Herald Newsletter 03-09-2026

Monday, March 9, 2026

Dance Big Red brings campus community together for Norton Children’s

SophomoreAbigail Wissing, the spirit chair ofAlpha Gamma Delta, cheers with fellow AGD members after winning the trophy for most money earned during Dance Big Red on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Gabriel Milby)

WKU turned out in force Friday as students, families and volunteers came together to celebrate and raise funds for Norton Children’s Hospital.

More than 750 dancers filled Preston Center for Dance Big Red 2026, an annual student-run fundraiser that supports pediatric cardiology and oncology at Norton Children’s Hospital. The night featured testimonials, a red-carpet entrance for superhero kids, giveaways and raffles, and raising a total of $141,555.32. For many participants, the evening’s impact was personal.

Greg

Collins

to

return for ninth season as WKU Women’s

Basketball

head coach

final game of the season against FIU in E.A. DiddleArena on Saturday, March 7, 2026.(Jonah Savage)

Greg Collins will return as Head Coach forWKU Women’s Basketball next season, Director ofAthletics Todd Stewart said in a public statement.

“Coach Collins has been a part of 286 wins with our program, including 132 as head coach, and he has helped 10 players earnAll-Conference honors,” Stewart said. “The team won 23 games a year ago, and I am confident our new resources will result in significant and notable improvement immediately.”

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WKU Men’s Basketball closes regular season with loss to FIU

Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers guardArmelo Boone (12) attempts to shoot the ball during WKU’s basketball game against Bethel University in E.A. DiddleArena in Bowling Green. Ky, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.(Summer Crawford)

WKU Men’s Basketball fell in its regular season finale 92-67 to the FIU Panthers Saturday afternoon.

The Hilltoppers were outperformed by FIU in every major category. WKU could not stop FIU, as the Hilltoppers were outrebounded 48-28, and had no answer to the Panthers’offense.

Read more by Peyton Reid Voices unite at WKU’s ‘Grow

Western Kentucky University holds their 2026 Choir Spectacular on March 8, 2026 in the Van Meter HallAuditorium. Dr. Lauren Whitam,Accociate Director of ChoirActivities conducts the WKU Treblemakers through a portion of the show. (Corinne Tucker)

The seats of Van Meter Hall were filled on Sunday with WKU students, faculty and Bowling Green community members to celebrate the music department’s choir concert, “Grow in Peace.”

Audience members enjoyed an afternoon of performances by the WKU Treble Chorus, University Singers and Chorale. They were joined by the Southern Kentucky Choral Society and student acapella ensembles The TrebleMakers and Redshirts.

WKU Jazz students shine as they showcase their Selected Songs on Stage

Vocalist and WKU freshmanAdeleine Johnson performs the song “The Frim Fram Sauce” composed by Joe Ricarrdel and Redd Evans at the student’s choice musical selections jazz concert in Van Meter Hall on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Jacob Sebastian)

WKU Jazz Band performed at Van Meter Hall Saturday, selecting pieces that reflected their passions and brought an eclectic concert to life.

WKU Jazz ensemble filled Van Meter with music chosen by the students, ranging from the classics to video game themes, which earned warm applause from the crowd.

“This was really meaningful to them,” said Sarah Herbert, assistant professor of trumpet and jazz. “You could tell when we were rehearsing that it really meant something to them.”

WKU Softball cements best start in school history with sweep

over Missouri State

WKU Softball swept the weekend in its Conference USAopener against Missouri State in three games at the WKU Softball Complex, setting the record for best start in school history at 18-3.

“Obviously we are going to enjoy today, because today is today,” Head Coach Amy Tudor said. ” We will practice and get back to work, you never want to get complacent; we challenge them all year long.”

Read more by Peyton Reid andAustin Rice

WKU Baseball takes two games in weekend series against Indiana State

WKU Baseball took its last non-conference weekend series 2-1 against Indiana State at Nick Denes Field.

The Hilltoppers improve to 9-8 with one more non-conference game against Eastern Kentucky before Conference USAplay begins.

Read more by David Quintanilla

WKU Football schedules trip to Oregon for 2027 season

WKU Football and Oregon have agreed to schedule a game for the 2027 season atAutzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, the teams announced on Friday

VISUALS: Franklin-Simpson girls basketball wins back-toback fourth region

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This week, Commentary Writer and Podcast Producer Malone Farmer talks about the rules for Caboni’s class visit,Author Rebekah Taussig‘s presentation for PCAL’s cultural enhancement series, SGA’s discussion of bike rack resolution and FirstGen initiatives, SOKY Indivisible taking a stand against the war in Iran, and WKU almnus and sports journalist DominiqueYates speech to students.

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