By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor After splitting their games over the break, Wolves baseball sits atop the GNAC standings. Games in Ravendale and Nampa saw Western Oregon go 3-3 to maintain a 11-5 conference record. The Wolves played a doubleheader against Saint...
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Winning weekend for baseball in Portland
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Wolves baseball busted out the brooms in a series sweep of Concordia, extending their conference record to 6-0 to start the season. Western Oregon’s trip to Portland saw them win the first game 6-3, then pull off both halves of a double...
March Madness returns
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor We are now in the ides of March, and madness once again descends upon us; referring of course to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. The most hyped bracket of each year released its 2017 edition on March 12, the result of a...
Distance medley relay sets national record
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...
Men’s basketball makes last stand
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...
Dispatches from the sports desk
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor On Feb. 12, the Sacramento Kings beat the New Orleans Pelicans. Pelicans shooting guard Buddy Buckets was ejected in the first half, for the very first time in his career, for elbowing Kings All Star DeMarcus Cousins in the...
Track team dominates Willamette Opener
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...
Wolves swat Yellowjackets
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...
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...