The catamount’s season opener didn’t go as planned when they suffered a loss at the hand of the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs Friday, Nov. 9, in Asheville, NC. It was a sluggish start for both squads offensively due to the defensive intensity from both sides. Western Carolina received a strong showing from Trey Sumler and Tom Tankelewics […]
Catamounts look to take back the Jug
October 27, 2012 by
Western Carolina vs. Appalachian State, enough said. The catamounts and mountaineers will meet on the gridiron in the annual “Battle for the Old Mountain Jug,” Saturday, Oct. 27 in Cullowhee, NC. A rivalry that meets annually has been dominated by the mountaineers who have won 56 of the 75 meetings (56-18-1). However, more fuel […]
Despite strong showing by the defense, catamounts suffer third consecutive loss
September 24, 2012 by
E.J. Whitmire Stadium was a packed house Saturday, largely in part because it was family weekend in Cullowhee. However, it was not enough to propel the catamounts to a victory as they came up short against Samford, 25-21. The catamounts played host to the Samford Bulldogs in their conference home opener. The catamounts pounced on Samford quarterback Andy Summerlin on […]
Finding future Catamounts
September 18, 2012 by
Approximately 1,800 students from across the U.S. ventured to Western Carolina University with their collegiate futures in sight on Saturday, Sept. 15 for the first open house of the year. As the excitement of being a future Catamount lingered in the air, students and their families were able to see all that WCU had to […]
NFL: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
September 12, 2012 by
Fantasy football is in full force, which can only mean one thing. After seven months since Super Bowl XLVI’s matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, the NFL season has returned. With the first week of the season already in the books, it appears that this will be an exciting one. In recent seasons […]
Catamounts pounce on lions in opener
August 31, 2012 by
It was a cat fight in Cullowhee on Thursday night when the lions from Mars Hill made a trip to E.J. Whitmire Stadium to take on the Catamounts. The catamounts struggled in their first series by missing a field goal, followed by a punt on the next. They seemed to settle down after that and used their […]
