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 […]

WCU volleyball headed for SoCon Tournament

WCU women’s volleyball looks to make a splash, as the 2021 Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament begins on Friday, April 2 in Birmingham, Alabama. The Cats finished third in the SoCon standings and concluded the regular season on fire. The catamounts finished their conference schedule winning 10 of their final 12 matches, including 6 straight. Merry […]

WCU baseball looks to carry hot streak into upcoming series

The WCU Baseball team is currently on 6 game win streak that has seen them outscore their opponents by a wide margin of 67-25. After having their last few games cancelled and rescheduled, the Catamounts look to refocus on the task at hand in their March 26-27 series against The Citadel. The Catamounts have accumulated […]

WCU spring sports underway but not without a few hiccups

The Western Carolina outdoor track team and baseball team’s events the weekend of March 19-20 were brought to a halt due to a members of both rosters testing positive for COVID-19. The outdoor track team was forced to withdraw from their first scheduled meet of the season – the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia […]

WCU club sports struggle with low attendance during COVID-19

Club sports have been a popular activity for students at WCU for decades. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, club sports were put on hold last semester and resumed practice at the start of March. And people are not participating as much as anticipated. Club Sports director, Michael Birch, believes that this is due to […]

WCU football wins first game this season

The WCU football team won for the first time this year by a score of 21 to 14 against The Citadel on Saturday, March 13. The Catamount offense jumped off to a fiery start on Saturday with a 36-yard kickoff return, by Calvin Jones, to open the contest. The drive was finished off by a […]