Western Carolina University released their football schedule for the 2016 season Jan. 26. University of South Carolina and East Carolina University are just two of the 11 teams on this list of opponents. The Cats will open their season with a huge match up against the Pirates of ECU on Sep. 3. They will travel to […]
WCU men’s basketball beats Mercer
January 25, 2016 by
Western Carolina University Men’s Basketball Team took Mercer on a trip to double overtime and beat them on Jan. 24 at the Ramsey Center. Mercer put up 80 points in the end, but it did not match Western’s 86. The Catamounts are tied with University of North Carolina Greensboro for third in the Socon Conference leader board […]
WCU Basketball game rescheduled
January 22, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball game that was scheduled for Jan. 23 has been moved to Jan. 24 due to inclement weather. The Women’s basketball game has been moved to 3:30 PM on Jan. 24. The Men’s basketball game has been moved to 1 PM. The Women will be facing off against the […]
Is WCU really top adventure school?
January 12, 2016 by
Story co-written with Billy Simpson. For the past two years Western Carolina University has been named the top adventure school in the Southeast by the Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine. The winner was decided through an online poll and whoever received the most votes won. Other schools WCU competed against included Virginia Tech, Brevard College, The University […]
Head injury won’t stop Darius Ramsey
November 23, 2015 by
The football career for the senior running back, Darius Ramsey, at Western Carolina University (WCU) ended just a little too early. On Sept. 19, like any other game day for the Cats, Darius Ramsey was suited up and ready to give his all to insure WCU victory. What he didn’t know was that would be […]
Mark Speir is making a difference on the field and in the community
November 20, 2015 by
Mark Speir was named the head football coach of Western Carolina University’s football team in Dec. 2011 and since then… he has won 16 games with the Catamounts. he had 16 players to make it to the All-Southern Conference first-and-second team and 12 players picked for All- freshman distinction. Last year Speir brought the Catamounts […]
