Jacob Vanzuiden, Courier Staff
November 13, 2019
It’s been a long and mostly painful ride for head coach Lovie Smith and his Fighting Illini since taking over the job in 2016, but after three straight seasons of mediocrity, his complete reconstruction of the University of...
Bradley Piros, Sports Editor
November 13, 2019
MACOMB, Ill. — The Western Illinois University women’s basketball team continued their three-game home stand with a 91-51 win over the University of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars. With the win it brings We...
November 11, 2019
Bradley Piros, Sports Editor
November 11, 2019
TULSA, Okla. – The Western Illinois University men’s soccer team kicked off their season with an 11-game losing streak. They turned it around and went 5-1-1 in their last seven games of the season and 4-1 in the conference ...
Jacob VanZuiden, Courier Staff
November 11, 2019
Saturday night’s showdown between the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks (0-1) and the Hatters of Stetson University (1-0) was a game where both teams showed plenty of grit and determination. The contest held in Macom...
November 11, 2019
Zach Remelius, Courier Staff
November 11, 2019
TULSA, Okla. — It was a tough battle, but the Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts prevailed against the Leathernecks in five sets. The first set went to the Leathernecks 25-23, highlighted by a six point run that put the Leatherne...
Josh Purnell, Courier Staff
November 11, 2019
We are officially at the halfway point of the NFL season and so far, we have seen some impressive performances on the field.
Some players are once again having another magnificent season so far and there are players who have ...
Zach Remelius, Courier Staff
November 8, 2019
The Fighting Leathernecks traveled to Bloomington to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in historic Assembly Hall on Tuesday. It was the regular season opener for Western Illinois and the Hoosiers and the Hoosiers came out on ...
November 8, 2019
Christopher Gibson, Courier Staff
November 8, 2019
At the top spot of the rankings was the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Buckeyes went into the rankings with an 8-0 record. This includes wins over two top 25 teams, Michigan State and Wisconsin. This is the first time that the Buck...
Christopher Bean, Assistant Sports Editor
November 8, 2019
The Western Illinois football team will play against the best team in FCS history, the North Dakota State University Bison. The Bison are the New England Patriots and Alabama Crimson Tide of FCS. NDSU has won seven ...
