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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

Sports: Students face extreme fitness challenge

Sports: Students face extreme fitness challenge

February 17, 2014

BY CHACE DAVY, Staff Reporter You’ll see them wearing their unique shirts in the University Recreation Center for the rest of the month of February. Forty-nine Central Washington University students...

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Sports: Powerlifters show off extreme strength in annual university event, honoring a former lifting champion

Sports: Powerlifters show off extreme strength in annual university event, honoring a former lifting champion

February 16, 2014

BY RACHEL CHARLTON, Staff Reporter Each competitor stared down the bar as they sauntered towards the platform. Clouds of chalk rising from their palms as they clapped their hands together. Varying...

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Sports: CWU baseball hopes to improve upon its best season in years

February 14, 2014

BY QUIN WALKER, Staff Reporter The Central Washington baseball team has one thing on its mind: do better. Many of the returning players felt as if they were the best team in the league last year. Baseball...

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Sports: Women's basketball looks to end five-game losing streak on the road

Sports: Women’s basketball looks to end five-game losing streak on the road

February 14, 2014

BY CHANCE WEEKS-WILLIAMS, Staff Reporter The Central Washington University women’s basketball team is currently riding a five-game losing streak and are looking to snap its cold streak as they go...

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Sports: Wildcats confident heading into pair of home games versus Alaskan schools

Sports: Wildcats confident heading into pair of home games versus Alaskan schools

February 13, 2014

BY JULIA SANDERSON, Staff Reporter The Central Washington University men’s basketball team will take on Alaska Anchorage and the Alaska Nanooks this coming week in Nicholson Pavilion. First up...

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Sports: Aaron Harrison Memorial Powerlifting Competition set for tomorrow in SURC weight room

Sports: Aaron Harrison Memorial Powerlifting Competition set for tomorrow in SURC weight room

February 9, 2014

BY RACHEL CHARLTON, Staff Reporter Central’s annual powerlifting competition is taking on a somber tone this year after being named the Aaron Harrison Memorial Powerlifting Competition. The event...

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Sports: Wildcats hope tonight's home game versus WWU will go their way

Sports: Wildcats hope tonight’s home game versus WWU will go their way

February 9, 2014

BY JAMES NARANJO, Staff Reporter Central Washington women's basketball team hosts Great Northwest Athletic Conference rival Western Washington University Saturday night in Nicholson Pavilion at 7 p.m. Similarly...

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Sports: Simon Fraser hands Wildcats home loss Thursday night, 75-61

Sports: Simon Fraser hands Wildcats home loss Thursday night, 75-61

February 9, 2014

BY JAMES NARANJO, Staff Reporter Despite a hot start and a strong first half, Central Washington women's basketball lost to the Simon Fraser, 75-61, in Nicholson Pavilion on Jan. 6. A hot start...

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Sports: McLaughlin becomes fastest player in GNAC to reach 1,000 points

Sports: McLaughlin becomes fastest player in GNAC to reach 1,000 points

February 4, 2014

BY CHANCE WEEKS-WILLIAM, Staff Reporter Recently, Central Washington University’s senior guard Mark McLaughlin became the fastest player in Great Northwest Athletic Conference to score 1,000 points. “It’s...

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Sports: Documentary portraying the life of pioneer free-skier Shane McConkey shown in SURC Theater

Sports: Documentary portraying the life of pioneer free-skier Shane McConkey shown in SURC Theater

January 31, 2014

BY RANDI GIBBONS, Online Reporter On Jan. 28 in the Student Union Recreation Center Theater, CWU Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals, Red Bull, Northwest Riders, and Stevens Pass sponsored the screening of...

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Sports: McLaughlin first player in CWU history with consecutive 40-point games

Sports: McLaughlin first player in CWU history with consecutive 40-point games

January 28, 2014

BY DILLON PETERSON, Staff Reporter Senior guard Mark McLaughlin had another great game for Central Washington University Wildcats, exploding for 40 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals...

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Sports: Buzzer-beating layup gives Crusaders 66-64 win over Wildcats

Sports: Buzzer-beating layup gives Crusaders 66-64 win over Wildcats

January 28, 2014

BY JULIA SANDERSON, Staff Reporter The Central Washington University women’s basketball team lost to Northwest Nazarene On Saturday after a buzzer-beating layup. The 66-64 loss pushes Central (6-11...

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