Sports

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Western Women’s Basketball started the new year with GNAC conference games. On Jan. 2 the Wolves took on the Western Washington Vikings, and brought home a win — beating them 73-70 in overtime. Last Saturday the Wolves played against our...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Winter Term Sports Schedule, home games as of January 10th.   January     Men’s Basketball     11th: 4:15 p.m. in NPE vs. Seattle Pacific     23rd: 7:30 p.m. in NPE vs. Northwest Nazarene     25th: 4:15 p.m. in NPE vs. Central...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor The ending of Cross Country means the start of Indoor Track and Field, and the welcoming of new members to the team. Maya Hopwood joined the Wolves this season and right off the blocks made an impact.  During Hopwood’s first collegiate...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Men’s Basketball held their final exhibition game on Dec. 14, against the Corban University Warriors. After a rough start to their GNAC conference, losing to both Alaska and Alaska Anchorage, the Wolves came home and dominated over their...

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...