Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Sports like baseball, basketball and football are team games, and in team sports, a team leader has to take initiative when needed. Such is the case when plays breakdown or when the chemistry gets out of control. But in an individual...
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One title earned, eight All-American wolf performances
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The NCAA DII Track and Field championships from May 24-26 was the last meet for the Wolves, as 10 of their athletes competed. David Ribich, senior, paced the field until he found victory in the end of the 1500-meter. In a timed finish of...
Volleyball digs for gold, Soccer takes the shot
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Western’s intramural teams went after the nets in both volleyball and soccer as men’s, women’s and co-rec leagues all played for titles from May 15-21. In women’s volleyball, the Gold Diggers, undefeated at 6-0,...
No superstar needed, baby steps for the Blazers
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The big debate over the Trail Blazers’s offseason activity is in the process. Help’s sorely needed after the previous playoff outing. But one change that doesn’t hold is bringing over a superstar, like Kevin Durant. The last markee guy to...
Rounding the bases with Creach
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Believing starts internally. For Tyler Creach, a first-year business major, and outfielder of the Wolves softball team, this much is so. Whether Creach plays softball, studies, or acts, it’s then about having confidence....
Wolves surge towards three titles
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The Wolves garnered three titles in the long jump, 800 and 1500 meters from May 11-12 of the 2018 Track and Field GNAC championships. The women’s and men’s teams played host to nine other conference teams in their final home...
GNAC champions back again
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The Wolves baseball team are champions for a second time consecutively, after downing the Montana State Yellowjackets, 8-4, on May 11 in the GNAC double elimination championship. GNAC champions for the fourth time in six years, Western...
Football springs back into shape
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Since April 23, Western’s football team has held spring training and practice between McArthur Field and the campus turf field. The team had the opportunity to try out its new roster in a scrimmage on May 12 at Central High School’s...
Simon Fraser eliminates Wolves, 6-3
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Softball season closed for Western on May 4 with a loss to Simon Fraser, 6-3. The loss was their second in the GNAC tournament, after losing first to Northwest Nazarene, 3-0, and technically eliminating the Wolves. However, Western...
Western’s new soccer team plays third game
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor For the first time in their history, this year Western’s club sports included a women’s soccer team. The club has played two games in the season, thus far and stand at 0-2. One of those losses is owed to the Portland State Vikings with...
