By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor After a month of rain delays stalled the start of the season, Wolves baseball opened conference play with a double header demolition job of Montana State Billings. Wolves won the first game 9-4, with junior pitcher Brady Miller...
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Six more Wolves qualify in last chance meet
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Western Oregon runners took advantage of Seattle Pacific’s final NCAA indoor qualifier by posting six provisional times and recording a new school record. Three of these were recorded in the women’s 800 meter. Sophomore Olivia...
Dispatches from the sports desk
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor It looks like we’ll be getting a massive crossover fight as Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. signal they’ll be meeting one another. Both camps have confirmed that a deal is in the works, and Mayweather told ESPN that they...
On to the tourney
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Men’s basketball won the final home game of the season and will enter the GNAC title tournament as the third seed. The win came in the form of a 72-56 thumping of Montana State Billings. Four players scored in the double digits,...
Top performers of the year for women’s basketball
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Shelby Snook, junior guard, was the Wolves’ biggest contributor this year, leading the team with 339 points and 84 assists. She averaged 13.6 points per game. Jasmine Miller, junior forward, scored 257 points this season...
A different competition for women’s rugby
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor The women’s rugby team saw its championship streak come to an end at the hands of Western Washington. From 2014 to 2016, the Wolves three-peated as league champions. But a tougher 2016-17 season has seen Western Oregon fail to...
Wolves impress at GNAC Indoor Track Championships
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Wolves athletes traveled to the conference indoor track championship at Boise State’s Nampa facility. They came home with conference titles, new school records and NCAA qualifiers. Junior David Ribich won two conference titles,...
Paving the road to the championship
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Men’s basketball clinched a spot in the GNAC Championship tournament after a triumphant week in Monmouth. The Wolves beat two conference rivals, first topping Alaska 68-61 and then Alaska Anchorage 89-71. The seven point win over...
Crusaders sack Monmouth
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor It was another tough week for women’s basketball who lost both games at home, extending their losing streak to eight. The first game of the week was against Northwest Nazarene, who are currently fighting for the fourth-place seed...
The tide turns in Hawaii
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Wolves softball found its rhythm after a week in Hawaii. After losing both games of their first double header to Hawaii Pacific, they went on a four-game win streak over the rest of the week with wins over Chaminade and...