Western Carolina names Mark Speir new head football coach

Western Carolina University named Appalachian State assistant coach, Mark Speir their new head football coach on Thursday at a press conference at the University in Cullowhee, N.C. A Clemson graduate, Speir has coached the Mountaineers’ running backs, defensive line, linebackers, and defensive ends during his nine-year tenure with Appalachian State. Speir was also a recruiting […]

Come supports the Catamounts men’s basketball team!

The Western Carolina Men’s basketball team is off to a 2-0 Southern Conference record and is leading the North Division race for the Southern Conference crown. They are riding a three game winning streaking and have two home games to finish out the 2011 year.  They have nine home games beginning in 2012 and the […]

WCU men’s basketball picked to finish 3rd in SoCon preseason poll

The Western Carolina Catamounts men’s basketball team was picked to finish 3rd in the Southern Conference as the preseason polls were released this past week. Also, sophomore point guard, Trey Sumler was named to the preseason all-conference team for his stellar play from last season. Western Carolina loses guard, Mike Williams and forward, Richie Gordon […]

Catamounts women soccer defeats Appalachian State; earns berth in SoCon Tournament

Freshman Christina White scored her first career goal and the winning goal for Western Carolina in the first half and the Catamounts never looked back in a game where the winner would advance to the Southern Conference Tournament and the loser’s season would be eliminated. Attendance was great for the Catamounts on the night, as […]

Bulldogs beat Catamounts on Homecoming weekend, 35-7

Homecoming weekend for the Western Carolina Catamounts was spoiled on Saturday by the Citadel as the Bulldogs took home the victory at E.J. Whitmire stadium, 35-7. The Catamounts faced their third triple-option offense of the season and had no answer for it.  Four Bulldog rushers found the end zone on the day in a game […]

Turnovers doom Cats; fall to Chattanooga

Western Carolina lost its fifth game of the season Saturday night, falling to Chattanooga, 52-7, in the homecoming game for the Mocs. Both the Catamounts and Mocs entered the night winless in SoCon play and the game was expected to be close down to the wire. It was not however, as the Catamounts committed five […]