Lake Larsen | Sports editor The echo of the speakers could be heard shouting out the colors the runners were donning. The wind seemed to calm and the seconds counted down to the start of the men’s 8000-meter GNAC Cross Country Championship. A tight group of...
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From the Sports Desk
Lake Larsen | Sports editor In the weeks since my last installment of “From the Sports Desk,” I have received some comments and concerns about my coverage of the financial difficulties of the athletic programs on campus, my ethics as a journalist and my coverage of...
Wolves’s rugby shuts out the Willamette Bearcats
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor The post-season was at stake for the Wolves as players took the field for Western’s last regular season rugby match. Willamette entered the game with the ability to slam the door on the hopes of a playoff berth for the Wolves. But Western...
Western volleyball loses to Alaska Fairbanks
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Hopes were high for the Wolves coming into their final home game of the season. The season had been a rough road for Western as they had only found themselves in the winning column six times of their 23 games so far. Despite this, the...
Wolves’s Lacrosse takes a loss in 2018 annual alumni game
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Familiar faces gathered together Oct. 27 for the annual lacrosse alumni game. Players from past years, of the last graduating class to those long graduated, strapped on their helmets to battle it out against Western’s newest roster. With...
Nightmare on Monmouth Avenue: A look at sports that have made it to the Western athletics graveyard
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Western Oregon has existed as a school of many different names for 156 years. In this over a century and a half, the school has seen the birth and death of many different sports. Since these sports departure the fields they called home have...
Fall intramural leaderboards
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Volleyball Co-Rec Competitive – Monday/Tuesday Evenings: Gold Diggers Mayjah Rayjahs Orville Ready Blockers Set for Life Taco tuesdays Block Party Bumpin’ Co-Rec Recreational – Monday/Tuesday Evenings: Hittas Safe sets AP...
Larsen’s picks of the week
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor Western Football at Azusa Pacific Prediction: In their last meeting the Wolves fell to Azusa Pacific 17-28. This game will be won or lost on the back of the Western offense. The first half of the season was riddled with weak play from the...
Homecoming on the gridiron for the Wolves
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor It was a beautiful sunny day as the Wolves took the field for the 2018 Homecoming game. Western had just come off a sizable loss to the Central Washington Wildcats and looked to bring their record back to .500 with this home match. In the...
Wolfie’s Bowl action
Lake Larsen | Sports Editor For the 2018 Homecoming week, the ladies were the first to step foot on the gridiron for the Wolves. The 39th Annual Powerpuff Game: Wolfie’s bowl was gearing up to be a powerful start to this year’s homecoming football festivities....