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Baseball wins again

WIU BB 31 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:21:56 GMT

Beats St. Louis U 4-3 today. Record now 3-1. Considering the circumstances, Villano has done an unbelievable job already.

Stan's best recruiting class!

Neckfansince71 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:54:25 GMT

There was a nice article in the Burlington Hawkeye about WIU's baseball program! One of the comments was that there were 20 new faces at the first baseball meeting of the season along with a new coach. Stan did a great job recruiting this group, now Mike V. is gonna get them to be the surprise team of the year. Discipline!!!!!!! I really think that that was what was missing in the past! I think Stan put up with some antics that Mike will not stand for. Sounds like he is organized and in control. I compared the lineup from the first 3 games we played last year to the lineup from this year and found only one position player the same. Now don't get me wrong, alot of the starters from last year were seniors so even Stan would have had a lot of new faces in the lineup. But holy cow, did they his the crap out of the ball yesterday and today. The pitching staff will come along in time and MV go as many pitchers into the game as he could. The Necks are 2-1!!!!! Stan would have played Oklahoma for four games and the Necks would be 0-4. I like the fact that Mike's gonna build this in a consistent manner. Stan took the program to the next step, Mike is gonna take them to the next level!

New baseball coach a real find!

Neckfansince71 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:08 GMT

For all of the grief that has been sent in TV's way this last week, I think he did a great job finding the guy to replace Coach Hyman. He definitely has the credentials to take the program to the next level, that is of course if there is enough moola to go around in the near future!

Congrats to Men's Soccer!

WIU712 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:17 GMT

The Men's Soccer Team had a great year.

They won the Summit Conference Tournament and went on to the NCAA Tournament.

They fell 2-1 to #24 Drake in Des Moines on Thursday night.

Congrats to all for an exciting year!

You all should be ashamed!

Neckfansince71 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:51:44 GMT

Lets see, the field is crappy, the stands are antiquated, the west side needs to be done, our offense is crap, our defense (well they are much better), we need a new coach, we need a new AD, our radio station stinks, yada yada yada!

But, not one comment regarding our men's soccer championship and NCAA berth! NCAA berth!!!
If this were Bradley, the PJstar would be going bonkers with articles and would be ready to take a picture spread at the pairings announcement at 4:30! But no, its just quiet here! I suggest that we celebrate the positive when we have a chance!

So its Drake!

Neckfansince71 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:06:30 GMT

The Necks will play Drake in the opening round of the NCAA tournament! Game time 7:00 pm. The Necks lost to Drake 1-0 during the regular season, have improved alot since that time! A win will take them to Buckeye Land! I think they are on a roll, and will play on Sunday!

Leathernecks beat UMKC for NCAA berth!

Neckfansince71 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:53:48 GMT

The men just beat UMKC 1-0! It means they have qualified for the NCAA tournament! Our soccer teams have improved continually throughout the season! Dr. Eric Johnson, well done!
Lets get a win in the tournament!

New baseball coach

WIU BB 31 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:34:27 GMT

I didn't know if anyone had heard anything about who we may be considering.

I personally would like to see an assistant coach from a top tier program, regardless of where that would be.

Stan Hyman has leukemia

BRGJOE — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:06:03 GMT

Just heard on WGEM TV last night that our baseball coach, Stan Hyman, has leukemia.

He has just started treatments for it -- believe I heard them say he has 30 days of treatment for the disease.

My thoughts and prayers are definitely with him and his family.

Joe C.

Anyone have any insight into baseball?

Neckfansince71 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:37:33 GMT

So, I really don't get it. Last year we basically heard little or nothing about baseball recruiting and this year its all that we read on the WIU athletic site. I know that the stats of each kid are really being sold to us, but how good are these guys?

Any thoughts?

uni transfers

meganeck — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:13:55 GMT

4 UNI baseball players are transfering to Western per the WIU website. Looks like they should help. Hopefully they can get some new assistants in and start to turn the program around.

