By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Western cross country ran well at the Charles Bowles Invitational hosted by Willamette University in Salem. The men’s team finished fifth in scoring and the women’s team finished ninth. Sophomore Dustin Nading finished in eighth place...
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Welcome to October
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Time’s relentless march now blows us into the cold days of autumn. Days that grow short as the nights grow cold. The leaves turn and the harvest comes in and frost thickens on fields laid bare. The fun of summer becomes as distant as...
Hard times on the road
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Soccer was dismantled twice on the road as Central Washington took a 1-4 advantage and Simon Fraser won 0-6. The two game journey north saw first-year midfielder Kaili Brundage score the first goal of her Western career, while...
Volleyball goes down fighting
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Wolves volleyball suffered two losses at home, including a nail-biting five sets against ranked Western Washington. The Thursday match was against Simon Fraser, who came into the game with an 11-2 record. Wolves quickly shocked the...
Wolves beat themselves
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor Wolves football got trounced 2-31 at home on Oct. 1 at the hands of Azusa Pacific University. The Wolves had more yards, more first downs and a greater time of possession but couldn’t finish against a tough APU team. Penalties and...
The New Year
By:Burke De Boer Sports Editor Football The football season began like popping a clutch. After surging forward with an upset win over Division I Sacramento State, the team stalled for two games. The second of these losses came at the hands of FCS Montana State....
High-scoring Higa leads the Wolves’ attack
By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor There is more to the “beautiful game” than just goal scoring. Passes, dribbles and tackles paint a moving picture from one touchline to the other. And yet, at the end of 90 minutes, goals are what it all comes down to. Coming into her...
Wolves take home the GNAC Men’s All-Sport Championship
The Western athletes of the 2015-16 school year have had a historically successful year, and for the first time in the school’s history, the men took home the GNAC Men’s All-Sport Championship. The honor is awarded at the end of each year to a school in the conference that demonstrates excellence throughout all three athletic seasons.
Idiot of the week
Never has a kick to the family jewels been more scrutinized than Draymond Green’s karate kick to the midsection of seven-footer Steven Adams.
Five offseason acquisitions the Blazers should pursue
After the Portland Trail Blazers were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, it became clear that the Blazers are still one or two players away from becoming a championship caliber team.
