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 […]

The biggest fan

  He’s got purple hair, attends all the WCU sporting events, and is always wanted for photos.  Who else might this cool cat be but the one and only Paws. Paws never leaves home without his Catamount Pride.  Join him in supporting our Catamount sports teams during the remainder of the year.  For more information […]

WCU athletic director fired

Chip Smith was fired as athletic director of Western Carolina University effective Tuesday Oct. 25.  Smith has been the director of athletics at Western since 2004, before that he was over athletics at Morehead State University. The decision came from Chancellor David Belcher Monday.   Belcher sent an email message thanking Smith for his services at […]

2011 Homecoming winners

Hannah Blanton and Adam Ray were announced during halftime of the Western vs. Citadel football game as the 2011 Homecoming Queen and King. Hannah Marie Blanton is a junior from Forest City majoring in communication sciences and disorders. Christopher Adam Ray is a junior from Cullowhee majoring in social science education. Both were sponsored by […]

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 […]

WCU alumni tee off

The annual alumni scholarship golf tournament was Friday at the Sequoia National Golf Club.  Former Catamounts teed off at 11 a.m. for an afternoon of entertainment and golf. The event had 48 golfers, which were split into 4 man/woman teams.  The tournament is a chance for alumni to showcase their golfing skills while catching up […]