Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The track and field Wolves ran, dashed, hurdled, threw, jumped and vaulted to six victories overall, 30 personal records and a first place score of 163 points by the men’s team on April 6. In the first home event of the year, the weather...
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Women’s rugby is all in
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor A sign read in giant, bold letters during a 2016 Western club fair: “NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.” Scanning the message was current junior Sabra Duarte, channeling that message was the Western Oregon women’s rugby club. Their worlds...
A dog fight of Wolves versus Coyotes
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Western Oregon’s lacrosse team hosted the College of Idaho’s Coyotes on April 8, but it was a slick fort to hold down as the Coyotes conquered the Wolves on their turf, 22-5. Rain came down on the Wolves, both on the field and on the...
Volleyball setter paints a picture for the world to see
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor A stereotypical question many college students are faced with is “what are you going to do in college?” When a student finds the answer, the question expands further to “what will that do for you?” Volleyball setter...
Wolves triple up Wildcats, split with Saints
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor As the Wolves resumed a postponed game with Central Washington from March 18 — a home game halted in the second inning due to weather inclements — the Western players continued where they left off: at 4-0 en route to a 6-3 win on March...
All clear, it’s time for more baseball
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor No more rainouts, no more postponements and clear low 50 degree weather allowed for more spring baseball as Western split a four game series with the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks on March 30-31. In their first home field games of the...
Wolves’s season comes to an end
Morgan Swaim | Staff writer With the West Regional being hosted in Monmouth, the Wolves earned the chance to play the first three tournament games at home on their attempt to capture a national championship. In the opening round of the national tournament, the team...
Vikings sank, while Clan swarms Western
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor GNAC conference softball play is officially underway. The season took a few turns to start on March 10-11. The four-game conference trek for the Wolves began in Western Washington where Western dealt a sweep with scores of 6-3 and 4-3,...
Two champions, every runner all-American
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Seven final runs for the indoor track and field season were completed by Western on March 9 and 10, as seven Wolf individuals took away all-American honors in the NCAA DII Indoor National Championships. Junior Dustin Nading ran to first...
Western’s intramural sports shine
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The quick-paced and game-to-game action in Western Oregon’s intramural soccer and basketball recreational leagues concluded in championship triumph on Feb. 28 and March 1. IM playoffs in women’s indoor basketball were played on Feb. 28,...