Sociology major Jessica Murillo (left) begins her freestyle rap. Marketing major Ted Wolfe (right), who helped put the event together for Campus Activities on May 26, decides to test his rapping abilities.

During one of CWU athletics nutritionist Kelly Pritchett’s group talks, one rugby player took her advice to heart. “He started really getting after his nutrition making healthier choices and ended...

Anyone who showed up five minutes late for the CWU baseball game would have found junior pitcher Seth Pederson on the mound for the Wildcats, even thought he was technically not the starter. Senior...

As the CWU women’s club soccer team heads 160 miles east to Eastern Washington University (EWU) over the weekend, the club has the same thing in mind—win. “In our minds, it’s trying to get the...

The World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) version of the “Super Bowl” provided many thrills for its motto “The Ultimate Thrill Ride.” There were  tables, ladders, steel chairs, sledge hammers...

As the ball left junior outfielder James Smith III's bat, everybody around the CWU baseball field knew where the ball was going. Before the ball even cleared the left field wall, the dugout came to greet...

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...

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...

During week 16 of the NFL, Derek Carr was laying down on the field yelling, “It’s broke, it’s broke.” After the game he was it was revealed that he had broken his leg. The final game of the season...

After six GNAC games, the CWU men’s basketball team is tied for second place in a cluttered race for the top team in the conference. The Wildcats (4-2 GNAC, 9-3 overall) are tied with Alaska Anchorage...

Alaska is called the “Last Frontier” for many reasons. The distance away from the lower 48 states, extreme cold and rugged landscape make visiting Alaska one of the most difficult places to travel. Over...

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...

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...

Coming into the 2016-17 season, the CWU men’s basketball team will have large shoes to fill in order to remain one of the better teams in the GNAC. Last season, CWU (18-8, 13-7 GNAC) placed third in...

On July 25th, the Seattle Sounders FC sat with a record of 6-12-2 (20 points), 10 points out of a playoff spot in ninth place with 14 games to go. The next two days for the Sounders turned out to save...

It may have looked on paper like another routine 3-0 sweep by the eighth best volleyball team in the country but this game was far from that. After the nationally rank University of Alaska Anchorage...

One of the top-ranked teams in the west region will be coming to Nicholson Pavilion today to face the Wildcats in a game where CWU will literally have to block their opponent to come out with an upset...

When junior outside midfielder Mackenzie Nolte’s mom suggested she should try soccer after gymnastics became too expensive, a very young Nolte did not like the idea very much. “I’m like, ‘No...

Faced with adjustments — from changing their formation to having new fresh-faces replacing long-time players — the CWU Volleyball team needed to find their own identity and was not easy at first. With...

When CWU head coach Mike Larabee received an email from Beyondsportstours.com asking for talented softball players willing to travel to halfway across the world, he knew exactly the duo to relay the message...

After losing 19 years of cumulative varsity experience, the Central Washington University volleyball team will get its first look at the future up-and-coming players. Five seniors graduated off the...

Junior Kiah Jones excels on the court smashing volleyballs at opponents; she also succeeds in the classroom (or lab room, in this case), finding ways to kill an internal parasite. Jones was named Biologist...

I get it, parking is bad. There are not enough spots near the university for the amount of people needing one. People do not deserve to be driving around the parking lot for half-an-hour just for a chance...

When head coach Mike Larabee met his new team for the first time, he didn’t know much about them. But word had apparently gotten out about junior first basemen Kailyn Campbell. “He goes, ‘Kailyn...

After getting his third Gatorade bath of the season, Central softball head coach Mike Larabee should be investing in a rain poncho. Preferably a Gatorade proof one. After facing three straight elimination...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If the GNAC had a time machine, they’d likely go back and change Central and Saint Martin's University's matchup this weekend to the final series of the season. This weekend’s series may be the...

The Central women’s rugby team’s first home game of 2016 was pushed back a week after its game against the University of Oregon was cancelled, but now they are ready for rugby in Ellensburg. The...

The Wildcats’ softball team posted a 4-2 record on what was a strange week for the team. They played a doubleheader at home Thursday, and as they prepared to make a road trip to Oregon to open GNAC...

If there was an emoji that described the Central softball team’s first 11 games, it would be fire. The Wildcats have won 10 of their first 11 games and are in the middle of an eight-game winning...

Led by a GNAC men’s triple jump champion and many top competitors on the women’s side, Central’s track and field team believes they’re on the verge of earning the GNAC title and a chance to go...

After the Wildcat’s women’s basketball team beat rival Western Washington University (WWU) 67-56 earlier this season, it gave them the opportunity to sweep WWU in the regular season for the first...

After failing to reach the playoffs in 2015, the Central softball team hopes to turn things around this season. Central went to the NCAA Regional Tournament in 2014 and entered the 2015 season as the...

Mike Larabee will bring his many years of D1 softball experience to Central after being hired as the new head coach. After going to the NCAA Regional Tournament in 2014, Central struggled in 2015. The...

Many people have a New Year’s resolution to get in better shape, which makes January one of the more crowded months at Central’s Recreation Center. Some people just need a reason to get back into...