It’s not every day when two athletic legends from Western Carolina University get to sit down and talk about their glory days. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, WCU hosted an episode of Western Wednesday Replays that featured two WCU basketball legends, Henry Logan and Ronnie Carr. It was also attended by Marty Ramsey, director of WCU […]
WCU beats Warren Wilson by 55 points
The WCU Catamounts Men’s basketball team defeated the Warren Wilson College Owls by a 55 point difference, with a score of 102-47 on Dec. 1. Over 1500 people came to cheer for the Catamounts in the Ramsey Regional Center. This matchup against Warren Wilson at home was WCU’s first home game in 22 days. They […]
Changes in WCU basketball
Western Carolina University’s basketball team will look very different than 2020-21 season. Earlier in April, WCU men’s head basketball coach, Mark Prosser, announced that he is leaving to be the head coach for the men’s basketball team at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. “Thank you for 3 amazing seasons in the ‘Whee, and truly, […]
Reminiscing on ’96
The Cullowhee community found themselves on the top of world in March of 1996, thanks to the WCU men’s basketball team. WCU Alumni Engagement celebrated the 25th anniversary of that special 1996 men’s basketball run via Zoom on March 17. The ’96 mens basketball team won the Southern Conference Tournament and are the only WCU […]
Catamount sports spring in full swing
Western Carolina Athletics has been off to a busy start to the spring season. When the Southern Conference postponed all fall competitions in August last year to the spring season, it led WCU sports to operate on an abnormal schedule for many sports. The abnormal schedule also has required an abnormal attendance policy that […]
Carlos Dotson: Unwavering
Story co-produced with Kam Gibson. “Carlos is a driven competitor that is eager to prove people wrong. I think he was told for a long time the things that he was not capable of, and worked tirelessly to show that it was not the case,” said Mark Prosser, current head coach of Men’s basketball at […]