WIU golfer to play in US Open

wiu13 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:09:58 GMT

MACOMB -
Western Illinois golfer Kyle Peterman's only experience playing against the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson has been through a video game console.
He's about to get a taste of the real thing.
Peterman won a two-hole playoff in the Grayslake sectional qualifier Tuesday morning to earn a spot in the U.S. Open June 15-21 at the Bethpage Black course in Farmingdale, N.Y.
"It's unbelievable," said the Fighting Leatherneck fresh off his junior season. "I've been to a couple of sectionals now. I knew that if I went out there and played my game, I'd be able to compete. It's just an indescribable feeling."
Peterman shot a 70-72-142 to finish the tournament in a three-way tie with 2009 Big Ten individual champion Eric Chun and former University of Illinois All-American Patrick Nagle. Peterman, the 2008 Summit League individual champion, said a few missteps by Chun and Nagle opened the door for him. Nagle shot a tournament-low 67 in the opening round only to follow it up with a 75 in round two while Chun bogeyed his very last hole of the tournament to force the playoff.
The players each shot par on the first playoff hole before Peterman hit his tee shot six feet from the hole on the second playoff hole. Chun and Nagle both missed the green on their tee shots and eventually shot pars on the hole. Peterman knocked in the birdie putt to win the tournament and a earn a spot playing against Woods and Mickelson - for real this time.
"I had played against tough competition like this before, but I don't think I've come out on top," Peterman said of the sectional. "I can't say enough about the family support I've had out here. I had my dad on the bag. My mom and sister (Western Illinois golfer Tara Peterman) were here. I had a few uncles. I've had so much support here and at home."
Peterman said the win ranks up with his 2008 Summit League individual championship when he also led the Leathernecks to the team title.
"That is what I came to Western to do was to win a conference championship," Peterman said. "This is right up there with it. It's unbelievable to qualify for the U.S. Open at (age) 21. It definitely doesn't happen every day."
Heading in to the U.S. Open, Peterman said he is just hoping to go out and soak up the experience.
"Honestly, I have no expectations. I'm just going to go out there and enjoy it," Peterman said.
And while he isn't holding his breath, he is hoping to draw a big name to be paired with.
"Obviously you want to go for the top guy - Tiger," Peterman said. "But all of those guys are amazing. It will be an honor to play with any of them."
The 156-man field will have 14 amateurs, the most for the U.S. Open this decade.
The field now has 155 players. One spot has been set aside in case someone wins the St. Jude Classic for his second PGA Tour victory in the last year. Otherwise, the last spot will go to the first alternate.
The USGA has not decided who that alternate will be.

Swimming Coach Quits !!

WIU712 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:46:08 GMT

Sean Raffile resigns as Western Illinois head swimming and diving coach

Western Illinois University Director of Athletics Dr. Tim Van Alstine has announced the resignation of head swimming and diving coach Sean Raffile.

"I am appreciative of what Sean has done to continue the success of our swimming and diving programs," said Van Alstine. "He proved he can coach as evidenced by our team's successes in the pool."

In his only year at Western Illinois Raffile was named The Summit League's 2009 Women's Coach of the Year, guiding the Westerwinds to a second-place finish at the conference championships. Two swimmers won events at the meet while a total of 13 earned all-conference awards. A pair of divers competed in the NCAA Zone Championships and three swimmers qualified for USA Swimming's Short Course Nationals. In addition, 95 percent of the squad achieved lifetime bests, 12 school records were broken, two new Brophy Pool marks were set, and 20 other performances ranked among the school's all-time top-10 list. In the classroom, the men's team achieved a 2.96 grade point average and the women recorded a 3.24 team GPA.

"Western Illinois has provided me with an opportunity to prove that I can successfully and simultaneously coach both a men's and women's Division I program," said Raffile. "I am grateful for the experience I have gained and the small part I was given in the history of the swimming and diving program at Western. I hope the best for the program and the quality student-athletes that Western attracts."

"I certainly respect Sean's desire to return closer to home," said Van Alstine. "We wish him nothing but happiness in his personal and professional endeavors."

Hired in August 2008, Raffile leaves Western Illinois with eight years of coaching experience, including five at the Division I level. Prior to coming to Macomb he was the head coach at Wagner College for three seasons and had served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Georgia.

Is our baseball team this bad?

WIU BB 31 — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:40:57 GMT

Just got swept at Southern Utah after giving up 13 runs to Bradley and previously swept by Centenary. Gave up 22 runs and 18 runs to SUU. I really am beginning to question Stan Hyman's ability to recruit and coach. He's done a great job with scheduling, fund raising, and the new ball park, but they're not very good. 7-21 with a team ERA of 9.77. When you give up an average of 10 runs a game it's pretty tough to win.

Western Courier Baseball Article

WIU BB 31 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:55:35 GMT

Go to the Courier website and click on the article about Radz walking out. Check out the comments section. The comments by someone posting as Greg Schaub are pretty inflamatory. Not sure if it's real or not, but certainly raises some eyebrows. Somebody in the athletic department has to deal with this one way or another.

