Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Oregon Normal School campus, Monmouth, Oregon, fall of 1927, a handful of bright eyed and hopeful Normal School men looked to bring a new sport to the campus. A small school with only a couple of sports and no mascot became host to one of...
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Women’s basketball’s losing streak is snapped
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Coming off a double digit loss in their last home game and their second loss in a row, the Wolves needed to right their ship if they wanted any hope of a postseason. Sitting at eighth in the GNAC, Western was desperate for a conference win...
Men’s basketball win a Saturday night fight
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor After a disappointing at home loss to the 23rd ranked Saint Martin’s Saints on Jan. 17, the Wolves suited up for their next in-conference opponent Seattle Pacific on Jan. 19. The men’s team took the court after the finish of the women’s...
Men’s Rugby’s hard work pays off
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor In the final match of fall term on Nov. 3, the Men’s Rugby team left the field after their lopsided victory over Willamette University unsure of the future. The team knew their only chance at playoffs was to win the bid for hosting the...
Winter term sports preview
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor [fruitful_tabs type=”accordion” width=”100%” fit=”false”] [fruitful_tab title=”Lacrosse”] Feb. 9 1 p.m. @ UC Davis Feb. 10 1 p.m. @ University of Santa Cruz Feb. 16 5 p.m. vs. Seattle...
Western’s women are back on the rugby pitch
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Coming back from a very short fall season of only two games, the women’s rugby team hoped to start the new term off right with an exhibition match against Oregon State University on Jan. 12. Western’s squad was short a few players but due...
Western Women’s basketball stumbles to undefeated Northwest Nazarene
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor An undefeated and sixth ranked Northwest Nazarene University stood as the last opponent for the Wolves Women’s basketball before school came back in session for Winter Term. Since the beginning of break, Western had won two of the last...
Winter break sports recap
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Dec.10 Western Men’s Rugby ranked 30 Nationally After being named the Co-Champions of the Northwest Conference, Western Men’s Rugby obtains the national ranking of 30. This is the first time in program history they have been nationally...
Wolves Men’s Basketball bounce back against Nanooks
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor With a break full of up and down games, the Wolves were in need of another win to help climb the GNAC rankings. After a narrow loss to Alaska Anchorage University in the days leading up to their match with Alaska Fairbanks on Jan. 5, the...
Flag football phenom
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Another year, another west coast region victory. For the second consecutive year Western fielded a sort of “Intramural All Star Team” to compete in the flag football western regional tournament held by the National Intramural-Recreation...