Gary Impressed by Catamounts’ First-Year Success under Kerwin Bell

Co-written and produced with Samuel Dietrich. “He uses words like ‘championship,’ because that is the goal here at Western Carolina. He’s doing all of the right things, saying all of the right things, and he has created a lot of belief in our community.” Those are the words of Director of Athletics, Alex Gary, who […]

WCU baseball coach not letting the end of winning streak deter the team

The WCU baseball team was riding an 8 game win streak into their March 30 meeting against the top 10 ranked Tennessee Volunteers who would end up bringing their win streak to an end. “You have to play your “A” game against a nationally ranked top 10 team, they’re not going to give it to […]

WCU football wins first game this season

The WCU football team won for the first time this year by a score of 21 to 14 against The Citadel on Saturday, March 13. The Catamount offense jumped off to a fiery start on Saturday with a 36-yard kickoff return, by Calvin Jones, to open the contest. The drive was finished off by a […]

Alex Gary: From student athlete to Athletic Director

Western Carolina University’s athletic director, Alex Gary, has already had his fair share of tribulations less than a year into the role. Gary has had to deal with a global pandemic, athletic cancellations and postponements, racial issues and protests on campus. Despite these challenges, student athletes, coaches and colleagues are thrilled with his performance and […]

Western Carolina Catamounts stay undefeated at home

Troy Mitchell was on fire Saturday scoring 5 total touchdowns, 3 through the air and 2 on the ground, to help the Cats to their huge 48-10 win over Furman. Troy Mitchell threw for 305 yards and ran another 55 yards in the win. Western Carolina bounced back huge from last week’s lost to Chattanooga. […]

Lady Catamounts take on Samford

Lady Catamounts are looking to win their third game in a row. They are traveling down to Birmingham, Ala., to take on the Samford Bulldogs this Saturday, Feb. 8. Tipoff is at 4 p.m. ET and will be broadcasted on Power 90.5 FM. The Cats (11-11, 5-6 Southern) had a big win against the Wofford […]