Sports

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Western Oregon runners won a national championship and set a national record at the Division II Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. The men’s distance medley relay team had a photo finish victory, beating Adams State...

By: Burke​ ​De​ ​Boer Sports​ ​Editor Going into the GNAC Championship Playoffs, Western Washington was the only school in the conference to be nationally ranked, taking number 15 on the NCAA’s Division II table. Though lacking the national recognition, the Western...

By: Burke​ ​De​ ​Boer​ Sports​ ​Editor The Western Oregon track and field team blew out the competition in their first outdoor meet of 2017. The Willamette Opener was hosted by Willamette University. The Wolves’ men’s team topped their table with 60 points, a 24-point...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...