Asst Baseball Coach Quits !

WIU712 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:45:41 GMT

Coach Radz walks out!!

by: Jon Oakley
Western Courier
Issue date: 4/22/09

Tom Radz, associate head baseball coach, left the Leathernecks last week, quitting his coaching duties after the 'Necks home series against Centenary.

Radz had no comment on the exact reason for his resignation from the team, but is staying on staff in the athletic department under the title of marketing and promotions director.

"I played here, I coached here, and the people I've worked with in the athletic department have been great to me," Radz said. "I'm not going to look back on anything with bad memories."

The Leathernecks hold a 8-21 record this year, posting a 4-7 mark in conference play, and head coach Stan Hyman said that the reason for Radz's decision was the frustration of a losing season piled on top of the assistant coach's desire to move on.

"It was a personal decision," Hyman said.

"Tom has been with me for 10 years. At the beginning of the season he had contacted me that he wanted to go in a different direction, like he did with journalism, and get back to his roots in Chicago.

"I asked him to stay on for the year, and he said he'd gladly do that. I think that there were some personal things that made him decide that now was a better time than at the end of the season and I respect that," Hyman continued.

Radz, the 'Necks pitching coach, watched his staff allow 10 or more runs 11 times this season.

"I'm not upset with the decision," Hyman said. "I understand a lot of situations surrounding it. It was a frustrating season for him. He has done a terrific job. He always gave 110 percent and in that regard I'm going to miss coaching with him, I already do."

Hyman said that on top of Radz's influence in working with the pitchers in everyday exercises, setting up practice schedules and personal routines, Radz would be most missed for his dedication to scouting.

"It's a big loss, he is a tremendous coach," Hyman said. "He did more homework and more research and was more prepared than any coach in Division 1, and that's a big statement. (Radz) meant a lot to this ball club and it just means that everybody is going to have to pick it up a little."

As far as future plans, Radz sees himself ready to assume a head coaching position but has not made any decisions to his next move.

"Should a position open up that is an assistant position at another level, that isn't something I would be totally against," Radz said. "My options right now are open to anything, especially with the economy. My main goal is to pursue a head coaching position somewhere."

WESTERN Baseball Upsets #11 Oklahoma State!

WIU712 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:44:24 GMT

STILLWATER, Okla.

John Sneegas picked up his first Division I victory in Western Illinois’ game two victory over No. 11 Oklahoma State, 7-4, avenging a game one loss of 30-3, at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.

What a great victory for this program!

WIU baseball 16.50 team ERA

WIU BB 31 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:25:53 GMT

I realize Oklahoma is a nationally ranked team, but giving up 17 runs per game is pretty sad. While we didn't play as tough a schedule as these guys, we played Big 12, SEC, and Big Ten teams when I was there, and we beat them some and they beat us some. Plus our conference was tougher, with EIU, Missouri State, UIC, Northern Iowa, etc. We never gave up runs like this. I respect what Coach Hyman has done as far as facilities, fund raising, scheduling, etc., but his on the field product has been below average and he hasn't had one player drafted since he's been there.

Western Swim Coach- Coach of the Year in his first season.

Western Swimmer — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:50:59 GMT

Congrats to Sean Raffile who was named Coach of the Year in his first season at Western. Congrats on a great finish in the conference meet. Keep up the good work.

Northern Iowa Baseball

meganeck — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:59:51 GMT

Seen this morning that UNI will announce on Monday that they are dropping their baseball program.

Arkansas

western-101 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:23:17 GMT

Oh, just for fun.

Wow, what else do we want to talk about this time of year.

One could make the argument that our scholarship D-1 players get their "brains beat in" in the non-con to make them beter for con.

I feel like I could be harsh here, but....

Northern schools are at a diadvantage in weather and in recruiting.

When was the last time a "Northern school" won the College World Series?

This uniform start date is a bit of a help, but really the preseason has ranked only two Northern teams in the top 25

Missouri (some say they are south) and Kent State......so maybe the North has just 1.

See South, things even out. We won the war of "Northern Agression" and you get to forever claim superiority in Baseball.

WIU men's golf picked 4th

WIU BB 31 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:43:22 GMT

How in the world do the defending conference champions (and winners of 4 of the last 5) who return their entire line-up get picked 4th in the conference? Makes no sense to me.

