Cougar club wrestling on the rise
Luke Walker, Evergreen sports reporter
March 12, 2020
As the WSU wrestling club sends 12 wrestlers to compete in the 2020 National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) National Championships, the coach and many of the members reflect how far the program has come within the last decade. After the program was dropped in 1986, WSU alumnus Brett T. Johnso...
Wrestling club will send 12 to national tournament
Luke Walker, Evergreen wrestling reporter
March 6, 2020
WSU club wrestlers qualified Sunday for a national wrestling tournament and their coach won Coach of the Year. On Sunday, 18 WSU wrestlers traveled to Aberdeen, Washington, to compete in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) Northwest Conference Championship. All wrestlers placed in the top...
Team looks to improve in challenging league
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen reporter
August 29, 2019
WSU Hockey Club’s first game is on Sept. 27 in Olympic View Arena in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. Although it is technically a team, the club does not compete in the Pac-12 in Division I. The Cougars play in Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) in the Pac-8. Nick...
WSU lacrosse looks to leave mark this season
JOHN SPELLMAN, Evergreen reporter
January 31, 2019
After a season when the WSU men’s lacrosse team had to disband due to a lack of available players, the Cougars are looking to leave their mark. Team captain Marty Kearns, a senior, said he wants his team to take a step forward this season. “Last year we got disbanded because we were not going...
Fencing club challenges members physically, mentally
KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2018
Athletes from the WSU fencing club were clashing swords as they practiced in Smith Gym on Thursday night. Fencing is an old practice with cultural references in “The Three Musketeers” and “The Parent Trap.” While it might be easy to describe fencing as sword fighting, fencing is more than...
Badminton club challenges members
JASMIN SNYDER, Evergreen reporter
September 7, 2018
Badminton may not be a sport hitting headlines at WSU, but the campus club offers students a chance to learn the game and interact with companions. The club was official in 2011 but players have been meeting informally as a team since 2004. Richard Elgar, adviser of the WSU badminton club, has...
Esports Fall Fest follows worldwide video game trend
TY EKLUND, Evergreen reporter
September 4, 2018
WSU Esports club hosted the Fall Fest Open Local Access Network (LAN) event Saturday afternoon in conjunction with other gaming clubs. The event ran for eight hours and provided entertainment, food and prizes to those who paid the $5 entry fee. In recent pop culture, technology has become an essential...
Wrestling club sets new goals
JOHN SPELLMAN, Evergreen reporter
August 31, 2018
Finishing a season one victory short of becoming an All-American would be gut-wrenching. However, Randall Chipman, WSU wrestling club president, looks to use that as fuel to help carry his club to success. The wrestling program at WSU was once an NCAA Division I program until men’s wrestling was...
Cougar Crew hits water in Seattle
JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter
March 30, 2018
The men and women of the Cougar Crew club will travel west to join the WSU rowing team in Seattle to participate in the Husky Open on Saturday. After a productive offseason and an intersquad day race, the club delegation of rowers at WSU is ready for some action of its own. First-year Head Coach...
WSU students battle in independent gaming league
JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter
February 27, 2018
With the inaugural season of the Pacific Alliance of Collegiate Gamers underway, the WSU Esports club finally gets to see where their skills stack up in the Pac-12 with the first-ever esports league in the conference. Long before the PACG was conceived, the Pac-12 showed interest in organizing an...
Deadline approaching for first half intramural leagues
RYAN MOSHER, Evergreen reporter
January 25, 2018
The deadline to sign up for the semester’s first intramural sports league is approaching fast. There is a $20 fee to participate in UREC intramurals which covers participation for all sports during the league. Participating in intramurals on campus is a great way to stay active and interact socially...
Cougar wrestling sets sights on becoming official sport
RYAN MOSHER, Evergreen reporter
November 28, 2017
WSU wrestling has been a club sport since 2012, but the team is working to reclaim its place as an official university sport. “We’re going to just try to keep moving up the ranks, trying to be a varsity sport next,” wrestling coach Phil Burnett said. The wrestling team had its first full...
Whitman County received 19 more reports of positive COVID-19 tests this week, which brings the county’s total case count to 114. Nine cases were...
