NFL: It’s the most wonderful time of the year

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

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 […]

Smoky Mountain football is back

School is back in session in Jackson County and that can only mean one thing: Mustang football is back! Smoky Mountain High School is proud of their teams, but they live for Friday night lights down on Babe Howell Field. The Mustangs have started their 2012 campaign to make it back to the playoffs for […]

The beginning of a new era

Football season is upon us and the catamount nation is eager to see what this year holds. Western Carolina University begins it’s season Thursday, Aug. 30 when it hosts the lions from Mars Hill. The catamounts got their only win of the 2011 season when they defeated Mars Hill by a score of 52-31. Thursday’s matchup should yield a similar result due to the […]

Western Carolina names Mark Speir new head football coach

Western Carolina University named Appalachian State assistant coach, Mark Speir their new head football coach on Thursday at a press conference at the University in Cullowhee, N.C. A Clemson graduate, Speir has coached the Mountaineers’ running backs, defensive line, linebackers, and defensive ends during his nine-year tenure with Appalachian State. Speir was also a recruiting […]

It’s more than just a vision, its Purple Vision

Instant replays and advertisements were a new thing during WCU’s 2011 football season. First game of the season the students marveled at the shiny new scoreboard that showed play backs and even shots of themselves cheering in the crowd. But what really goes into getting the perfect shot of the touch down or tackle that […]