Sports

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...

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...

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...

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...

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor After locking the second seed of the GNAC tournament, the playoffs are all but an if for the Wolves baseball team. Another game result in the conference would no longer effect Western’s chances. One team, however, in the Northwest...

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Tied with Montana State and Simon Fraser at 13-13 in conference record, Wolves softball clinched the fourth and final playoff spot on senior day, April 29, beating out Montana. After shutting out Simon Fraser 8-0, the opposing team...

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor One coach and one player, in one frustrating lacrosse game, came together on the sidelines. The player was down on himself after his team’s struggles on the field, losing to that end. The coach pulled him to the side, calmed him down and...

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor With the GNAC Baseball playoffs quickly approaching, four more in-season games were played on April 28-29. The Wolves secured a playoff spot after splitting the first two games against the Central Washington Wildcats, 14-6 and 5-3. Both...

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Numerous passions have kept junior Bernard Barber determined. In football, rugby, his major in business and his dream of firefighting, Barber contains a love for those things he’s committed to. The way Barber sees it, a love for...

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Soccer season may not begin until the early fall, but a few round robins in the spring will keep Wolf feet running. Western’s soccer team hosted the Oregon Tech Owls on April 21 in a game that resulted in a shutout, 3-0. Intended as a...