When the Kansas City Royals ended a 30-year drought last November by beating the New York Mets in the World Series, the victory was extra special for one Redbird alum.
Royal Redbird wins a World Series ring
Topic: Athletics
Redbirds drop marathon game in 14th inning
The Illinois State baseball team allowed the game-winning run to score on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 14th inning as host Saint Louis secured a 5-4 win Wednesday afternoon at Billiken Sports Center. Illinois State reliever Mitch Vogrin walked the leadoff hitter to start the 14th inning. Later in the inning, with runners on
Redbird Rally planned for MVC women’s hoops tournament
This year’s Redbird Rally will be held at Brix, a local restaurant in downtown Moline, when the Redbirds head to the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament, March 10-13. The Rally will begin at 5 p.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, shortly before the No. 7-seed Redbirds take on No. 10-seed Evansville at
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The men’s and women’s Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournaments are set to begin during the first and second weekends of March.
Leader in women’s athletics mourned
Former Director of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Laurie Mabry passed away last October at the age of 86.
Athletes remain strong as classroom students
Statistics for the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) released last fall by the NCAA shows an 87 percent for Illinois State, which equals ISU’s all-time high.
Four Redbird athletes take top annual awards
Rachel Tejada and Tre Roberson won top honors last fall at The Reggies, which is the annual awards ceremony sponsored by State Farm Insurance Cos.
Athletes serve community and beyond
Student-athletes logged 2,666 hours of community service during the 2014-2015 academic year.
Conference champions: Second consecutive title, playoff run for football team
fter making it to the national championship game a year ago, Brock Spack’s football team had one objective this past season: return to the finals and bring home the trophy.
Video: Surprise engagement at Redbird Arena on Valentine’s Day
ISU alum Matt Coates surprised his girlfriend, Allie Held, by popping the question on Valentine’s Day on the court at Redbird Arena.
