Leatherneck Baseball Wins Series against Akron Zips

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MACOMB, Ill.- Western Illinois wrapped up its weekend in Millington, Tennessee on a high note, earning two of three wins over Akron behind explosive offensive performances.

Posted on 22 February 2026 | 6:10 pm

MOREHEAD STATE 81, WIU 59: Biliew Cherishes Opportunity With Leathernecks

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill, — Goanar Biliew is heading into the final week of his college basketball career knowing he made the right choice to come to Western Illinois for his last season. Biliew matched his season high with 14 points in the Leathernecks’ 81-59 loss to Morehead State in Saturday’s Ohio Valley Conference game at Western Hall. There will be no trip to the OVC tournament for the Leathernecks (5-24 overall, 1-17 conference) this season. Their season will end this week with Thursday’s game at SIUE and next Saturday’s home game against Lindenwood. Those are moments Biliew will …

Posted on 21 February 2026 | 10:16 pm

WIU 74, MOREHEAD STATE 53: Fury In The Fourth Quarter

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Experience matters. It’s why Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team wasn’t rattled at the challenge from Morehead State in the first three quarters of Saturday’s Ohio Valley Conference game at Western Hall. It’s why they knew how, with their lead in the OVC standings at stake and a chance to set up their biggest week of the season, to finish off the game. “We decided in the fourth quarter, it was going to be our game,” said forward Mallory Shetley. And so it was. The Leathernecks smothered Morehead State in the final 10 minutes to …

Posted on 21 February 2026 | 9:15 pm

Western Illinois Softball Finishes 2-2 at the Bellarmine Round Robin

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The Western Illinois softball team closed out play at the Bellarmine Round Robin in Louisville with a 2-2 showing.

Posted on 21 February 2026 | 7:59 pm

WIU Women’s Tennis Drop Matches to Omaha and Creighton

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MACOMB,Ill.- The Western Illinois University women's tennis team wrapped up a two-match road swing against Omaha and Creighton, dropping a pair of 0-7 decisions despite several competitive showings throughout the weekend.

Posted on 21 February 2026 | 6:22 pm

Missouri Valley Football Conference releases revised 2026 schedule

The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) has released a revised version of its league football schedule for the 2026 season.

The post Missouri Valley Football Conference releases revised 2026 schedule appeared first on FBSchedules.com.

Posted on 20 February 2026 | 10:07 am

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Raise the Flags Project

Proposed and organized by user WIU0812, the goal of this project is to raise $2100 for the purchase of six new flags to be flown along the top of the west side stands of Hanson Field. These flags will have some version of the Western logo or name (exact design TBD) and would improve the gameday atmosphere for Leatherneck home football games. Once the funding is secured, the flags will be ordered, which should then take 4-6 weeks to arrive.

To Donate: Print and fill out the Leatherneck Club pledge card. Make sure to mark that the donation is for Football and write on the form that it's for "Flags for Stands". Then you can mail your donation to:

Michael Jones
103D Western Hall
Macomb, IL 61455

Or if you would prefer, you can make you donation over the phone by calling Michael Jones directly at 309-298-1190.

Current Progress: the Athletics department has completed funding of this project and it will be implemented.