Chu leads by example
DANIEL SHURR, Evergreen reporter
October 1, 2020
In recent years, WSU’s rolling wheat fields and lively weather have been appealing to international student-athletes. Redshirt sophomore Amy Chu of the Cougars' women's golf team is no exception. Chu grew up in Sydney, Australia, where she led the Sydney South West Area High Schools’ golf team...
Cougar Crew: Continuing a legacy
LAURENCE SINCLAIR, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
Created in spring 1970, Cougar Crew recently marked its 50th year here at WSU. With its long history, the team has a vast array of traditions and stories. “We are super lucky to have a really strong alumni base,” club treasurer Ciara McCall said. “We have all these people who have seen the impac...
‘Three back and two over’
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
September 18, 2020
WSU redshirt junior kicker Blake Mazza has been kicking footballs since he was in elementary school, but not always on a football field. “I remember the first time I took him out to an empty field and we used to kick over trees. There weren’t even uprights on this field,” Blake’s dad, Matt Maz...
WSU legend remains loyal to the Pullman area
NICK OLDHAM, Evergreen deputy sports editor
September 17, 2020
Rueben Mayes, Washington State Athletics Hall of Famer, is arguably one of the greatest football players to ever come through WSU. His love and support for the Pullman community did not stop when his time on the field came to end. Mayes is the Chief Development Officer for the Pullman Regional Hospital Fou...
Remembering Bryce Beekman
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen sports columnist
March 26, 2020
Gone too soon. That is the overwhelming feeling in the WSU community following the unfortunate and disheartening news of Bryce Beekman’s passing. Beekman’s Cougar career was just getting started. He was going into his last season of college football and second season in Pullman. It is impo...
Unofficial mayor of Pullman bids farewell
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter
March 4, 2020
Cougar veteran and local favorite senior forward Jeff Pollard finishes his fourth and final year at WSU in the end of the 2019-20 season. Before WSU, Pollard went to high school in Bountiful, Utah. He achieved back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior at Bountiful High School. Duri...
‘It’s nothing but love for Jervae’
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter
March 4, 2020
Senior guard Jervae Robinson finishes his collegiate basketball career with WSU this season as one of five returning Cougars from last year. Before WSU, Robinson played for Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado. He led the team in scoring during his freshman season with 14 points per game an...
Grass is Green-er for WSU baseball
VASILI VARLAMOS, Evergreen baseball reporter
February 27, 2020
When WSU hired head coach Brian Green to lead its baseball team, the Cougars were looking for a spark. The team has not been to the NCAA Regionals since 2010 and has not won more than 10 games in two seasons. After firing former head coach Marty Lees in May, WSU looked for a coach who can turn things ...
Tough times become worth it for basketball player
CARSON BROWN, Evergreen women's basketball reporter
February 27, 2020
At 6 years old, Jovana Subasic found her love for basketball at a hoop outside her house in Serbia. “I spent hours shooting every day,” now-redshirt junior forward Subasic said. “My daily schedule was go to school, eat a few times a day and shoot hoops.” When she went to shoot hoops, th...
Differences equal success for tennis team
Nick Oldham, Evergreen tennis reporter
February 21, 2020
WSU’s tennis players have traveled an average of almost 5,000 miles from their hometowns to Pullman in order to form a roster that has gone 6-1 so far this season. The nine players on the roster are each from a different country that are spread out across three different continents: North America, Eur...
Bringing the best from the west
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter
February 12, 2020
Freshman guard Noah Williams joined the WSU men’s basketball team this season to assist in redefining the program and prove his talent in the Pacific Northwest. Williams was born with basketball in his blood, as he’s played basketball since he was in the third grade. His father, Guy Williams, was...
It’s more than basketball
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter
January 31, 2020
Junior guard Isaac Bonton's basketball journey spans over four different states and five different schools. Bonton joins the Cougars this season to assist in creating a new culture for WSU basketball and to reestablish himself in Division I basketball. Bonton is from Portland, Ore., and has been...
The Pullman Police Department decided to not discipline an officer who suggested people stay “out of sight, out of mind” during a large gathering that...
