Despite concerns over how the COVID-19 pandemic, with cases continuing to rise, could affect those in and around Western Carolina University, Catamount Athletics and new Director Alex Gary remain in “business as usual” mode. On Friday, May 29th, Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced the outline for students to return to campus in the fall, with […]
A new era of WCU men’s basketball
April 23, 2018 by
Western Carolina University enters a new era with the hiring of former Winthrop University associate head coach Mark Prosser. Prosser was announced as the head basketball coach for WCU on March 27, nearly three weeks after former head coach Larry Hunter stepped down. The Western Carolina Athletic Department immediately began the search to fill the head […]
WCU Baseball: Home-Opener, opening win
February 21, 2018 by
The Cats with Bats have swung into motion picking up a 6-2 win from the Opening Day game against Morehead State University. Coming off of a loss the previous weekend against ECU, the WCU baseball team was ready for action on a packed Tuesday afternoon in Cullowhee. Western had a couple of runs early but […]
WCU baseball fans no longer allowed behind right field
April 25, 2016 by
Western Carolina University baseball fans are no longer allowed to watch games sitting behind right field. This rule will start on the game on April 29 when WCU faces Mercer. The new policy comes after fans complained of racist, hateful comments toward a student-athlete at the April 20 game against Virginia Tech, according to an email […]
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. […]
Cats fight by Samford for fifth straight win
January 18, 2014 by
The Catamount men’s basketball team successfully defended the confines of the Ramsey Center again Saturday afternoon with a 67-64 victory, extending their home record to a flawless 8-0. An upset-minded Samford team – searching for their first win ever in Cullowhee – didn’t make things easy on the Cats, however. The Bulldogs jogged to the […]
