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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The Cougs enter Martin Stadium before facing off against then No. 5 University of Southern California on Sept. 29 
in front of a sold out crowd. WSU won 30 to 27.

Cougars look to avoid second loss of season

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor October 20, 2017

WSU football (6-1, 3-1) will look to bounce back from its first loss of the season when they step on the field against University of Colorado, Boulder (4-3, 1-3) on Saturday. University of California,...

The men’s disc team in the Gun Show Ultimate competition Sunday.

Ultimate Disc requires grit, integrity from players

ANNA YOUNG, Evergreen reporter October 20, 2017

After a long, snowy drive over the mountain passes into Montana, it was finally time to throw down ... or up field. Saturday marked the first day of competition; players stretched across the turf, practiced...

Then sophomore Donika Bashota preps a serve during the WSU Invitational on Oct. 3, 2015.

Annual tournament brings awareness to tennis team

JACOB MOORE, Former Evergreen sports editor October 20, 2017

With WSU tennis Head Coach Lisa Hart as tournament director, the Palouse Tennis Club will host its sixth annual championship next week. The one-day tournament will be held on WSU’s campus, and has...

WSU Men’s Crew varsity members mix with the novice rowers to teach them during an evening practice on the Snake River. 
The team will return to the Snake River on Friday.

Cougar Crew prepares for Head of Snake

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter October 20, 2017

It has been an all-hands-on-deck start to the season for Cougar Crew in 2017. The WSU oarsmen were required to familiarize themselves with Head Coach Peter Brevick just 10 weeks before they would...

Butch T. Cougar rattles his keys in a game against Nevada on Saturday.

Cougar football hoping to rattle Trojans

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor September 29, 2017

  Two undefeated Pac-12 teams will take the field Friday night when No. 5 University of Southern California Trojans (4-0, 2-0) travel to Pullman to take on WSU (4-0, 1-0). The Trojans are coming...

Redshirt senior running back Gerard Wicks sports his jersey and jewelry as he leans along the bottom rail at Martin Stadium.

Wicks aspires to turn dreams into reality

JACOB MOORE, Former Evergreen sports editor September 29, 2017

Redshirt senior running back Gerard Wicks hopes to eventually play for a franchise in the NFL, not unheard of from athletes in college football.  But air-raid offensive schemes can undoubtedly hinder...

Cougar volleyball players leap to block a spike from Husky freshman middle blocker Lauren Sanders on Sept. 20.

Volleyball in Southern California for weekend

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter September 29, 2017

WSU volleyball (12-2) is preparing to compete against No. 20 University of Southern California (10-3) on Saturday. This will be the second game of the Cougars’ three-game road trip. WSU recently...

Senior Freestyle Swimmer Rachel Thompson discusses her hopes for the team this season prior to the upcoming meet against Cal Poly.

Senior swimmer Thompson looks to break records

RYAN MOSHER, Evergreen reporter September 28, 2017

Senior freestyle swimmer Rachel Thompson wants to break a few team records in her final year swimming for WSU. She wants to drop time in all her events. Thompson is a marketing major at WSU, originally...

UW freshman middle blocker Lauren Sanders tries tipping the ball over Cougar blockers.

Volleyball continues Pac-12 play with Arizona

RYAN MOSHER, Evergreen reporter September 22, 2017

WSU volleyball (11-2) travels to Arizona on Saturday to face off against the Wildcats. This will be the second match of conference play for both teams, as they only meet once this year. WSU won both...

Taylor Mims’ unhindered passion

Taylor Mims’ unhindered passion

JACOB MOORE, Former Evergreen sports editor September 22, 2017

Junior outside hitter Taylor Mims began her collegiate experience with the idea of becoming a veterinary technician because she used to own horses and chickens. A lot has changed since her freshman year. “I...

Sophomore safety Jalen Thompson sits in the bleachers of Martin Stadium. He is leading the Cougars in total tackles this year.

Thompson tackling opponents one game at a time

JACOB MOORE, Former Evergreen sports editor September 22, 2017

He is not the biggest athlete on the football team and he certainly isn’t the tallest, but sophomore safety Jalen Thompson knows how to tackle. In fact, he is on track to record nearly 100 total tackles...

Luke Falk calls a play during the game against OSU on September 16.

Cougs eye first 4-0 start since 2001 against Wolf Pack

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor September 22, 2017

WSU football looks to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2001 when they take the field against University of Nevada on Saturday. Coming off a 30-28 loss to Idaho State (2-1) last week, the Wolf...

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