The Observer

Baseball ready to put last year in the past

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
February 12, 2020

After a 13-27 conference record in 2019, the CWU Baseball team is looking for success in 2020. It was the first time since 2015 the team finished under .500 in GNAC games and the most losses in one...

CWU Football encounters coaching carousel

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
February 12, 2020

The offensive and defensive coordinator positions are being filled for CWU football after the departure of two coaches this offseason. Defensive coordinator Ivan Cordova was released and offensive coordinator...

Men’s basketball needs strong finish to make playoffs

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
February 12, 2020

With six games left in the season, CWU Men’s Basketball is 7-7 in conference games and is currently tied for sixth in the GNAC. The GNAC postseason tournament takes the top six teams in the GNAC, so...

Flores helping Wildcats make presence felt in GNAC this year

Taylor Clark, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020

As the CWU women’s basketball team heads into their last couple games of the season, the pressure is on. The Wildcats are led by their team captain, Kaelie Flores, who is a senior this year. Flores has...

Feel the burn with Group X

Pheobe Lai, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020

Group X is a group training program at CWU. Group X offers different exercises for students to get a unique, instructor-led workout on campus. Group X offers exercises to help students burn calories. According...

Men’s Lacrosse club seeks bigger audience

Della Babcock, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020

Peter Semler is a senior on the CWU Men’s Lacrosse Club. Semler has been enjoying lacrosse since he was in fifth grade and said he still has a love for the game and the teammates he plays it with. Semler...

Ellensburg Rodeo Royal Court crowns 2020 queen

Pheobe Lai, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2020

Cora Clift, a 17-year-old junior at Ellensburg High School, was crowned as Ellensburg Rodeo Royal Court Queen this year. The pageant was completed in two days. The first competition day was on Oct....

The daily routine of a CWU rugby athlete

Della Babcock, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2020

There’s more to rugby athletes than meets the eye. Although being a student athlete can be seen as something very glamorous, it can also be much more difficult with a variety of elements. Both men’s...

Wildcats sink Vikings fleet

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
February 5, 2020

CWU Men’s Basketball defeated Western for the first time in two years on Saturday. Brandon Rinta got his first win over the Vikings as head coach for CWU, with a final score of 82-60. That was...

Track and Field takes dip in pool

Taylor Clark, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2020

CWU’s Aquatic Center, located on Walnut Street adjacent to the football field, is a facility that can be used not only by the students but the community as well. The pool is 10 lanes and is 4 to 15 feet...

CWU wins third straight game with important victory over Northwest Nazarene University

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
February 4, 2020

After a 5-15 conference record in the GNAC last season, CWU Men’s Basketball are now 6-7 and find themselves just one and a half games behind three teams in the GNAC for a spot in the playoffs. The Wildcats...

CWU defense steps up to give Rinta first win over Western

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
February 1, 2020

CWU Men’s Basketball secured their first win over the Western Washington University (WWU) Vikings in two years Saturday night with an 82-60 win in the Nicholson Pavilion. The CWU defense came to play,...