Leatherneck home baseball schedule

western-101 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:35:10 GMT

Just an observation I noticed that WIU's home schedule will host:

3NAIA teams, a DIII team, a DII team, and just 4 D-1 teams.

Western will host more teams from the NAIA Midwest Collegiate Conference than the NCAA D-1 Summit League, of which they are a founding member.

WESTERN Misses Opportunity to Promote

WIU712 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:27:47 GMT

Well, it looks like WESTERN blew its chance to promote and market the basketball double-header with Oral Roberts on Saturday. The only thing that I have seen advertised is that the first 200 fans to each game will get free Chapstick!!

I am not kidding! That is the advertised promotion for the Oral Roberts games.

With the college not yet in session, this would have been a good time to market and promote the game to the local community. Illinois State had a $3 general admission for its games during the semester break, and they were able to sell-out Redbird Arena for the Creighton game.

I thought that WESTERN could certainly do something similar. Or is the Athletic Dept happy with empty balconies ????

It really makes one question the current marketing philosophy and the overall leadership of the Athletic Dept.

And just this week, WESTERN Athletics sent out a letter to the WESTERN Athletic Club, WESTERN staff, and WESTERN students to encourage attendance at the games.

This would have been a great opportunity to market the game with discount tickets and maybe even some specials at the concession stand. Make the games an event, and people will return!

I really expected better, and I am truly disappointed.

Promote the Oral Roberts Games!

WIU712 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:18:40 GMT

I read in the Peoria Journal-Star that ISU is selling $3 general admission tickets for the games occurring during their semester break.

Why doesn't WESTERN do something similar ????

We will have a huge double-header Saturday coming up on January 17th when Oral Roberts will be in town to play the Westerwinds and Leathernecks. Since the spring semester does not start until January 20th, there will not be a strong student population for these two big conference games.

What better way to "fill the Hall" by having special pricing and promotions for that day.

Come on WESTERN Athletics, show some leadership!

Free Tickets for Dec 31st!!

WIU712 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:10:23 GMT

The Leathernecks return to Summit League play with a New Year's Eve game with Southern Utah at Western Hall.

First Bankers Trust on North Lafayette is a corporate sponsor of WESTERN Athletics. They have free tickets available for that Dec 31st game.

So you Macomb area people can attend for free. Just go to First Bankers Trust and pick up your complimentary tickets.

Remember that the students will be on semester break for our first 4 home conference games. So we are going to have to depend on the Macomb community to keep the enthusiasm going until the Purple Haze returns.

Coach P's Pre-Game Comments

WIU712 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:19:44 GMT

I was shocked by comments made by Coach Patterson in a pre-game interview on WJEQ Radio.

Coach P said that even if WESTERN were to lose the game vs Youngstown, he would still call it a "successful season" because we would have a winning record (6-5) and finish in the top half of the conference even with a loss.

How can that be acceptable ??????????

Surely we are not accepting mediocrity as an acceptable season outcome.

This was suppose to be "our year".

And look how it ended.

At one time (under Coach Hendrickson) we were 5-2 and tied for first in the conference.

And then under Coach Patterson, we were 1-3.

Someone needs to be explain this football season to the fans.

Coach P's Return

WIU712 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:50:34 GMT

WESTERN coach returning to sideline!!
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By KEVIN CAPIE
of the Peoria Journal Star
Oct 28, 2008 @
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Western Illinois football coach Don Patterson will return to the sidelines on Saturday when the 12th-ranked Leathernecks host No. 5 Northern Iowa.

Patterson did not coach the first seven games of the season while receiving treatment for, and recovering from, tonsillar cancer

“It’s a slow process to recover, but it has been six weeks (since the end of treatment),” Patterson said by phone on Tuesday night. “I’ve made some progress and went back to see the doctor last Tuesday.”

It was then that the 10th-year head coach and was cleared to return to work, starting with the preparation for Saturday’s game.

Patterson isn’t stepping into the season totally blind. Even when he was still undergoing the chemotherapy and radiation treatment, he was following the team.

Since returning in mid-September from Iowa City, where he received the treatment at the University of Iowa Medical Center, Patterson has had more of a presence in the Western Hall football offices.

“The last few weeks I’ve come in in the quiet of the night to study tape and get an idea of how the players have been playing,” Patterson said. “Now I feel that it is time to come back.”

Patterson will return for a final appointment on Dec. 15 to find out if he is cancer free. He will continue to use a feeding tube until then.

“There’s no way they can take it out until they’re certain that I’m cancer free,” Patterson said.

