Illinois competes at League of Legends College Championship
By Gavin Good, Staff writer
June 9, 2018
Filed under Club Sports, Sports
Coming into this week’s League of Legends College Championship, few would have expected No. 8 seed Illinois to make much noise. The Illini came in rather unheralded and without the funding or scholarships many national e-sport powers have, but that hasn’t affected the team’s ability to get result...
Illinois club baseball looking to make postseason run
By Gavin Good, Staff writer
May 12, 2018
Filed under Baseball, Club Sports, Men's Sports, Sports
Payton Lykins won’t be at his college graduation. It’s not because he failed a class or for any academic purpose. It’s because he’ll be in Battle Creek, Michigan, with the Illinois club baseball team playing for an NCBA Regional title. After going 20-2 and winning the Great Lakes South Con...
Illini fall short in ACHA title game
March 15, 2018
Filed under Club Sports, Hockey, Men's Sports, Sports, Top Stories
For a moment it seemed like the roller coaster season of the Illinois men’s hockey team had one last thrill in it against Adrian College. Instead, the ride was over, and the Illini will return home with a second place finish in the ACHA national tournament after falling 8-1. David Kellner scored...
Fabbrini leads Illini back to ACHA playoffs
By Brian Binz, Staff writer
March 8, 2018
Filed under Club Sports, Hockey, Men's Sports, Sports, Top Stories
The last time the Illinois men’s hockey team made the CSCHL title game, Nick Fabbrini wasn’t the main man behind the boards. Back in 2009, Fabbrini was a graduate assistant the year after they won the CSCHL when he was a senior on the team. Now it’s just him behind the Illini’s first trip...
Helping the Illini battle the best
By Meghan Rest, Staff writer
November 6, 2017
Filed under Club Sports, Sports, Volleyball
Big Ten volleyball, like many Big Ten sports, is a battle of the best. With three of the top-five teams in the country battling for the conference title, teams have to use all of their resources to win. A big secret behind Illinois’ 9-5 conference record isn’t a special food or workout plan – it’s ...
A day in the life of Lindsey Cusack and the Illinois rowing team
By Will Gerard, Staff writer
October 9, 2017
Filed under Club Sports, Sports, Top Stories
Lindsey Cusack pulled up in her midsize car at 5 a.m. on a rainy morning. The only other sign of life on Armory Avenue is a sanitation worker, who drove away just before Cusack's prompt arrival. It is Cusack’s fourth year with the Illinois rowing team, which sets her apart from the rest of her...
Illinois hockey team prepping for preseason matchup against Springfield Blues
September 7, 2017
Filed under Club Sports, Hockey, Men's Sports, Sports
Illinois head coach Nick Fabbrini will not be worried about the results of the Illinois hockey team’s preseason matchup against the Springfield Blues this weekend. “This weekend isn’t so much results oriented. Obviously, we want to win, we want to win every time we step on the ice,” Fabbrini...
Illinois Ice Arena renovations needed to get done, according to players
By Erich Fisher, Staff writer
August 28, 2017
Filed under Club Sports, Hockey, Sports
After three months of renovations, the University of Illinois Ice Arena officially reopened on Aug. 21. With these renovations comes excitement for Illinois’ Division I hockey club team. Before the renovations, the Big Pond, as the arena is known by its frequent attendants, possessed boards and glass that...
Wheeler wants progress from Illinois women’s wheelchair basketball team
By Ryan Wilson, Staff writer
February 3, 2017
Filed under Club Sports, Sports, Wheelchair Basketball, Women's Sports
The Illinois women’s wheelchair basketball team is coming off a tournament in which players’ mistakes were audibled. During the team’s second game against the Canadian Academy Team last weekend, freshman Erica Wilson and senior Chelsea McClammer were yelled at by either senior leader Kaitlyn...
Heflin’s big weekend leads Illinois hockey to sweep
By Stephen Cohn, Staff writer
January 17, 2017
Filed under Club Sports, Hockey, Men's Sports, Sports
Illinois hockey goalie David Heflin tallied his second shutout of the season Saturday night against Iowa State. Junior center Eric Cruickshank was only able to describe Heflin’s performance with one word: swagger. “He’s sucking up pucks when they’re coming in,” Cruickshank said. ...
Illinois hockey looking for winning streak after weekend split
By Stephen Cohn, Staff writer
January 12, 2017
Filed under Club Sports, Hockey, Men's Sports, Sports, Top Stories
While Illinois students have been enjoying winter break, the Illinois hockey team has been trying to catch up in the CSCHL standings. No. 15 Illinois (13-6-3) got a jump on its spring semester last weekend by splitting a series with Robert Morris (19-4-2) in Bensenville, Illinois. Two early...
Sporting goals beyond sports
By Ryan Wilson, Staff writer
November 8, 2016
Filed under Club Sports, Men's Sports, Sports, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball, Women's Sports
When Adam Bleakney first walked into an Iowa driver’s license facility, everything seemed normal. A month and a half later, though, he returned to the facility and talked with the same employee. But this time, she looked at him completely differently, Bleankey said. “From my personal experience,...
