The Observer

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...

Baseball goes 1-3 to begin GNAC season

Taylor Clark, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2020

On Feb. 28-29, CWU Baseball hosted their first GNAC games of the 2020 season. Competing against the Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) Nighthawks, CWU came away with one win and three losses in the four-game...

One last ride

Austin Lane, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2020

CWU Women’s Basketball finished their regular season last weekend with a win over Seattle Pacific University (SPU). CWU finished the regular season on a four-game winning streak and finished 13-7...

1-on-1 with women’s soccer signee Lily Newberry

Della Babcock, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2020

CWU Women’s Soccer head coach Michael Farrand recruits athletes to the women’s soccer team primarily through a two year period. For the 2020 season, the team signed most of their sought-after...

Weems and La Rue qualify for national championships

Pheobe Lai, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2020

CWU Track and Field sent athletes to Seattle last weekend for the NCAA DII Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ). The LCQ gave GNAC track and field athletes a final shot at qualifying for the NCAA DII Indoor...

Wildcats Find Success in Nampa

Austin Lane, Sports Editor
February 26, 2020

The CWU Track and Field team competed in the GNAC Indoor Championship on Feb. 21-22 in Nampa, Idaho. Both the men’s and women’s side took third place out of 10 teams in the event. The men finished...