Catamounts triumph over Mocs

  The video was shot, edited, and produced by Calvin Inman. The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team won, despite a late rally by the University of Tennessee Chattanooga Mocs, Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Ramsey center, in front of a crowd of just under 2,000. The Catamounts started the game hot and established an early […]

SOCON tournament kicks off this week

The men’s Southern Conference basketball tournament kicks off Friday, March 6, in Asheville. “The tournament is one of the most unique experiences that WCU has all year,” said Kyle Rush, the radio voice for the Lady Catamount basketball team, over text message.” The biggest question surrounding the tournament is can last year’s winner and this […]

Bad news for the Mercer Bears, Catamounts win 60-52

Western Carolina University’s most important conference game of the season ended in triumph tonight as the Catamounts defeated the Mercer Bears 60 to 52. The 9-11 Catamounts took on the 11-10 Bears of Mercer who were still riding high from their win over Duke in the 2014 NCAA tournament. There was much speculation leading up […]

Cats take care of Terriers 26-14 to lead the SoCon

The Western Carolina Catamounts started off with a statement in their game  against the Wofford Terriers on Oct.11. Detrez Newsome took the opening kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown to give the Catamounts an early lead, a lead they never relinquished. The Cats won the game 26-14 on the strength of special teams and dominant […]

Busy Whee-kend for Catamounts

It’s that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and if you listen closely, you can hear a faint roar in the wind. Expect that roar to get a lot louder this weekend, as the Catamounts will be filling their stadiums with event after event. Five of them, to be exact.  It’s […]

WCU Baseball off to a strong start

Western Carolina’s baseball team won their home opener, 8-0, over Winthrop University Tuesday, Feb. 18, and look to keep this trend going for the rest of the season. The Catamounts really hit their stride late in the fifth inning, after getting their first run on a walk with bases loaded. They wouldn’t look back, scoring […]