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

[W 12-3] 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

Women's Tennis vs Northern Illinois University
March 1 in

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Western Athletics News

Leatherneck Baseball Hit the Road to Take on Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks

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MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois baseball heads to Louisiana to visit the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. The Leathernecks are currently 3-4 this season.

Posted on 26 February 2026 | 9:28 am

Leatherneck Track and Field Claims OVC Long Jump Title, Records Multiple Podium Finishes at Indoor Championships

WIU TRACK AND FIELD OVC RECAP

The Western Illinois track and field teams concluded competition at the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, with the men finishing eighth overall and the women placing seventh.

Posted on 25 February 2026 | 8:46 pm

Leatherneck Men's Basketball Close Out Season Against SIUE & Lindenwood

MBB SENIOR DAY

Western Illinois closes out a challenging 5–24 season with two final opportunities to finish the season the right way.

Posted on 25 February 2026 | 3:39 pm

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