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...
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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...
Cross Country competes in National Championship
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor After being named to All GNAC honors, two seniors, Justin Nading and Tyler Jones took their running talents to Pittsburgh, PA for the NCAA DII National Championships on Dec. 1. Nading and Jones were the only Wolves to earn the bid into...
Wolves take on Vikings in Monmouth
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor In their first major test of the season, the Wolves faced off at home with the 15th ranked Western Washington Vikings on Dec. 1. Coming into the match, Western had picked up an easy win against conference opponent Simon Fraser in the...
By the numbers: Fall Sports
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