles before the second half at Evansville. (Photo credit: Nick McClintock)By Austin DuncanEVANSVILLE, In- The Illinois State Redbirds now sit alone in second place in the Missouri Va...
Feb 11, 2016
Lefty’s Corner: ISU softball ready to go
ISU softball captains, from left, Regan Romshek, Jordan de los Reyes and Annie Heineman join Coach Melinda Fischer in discussing the upcoming season. (WJBC photo/Bryan Bloodworth)By Bryan BloodworthNO...
Feb 11, 2016
Illinois State at Evansville on WJBC tonight
DeVaughn Akoon Purcell and the Illinois State Redbirds play the Evansville Purple Aces tonight. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC Staff In a battle for second place in the current Missouri Valle...
Feb 11, 2016
Titans drop third straight; lose to No. 1 Augustana
By Nick McClintock ROCK ISLAND- A matchup with the number one team in the country is never an easy task, as the Illinois Wesleyan Titans found out Wednesday night against the Augustana Vikings. The Vi...
Feb 10, 2016
IWU to play No. 1 Augie tonight
Andy Stempel and the Illinois Wesleyan Titans play Augustana at Rock Island tonight. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff The last time Illinois Wesleyan played the No. 1-ranked team in the country, the Ti...
Feb 10, 2016
Lyons appointed to Division I Baseball Committee
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Illinois State Director of Athletics Larry Lyons has been selected to serve as a member of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committ...
Feb 09, 2016
Central Catholic, Olympia hoops on WJBC tonight
Central Catholic plays Olympia in Stanford tonight. (Photo by Karin McCall/You Name It Sports)By Eric StockWJBC features a Corn Belt Conference battle in high school basketball tonight.Olympia (14-11,...
Feb 09, 2016
