By JACOB HANSEN Staff Writer Western Oregon men’s basketball team showed their true colors in an impressive win against their conference rivals Saint Martin’s University last Thursday in the New PE Building. This Great Northwest Athletic Conference win extended the...
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Struggles continue as Wolves wrap up difficult road trip
By GUY PERRIN Freelancer The women’s basketball team traveled north this past week to face a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference contenders at Western Washington and Simon Fraser University. Unfortunately, the Wolves returned home without a victory as...
MLS looks toward expansion with 2015 Super Draft
For most sports franchises, the two most exciting dates on the calendar are the championship game and draft day. With MLS moving more toward the youth academy system of talent development used in the English Premier League and others like it, the super draft may soon...
Track prepares for first indoor meet, promising returners hope for successful season
By GUY PERRIN Freelancer The Western Oregon men’s and women’s track teams will open the 2015 indoor track & field season on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Dempsey Indoor Arena in Seattle, Wash. The indoor track & field facility is located on University of Washington’s...
Wolves show dominance in back-to-back fourth quarter victories
By Jacob Hansen Staff Writer Last week Western Oregon University’s men’s basketball team showed their perseverance and strength by finishing strong not once, but twice late in the fourth quarter. On Thursday Jan. 8 in the New P.E. building forward Andy Avgi secured...
Mariota great for Oregon, even better for Buccaneers
Let me start this by making it clear, I am NOT a duck fan. I’m basically the opposite of a duck fan; I’m really a duck hater, although, I am a fan of Marcus Mariota. Honestly, who isn’t? The Hawaii native is highly decorated. During the Home Depot College Football...
Women’s basketball struggles before two-game road trip
By GUY PERRIN Freelancer The women’s basketball team hosted the Alaskan schools this past weekend and came up just short in both games. The Wolves encountered the No. 7 ranked team in the country, Alaska Anchorage University, Thursday, Jan. 8, without forward Dana...
Police Officers Defeat Firefighters in First Responders Basketball Game
Kappa Sigma hosted the first annual 1st Responders Charity Basketball game Thursday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. in the New PE building. Polk County Fire District played against the Monmouth and Independence Police Departments. The event was held to raise money for local...
Women’s basketball stands 4-7 overall as they start bulk of conference play
BY RACHEL SHELLEY SPORTS EDITOR The women’s basketball team stayed busy this winter break playing six games since Dec. 4, 2014, including three conference match-ups and sweeping the competition during the Las Vegas Challenge on Dec. 17-18. The Wolves finished up 3-3...
Men’s basketball, 11-3 overall, geared up for conference play
The Western Oregon University men’s basketball team brought in the New Year with a bang as they concluded a nine-game winning streak. Scoring more than 100 points in their last two games and breaking a single game 3-point record (20), the Wolves were looking...