Co-written by Jonathan Birek Former Western Carolina head basketball coach, Larry Hunter, passed away at around 11 a.m. on Friday, May 4. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary. Funeral information will be provided by CatamountSports.com once it is made available. Hunter suffered a stroke on Sunday, April 29 and was on life support as […]
Mateius Brown: The road to success
April 27, 2018 by
As a fourth-year student and athlete at Western Carolina University, Mateius Brown is the epitome of determination and resilience. Having been a student-athlete for over half of his life, Brown has seen his successes and failures. He has been involved with track and field since the end of his freshman year of high school. Weighing […]
A new era of WCU men’s basketball
April 23, 2018 by
Western Carolina University enters a new era with the hiring of former Winthrop University associate head coach Mark Prosser. Prosser was announced as the head basketball coach for WCU on March 27, nearly three weeks after former head coach Larry Hunter stepped down. The Western Carolina Athletic Department immediately began the search to fill the head […]
So close, yet so far away
April 12, 2018 by
The (3-28) Western Carolina Catamounts almost pulled off the upset against the eighth ranked team in the nation, the (23-10) Kentucky Wildcats, on Wednesday night’s game at Childress Field in Cullowhee. The Catamounts had a tough battle coming into Wednesday night’s game. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 4–run lead thanks to senior catcher/first baseman, Troy […]
The daily struggles of a WCU athlete
April 9, 2018 by
Western Carolina University has around 350 student athletes who are all a little different from the average student. Student athletes handle a lot more than most people think. WCU takes pride that our athletes not only perform well in their sport but exceed in their academics. Whether it is on or off season, student athletes […]
USC Upstate wins the doubleheader against WCU
April 5, 2018 by
In a doubleheader between USC Upstate Spartans (26-13) and the Western Carolina Catamounts (9-20), the Spartans beat the Cats in both games through a dominating offensive performance on Wednesday, April 4 in Cullowhee, NC. In the first game, the Spartans started out hot with a six-run lead in the first inning. They managed to get four more runs to […]
