By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Nathan Blauman (pictured) has gone
from a managerial role with CWU football to making the team via tryouts.

Walk-on tryouts produce new addition to CWU football team

Evan Couch, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2022

CWU’s football program hosted walk-on try-outs on Feb.18. For any CWU students in good academic standing who were interested, try-outs were a chance to showcase their work and dedication in hopes of...

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CWU mens rank 6th, womens 4th overall at first GNAC Track Championships in two years

CWU men’s rank 6th, women’s 4th overall at first GNAC Track Championships in two years

Gavin Johnson, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2022

The CWU track and field teams traveled to Spokane last Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 21-22, to compete at the Greater Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) championships, the first held since 2019. The Wildcat’s...

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Courtesy of CWU Athletics

Men’s rugby loses at home to Number 6 BYU

Jake Hassebrock, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2022

On Saturday, Feb. 19, the Number 7 ranked CWU men’s rugby team (4-1) lost a tightly contested home match against Number 6 BYU (7-1). Despite windy conditions and playing down a man, BYU was able to pull...

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Flag Football players talk with CWU Football players before a game held at Tomlinson Stadium

Kittitas County NFL Flag Football gears up to kick off

Gavin Johnson, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2022

Kittitas County Flag Football, a recreational league for the NFL flag football organization, has opened registration for their spring season of play.  DaJon DeMille, the director of the Kittitas County...

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Adam Fahsel

Baseball finishes road game stretch start to season

Evan Couch, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2022

CWU baseball completed 13 games on the road with the team starting the season 4-9. For the first time since the 2019 season, CWU has its first full schedule of games ahead of them.  For head coach...

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CWU announces 2022 football schedule

CWU announces 2022 football schedule

Jared Galanti, Sports Editor
February 23, 2022

CWU announced the 2022 football schedule on Friday, Feb.18. With this being CWU’s first season in the Lone Star Conference (LSC), some intriguing matchups are official.  CWU will start the season...

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Women’s basketball players reach milestones

Jake Hassebrock, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2022

Two of CWU women’s basketball players recently passed major landmarks in their career statistics. Redshirt senior forward Kassidy Malcolm has accumulated 1000 points and 500 rebounds as a Wildcat and...

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CWU men’s rugby ranks seventh in country

CWU men’s rugby ranks seventh in country

Gavin Johnson, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2022

CWU’s rugby team ranked seventh out of the top 25 Division I schools listed, in the College Rugby Association of America’s (CRAA) latest ranking poll on their website. While other CWU sports teams...

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CWU Basketball’s back-to-back doubleheaders

Evan Couch, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2022

CWU men’s and women’s basketball teams faced a heavy schedule of games last week at Nicholson Pavilion. The CWU women’s team (16-5) tipped off the first of the double headers on Feb. 10 against...

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CWU men’s basketball falls to WWU

CWU men’s basketball falls to WWU

Jared Galanti, Sports Editor
February 9, 2022

CWU men’s basketball fell to Western Washington University (WWU) on Tuesday Feb. 8 by a score of 97-86. CWU (12-6) kept the game close through the first six minutes of the game, at one point taking...

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Women’s basketball sweeps Alaska Fairbanks in double-header

Jake Hassebrock, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2022

CWU women’s basketball added two more wins to their record last week against the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Nanooks. CWU (15-5) started their Alaska road trip on Wednesday, Feb. 2 with a...

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Soccer is more than a game to CWU’s new head women’s soccer coach

Evan Couch, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2022

After searching through an extensive pool of candidates looking to fill the head coach spot for CWU women's soccer, the athletic department landed on Lindsey Lee to lead the program on Dec. 31.  The...

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