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 […]
Intramurals give students a second chance in sports
April 23, 2013 by
Most high school athletes will never play a game at the college level, but just because you don’t go to college and play on a NCAA team doesn’t mean you can’t still compete. Intramural sports are allowing former athletes to continue to play the games they love and even games they never played before. “I […]
Nick Lacombe: A life of pain
November 12, 2012 by
Pain is an unavoidable part of life and not something to run from. Nick Lacombe, a sophomore at Western Carolina University knows a thing or two about experiencing pain. At the age of 4, Nick tripped through a metal detector. This resulted in the loss of a tooth and damage to another. In the first […]
Catamount Games pump up students for Homecoming 2012
October 5, 2012 by
Laughter and music abounded on the University Center lawn as students played against one another in the Catamount Games on Wednesday evening as part of Western Carolina University’s 2012 Homecoming. The catamount games consisted of five activities: ladder golf, cornhole, darts, kan jam, and tug-o-war. Jonathan Johnston, new assistant director of intramural sports, bounced from […]
WCU Mountain Heritage Day 5k goes by in a flash
October 3, 2012 by
On a misty morning, around 170 students, faculty and visitors competed in a race across WCU’s campus in pursuit of $100. The 5k race marked the start of the 38th Mountain Heritage Day under sponsorship of WCU Event Management. The race started at 8 a.m. on the dot at Mckee, and racers were tasked with […]
WCU Cycling Team race in Kentucky
September 16, 2012 by
CORBIN, Ky. – The WCU Cycling Team participated in their third mountain bike race of the season Sunday, Sept. 16 at a course hosted by Union College in Kentucky. Two athletes represented WCU in the cross-country mountain bike race. Nick Lacombe (Raleigh, N.C.) placed first in the Class C race and Matt Schumaker (Marietta, Ohio) placed […]
