Sports

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor During the first week back, the Men’s Basketball team held two home GNAC games. Thursday, Jan. 9, the Wolves played against Saint Martin’s University. The first quarter began and right away the Wolves took the lead and found their tempo....

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Winter term means new teams to join or create for intramurals. Gather your friends or foes to battle it out on the courts and have some fun.  For the remaining of January IM’s offers teams in basketball and futsal. Basketball offers...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Women’s Basketball played in their sixth GNAC conference game on Saturday, Jan. 11 against the Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets.  At 2 p.m. the start of the first quarter began and the Wolves gained the lead. Not long...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Western Women’s Basketball started the new year with GNAC conference games. On Jan. 2 the Wolves took on the Western Washington Vikings, and brought home a win — beating them 73-70 in overtime. Last Saturday the Wolves played against our...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Winter Term Sports Schedule, home games as of January 10th.   January     Men’s Basketball     11th: 4:15 p.m. in NPE vs. Seattle Pacific     23rd: 7:30 p.m. in NPE vs. Northwest Nazarene     25th: 4:15 p.m. in NPE vs. Central...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor The ending of Cross Country means the start of Indoor Track and Field, and the welcoming of new members to the team. Maya Hopwood joined the Wolves this season and right off the blocks made an impact.  During Hopwood’s first collegiate...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Men’s Basketball held their final exhibition game on Dec. 14, against the Corban University Warriors. After a rough start to their GNAC conference, losing to both Alaska and Alaska Anchorage, the Wolves came home and dominated over their...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor Kennedy Rufener, an Oregon native and two-time All-American Western athlete qualified for the 2020 Olympic trials after running a mark of 2:44:17 during the California International Marathon. During the marathon, Rufener placed 474th...

Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor During the week before finals, Dec. 5 and 7, Western’s Women’s Basketball team had a long journey up to face two Alaska teams, their first games to start the GNAC conference. The first game the Wolves were tested, as they played the...

  Hannah Greene  |  Sports Editor Western Women’s Basketball hosted two teams during Thanksgiving weekend, only to fall to both, Texas A&M International and South Minnesota State University. Both teams challenged the Wolves, making for an edge-of-the-seat...