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Cullowhee, N.C. – Catamount football is set for its annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 11, hitting the turf one final time before its scheduled replacement begins next week as part of a busy Saturday in #CatamountCountry. Kickoff of WCU's 15th off-season workout is scheduled for Noon. The free event is open to the public]]>2025 - The Spring Game - Preview - FRONTFri, 10 Apr 2026 23:30:00 EST211940https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/baseball-catamounts-claim-becks-100th-in-10-6-win-over-mercer.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/baseball-catamounts-claim-becks-100th-in-10-6-win-over-mercer.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina methodically chipped away at an early deficit stemming from Mercer's opening-frame power surge on Friday evening in the Southern Conference series opener against the Bears. Wyatt Stanley handed the Catamounts the lead for good on a lead-off solo home run in the sixth inning, and reliever Mason Snyder silenced the Bear bats over four-plus innings as WCU claimed the opener, 10-6.]]>Wyatt Stanley hit a two-run homer and drove in a first-inning run on a bloop single to left in Friday's win.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:30:00 EST111939https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/softball-continues-socon-action-in-birmingham.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/softball-continues-socon-action-in-birmingham.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina softball returns to road action for the second-straight weekend in Southern Conference play, beginning on Saturday afternoon with a three-game set against Samford. The series opens on Saturday, April 11, at the Samford Softball Field in Birmingham, Ala., with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. ET, and concludes on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET.]]>SB Preview at Samford - FRONT Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:30:00 EST811937https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/track-field-t-f-records-strong-performances-on-day-one-of-split-action.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/track-field-t-f-records-strong-performances-on-day-one-of-split-action.aspxTrack & Field

Hickory, N.C. – Western Carolina's throws squad led the Catamount track and field teams on Friday in the first of two days of split-squad action, with WCU earning a pair of event wins and a combined 12 top-five finishes on the first day of competition at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational, hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne.]]>Bradley White at VertKlasse Meeting 2026Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:17:00 EST711938https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/8/catamount-cheerleading-opens-nationals-friday-in-daytona.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/8/catamount-cheerleading-opens-nationals-friday-in-daytona.aspxCheerleading

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina cheerleading opens its quest for a national championship on Friday, April 10, with its preliminary competition performance at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center in the 2026 National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) & National Dance Alliance (NDA) Collegiate Cheer and Dance Nationals.]]>Catamount cheerleaders performing during the Purple Thunder halftime show.Wed, 8 Apr 2026 19:30:00 EST2211933https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/8/track-field-track-and-field-collects-three-socon-athlete-of-the-week-honors.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/8/track-field-track-and-field-collects-three-socon-athlete-of-the-week-honors.aspxTrack & Field

Cullowhee, N.C. – For the third time this outdoor season, the Western Carolina track and field team earned the lion's share of the Southern Conference weekly spotlight as Christian Roberts, Austin Cline, and Toria Roundtree each earned SoCon weekly honors.]]>T&F Athletes of the Week 4/8/2026Wed, 8 Apr 2026 14:31:00 EST711932https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/7/womens-tennis-tennis-falls-to-uncg-in-regular-season-finale.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/7/womens-tennis-tennis-falls-to-uncg-in-regular-season-finale.aspxWomen's Tennis

Greensboro, N.C. – Western Carolina women's tennis wrapped up its regular season on Tuesday, falling on the road against the UNC Greensboro Spartans, 6-1. Mariya Dobreva recorded a singles win for the Catamounts and also powered to a top court doubles victory with Mia Miranda in the road defeat.]]>Axelle Van Beurden vs Wofford 2026Tue, 7 Apr 2026 22:31:00 EST1311929https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/baseball-catamounts-bears-meet-for-three-in-cullowhee.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/10/baseball-catamounts-bears-meet-for-three-in-cullowhee.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Southern Conference baseball preseason favorite Mercer comes to town on a busy weekend in #CatamountCountry, which includes three games on the diamond at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium and football's annual Spring Game on the gridiron at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field on Saturday at Noon.]]>BASE - vs. Mercer - Preview - FRONTFri, 10 Apr 2026 02:00:00 EST111936https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/9/track-field-track-and-field-splits-for-duke-and-lenoir-rhyne-hosted-meets.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/9/track-field-track-and-field-splits-for-duke-and-lenoir-rhyne-hosted-meets.aspxTrack & Field

Cullowhee, N.C. – This spring weekend brings about split-squad action for Western Carolina track and field as the squad will divide for the weekend, sending student-athletes to the Duke Invitational (April 10-11) in Durham, N.C., and some scheduled for competition at the Lenoir-Rhyne-hosted Southside Power and Fitness Invitational (April 10-11) in Hickory, N.C.]]>T&F at Duke and Southside Invites Preview 2026Thu, 9 Apr 2026 18:00:00 EST711935https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/8/softball-panthers-earn-both-ends-of-midweek-twin-bill.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/8/softball-panthers-earn-both-ends-of-midweek-twin-bill.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina softball fell in both ends of Tuesday's midweek nonconference doubleheader with Georgia State on Betty Peele Field at the Catamount Softball Complex. Georgia State used a trio of multi-run innings over the final four frames to take game one, 9-1 in six innings, before outlasting WCU in an 11-inning marathon with a two-run home run to complete the sweep with an 8-6 extra-inning victory.]]>Rylee Butler vs GSU Wed, 8 Apr 2026 00:30:00 EST811931