Randy Reinhardt

Bloomington

Sportswriter for the Pantagraph in Bloomington, Illinois, covering Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan and high schools, too.

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Articles

U High soccer breaks through in Intercity Tournament

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

University High School girls soccer coach Hayley Sefton gathered her team around the Intercity Tournament trophy and pointed out a pertinent fact. "That's how long it's been," Sefton said. U High's championship drought in the highly competitive Intercity ended Wednesday as the Pioneers capped a 4-0 tournament with a 9-0 win over Bloomington. U High had previously defeated Normal West 2-0, Normal Community 3-1 and Central Catholic 5-0. The Pioneers shared the title with West and NCHS in 2015.
College notebook: Illinois State women's golfers rule MVC

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

The Illinois State women's golf team sailed to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo. The Redbirds carded a tournament record 874 for a comfortable 31-stroke victory. Morgan Jones led the ISU effort with a third-place finish and 219 total. Bradley's Jillian Cosler was medalist at 1-under 215. Redbirds Jinyoung Yun and Elise Fennell tied for fourth at 220 with teammate Lory Paradis tied for sixth at 221.
Illinois State women's basketball adds Finnegan, Adams

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — In the process of restocking her backcourt, Illinois State women's basketball coach Kristen Gillespie has added transfer guards Bella Finnegan and Zanyra Adams to the Redbirds' roster. Finnegan comes to ISU from Missouri Valley Conference rival Indiana State, while Adams transfers from Cisco College in Cisco, Texas. The Redbirds lost four guards after this past season as Shannon Dowell entered the transfer portal and Maya Wong, Elyce Knudsen and Lauren Cohen graduated.
Details from an exciting Intercity softball pitchers' duel between BHS and Central Catholic

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

BLOOMINGTON — With Bloomington High School's Reilly Vetter and Central Catholic's Maddi Welch applying glue to the zeros in the scoreboard's run column, hits were hard to come by Tuesday at Centennial Field. Run-scoring hits were non-existent until the Purple Raiders' Alicia Swank stepped to the plate in the 10th inning. Swank's double down the right-field line chased home Abigail Witt with the winning — and only — run as BHS edged the Saints 1-0.
Takeaways from Normal West-University High softball matchup

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — With a stiff breeze howling in toward home plate, drives to the outfield carried a measure of unpredictability Monday at Maxwell Park. Normal West High School's Avery White and Olivia Kobel solved the wind at the perfect time for the Wildcats. White doubled to deep right field and scored the winning run when Kobel did the same as West edged University High 3-2. "We've been tying to wait more at the plate and take the ball opposite field," Wildcats coach April Schermann said.
Check out the details from Illinois State baseball's successful weekend

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — A weekend sweep has eluded the Illinois State baseball team no longer. After winning two of three in its first three Missouri Valley Conference series, the Redbirds completed a weekend whitewash of Evansville on Sunday at Duffy Bass Field with a 14-4 victory in a game broadcast nationally on ESPNU. "We just want to win every game, but getting sweeps is what puts you apart from the rest of the league," ISU first baseman Judah Morris said. "Every weekend you try to get a sweep.
Takeaways from Illinois State football's Spring Showcase

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — On certain playgrounds, the position is called "all-time quarterback."That's about how long it's been since Beckham Pellant did what he did this spring at Hancock Stadium. As Illinois State's only healthy quarterback for the entirety of spring drills, Pellant served double duty as quarterback for both the Red and White in the Spring Showcase on Saturday. "Not since recess in elementary school. It's been a while," Pellant said of his busy afternoon. "I'm a little bit (tired).
Check out Coach Ryan Pedon's thoughts in this Illinois State basketball update

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — On the Monday morning following the Illinois State basketball team's return from Florida after winning the season-concluding College Basketball Invitational, Redbirds coach Ryan Pedon beheld a surprising but pleasing sight. "At 8 a.m. there are guys in the gym working on their game," Pedon said. "I haven't seen that before."Ending their season with a tournament championship and a 22-14 record has given the Redbirds a push of momentum into the offseason.
Illinois State baseball slugs way to Missouri Valley triumph

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — If hitting is indeed contagious, the Illinois State baseball team is thoroughly infected. The Redbirds pounded out 17 hits and scored in each of the first six innings Friday in a 17-8 Missouri Valley Conference victory over Evansville at Duffy Bass Field. "Ultimately, our offense has been carrying us," said ISU coach Steve Holm, whose team has piled up 14 or more runs in three of its last four outings. "We knew who we were going to be at the beginning of the season.
Reinhart's strong six innings on mound lift Normal West past Bloomington

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Randy Reinhardt

Randy Reinhardt NORMAL - Sophomore left-hander Chase Reinhart struck out 14 over six shutout innings to spark the Normal West High School baseball team to a 7-1 Big 12 Conference victory over Bloomington on Friday. The Wildcats improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the Big 12. BHS, which topped West 7-4 on Wednesday, dipped to 8-3 and 4-1 in league play. Reinhart (2-0) allowed one hit and walked two. "He's really good. He really competes on the mound," Wildcats coach Chris Hawkins said.