It’s not every day when two athletic legends from Western Carolina University get to sit down and talk about their glory days. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, WCU hosted an episode of Western Wednesday Replays that featured two WCU basketball legends, Henry Logan and Ronnie Carr. It was also attended by Marty Ramsey, director of WCU […]
Catamounts maul Purple Eagles
February 24, 2022 by
The catamount baseball team opened up their 2022 regular season with a four game series against the Niagara Purple Eagles on Feb. 18 through Feb. 20.See the full story The Cats collected an astounding amount of offense during the opening series. They scored 72 runs over the course of the four games. Head baseball coach, […]
WCU baseball kicks off 2022 season
February 14, 2022 by
Spring is coming, which means that WCU baseball is back. The 2022 Catamounts baseball season is about to begin this week on Friday, Feb. 18 in Cullowhee against the Niagara Purple Eagles at 1 p.m. The Catamounts are coming off last year where they posted a winning record and were one of the top four […]
No one wants to be #2 in these races
February 10, 2022 by
This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald Feb. 9. Ski Sapphire Valley’s 15th Outhouse Race is back after skipping 2021 because of the pandemic. The popular race is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, though the event is somewhat fluid. “The way it usually works is, the race is on the bunny […]
New football players sign with WCU for next season
February 9, 2022 by
Western Carolina University football team is getting 30 new players hoping for a even better season then the 2021 season. The WCU Catamount Club and the Western Carolina Football coaching staff hosted a national signing day event via Zoom on Feb.3 and presented the new members of the team. Not all of the signees are […]
Bouldering competition at WCU
February 8, 2022 by
Story co-written with Nick Childs The Department of Campus Recreation and Base Camp Cullowhee will be hosting their annual bouldering competition Feb. 7-10 from 4-8 p.m. daily at the Campus Recreation Center climbing wall. Casey Fenton, Interim Assistant Director of Outdoor Programs, describes bouldering as one of the most basic forms of climbing. “You’re not […]
