To the players of the men’s and women’s golf team at Western Carolina, James Tyrese Poston is “The Man.” He is a very consistent golfer which is hard enough but J.T manages it and is both a good student as well as a humble and nice guy. Since his freshman year at Western he’s made […]
Cats crack bats and fans cheer in reply
May 6, 2014 by
The Western Carolina University baseball team faced Appalachian State Friday, May 2, and won! With Western trailing App, the Catamounts scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat App by one run. The fans erupted with yells and shouts congratulating the Cats on their victory and expressed their enjoyment in watching. Students and […]
Cats bounce back from frustrating Whee-kend
April 16, 2014 by
After a few tough outings against a struggling Furman team (13-23, 4-8 SoCon) during WCU’s Spring Fling Whee-kend, the Cats didn’t seem to mind getting away from the usually friendly confines of Hennon Stadium for a while. The Cats responded to dropping the three-game weekend series by defeating Winthrop yesterday in Rock Hill, S.C. […]
Busy Whee-kend for Catamounts
April 11, 2014 by
It’s that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and if you listen closely, you can hear a faint roar in the wind. Expect that roar to get a lot louder this weekend, as the Catamounts will be filling their stadiums with event after event. Five of them, to be exact. It’s […]
WCU’s inaugural “Airport Assault” bike race this weekend
March 22, 2014 by
The WCU Cycling Team will host its first ever bike race this weekend for about 150 cyclists spanning from across the state down to Florida, as well as Puerto Rico. The 15 teams that are signed up for the “Airport Assault” will participate in three events – an individual time trial, a road race and […]
Catamounts Baseball slug nationally-ranked Clemson
March 5, 2014 by
This article is written and produced by Kyle Rush, a valued contributor with The Western Carolina Journalist. Western Carolina’s 17-game home winning streak was put on the line on Tuesday afternoon as former Catamount skipper Jack Legget led his 15th ranked Clemson Tigers to Hennon Stadium. Clemson was quick to strike off Catamount […]
