Robinson Cano No longer a 1st ballot hall-of-famer
Gunnar Hinds, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2018
Filed under Sports
Robinson Cano has tarnished his hall of fame career with his recent PED (performance-enhancing drug) testing. The Mariners second baseman tested positive for PEDs last week. “Recently I learned that I tested positive for a substance called furosemide, which is not a performance-enhancing substance. Fur...
Camping in the Ellensburg area
Gunnar Hinds, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2018
Filed under Sports
Families and college students alike love camping when the weather gets warmer. Whether you’re “glamping” in an RV or roughing it in a tent, the greater Ellensburg area has plenty of camping spots to enjoy. Colten Crow, a senior law and justice major, loves to be outdoors and camps in the ...
Teeing off around Kittitas County
Gunnar Hinds, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2018
With the weather finally warming up, the season for golfing is here. Whether you’re experienced or a beginner, now is a great time to get into the swing of things at one of Ellensburg’s various golfing attractions. Chase Martin, a CWU student studying marketing, loves to golf and has a keen insight...
Disc golf on the rise in Ellensburg
Rachel Greve, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2018
There is a growing sport making its path through Ellensburg, that sport is disc golf. Disc golf is a sport where the goal is to get your frisbee (disc) into the basket in as few as shots as possible, just like regular golf. Over the past couple of years, many have probably walked around campus in the sprin...
Track and Field Sends eight to nationals
Austin Lane, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2018
Filed under Sports
This season will be marked as historic for CWU Track and Field. The team is sending a record seven women to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The women will be accompanied by the sole male athlete, Kodiak Landis, for a total of eight Wildcats. The individuals will travel out...
CWU Mariners Night Is a Homerun
Micah Chen, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2018
CWU students and alumni took over Safeco Field on Friday, May 18 for the annual CWU Mariners Night. There were many things that CWU students could do at the game, including joining in on the CWU pre-game festival, getting a beer at “The Pen,” or scoring a new Mariners and Wildcat mashup baseball cap...
CWU Softball eliminated by WOU
Rachel Greve, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Sports
GNAC-winning CWU Softball ended their season short at the GNAC Tournament May 3 and 4 in Portland, Oregon. With a 9-0 loss in their first game of the tournament to Simon Fraser University (SFU), the Wildcats were quickly dropped into the loser’s bracket and had hoped to fight their way back to the...
Riding the water with 3000 horsepower
Micah Chen, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
The Albert Lee Appliance Cup, a hydroplane boat racing competition, is one of the featured attractions at Seattle’s Seafair Weekend Festival. CWU freshman Emily Raney is a familiar face at the annual adrenaline-pumping event. Family business Raney’s family owns a boat racing team, known as ...
Hunting in the Ellensburg area
Gunnar Hinds, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Sports
Whether you’re hunting as a pastime or to feed your family, Ellensburg has plenty to offer for this all-American activity. From deer to fowl and from modern firearms to bows, there’s something for everyone in the state. Brandon Payne is a construction management student at CWU. He is also a dedica...
CWU Baseball falls short in GNAC tournament
Austin Lane, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Sports
“I’m proud of ‘em,” Storey said about the seniors after their final game in a Wildcats jersey. “They never quit… Nobody hung their head and they just kept getting after it. That’s all you can ask.” After the post-game meeting, players started hugging each other. Senior shortstop Chris Da...
Williams Finds Home in CWU Softball
Austin Lane, Staff Reporter
May 9, 2018
Filed under Sports
CWU Softball Pitcher Taylor Williams comes from a small-town city east of Los Angeles. With a population of about 40,000, Brea, California is where Williams played her high school softball. Coming from Southern California, Williams had no idea she would attend CWU until head coach Mike Larabee started...
Intramural softball in full swing at CWU
Gunnar Hinds, Staff Reporter
May 9, 2018
Softball is in full swing here at CWU. For athletes that don’t make it to varsity level in college, intramurals are a way to continue to play the game they enjoy after high school. Intramural softball, offered through the Recreation Center, is a favorite in the springtime and this year includes five dif...
