Parade your Purple Pride

There was a chill in the air just before sunset as the annual WCU Homecoming parade took place Friday evening. The streets of downtown Sylva were lined with students, alumni, and community members, all supporting their Catamounts during WCU’s homecoming celebration. “The parade is like a kick off to homecoming weekend,” says Sally Little, a senior […]

Turnovers doom Cats; fall to Chattanooga

Western Carolina lost its fifth game of the season Saturday night, falling to Chattanooga, 52-7, in the homecoming game for the Mocs. Both the Catamounts and Mocs entered the night winless in SoCon play and the game was expected to be close down to the wire. It was not however, as the Catamounts committed five […]

Phoenix win shootout against Catamounts, 38-31

Senior wide receiver, Josh Cockrell had two receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown for Western Carolina, but it was not enough as the Elon Phoenix handed the Catamounts their third straight loss of the season on Saturday night, 38-31. Elon finished the game with four rushing touchdowns and 153 yards rushing led by senior tailbacks, […]

Attendance at WCU football home games an issue

Western Carolina University hosted its’ annual Family week football game Saturday night, Oct. 1. The stadium was packed with fans, but after the half time show the fans started to leave the game. It is a common theme at most Western Carolina football games. “I don’t have the exact number but the family section stays […]

Western Carolina athletics hosts Think Pink weekend

The Catamounts placed a special focus on games taking place Sept 30 and Oct 1 to raise money and support breast cancer research. Catamount football and Lady Catamount Soccer both hosted their first ever Think Pink game for breast cancer research. Pink Zone games across the country are sponsored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association […]

Paladins prevail over Catamounts, 47-21

Chris Forcier threw four touchdowns as the Furman Paladins defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts on Family Weekend, Saturday night, 47-21. Western Carolina failed to maintain consistent drives all night and struggled to put any kind of an offense together.  Sophomore quarterback, Brandon Pechloff had a forgettable night as he threw two interceptions.  Pechloff was benched […]