WCU disc golf – national contenders

Who would have thought that WCU would have a national contending sports team? In disc golf! There are four members who make up the disc golf team at Western: Ruth Hudson, Ryan Kastle, Andrew Johnson and Matt Splain. This team has been together for almost an entire year and they have already become national contenders. […]

Wofford proves too much, downs Western in SoCon semifinals

For the second year in a row and four of the last six seasons, Wofford sent Western Carolina off the court of the U.S. Cellular Center and into another offseason as the top-seeded Terriers upended the Catamounts 73-61 in the Southern Conference Basketball Championship semifinals. The loss puts Western Carolina 3-10 all-time against the tournament’s […]

Western Carolina escapes ETSU in overtime, to face Wofford in semifinals

Western Carolina needed overtime to slip past ETSU 67-61 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship last night in Asheville, but would not be denied a rematch with the team that has knocked them out of the tournament three of the last five seasons. The Catamounts will take on top-seeded Wofford in […]

Spring break begins!

Spring break is officially upon us! Hunter Bryn and I decided to ask our peers around campus two questions. 1. Are they excited for spring break? As you can guess most of these answers were pretty similar. 2. What are they doing for spring break? These answers were a little more varied, but check them […]

Lady Cats go cold, bounced from SoCon Tournament

The Western Carolina women’s basketball team could not put it together for a full 40 minutes, as No. 2 seed East Tennessee State used a 47-26 second half surge to power past the No. 7 seeded Catamounts 73-53 in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. Western Carolina finished 0-15 this season when held […]

Men win, women lose in WCU basketball double header

In a basketball-filled Saturday at Western Carolina University, the men hold on to their win, but the women got edged out in the final moments. For the Lady Cats, Saturday’s double header did not end the way that they wanted it to. They were beaten in the final minutes of the game by the ETSU Buccaneers. […]