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. […]

Super Bowl XLIX: WCU perspective

With Super Bowl 49 right on our heels, several WCU football personnel gave some insight on the big game. Professional football’s most coveted award will be fought over on Sunday, Feb.1 in Glendale, Arizona at 6:30 pm. The two teams going after the title are the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the Patriots dynasty. […]

Catamounts notch their first conference win

Western Carolina (1-4) and UNC Greensboro (0-5) both came into the day looking for their first conference win of the season. With neither team having much success early in conference, the winning team would be looking at this as a game to jumpstart their season. That team this Saturday, Jan. 24, turned out to be […]