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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Wolves end Nighthawks playoff hopes with split

Wolves end Nighthawks playoff hopes with split

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...

Two finishing runs puts the Wolves in playoffs

Two finishing runs puts the Wolves in playoffs

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...

Teacher and coach guides students and athletes

Teacher and coach guides students and athletes

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...