Speir has made his mark on WCU football

Mark Speir has gotten the Catamounts to places, that four years ago seemed impossible. Seven wins may not sound like the most impressive thing in the world, but for a program that just a few years ago was scratching for just a win or two this is a major difference. Speir is a family man […]

The final pages of a classic

Decades of disdain line the pages of the story between Western Carolina University and Appalachian State. Sadly, this year may mark the last chapter of the rivalry, with Appalachian State moving to the Sun Belt Conference next season. The Catamounts collided with the Mountaineers on the hardwood Saturday for the 173rd time. Such history breeds […]

Catamounts falter against rival Appalachian State

The stage was set for Western Carolina and Appalachian State to take the field Saturday afternoon at Kidd Brewer Stadium for the latest installment of the “Battle for the Old Mountain Jug.” Both fan bases were out and the trash talking didn’t stop – even up to game time. As the Appalachian State players were […]

The worst free-throw ever

Appalachian State University’s Brian Okam made quite possibly the worst free-throw attempt ever in a Southern Conference men’s basketball game against Western Carolina University on Saturday, Dec. 8, which WCU won 70-64. Okam, a junior at App State, is the team’s reserve center and is 7 feet tall, according to AOL Sporting News. Okam dribbled […]

Catamounts women soccer defeats Appalachian State; earns berth in SoCon Tournament

Freshman Christina White scored her first career goal and the winning goal for Western Carolina in the first half and the Catamounts never looked back in a game where the winner would advance to the Southern Conference Tournament and the loser’s season would be eliminated. Attendance was great for the Catamounts on the night, as […]