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[W 10-6] Baseball vs Akron
February 22 @ 12:00 pm in Millington, TN

Men's Track and Field at Ohio Valley Conference
February 23 in

Women's Track and Field at Ohio Valley Conference
February 23 in

Baseball vs St. Ambrose
February 24 @ 1:00 pm in

Women's Basketball at SIUE
February 26 @ 5:00 pm in Edwardsville, IL

Men's Basketball at SIUE
February 26 @ 7:30 pm in Edwardsville, IL

Baseball at Louisiana-Monroe
February 27 @ 1:00 pm in Monroe, Louisiana

Women's Tennis vs Milwaukee
February 28 in

Softball at Indiana State University
February 28 @ 11:30 am in St. Charles, MO

Women's Basketball vs Lindenwood - Senior Day
February 28 @ 1:00 pm in MACOMB, IL

Softball at Valparaiso University
February 28 @ 2:00 pm in St. Charles, MO

Men's Basketball vs Lindenwood - Senior Day
February 28 @ 3:30 pm in Macomb, IL

Baseball at Louisiana-Monroe
February 28 @ 4:00 pm in Monroe, Louisiana

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Western Athletics News

Leatherneck Baseball Comes Home to Face St. Ambrose Bees

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MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois baseball hosts their first home game of the season, bringing the St. Ambrose Bees to Alfred D. Boyer Stadium.

Posted on 23 February 2026 | 7:41 pm

Payton Brown Earns OVC Player of the Week Honors

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Western Illinois softball standout Payton Brown has been named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week following a historic performance at the plate.

Posted on 23 February 2026 | 12:26 pm

WIU Bowling Weaves Through The Lanes at The Big Red Invitational

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MACOMB, Ill.— Western Illinois women's bowling concluded competition at the 2026 Big Red Invitational in Nebraska, earning an 11th-place finish in a field featuring numerous highly ranked programs.

Posted on 23 February 2026 | 10:57 am

Illinois FCS transfer tracker: Winter 2026 update

With the trimmed down transfer window closed and spring semester classes and winter workouts in full swing, Prairie State Pigskin breaks down where the Illinois FCS programs stand.

Posted on 23 February 2026 | 5:30 am

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 Hall of Famer Mike Wagner passes away at age 76

WIU Leatherneck hall of fame member Mike Wagner, who played a key role in four Pittsburgh Super Bowl wins, died Wednesday from pancreatic cancer.

Posted on 19 February 2026 | 5:15 pm

Goodbye Bison, hello question marks: Illinois teams, FCS face changing landscape

North Dakota State answered a long-asked question Monday by moving up to FBS. What's left behind are plenty of questions for FCS and teams in Illinois.

Posted on 11 February 2026 | 4:30 am