Patterson won’t be able to return to the normal coaching grind until likely next season.
For now, he is content with a limited schedule of afternoons and late evenings with team meetings, practices and game-planning taking up the bulk of his duties.

Offensive coordinator Mark Hendrickson, who guided the Leathernecks to the 5-2 start this season as the acting head coach, will handle the typical morning chores involving practice planning and other duties.

“Practices take longer to plan than they do to execute,” Patterson said. “It takes me a little bit to get going in the morning and Mark typically scripts those anyway.”

The biggest thing is the return to full game action. He has been on the sidelines for the past four games, but as an observer more than participant.”

“Coaching is such a part of my life, I really missed it,” Patterson said. “To miss three games was very difficult.

“It’s almost a helpless feeling not being there. That really was the hardest part.”

Parade Grand Marshalls

WIU712 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:08:18 GMT

1959 Football Team Coaches Named Grand Marshals of WESTERN Homecoming Parade !!

A quintet of coaches who led the Western Illinois University football Leathernecks to the 1959 undefeated season and to the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championship have been named grand marshals of Western's 2008 Homecoming Parade.

The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 near the Macomb Courthouse Square.

Lou Saban was head coach (1957-1959) of the team that is in Western's history books as the first, and only, undefeated, untied team (9-0). That year he was chosen NAIA Coach of the Year. Saban's Western teams were 20-5 during his three-year tenure, before he went on to a successful coaching career in the National Football League with the Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. Saban was inducted into the Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 1974.

Robert "Red" Miller ('50 MS-Ed '55) and Joe Collier were assistant coaches for the 1959 team before Saban tagged them to join him in the NFL. Miller was the Leathernecks football MVP in 1947, 1948 and 1949, when he was the team captain. He went on to coach 24 years in the NFL. Miller was inducted into the Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 1974. He also has received the Alumni Achievement Award (1973) and the Distinguished Alumni Award (1974).

Collier also coached professional football for 28 years, including 20 years with the Denver Broncos. He is considered by many National Football League experts to be one of the finest defensive coaches of the game. Collier was inducted into the Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989.

Art Dufelmeier was an assistant coach from 1949-1959, then Western's head football coach from 1960-1968. He also had a highly successful high school coaching career at Havana (IL). Dufelmeier was inducted into the Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame for his WIU coaching in 1986. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the 1953-1954 Leatherneck basketball team. That squad, guided by Coach Stix Morley, earned Western's first NAIA national tournament berth, placing second in the 32-team field.

The late Guy Ricci, who was an assistant coach for the '59 team, is a posthumous honoree. He also served as baseball coach (1955-1969) and was an assistant basketball coach for 15 years before he was named head basketball coach (1969-1973). Ricci was inducted into the Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.

Western's Homecoming Parade will start from the Macomb Courthouse Square at the corner of Washington and Lafayette streets heading north. It will proceed along the South and East Side Square and exit on to Carroll St., heading west. The parade will turn right (north) on to Clsy St., then left on to Adams St., passing both Sherman Hall and the Alumni House. The parade will end in front of the Corbin-Olson residence halls.

Baseball Alumni Game

WIU712 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:32:32 GMT

Alumni game to be featured homecoming weekend!!

The alumni game will be included with the Purple & Gold World Series and the annual 100-inning game!!

Western Illinois baseball will hold an alumni game on Homecoming weekend, Sunday, October 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. It’s a great opportunity to see the new stadium, as well as catch up with former teammates and fellow baseball alumni.”

Following the alumni game, the 2008 varsity team will conclude its “Purple & Gold World Series” and 100-inning game fundraiser. All games are open to the public and attendance is free. A picnic reception will take place for baseball alumni in between games.

Due to construction of Boyer Stadium and field improvements during the last two falls, alumni games had been put on hold. Previously, such baseball greats as Rick and Paul Reuschel, Bob Watson, and Rick Short all played in alumni games.

All Western Illinois baseball alumni are encouraged to participate or attend this year’s event. Former players should contact the baseball office at 309/298-1521 to confirm their attendance.

Western Beats Ranked team!

western-101 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:13:31 GMT

Just got back from Shea Soccer Stadium.

Pretty good crowd, about 1,800 to 2000 I would guess. Game went into overtime, Western wins on a monster shot (sudden death victory)

Bradely was ranked 17/21 in the soccer polls.

Guess WIU soccer took a page out of WIU footballs book and is for real and is here to represent.

Never tailgated at a soccer game, but I did today.

