By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor The conference’s best came to Monmouth for the GNAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The two days of competition on May 12 and 13 featured many Wolves wins, and a conference record was broken. Senior Wesley Gray set a conference...
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End of the road for the Road Warriors
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor On April 7, Wolves softball was bottom of the GNAC, with only one win in conference play. On May 7, they played in the conference championship game. Because they were the fourth and final seed in the playoffs, the Wolves were slated to...
Alpha Wolves are top dogs once more
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor For the 14th time in the past 17 years, Wolves baseball are the regular season GNAC champions. The 2017 title was secured over the course of two days of action in Monmouth – the only baseball played on Western Oregon’s campus all...
Springing into action
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Under blue skies and bright sun, the football team hosted the 2017 spring game. The May 6 game was held at McArthur Field and gave Wolves fans a look at the work the team has put in over spring practice. Last year’s two quarterbacks,...
Track and field finds success in two meets
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Western Oregon track and field competed in Eugene and McMinnville, as they took on the Oregon Twilight and the Linfield Open. Junior David Ribich won the men’s 1,500-meter at the University of Oregon on May 5. His winning time was...
Closing in on the conference title
By: Burke De Boer sports editor Wolves baseball swept St. Martin’s and then split a pair of doubleheaders with Central Washington, remaining top of the GNAC after the week’s six games. The April 26 games against St. Martin’s were played on neutral ground in Portland’s...
Westbrook makes his closing argument
By: Burke De Boer sports editor After the first round of the NBA playoffs, Russell Westbrook is now home watching the remaining teams compete. The frontrunner for the NBA Most Valuable Player award, Westbrook is reduced to a civilian. His only MVP competitor is James...
Road wins take Wolves to the playoffs
By: Burke De Boer sports editor The 2017 Wolves softball team call themselves the Road Warriors. After 49 regular games, with every home game being canceled and relocated due to weather and field conditions, they traveled 14,655 miles to play ball. The Road Warriors...
Track and field shines in Corvallis contest
By: Burke De Boer sports editor As they prepared for the GNAC championships, the Western Oregon track and field team traveled to Corvallis to compete in the Oregon State High Performance, a two-day meet on April 28 and 29. Senior Aaron Whitaker set a new school record...
Wolves on the cusp
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Sophomore pitcher Haley Fabian led Wolves softball to three victories over the weekend. The Wolves traveled north for a long weekend, playing four games against Western Washington and two against Simon Fraser, beginning on April 21. The...