Eric Bartl, a kayaker chasing the thrill

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

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. […]

Coming up this weekend in Western Carolina Athletics

  Western Carolina Athletics  has a big weekend with Football, Volleyball and Basketball games happening on campus. The biggest game of the weekend is the final home football game against the Furman Paladins on Nov 7, at 3:30pm. If the football team beats the Paladins, the Catamounts would not have lost at home all season. […]

WCU football wins homecoming game

Troy Mitchell, quarterback for Western, had 352 passing yards, 45 rushing yards, and two touchdowns and Corey Holloway, running back for Western, added another 50 yards on the ground and two more touchdown as the Western Carolina Catamounts (5-2) beat the Samford Bulldogs (3-4) 56-36 Saturday, Oct.24. Detrez Newsome, running back for Western, had 69 […]

WCU women’s soccer trumps Chattanooga

The Cats beat their rival the Mocs, Friday night, Oct.23, on home turf, 2-0, with a strong comeback in the second half. The game kicked off at 7 p.m. with Chattanooga in possession.  WCU almost immediately took the ball, but after that they lagged behind.  The Cats took a long time to get into the […]

Outdoor gear sale takes over WCU lawn

Rafts, tents, sleeping bags and more filled Western Carolina’s University Center lawn as well as eager students and community members ready to participate in Base Camp Cullowhee’s annual outdoor gear sale. Students, community members, local business and Base Camp Cullowhee all set up tables and brought gear and apparel to sell for discounted prices Wednesday, […]