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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

Ultimate frisbee team preps for season

Ultimate frisbee team preps for season

Kofi Asiedu, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2016

CWU has a lot of interesting club sports, and one of the most intriguing club sports here at CWU is ultimate frisbee club sport. The club first started here at CWU in the fall of 2012. Senior Vann...

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Baird fits right in with the Wildcats

Baird fits right in with the Wildcats

Natalie Hyland, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2016

As a junior in high school, Taylor Baird was diagnosed with junctional ectopic tachycardia, a heart condition that caused her heartbeat to rapidly accelerate, sometimes to the point where she would faint. Baird...

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Wildcats take down Falcons in NCAA tournament

Wildcats take down Falcons in NCAA tournament

Mitchell Johnson, Sports Editor
November 10, 2016

The CWU women’s soccer team continues to make program history this season defeating Seattle Pacific University 2-1 Thursday afternoon to earn their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. “I think...

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Wildcat seniors look to finish last season on top

Wildcat seniors look to finish last season on top

Ryan Kinker, Senior Sports Reporter
November 10, 2016

As the season changes from fall to winter, seniors on Central Washington University’s football team are looking ahead to their last collegiate game on Saturday. “It's surreal,” Uso Olive, senior...

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Basketball prepares for road trip

Basketball prepares for road trip

Natalie Hyland, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2016

The CWU Women’s Basketball team faces off against two strong California Collegiate Athletic Association teams, the Stanislaus State Warriors and the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters in Portland, Oregon...

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Tufaga rushes his way to the lineup

Tufaga rushes his way to the lineup

Glendal Tautua, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2016

When you aren’t heavily recruited, that feeling on your shoulder is more like a chip, pushing you to prove that you are just as good--or better. For running back Jordan Tufaga, a preferred walk-on for...

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Return of Rodgers

Return of Rodgers

Rachel Greve, Contributing Writer
November 10, 2016

After suffering a devastating knee injury last October, tearing his meniscus, fractured his tibia and sprained his MCL and Patellar tendons. CWU junior point guard Marc Rodgers now returns to the court...

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CWU womens soccer earns first-ever regionals berth

CWU women’s soccer earns first-ever regionals berth

Mitchell Johnson, Sports Editor
November 9, 2016

Some people have different ways of coping while waiting to see if their team is going to make it into the NCAA tournament. “I went to go mow my lawn so I didn’t have to think about it,” CWU women’s...

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Kick it up a notch

Kick it up a notch

Ryan Kinker, Senior Sports Reporter
November 3, 2016

The Season So Far After starting off the 2016 season with a historic 5-0 record, CWU women’s soccer has made the record books yet again. The Wildcats have clinched the #2 seed in the GNAC Championships,...

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Young players find bigger role on team

Young players find bigger role on team

Kofi Asiedu, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2016

Central Washington University’s women’s basketball team has many young players and many new faces. Kortney Grattic is the only senior on the team this season. The Wildcats are looking to take the next...

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CWU’s Manoa a force on rugby pitch

CWU’s Manoa a force on rugby pitch

Glendal Tautua, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2016

A hundred yards from the CWU women’s rugby team’s practice pitch, you can hear distinct yelling coming from players constantly motivating each other. The closer you gets, you can begin to make out...

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Wildcat blocks her way to the top

Wildcat blocks her way to the top

Natalie Hyland, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2016

When CWU senior Sabrina Wheelhouse started playing sports, she didn’t originally start with volleyball. The 6-foot-3 middle-blocker tried her hand at basketball first, but was turned off by the aggressive...

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