Sports

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Kennedy Rufener, an Oregon native and two-time All-American Western athlete qualified for the 2020 Olympic trials after running a mark of 2:44:17 during the California International Marathon. During the marathon, Rufener placed 474th...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor During the week before finals, Dec. 5 and 7, Western’s Women’s Basketball team had a long journey up to face two Alaska teams, their first games to start the GNAC conference. The first game the Wolves were tested, as they played the...

  Hannah Greene  |  Sports Editor Western Women’s Basketball hosted two teams during Thanksgiving weekend, only to fall to both, Texas A&M International and South Minnesota State University. Both teams challenged the Wolves, making for an edge-of-the-seat...

Hannah Greene  |  Sports Editor The trees no longer have leaves, the ground has been covered by drops of rain and specks of snow — the time for fall Club Sports has come to a close. Quite the season the Wolves had, with titles battled for, championships that were held...

Hannah Greene  |  Sports Editor Women’s Club Soccer was selected to participate in the 2019 National and Recreational Sports Association tournament, in Round Rock, Texas — a first for the team and a huge step in advancing club sports and getting the Western Oregon...

Hannah Greene  |  Sports Editor D-Dré Wright, of Women’s Club Soccer and Women’s Rugby, has left flames wherever she steps down. Not only is Wright a two-sport athlete that participates in multiple recreational sports, Wright also refs sporting events around campus...

Hannah Greene  |  Sports Editor Last week, Nov. 19 and 21, the Women’s Volleyball team played in their final games of the season.  The Wolves started by playing against Concordia University — a team that beat them previously in season on Sept. 17. Western’s only...

Hannah Greene | Sports Editor Football came to an unfortunate end last Saturday, Nov. 16 when the Western Oregon University Wolves fell to the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds — a game for the seniors, but an outcome to leave them wishing for more....

Hannah Greene | Sports Editor Win, win, win — Western’s Men’s Basketball team is on fire, having won their first three games.  From Nov. 15 to Nov. 16, the team held a four-game tournament consisting of the Concordia Cavaliers, the Hawaii Hilo Vulcans, the Warner...

Hannah Greene | Sports Editor Women’s Volleyball hosted the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks and Central Washington Wildcats on Nov. 14 and 16. In the first match of the weekend, the Wolves were put to the test by the Nighthawks. During the first set, the Wolves stayed...