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 […]
Whee Life: Sports Edition
October 10, 2025 by
WCU athletics this season is breaking records. As students are preparing to go on a fall break listen about the successes of WCU athletes in football and soccer. WHEE Life talked with Taron Dickens and coach Bell on the latest records of the WCU quarterback. We also talked with the hosts of WWCU 95.3 FM […]
Taron Dickens named the FCS national player of the week
October 7, 2025 by
WCU starting Quarterback Taron “Tyger” Dickens was named the FCS Stats Perform Player of the week on Monday, Oct. 6. Dickens earned that honor as a result of his performance against the Wofford Terriers on Saturday, Oct. 4. Dickens started the game, completing his first 46 passes, breaking the record for most completed passes in […]
Catamount football setting records as they get the first win of the season
September 24, 2025 by
Catamounts opened Southern Conference (SOCON) play Saturday, Sept. 20, against the Samford Bulldogs on Family weekend in Cullowhee. The Catamounts had a record-setting win, beating the Bulldogs 50 to 35. It was the season debut for Quarterback Taron “Tyger” Dickens, and he did not disappoint. Dickens is tied with Carlos Davis and Troy Mitchell for […]
Western Carolina and Elon showdown keeps fans biting their nails
September 15, 2025 by
Co-writer and editor Morgan Korson The Western Carolina University Catamounts took on Elon University on Saturday, Sept. 13, with back-and-forth play that had the fans on their toes the whole time. The cats lost the battle with final score 31-37. After giving up a quick touchdown, the Cats quickly got on the board with a […]
