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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

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By the students, for the students of Central Washington University

The Observer

EHS continues CWAC dominance

Austin Bennett, Assistant Sports Editor
November 16, 2015

The Ellensburg High School football team has won their third straight Central Washington Athletic Conference championship (CWAC). The Bulldogs have gone 30-0 in league play the past three years. The...

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Wildcats swamp Gators

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
November 13, 2015

Central’s women overcame a sloppy first quarter to win their season-opener against San Francisco State Universtiy (SFSU), 59-39. The Wildcats held SFSU to 10 field goals on 63 attempts, including...

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Men’s basketball motivated

Austin Bennett, Assistant Sports Editor
November 5, 2015

Central’s men’s basketball team tips off their 2015 season with four returning starters and 15 upper classmen. Head coach Greg Sparling feels good about the team’s experienced returning players. “I...

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Veterans lead Wildcat attack

Jake Nelson, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2015

The Central women’s basketball team looks to have a breakout season and return to the GNAC tournament once again. In the 2014-15 season, Central had a record of 12-15 and was able to advance to the...

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Central group fitness classes

Samuel Beaumonte, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2015

With fall quarter coming to a close, the recreation center has begun preparing roughly 23 new group fitness courses for winter quarter. "There are three different kinds of classes: mind-body, boot-camp...

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Central sports update

Austin Bennett, Assistant Sports Editor
November 5, 2015

Volleyball No. 25 Central extended their winning streak to six games after defeating Concordia University (CU) and Western Oregon University (WOU) Halloween weekend. The Wildcats held onto their...

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Flying the Yak

Austin Bennett, Assistant Sports Editor
October 29, 2015

The Yakima River provides fly anglers with a great deal of fish to be caught; ranging from spring-run Chinook salmon to smallmouth bass. However, the fish of choice in this big western river is the...

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Faith leads wide receiver Zalk

Jake Nelson, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2015

At 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, wide receiver Jesse Zalk has never been the biggest guy on his football teams, but that hasn’t stopped him from being a successful player. Zalk, a double major in communication...

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Central senior un-Quirks the block party

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
October 29, 2015

Senior middle blocker Kaitlin Quirk is helping lead the charge for Central’s GNAC-leading volleyball team. She is one-half of Central’s front-line duo that is leading their NCAA Division II team...

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Rivalry gone stale

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
October 29, 2015

The most intense rivalry in football over the last three years is officially over to me. After watching last week’s boring game, that featured 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick sticking his tail...

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Women’s rugby sinks Vikings 119-0

Samuel Beaumonte, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2015

Central’s women’s rugby team, ranked second in nation, sent the Western Washington University (WWU) Vikings packing 119-0 in a home game on Oct. 25, making it their second game of the season to hit...

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Central sports update

Zac Hereth, Sports Editor
October 29, 2015

Women’s Cross Country Central’s women’s cross country team had two runners finish in the top-seven, leading to a third place team finish at the GNAC championship in Bellingham, Wash. on Saturday,...

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