In a four-hour, 10-inning game, the WCU Catamount baseball team was defeated by the Presbyterian Blue Hose by a score of 11-8, on April 27. With a crowd of over 300 people in attendance at Hennon Stadium. “It was nerve-wracking, to say the least,” Wade Raines, a Catamounts fan, said. “It was a tough game […]
WCU Basketball in review
March 9, 2022 by
Story co-written by Emma Hodes The 2022 season of catamount basketball officially ended on Friday, March 4 as both teams had been eliminated from postseason contention. An underwhelming season for both teams found the Cats in last place in the Southern Conference heading into the Southern Conference Tournament. The men’s team, under first-year head coach, […]
Catamounts take on SoCon Basketball Tournament
March 3, 2022 by
The 2022 Ingles Southern Conference Tournament is slated to begin on Thursday, March 3 with the women’s final on Sunday, March 6 at 12 p.m. and the mens final Monday, March 7 at 7 p.m. All games will be played at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, NC. The lady cats tip off their first […]
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 Track & Field hosts Catamount Classic
April 30, 2021 by
Story co-written by Michael Troche. WCU Track & Field hosted their annual two-day Catamount Classic Track Meet on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17. In attendance of the Catamount Classic were Southern Conference opponents East Tennessee State and Wofford, as well as non-conference opponents Tusculum, North Georgia, and UNC-Asheville, among others. The weekend was […]
Western Carolina parts way with Mark Speir
April 13, 2021 by
Story co-written by Kayla Smith WCU Director of Athletics, Alex Gary, announced that football coach, Mark Speir, will not return as Head Coach. “After a thorough evaluation of the program, I feel that it is time we move in a different direction,” said Gary in an article for Catamount Sports. “We are grateful for Coach […]
