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ESPN lost a legend on Sunday, Jan. 4. Stuart Scott was 49 years old and was diagnosed with cancer in 2007. He was the catalysis to the new century of the way sports was broadcasted, and one of the most memorable and inspiring faces on television. Scott was not only an...

I am an avid connoisseur of sports. College, professional, intermural, I even catch myself stopping on the World Series of Poker when it’s on TV; I have always just been attracted to competition in any form. That being said, being a life-long fan and athlete myself, I...

Rachel Shelley Sports Editor The men’s basketball team is currently on a four-game win streak, beating their most recent opponent, Academy of Art University (AAU) in San Francisco, Calif. 83-73 on Nov. 29. The match-up between the Urban Knights concluded a three-game...

Jacob Hansen Staff Writer The men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Billings, Mont. Saturday, Nov. 29, to close out their season. It was the NCAA West Regional’s held at Amend Park, where the Wolves women’s team finished 16th overall and the men’s 19th....

Jacob Hansen Freelancer Western’s football team hit the road for one final trip last Saturday where they were greeted with below zero temperatures in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Wolves defeated the South Dakota Mines in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)...

By Rachel Shelley Sports Editor Wolves’ volleyball finished off their season with two home games, a 3-0 victory over Seattle Pacific on Nov. 13 and a 0-3 loss against Montana State Billings on Nov. 15. The Wolves finished their sweep against the Falcons with 41 kills....

Men’s basketball holds on for a huge upset against D1 Oregon State Beavers in exhibition game

BY JENNIFER HALLEY CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR The men’s and women’s Cross Country team competed in the 14th annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) championships where the women placed seventh and the men finished eighth, on Saturday, Nov. 1. David Ribich finished...

  By: Freelancer Jacob Hansen   “It makes my job a whole lot easier when you have a dynamic player to throw to, yet alone two of them to throw to,” senior quarterback Ryan Bergman   With back to back touchdowns thrown to redshirt freshman wide receiver...

BY RACHEL SHELLEY AND CHIANNA TOLTON SPORTS EDITOR AND FREELANCER   Western Oregon University Volleyball had their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) win of the season in Lacey, Wash. against Saint Martin’s University Saturday Oct. 25, where they...