Nick Lacombe racing. Photo by Patrick O’Neal. The Lance Armstrong doping scandal is heard loud and clear, but it also didn’t surprise his fellow cyclists at the Western Carolina community. After years of accusations of using performance enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong finally admitted to doping during an Oprah interview. The interview aired over two nights, […]
Elon downs Western Carolina with second half surge
January 16, 2013 by
Trey Sumler scored a career high 32 points for Western Carolina but it wasn’t enough as Elon forward Lucas Troutman scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and junior guard Jack Isenbarger scored 16 points, all in the second half, to help the Phoenix defeat the Catamounts 80-67 on Monday in the Ramsey Center. Troutman, […]
Despite scrappy effort from a short-handed Spartan team, Catamounts prevail late
January 13, 2013 by
Western Carolina improved to 4-0 in conference play when they defeated UNC-Greensboro 62-59 Saturday, January 12. The Spartans came into the matchup in need of a win having lost 9 of their last 11, but would have to do it without all of it’s weapons. Starting point guard Korey Van Dussen is out for six […]
Luck runs out for the Irish, Tide rolls
January 9, 2013 by
Alabama cruised to their second consecutive National Championship, by defeating Notre Dame by a score of 42-14. However, even that score doesn’t reflect the beat down the Tide gave the Fighting Irish, dominating on both sides of the ball. The Crimson Tide jumped all over the Irish early on, scoring on their first two drives […]
Ray Lewis plans to retire at season’s end
January 4, 2013 by
All good things come to an end. There is nothing more evident about that statement than the recent decision by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis to retire at the conclusion of this season. Lewis publicly announced his decision Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Over the duration of his decorated career, Lewis has instilled fear into his […]
WCU Coach Middleton’s passion and past
December 17, 2012 by
One of Karen Middleton’s earliest memories is playing basketball in the backyard with her older brother and his friends. This is where her passion for the game began. Today, almost 40 years later, her passion is still going strong. She is the third year head coach for Western Carolina University, where she is using her […]
