HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Top-seeded Samford scored 62 seconds into the match and never let up, ending Western Carolina’s season with a 5-1 victory in the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals Sunday at Shauna Yelton Field. The ninth-seeded Catamounts finish the year 5-12-3. Gabriela Vatrano scored in the 69th minute for WCU’s lone goal, but the Bulldogs, […]
Game-winning Mercer field goal sinks Catamounts in a heartbreaking loss on the road
October 13, 2026 by
MACON, Ga. – Simon Zeidan’s 42-yard field goal as time expired gave No. 18 Mercer a 17-14 win over Western Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Five-Star Stadium. The kick ended a Catamount rally in heartbreaking fashion, and dropped WCU 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the Southern Conference. The loss was Western Carolina’s 11th straight […]
WCU prepares to face Mercer after coming off the highs of the blowout victory against Tennessee Tech
October 6, 2026 by
After coming off the highs of securing a landslide victory against longtime WCU rivals Tennessee Tech, who rank no.15 nationally, WCU prepares to face a team with an albeit impressive SoCon ranking at No.5 and an even more impressive ranking of No. 20 nationally among FCS teams. It’s no secret that WCU has won every […]
Whee Life: Sports edition
March 20, 2026 by
This episode of Whee Life we are bringing you updates on the spring season for variety of WCU sports. Our sports editor Owen Flamming covered SOCON tournament for WCJ this March and bringing us some more insights from the games and what the coach coach Tim Craft said about the basketball season despite the loss […]
Breakthrough football season shapes Western Carolina’s future
December 4, 2025 by
Story co-produced with Caleb Zheng For the purple-and-gold crowd that lives for Saturday kickoff, the 2025 football season became a pivotal chapter that shaped Western Carolina’s identity and future direction. Western Carolina opened the year with ups and downs as the Catamounts worked to solidify their offense and defense. Early setbacks challenged the team, but once quarterback Taron Dickens […]
Catamounts to play the biggest game in recent history on homecomnig weekend
November 7, 2025 by
This week is homecoming and the Catamounts football team is going against Mercer. The Cats are coming off an impressive 35-28 win against the University of Tennessee Chattanooga Mocks. After the win, the Cats are 6-3 overall and 5-0 in Southern Conference play. Tied for first in the SOCON with the Mercer Bears. This game […]
