A winning formula

Story was originally published on May 31, 2014 Junior Genevieve Emrick has raised a few eyebrows at Catamount track and field competitions lately, setting blistering times and breaking personal records. How does she do it? Genevieve shows that having faith, working hard, and taking care of your body can be an awesome combination. The soon-to-be […]

Mountains inspiration for artistic soul

Around this time last year, Abigail Taylor was celebrating graduating from Western Carolina University with Motion Picture degree and a ton of memories. She returned to her hometown of Hickory and realized that something had changed since she left for college for the first time. What had once been a boring town to her had […]

Flying through the finish line

Republished. Originally published on May 31, 2014.  Western Carolina University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have done it again. Starting off the year on the right foot, the Cats swept the Southern Conference Indoor Championships in early March for the third time in school history. Edging out none other than Appalachian State on […]

Mixed results for Catamount baseball

High expectations sprung long before winter left Cullowhee, as preseason polls had the Catamount baseball team ranked 31st nationally. The Cats dazzled right out of the gate, traveling to Starkville to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs, ranked second in the country. The Cats pulled out a Valentine’s Day heartbreaker by the final score of 3-2, […]

Wacky weather in the Whee

Night fell on Cullowhee yesterday in its usual fashion, but what occurred after the sun set was anything but normal. It began with the rain, picking up pace until buckets were pouring over campus. The wind joined, ripping through the valley of Cullowhee at speeds reaching up to 40 miles per hour, nearly tearing away […]

Cats bounce back from frustrating Whee-kend

  After a few tough outings against a struggling Furman team (13-23, 4-8 SoCon) during WCU’s Spring Fling Whee-kend, the Cats didn’t seem to mind getting away from the usually friendly confines of Hennon Stadium for a while. The Cats responded to dropping the three-game weekend series by defeating Winthrop yesterday in Rock Hill, S.C. […]