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...
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Barber’s propelled by his pursuits
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...
Women’s soccer goes 3-0 against Owls
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...
Wolves quiet ‘Jackets’s buzz, stung in rematch
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The clock’s winding down on the softball season and the race for the GNAC championships. The Wolves looked to four pivotal home games from April 21-22 against Montana State-Billings to stay in postseason conversation. The first game...
Baseball records 26 hits, demolishes Saints 22-4 for sweep
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Twelve straight runs by Western’s baseball team provided the starting point for the four game sweep against St. Martin’s from April 21-22. The runs created enough separation from St. Martin’s, as the visiting team went down, 12-4 in game...
Rugby contends for pacific coast championship
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The rugby ruck continued for the women’s rugby season, but ended on April 14, as the team pushed on to another trench match with Cal-State Monterey Bay. Despite the 15-5 defeat, the Wolves gave a copious amount of effort to where a...
MVP Corner: Lillard Time
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The NBA’s 2017-2018 season will be one to remember. James Harden and LeBron James have played up to MVP standards and, while both are heavily favored for the award, Damian Lillard’s breakout year should also be worth consideration. He’s...
Wolves get even with Cavs
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor A move to Concordia’s softball facility in Portland changed Western’s playing field as rainouts caused a shift of four home games. But the Wolves evened up the series from April 14-15. Game one went to the Wolves and their...
Cavaliers outduel Wolves in baseball series, 2-1
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Monmouth’s rainout also moved Baseball but the team kept things in order for their first game, 6-5, on April 13. Faced with a 4-1 deficit heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Wolves were down and had to settle in to inch...
Nighthawks prey on Wolves
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The Nighthawks rained down on the Wolves from April 5-6 in a pair of doubleheaders that saw a four-game series belong to Northwest Nazarene, 3-1. Northwest protected their diamond field in game one and put up a series of runs in...