Before the start of the season, I had a chat with sophomore forward DJ Myers recorded for The Sports: Plus Podcast. A North Carolina native, Myers graduated high school at Hargrave Military Academy. Myers has seen limited minutes to start the year, after averaging nearly 16 minutes a game the prior season, but trusts Coach Mark Prosser’s […]
Catamounts trounce Runnin’ Bulldogs in home opener
November 15, 2019 by
They say there’s no place like home. After Saturday, Nov. 9, it’s safe to say the Catamounts would agree. It wasn’t pretty, but Western Carolina beat the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 71-59 behind 22 PTS from early season breakout Mason Faulkner. Eric Jamison Jr. led the away team with 15 PTS and 7 REB. The Junior […]
Catamounts winners of two straight, beat Aggies at home
November 13, 2019 by
Tuesday night, Nov. 12, was a particularly cold one in the Whee, with temperatures that felt as low as 14º F. But inside the Ramsey Center, Western’s shooting was anything but. The Western Carolina Catamounts rode Matt Halvorsen’s hot hand on their way to a 90-64 win over the North Carolina A&T Aggies. Halvorsen had 17 […]
Photo Story: Mountain Madness at Ramsey
November 6, 2019 by
CULLOWHEE – On Monday, October 28, the Western Carolina Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams hosted Mountain Madness at the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center to a packed student section. The ceremonies were led by Student Body President David Rhode, who is a known advocate of school spirit initiatives. Students were greeted with free pizza, […]
Q&A with Carlos Dotson
November 6, 2019 by
In preparation for the WCU Men’s Basketball season, I sat down with senior forward Carlos Dotson for a Q&A, recorded for The Sports: Plus Podcast, part of the WWCU Podcast Network. How’s your second year here at Western going? Pretty good, we’ve had a productive start to fall practice, so we’re really looking good […]
Western Carolina’s Purple Thunder to perform at the NBA All-Star game
February 15, 2019 by
Western Carolina’s winter drumline, Purple Thunder, will travel to Charlotte, N.C. this weekend to perform in one of the variety acts as part of NBA All-Star weekend. What began as a fun performance act for talented drummers at Western Carolina has soon grown into one of the most anticipated performance groups of the winter season, […]
