Catamount athletics are in full swing this fall with football, soccer, volleyball, cross country and golf all fighting for a spot in the SoCon championship. FOOTBALL The Catamounts and Wolfpack traded blows at the season opener in Raleigh Aug. 29. Though the team couldn’t take home the win, they showed […]
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Opinion: Itty Bitty Uniform Committee: Why female athletes need better uniforms
If I had to count on my fingers how many women’s sports uniforms were appropriate, comfortable, and modest, I’d be making a fist, because I haven’t seen one yet. I speak from personal experience because I have played several sports throughout my life that had a drastic difference between uniforms […]
Increase approved for athletic fee for next two years
After several months of discussion, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved the $86 per year increase of WCU’s athletic fee for the next two years. This increase will up the athletic fee from $782 to $868 per year, roughly $434 per semester. Funding from the increase will […]
Catamounts maul Purple Eagles
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. The catamount baseball team opened up their 2022 regular season with a four-game series against the Niagara Purple Eagles on Feb. 18 through Feb. 20. See the full story: The Cats collected an astounding amount of offense during the opening series. […]