With the season winding down and the SoCon volleyball tournament no certainty, the Western Carolina volleyball team had to either give up on this season or take a shot at finishing strong. On November 6 it looked like the Catamounts decided to give it a shot as they upset Furman […]

The quarterfinal match of the SoCon Tournament was expected to be close, pitting the fifth-ranked Catamounts against the fourth-ceded College of Charleston. The game did not disappoint as the Catamounts. Much of the game was tied 1-1, leading to two overtime periods and finally resulting in a WCU loss 10-9 […]

Knocked Up? Or should it be “knocked out” of the running for one of the best movies of 2007? Where should I start? The movie was vulgar, graphic, and offensive. There were only a few scenes that were entertaining. Pretty much the entire movie left me wondering when it was […]

The Western Carolina football program is in the process of rebuilding their football program and they made their first step in doing so on Monday Nov. 12 when Athletic Director Chip Smith announced that Kent Briggs and his staff will be relieved of their duties following the Nov. 17 season […]

The Catamount football season ended the same way as it began-with a whoopin’ on television. The Cats fell 52-21 in their season finale to the Furman Paladins at E.J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee. The Cats worst season since 1958 is finally over, as they finish the season with a 1-10 […]

After Saturday’s 79-35 thrashing of the Western Carolina Catamounts, it is apparent that the Appalachian State Mountaineers like to do things in sets of three. The win over WCU was their third straight and it moves the Mountaineers closer to winning at least a share of their third consecutive Southern […]

The Western Carolina Catamounts went 1-2 in the Peggy Cronin Classic in Cincinnati, giving the Catamount fans a sense of pride and a feeling of winning, something they have not felt for a long time following the disastrous football season. In the tournament opener, the Catamounts defeated the Bowling Green […]

After upsetting Furman, the WCU volleyball team had two final matches to show they belong in the eight-team SoCon tournament. Instead of qualifying, the Cats quietly finished out the 2007 season with two losses. The first loss of the weekend came on Saturday against Elon. The Cats would fall 3-0 […]

Playing their fourth game in six nights, the Catamount men’s basketball team overcame a tough Methodist team and pulled away with the 87-76 victory in the Ramsey Center in front of a crowd of 1,731.Tired legs and inexperience among the younger players were part of the struggles that the young […]

The year 2007 may be best remembered for the continuous rise and drop in gas prices. Prices seem to change on a daily basis as demand continues to rise. The high gas prices have affected the cost of food, the price of airlines, normal daily activities, and the general economy. […]