Category Archives: Local Sports
Illinois State hires former Redbird for soccer head coach vacancy
Last season with the Badgers, Kresge and staff led UW to a 10-6-6 overall record and a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance. (Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON –...
May 23, 2022
Murray State joins MVFC beginning in 2023
Murray State’s MVFC debut will have to wait until the 2023 Fall season. Instead, the Racers will enter their last season in the OVC. (Photo Courtesy of Murray State Athletics)By Jake FogalBLOOMI...
Apr 04, 2022
Andrew Dakich joins Ryan Pedon’s staff at Illinois State
Ryan Pedon was Dakich’s coach in 2017-2018, and worked alongside him the next two seasons. (GoRedbirds.com)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON-Ryan Pedon has hired his second assistant coach to his staff, ...
Mar 30, 2022
Redbird’s, Pedon adds Walter Offutt as assistant coach
Prior to his time in Toledo, Offutt spent a season at Ball State as the Director of Basketball Operations in 2016-2017, before beginning his coaching career at Chattanooga later in 2017 as an assistan...
Mar 25, 2022
Normal CornBelters hire new Field Manager and Bench Coach
Andy Turner (left) and Chris Hawkins (right) are the next coaches of the Normal CornBelters. (Photo courtesy: Normal CornBelters/Facebook) By Blake HaasNORMAL – The Normal CornBelters are introd...
Mar 08, 2022
ISU announces Allie Matters as head volleyball coach
Matters joins the Redbird volleyball program after four seasons as the head coach at Wright State University. (Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Illinois State University has n...
Mar 08, 2022
Girl’s high school basketball scores Feb. 28
By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – It was the super sectional round Monday night in girl’s high school basketball with teams advancing to the state semifinals.Class 2A: U-High lost to Quincy Notre...
Mar 01, 2022
High school basketball scores Feb. 23
By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Boys high school basketball regional semifinals started Wednesday night.Class 4A: Normal Community 60 Pekin 25Class 3A: Morton 51 Bloomington 45; Champaign Centennial ...
Feb 24, 2022
Redbird coach Dan Muller will not return after 2022 season
In 10 seasons as the head coach at Illinois State, Muller has collected a 167-150 record and coached the Redbirds to a share of the 2017 MVC regular-season title. (Photo Courtesy of GoRedbirds.com)By ...
Feb 14, 2022
ISU-Evansville men’s game postponed
According to a news release, ISU determined the team is “unable to compete” and the game has been postponed. The conference will attempt to reschedule the game, if possible. (Photo courtes...
Jan 07, 2022
