The Observer

Central softball wins GNAC tournament, headed west to regional

Mitchell Johnson, Senior Reporter
May 5, 2016

There have been 14 GNAC conference tournaments since the conference’s inception during the 2001-2002 school year, and in order to win the conference tournament title, the Wildcats had to make history. Five...

Students take on Central’s challenge course

Hunter Ventoza, Staff Reporter
May 5, 2016

Towering above the large grass field just north of campus, is the 50-foot tall “alpine tower,” which draws eyes to Central’s seldom-used challenge course. The size alone makes the challenge course...

Wildcats claw for GNAC baseball title

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
May 5, 2016

This weekend, the Wildcat baseball team has a chance to do something they’ve never done before—win a regular-season GNAC Championship. If Central can win the regular-season title, it will host...

Lacrosse ends playoff drought

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
April 28, 2016

In 2008, Tiger Woods won his last major championship on the PGA Tour, Kevin Durant was named NBA Rookie of the Year as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics and Central’s Lacrosse Club made its last playoff...

Fishing season casts off around Washington

Hunter Ventoza, Staff Reporter
April 28, 2016

As spring approaches the Northwest, fishermen and women across the state of Washington can once again test their luck, tackle box in one hand and a fishing pole in the other. Saturday marked opening...

Central softball wins third GNAC title in six years

Mitchell Johnson, Senior Reporter
April 28, 2016

It was around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 – an overcast day at Beedie Field in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada – when head coach Mike Larabee got the Gatorade bath. The Wildcats just won...

Sounders need new goal scorer to strike

Mitchell Johnson, Senior Reporter
April 28, 2016

Coming into their January training camp, the Sounders had two of the best strikers in Major League Soccer (MLS). The problem? It didn’t stay that way. Over the last two seasons, Obafemi Martins...

All-GNAC team full of Wildcats

Mitchell Johnson, Senior Reporter
April 28, 2016

After winning the GNAC regular season title over the weekend, five Wildcat softball players and head coach Mike Larabee received awards on Monday. Larabee received GNAC Coach of the Year for leading...

Wildcats host west pool of women’s rugby playoffs

Ryan Kinker, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2016

A new challenger awaits the Central Washington University women’s rugby team. Tomorrow, the University of New Mexico Lobos are set to take on the Wildcats at 2 p.m. in the opening round of the playoffs. This...

Wildcats face Golden Bears for a shot at varsity cup finals

Samuel Beaumonte, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2016

Central will be facing off with the University of California Golden Bears in the semifinal round of the varsity cup Saturday in Berkeley, California. This is Central’s third-straight semifinal appearances....

Michael Messner delivers speech on women in sports

Mitchell Johnson, Senior Reporter
April 21, 2016

When tennis player Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in an exhibition match, she did something a woman had never been done before—beat man in a professional sporting event. King dominated Riggs sweeping...

Wildcats sprint to first home meet of season

Mitchell Johnson, Senior Reporter
April 21, 2016

For the first time since November, Tomlinson Stadium will be hosting a competition and it’s not spring football practice. Central is hosting the Spike Arlt Invitational on April 22 and 23, the only...