Haley Fabian faces the test

Haley Fabian faces the test

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Haley Fabian didn’t know she would pitch in the 2016 GNAC title game. The Wolves softball team had earned a spot in the tournament coming off a red-hot end to the season. Twelve wins in the final 15 games saw Western Oregon finish...

Struggles persist

Struggles persist

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Women’s basketball suffered a pair of losses last week when they hosted conference rivals Concordia and Montana State Billings. Late in the game against Billings, the Wolves held a 12 point lead but the Yellowjackets completed a...

End of the road

End of the road

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Men’s basketball saw their five game winning streak come to a close as they dropped a pair of games on the road last week. A 63-73 loss to Western Washington on Feb. 9 was the rough start to the week. The first half in Bellingham saw...

Who’ll stop the rain?

By: Burke​ ​De​ ​Boer Sports​ ​Editor Wolves baseball is eager to get its season started, but the season doesn’t want to start for Wolves baseball. A slated double header against Concordia in Monmouth was rained out at the start of February. In last weekend’s trip to...

Wolves on a hot streak

Wolves on a hot streak

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Men’s basketball continued its dominant streak with two wins at home last week. This extends the winning streak The Wolves beat St. Martin’s 82-73 in a Feb. 2 home match. Junior forward Tanner Omlid lead the scoring with 23 points. The...

Dispatches from the sports desk

By:Burke De Boer Sports Editor The Korean Zombie earned a first round knockout of ninth-ranked Dennis Bermudez in his return bout. Bermudez opened the Feb. 4 fight with strong blows, but found the inevitable lurch of Chan Sung Jung to be inescapable. A bear of an...

Softball opens season

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Wolves softball traveled to Las Vegas for their first taste of competition in 2017. The season started hit-and-miss, and after three days of gameplay the Wolves are now at 2-3. The first day was the hardest, as the Wolves suffered two...

Get amped for baseball

Get amped for baseball

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor The Wolves were ranked second in the GNAC preseason poll, and pitcher Brady Miller was named an All-American as high hopes were extended to Western Oregon Baseball. The college baseball season is upon us. It would already be here, but...

Record-setting weekend for indoor track

Record-setting weekend for indoor track

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor The Wolves track and field team was named the GNAC team of the week after an incredible showing at the University of Washington Invitational. The indoor track event saw Western Oregon break two conference records and five school...

Dispatches from the sports desk

By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor The Washington Wizards opened the year terribly, going 2-8 but turned things around and have the best record in the east over the last two months. Just last week, they dressed in all-black to put their rivalry with the Celtics to rest....