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 […]
Eric Bartl, a kayaker chasing the thrill
November 19, 2015 by
The story was updated Nov. 20 for clarifications (in italics). Eric Bartl, 22, is a junior at Western Carolina University who has been kayaking since he was a kid and now loves chasing the white water thrill. His parents were both very active and pushed him to do the same. He grew up in Ohio […]
Western Carolina Catamounts stay undefeated at home
November 8, 2015 by
Troy Mitchell was on fire Saturday scoring 5 total touchdowns, 3 through the air and 2 on the ground, to help the Cats to their huge 48-10 win over Furman. Troy Mitchell threw for 305 yards and ran another 55 yards in the win. Western Carolina bounced back huge from last week’s lost to Chattanooga. […]