I would love to here from some soccer fans. I was there, I saw you guys, you guys looked good. also the uniforms are awesome.

Hanson Field Renovations

WIU712 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:40:52 GMT

I heard some very disappointing news on Saturday, August 16th:

Athletic Director Tim Van Alstine was the guest on WJEQ-FM's "Public Perspective".

He was talking about the great east-side renovations that were completed last year. Then he added that he hoped that the west side renovations could be completed in "a few years".

I had thought that the plan was to start the work on the west side after the end of this 2008 season with the goal of it being completed in time for the 2009 season.

That does not appear to be the current time-line.

Tim Van Alstine mentioned that the plans for the west side would include a building that would be constructed behind the grandstand. That building would house all the football affiliated offices that are now in Western Hall.

But can't we go ahead and get the grandstand replaced and do the office building later ?????

I was on campus this past weekend (August 16/17). The east side of Hanson Field looks great! Then you look at the west side--something needs to be done with it ASAP. It looks very antiquated now.

At the very least, can't we get it painted ????? The curent yellow "sandstone" color looks awful. A coat of purple paint would do wonders to make it look better.

But we WESTERN fans cannot wait until the funding is in place for this football office building. The west side of Hanson Field needs to be renovated now. Let's not wait any longer.

New Coach?

Western Swimmer — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:54:12 GMT

Has anyone heard about any new coaches for at Western? I went to the swimming home page and it no longer has a head coach or coaching staff at all. Any news?
Thanks

Baseball trivia....

Leatherface — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:07:33 GMT

Who holds the homerun record-career _ name,years,number of HR?

Who holds the homerun record-season _ name,year, number of HR?

Just some ramblings!

Neckfansince71 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:57:23 GMT

Spent a week out in California visiting family! My Mom has dimentia and I was not really too sure if she would remember me when we arrrived basically because our phone conversations have not gone well recently. But, she was very excited when my wife and I walked in, she may not know exactly who I am in the fabric of the universe, but she knows that I have been an important part of her life, and to tell you the truth, thats all that matters!

I was sad to hear about Coach P also. I had a bought of skin cancer a couple of years ago, nothing serious, they just cut it off, but still, the C word really gets my attention. I am glad they caught this and wish him a speedy recovery. I think the boys, Coach H, and the staff will respond to this situation in a positive manner. Just have to have him back for the start of the playoffs!

So, the press guide is on line. Once again it is thick and full of facts! Funny, if you click on the last section, and go to Target Western Forward, there is a picture of the future west side of Hanson Field displayed, the same one that I use to announce my "opinions!" (Not sure what the correct name for it is!) This is the first time I have seen it since it was available on line at the WIU Athletic Website for a few weeks, and then removed about 3 years ago. I think it is definitely a part of the "capital campaign!" With the PAC about to be come a reality (as soon as Blago and the boys pull there heads out of there butts) maybe the west side rehab is closer then we may think!

WESTERN vs Arkansas Pre-Game Tailgate

WIU712 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:08:16 GMT

August 30, 2008

WESTERN Alumni & Friends Pregame Tailgate--WESTERN vs. Arkansas

Time: All Day
Location: Univerity of Arkansas, The Gardens Gazebo

Description: Join us for a alumni & friends pre-game tailgate when the WESTERN Leathernecks take on the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.

3:00 p.m. Tailgate
6:00 p.m. Football Game

Social: $12.00
Social & Football Ticket: $57.00

Tailgate will be located in "The Gardens" in a Gazebo. This area is located south of Razorback Stadium. Parking will be available in Lot 56. The University of Arkansas will have shuttles running throughout the day and continue after the game along Razorback Road.

Come out and help us root on the Leathernecks!

Reservations may be made through the WESTERN Alumni Association:
https://www.wiu.com/alumni/purchase.asp?eID=348

Or contact the Alumni Association at: A-Association@wiu.edu

C'mon back WIU712...

Leatherface — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:20:52 GMT

This is a forum. Your comments are as good as anyone else's.

Why was the Bradley BBall game canceled?

western-101 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:54:54 GMT

Why did we cancel the Bradley baseball game?

Congrats to Men's Golf

WIU BB 31 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:03:39 GMT

I believe this is thier fourth straight conference title. Shot -8 as a team the last round to come from behind. Job well done by Coach Blasi.

D-1 Baseball rankings

western-101 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:56:54 GMT

Here is a quick link for us to check in once in a while to see how Wetern Baseball stacks up.

http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/rpi/currentrpi.html