Catamounts winners of two straight, beat Aggies at home

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

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

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 […]

New Record Set at 24th Annual Green River Race

Over 2,000 people spent sunny Saturday, Nov. 2, on the banks of Green River near Saluda, North Carolina, cheering for kayakers competing for the fastest run over the roaring Class V Rapids. The 24th annual Green River Run saw 157 kayakers hoping to set some new time records and take the title in this prestigious […]

Furman Silences WCU on Homecoming

It was a wet and chilly day at E.J. Whitmire Stadium while the Catamounts drowned in their offensive woes as Furman (5-3) defeated WCU (1-7) on their homecoming game 28-7 last Saturday, Oct. 26. Furman opened up the game with a field goal on their first possession. The Catamounts then proceeded to march down the […]

WCU students help clean up the Tuck

Co-written/produced with Mary McCay The 35th annual Tuck River Cleanup kicked off at WCU on Saturday, April 13. Hundreds of students and people from around Jackson County joined together to clean up the Tuckasegee River in one of the largest single-day river cleanups in the nation. About 600 participants were bused over to Lena Davis Landing […]