Western baseball crowned preseason conference favorites

Western baseball crowned preseason conference favorites

Morgan Swaim | Staff Writer Wolves’s baseball has caught the eye of GNAC coaches around the conference as the team to beat heading into the 2018 season. This comes as no surprise, as the team has garnered respect due to previous success. Over the past five years, the...

Federer wins his 20th Grand Slam

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The tennis world was in for another Roger Federer show at the Australian Open finals this past Saturday. On Jan. 28, the No. 2 world ranked Swiss rallied to defeat the No. 6 ranked Croatian, Marin Čilić, in five closely battled sets: 6-2,...

Wolves come away with one after returning home

Wolves come away with one after returning home

Morgan Swaim | Staff Writer After taking a long road trip to Alaska, the Wolves finally returned home on Jan. 16 to play the Concordia University Cavaliers and the Montana State-Billings Yellowjackets on Jan. 18. Coming into the game against the Cavaliers, both teams...

Wolves streak moves to ten: looks to improve national standing

Wolves streak moves to ten: looks to improve national standing

Morgan Swaim | Staff Writer Last week on Jan. 18 and 20 was business as usual for the men’s team as they racked up another two victories against GNAC conference opponents. This brings their current winning streak to double digits, after the team cracked the top ten in...

The LeBron vs Durant saga continues

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The game of basketball has fallen into the hands of many greats. While it may have been passed on from athlete to athlete, there were few that took it to the highest standard. There were athletes, and then there was LeBron James, and...

Know Your Enemies: Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Two foes head into town on Jan. 25 and 27 to play the women’s basketball team. Enter first the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks who don a 12-3 overall record and 8-2 conference mark, both good for third place in the GNAC. Enter the Central...

Running with Dustin

Running with Dustin

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Who is Dustin Nading? In the flesh, “he’s a guy from Longview, Washington, currently running track and field, and studying exercise science at Western.” Here’s a runner, who in 2016 finished in either second or first for his...

Wolves Split Road Trip In Alaska

Wolves Split Road Trip In Alaska

Morgan Swaim | Freelance writer The women’s basketball team traveled up to Alaska to play two conferences games on Jan. 11 & 13, securing their second road win of the season in the process.   On Thursday, the 11, the Wolves were up against the conference...

Wolves gain and maintain

Wolves gain and maintain

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor A fierce Wolves team clawed their way to two wins this past week on Jan. 11 and 13. Improving their win-loss mark to 15-1 overall and 8-1 in GNAC play, they first played at Saint Martin’s, getting the decisive victory, 79-71. They...

Flag football hits the big stage

Flag football hits the big stage

Simson Garcia | Sports Editor It was on Jan. 5 through Jan. 7 in Pensacola, Florida, that the Wolves flag football club earned their shot at competing for a national flag football championship. The result, however, went unfavorably for the team, unable to grab wins in...