Softball: Arch-rival ETSU no match for the Cats

The Catamount softball team hosted a three-game series against Southern Conference (SOCON) rivals Eastern Tennessee State University (ETSU) Buccaneers. The first two games were started at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, and the series finale at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 23. The first game started off with a bang when sophomore infielder Maya […]

Catamount breaks women’s tennis all time program record

Jade Groen has broken the record for the most singles wins in Catamount women’s tennis program history. The history-making win came with her 10th singles victory of the season, boosting her overall win tally to 39. The record had been held by Jordan Strickland who graduated in 2020 with 38 career singles wins. The milestone […]

Transfer portal is a chance for WCU athletes

Story co-written/produced with Charles Gadie Beginning in 2018, the NCAA instituted the transfer portal, a digital database where college athletes enter themselves in order to transfer to another college.  The Transfer Portal took recruiting to another level in college athletics.   Instead of solely relying on recruiting high school players, colleges can now search other colleges for […]

WCU baseball team producing highest run differential through first 15 games over the past 4 seasons

The Catamounts baseball team reached the 20 win mark this season and have yet to play 30 games total, which bares the question. How much better are they this year than in years of the past? Considering the 2020 season was cut short due to the global pandemic shutdown, the Catamounts only played 16 games […]

A winning formula

Story was originally published on May 31, 2014 Junior Genevieve Emrick has raised a few eyebrows at Catamount track and field competitions lately, setting blistering times and breaking personal records. How does she do it? Genevieve shows that having faith, working hard, and taking care of your body can be an awesome combination. The soon-to-be […]

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 […]