The Observer

Baseball preps for second GNAC series

Diamond Martin, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2017

The CWU men’s baseball team has their second GNAC series of the year against NNU. Last week they split with Saint Martins, they now know their weak points and plan to better then before against NNU this...

Four CWU athletes head to nationals

Simo Rul, Staff Reporter`
March 8, 2017

The CWU track and field team is sending four athletes to the NCAA Indoor Championship this weekend in Birmingham, Alabama. The four athletes are senior Luke Plummer, senior Kodiak Landis, senior McKenna...

Softball preps for doubleheaders

Natalie Hyland, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2017

The Wildcat softball team will begin their GNAC title defense with back-to-back doubleheaders Friday and Saturday against Northwest Nazarene in Selah. The Wildcats are unable to open their season at home...

CWU teammates create lifelong bond

Rachel Greve, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2017

Most student-athletes get a chance to play with teammates for four years at the most. For the four CWU softball seniors they have had the opportunity to play together for eight years. “We were on a...

CWU women’s basketball advances to first-ever GNAC semi-final

Mitchell Johnson, Sports Editor
March 2, 2017

Early in the fourth quarter when Simon Fraser (SFU) was beating CWU women’s basketball by double-digits head coach Jeff Harada told his team what was going to happen. “I told them we were going...

Wildcat women punch their ticket to playoffs

Natalie Hyland, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2017

The 2017 women’s basketball team fought hard all season, and after an intense final two games and a stressful weekend of waiting to see how other games would pan out, they’re in the GNAC playoffs....

Rugby prepares for scrum in Vegas

Diamond Martin, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2017

The CWU men’s rugby team headed out to Las Vegas on February 28 for the Las Vegas Invitational. This will be an important tournament for them because of the many games in a short timespan. Junior scrum-half...

Lottery could enchant certain hikers

Andrew Kollar, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2017

With piles of snow around town it may be hard to imagine that hiking season is just around the corner, but camping permits for the Enchantments are due today (March 2). Camping has become so popular in...

Vongsaveng runs into record books

Simo Rul, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2017

Mariyah Vongsaveng is a sophomore hurdler on the CWU track team. She has been running since her elementary days, and while she played other sports, running has always been her strength. She might only...

Landis continues to enjoy track

Ryan Kinker, Senior Sports Reporter
March 1, 2017

For anyone who grew up participating in a sport, remembering to have fun can fall by the wayside. Kodiak Landis, junior decathlete for CWU, continually carries his admiration for the sport as he competes...

Grattic shines on her senior night win over NNU

Natalie Hyland, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2017

In their final regular season home game, the Wildcat women fought off the Northwest Nazarene Crusaders in overtime 84-76. The game was a must-win situation for the Wildcats, but they didn’t shy away...

Fuquan Niles makes his return to the court

Mitchell Johnson, Sports Editor
February 22, 2017

It was another dark gloomy February evening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when Fuquan Niles clocked out of his shift at 7 p.m. He checked his cell phone — a missed call from CWU assistant...