Noah Powell

Illinois

Sports Reporter at The Vidette (ISU)

Assistant Editor @Viddy_Sports | Writer @DailyDownforce | TV-10 NEWS | ISU ‘26

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Against the Odds: Brayden Bakes' resilience fuels Redbirds' revival

1 month ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

How do you find the strength to push forward after being told by your doctor your collegiate baseball career could be over as quickly as it began? For Illinois State baseball outfielder Brayden Bakes, a procedure on his left shoulder after its second dislocation put his career at potential risk. The surgeons who performed Bakes’ surgery put in a bone block used to reconstruct bone tissue to address shoulder instability. “I thought for a little bit my career was over,” Bakes said.
Illinois State gymnastics trio ends season at NCAA regional

2 months ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

SEATTLE — A successful 2025 season enters the history books for Illinois State gymnastics as its season ended on Friday at the NCAA Washington Regional Championships inside Alaska Airlines Arena. Jaye Mack capped her fourth appearance at the NCAA Regionals with a third place finish on the vault, scoring 9.875. Mack continued her strong day as she scored 9.850 on floor for 11th in the event.
Shannon Dowell enters the transfer portal

2 months ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

Less than 24 hours following its 99-96 loss against Troy University on Wednesday night, the roster turnover for Illinois State women's basketball began. ISU sophomore guard Shannon Dowell announced on her Instagram that she is entering the transfer portal. Dowell led the Redbirds in scoring during the 2024-25 season with 17.6 points per game, fifth-highest in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Illinois State athletics inks head coach Brock Spack to extension through the 2027 season

2 months ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

Illinois State athletics announced a contract extension with ISU football head coach Brock Spack through the 2027 season. With an overall record of 111-74 and 70-54 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play, Spack enters his 17th season at ISU, where he has guided the program to four seasons of 10 wins or more and a 2014 National Championship appearance.
Illinois State baseball scores 10 runs in win over Iowa

2 months ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

“When I finally got that one, it was either going foul or going yard,” Illinois State baseball outfielder Luke Stulga described his second inning home run during the Redbirds’ 10-8 win on Tuesday night over Iowa at Duffy Bass Field. “I knew I got every stitch of it, I was waiting to see if it was going foul and I saw it had some good spin on it,” Stulga continued.
Illinois State gymnastics earns four conference awards

2 months ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

SHREVEPORT, La. — It was an eventful night for Illinois State gymnastics at the 2025 Midwest Independent Conference awards banquet. The Redbirds earned four conference honors for their performance throughout the 2025 season. Jaye Mack earned the MIC Co-Athlete of the Year and named the MIC's Woman of the Year. For five years in a row, a Redbird has earned the Athlete of the Year honor. Mack followed four-straight wins by alumni Angelica Labat, who won from 2021-24.
Nine unanswered runs leads to disastrous loss for ISU baseball

2 months ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

Illinois State baseball found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a 14-12 loss in 11 innings on Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field. The Redbirds appeared to run away with the game in the bottom of the fifth after shortstop Shai Robinson won a nine-pitch at bat with a bases-clearing grand slam to push ISU's lead to 12-5.
Kaitlyn Donovan named MIC weekly Coaches Choice Award winner

2 months ago | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

Illinois State gymnast Kaitlyn Donovan was named the Midwest Independent Conference's weekly Coaches Choice Award winner, the league office announced on Wednesday. Donovan, who is a fifth-year senior currently working on her masters at ISU, is working full-time as a nurse while training as a gymnast. Despite working overnight shifts throughout the week, Donovan has attended 7 a.m. workouts throughout the season.
ISU gymnastics fall on the road against No. 15 Minnesota

Mar 9, 2025 | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Illinois State gymnastics lost to No. 15 ranked Minnesota 197.125-195.200 on Saturday at Maturi Pavilion. The Redbirds started the meet strong on Bars as they scored 48.650 in the event. Jada Beswick and Sara Wabi tied for fifth with 9.800. Jaye Mack led ISU on Vault with 9.800 for second, teammates Mya Robinson and Alana Laster tied for fifth with 9.825. Leah Davis' score of 9.825 for fourth, paced the Redbirds on Beam.
Sara Wabi earns second MIC Gymnast of the Week award

Mar 6, 2025 | videtteonline.com | Noah Powell

Illinois State gymnast Sara Wabi earned the Midwest Independent Conference's Gymnast of the Week for the second time in the 2025 season, the league office announced on Thursday. During the Redbirds' quad-meet on Feb. 28, Wabi scored a career-high 9.900 on bars for performance earned first-place in the event and her 9.850 on floor earned third-place in the event. Alana Laster earned the MIC Performance of the Week award for the second time in 2025.