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Athletics
2009 Spring Football Central | Watch Western Illinois Baseball and Softball Online | Katic Signs Contract to Play Professional Soccer
2009 Spring Football Central
 Follow all the Spring Football action at wiuathletics.com. Spring Football Central will be updated after each workout with links to video Q&A sessions, photo galleries and recaps of each practice.
The site also contains rosters, calendars, position by position breakdowns and more. Return all Spring for a complete preview of the 2009 Leathernecks.
The Leathernecks return 33 letterwinners and 13 starters from the 2008 squad, including seven starters on offense and six on defense, who will look to make 11th-year head coach Don Patterson the all-time winningest coach in Western Illinois history. With a record of 62-45, Patterson is just three wins shy of the most victories in school history.
Saturday’s helmets-only session was the first of 15 official workouts for the Leathernecks. The practice schedule will take a Monday-Wednesday-Friday format for three weeks, and will include Saturday morning scrimmages on April 4 and 11. The annual Bruce Craddock Memorial Spring Game will be played Saturday, April 25 at 1:05 p.m. on Hanson Field.
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Watch Western Illinois Baseball and Softball Live Online
 Fans of Leatherneck Baseball and Westerwinds Softball can catch all the action live this Spring from the comforts of their own homes.
Rocky Vision will carry 20 live baseball and softball events this Spring right at wiuathletics.com. Pricing packages include monthly and annual subscriptions.
While you are watching the game, keep track of all the live stats simultaneously free of charge, and get a press box point of view at Twitter.com/WIUSoftball!
Katic Signs Contract to Play Professional Soccer
 Former Western Illinois soccer player Nikola Katic signed a contract to play professional soccer with the United Soccer Leagues’ Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
“It feels amazing to do something that I love so much in my life and get rewarded with a contract,” said Katic. “My dreams have come true, but I am going to have to work harder than I ever have in my life to compete at this level. I am so thankful to coach (Eric) Johnson and the Western Illinois family for helping me so much during my time here and I must credit Coach Johnson for making me the player I am today. I  love my team and Western Illinois, so I can not thank everyone enough for the help they have given me.”
The Makarska, Croatia, native started practice in March and will have to prove himself on the field to earn a starting position in a playing field where most of the athletes are just as tough and competitive as he is.
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Photo Courtesy: WIU Visual Productions Center
Former Western Illinois soccer player Nikola Katic became the fourth Leatherneck player in school history to play professional soccer when he signed his contract with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
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