The Observer

Senior athletes making pivotal life decision

Holly Hunter, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2020

Just like most of the world, sports have taken a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. For NCAA spring sport athletes participating in baseball, softball and track and field, the short seasons they started...

Athletic facilities being well kept despite cancelled seasons

Rey Green, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2020

The Nicholson Pavilion has less traffic going in and out of it this quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A majority of workers are on stay-at-home orders because they are not essential workers. CWU...

Recreation center workers laid off

Rey Green, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2020

With school being online, the entire campus is closed, leaving recreational workers out of a job this quarter. A majority of recreational workers are hurting financially and are in a tough situation because...

Five players the Seahawks could pick in this week’s NFL Draft and why

Austin Lane, Columnist
April 22, 2020

The Seattle Seahawks had a 2019 season similar to what they saw in 2012. In both seasons, a good rookie draft class combined with some veterans and team leaders led the team to an 11-5 record but a loss...

CWU Football players find creative ways to stay active

Holly Hunter and Mitchell Roland
April 22, 2020

With sports on an indefinite pause in America, CWU football has had to get creative in their offseason program. Due to COVID-19, athletes in fall sports can’t practice and will miss out on other things...

Catching up with former CWU pitcher Jake Forrester

Mitchell Roland, Senior Reporter
April 15, 2020

In baseball, an inside pitch can often lead to a batter breaking their bat if they make contact. But one aptly named former CWU pitcher knows a well-placed pitch isn’t the only way to make firewood. Jake...

Coaching from home

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
April 15, 2020

Instead of getting up in the morning to go to his office on campus or to go run a team practice, CWU Track and Field head coach Kevin Adkisson gets up and goes on his computer. “You’re used to just...

Track and Field athletes sent home from Alabama day before national championships

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
April 9, 2020

Seniors Erykah Weems and Samantha La Rue woke up early on March 11, got on a bus to SeaTac and flew to Birmingham, Alabama for the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field National Championships. The event...

Senior baseball players deciding whether or not to return next year

Mitchell Roland, Senior Reporter
April 9, 2020

Senior Cameron McGrath runs towards first base after hitting a ball earlier this year against Western Oregon University. McGrath is one of 15 seniors on the baseball team that received an extra year of...

Weems and La Rue ready for ‘Bama as rest of team preps for outdoor

Della Babcock & Taylor Clark, Staff Reporters
March 11, 2020

As the CWU Track and Field indoor season comes to a close, some of the athletes on the team are gearing up for the NCAA DII Indoor National Championships. Seniors Samantha La Rue and Erykah Weems will...

Women’s basketball season ends in Seattle

Austin Lane & Scott Wilson, Sports Editor (The Observer) & Sports Director (Central News Watch)
March 11, 2020

CWU Women’s Basketball entered the GNAC championships last weekend as the number five seed in the tournament. In the first round, the team took on Simon Fraser University (SFU), the number four seed...

Women’s rugby taking on Oregon Sports Union Rugby

Pheobe Lai, Staff Reporter
March 11, 2020

CWU Women’s Rugby will take on Oregon Sports Union Rugby (ORSU) on March 14. ORSU is a Portland premier rugby club and not a collegiate team. Their website states that the team attracts and develops...