2008 Woodie Awards
No. 17/19 Western Illinois will travel to No. 6/11 North Dakota State this weekend for a regionally-televised matchup in the Fargodome between two of the Missouri Valley Football Conference's top teams. The Leathernecks lead the league in seven different categories and rank third in three others, while the Bison rank first in four areas and second or third in 10 others. (0) comments
The Leathernecks soccer team played a tough, hard-fought match against Eastern Illinois Wednesday that resulted in a 2-2 tie at John MacKenzie Alumni Field. Western Illinois (7-3-2) fell behind to Eastern (5-4-2) twice in the game, but the 'Necks were able to fight back with goals of their own to send the game into overtime. (0) comments
The Westerwinds soccer team will host winless conference foe IPFW today at 4 p.m. Western Illinois (4-5-2, 0-2 Summit League) has made the most of home field advantage this year, posting a 2-0-1 record at John MacKenzie Alumni Field. The Mastodons (0-11-1, 0-2-1 Summit) have lost two games in a row and have only broken up a completely losing season with a tie against North Dakota State (4-7-2, 1-1-1 Summit). (0) comments
Western Illinois baseball will hold an alumni game on Homecoming weekend, Sunday, Oct. 19. Game time is 11 a.m. at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium. "Response from baseball alumni has been terrific," said Western Illinois head baseball coach Stan Hyman. "Players from the '50s to the present are planning on playing or at least watching the game. (0) comments
NEW YORK - Girls who live in urban areas start sports at a later age and have lower rates of participation than urban boys and suburban girls, according to a report released Thursday by the Women's Sports Foundation. Girls in urban areas with a family income of $35,000 or less enter sports on average at 10. (0) comments
Coming off last weekend where Western Illinois split in conference play, 1-1, with Summit League opponents UMKC and Oral Roberts, the Westerwinds continue conference play this weekend as they travel to the Dakotas for 7 p.m. matches against South Dakota State, Friday, and North Dakota State, Saturday. (0) comments
The Western Illinois softball team finished the fall season with a 3-5 record after competing in the Illinois Collegiate Championship on Sep. 20-21 in Normal, Ill. and the Hawkeye Classic on Oct. 4-5 in Iowa City, Iowa. "I am proud of the way our girls played this fall," said Western Illinois head coach Holly Van Vlymen. (0) comments