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Cullowhee, N.C. – Seeding for next week's 2026 Southern Conference Softball Championship will be decided this weekend as teams around the league play their final regular-season series. Western Carolina heads to Spartanburg, S.C., to face the Wofford Terriers in a three-game series from Hope Field.]]>SB Preview at Wofford - FRONT Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:30:00 EST811993https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/mens-golf-butcher-jones-finish-tied-for-fifth-catamounts-come-home-sixth.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/mens-golf-butcher-jones-finish-tied-for-fifth-catamounts-come-home-sixth.aspxMen's Golf

West Columbia, S.C. – Junior Jace Butcher and redshirt sophomore Tyler Jones paced Western Carolina men's golf, both finishing in a four-way tie for fifth place in the final standings as the Catamounts slipped to sixth at the close of the 2026 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship at the par-71, 6,766-yard Solina Golf Club.]]>Jace Butcher - 2026 SoCon Men's Golf Championship - Final Recap - FRONTWed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:00 EST611992https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/general-athletics-hosts-2025-26-a-cat-emy-awards.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/general-athletics-hosts-2025-26-a-cat-emy-awards.aspxGeneral

Cullowhee, N.C. -- Western Carolina Athletics gathered Wednesday night to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the Catamount student-athletes during the 2025-26 season-to-date with the department's annual A-CAT-EMY Awards ceremony, presented by Prospect Cullowhee and held at the Bardo Arts Center.]]>A-Cat-Emy Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 EST311991https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-golf-jones-vaults-into-top-10-catamounts-third-after-36-holes.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-golf-jones-vaults-into-top-10-catamounts-third-after-36-holes.aspxMen's Golf

West Columbia, S.C. – Hampered by mid-morning rain showers, a 51-minute lightning delay that chased all the golfers back to the clubhouse, and much more difficult pin placements after 14 golfers broke par on Monday, Western Carolina men's golf slipped to third after Tuesday's second round at the 2026 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship, hosted at the par-71, 6,766-yard Solina Golf Club.]]>Tyler Jones - Tuesday Round 2 - SoCon Men's Golf Championship - FRONTTue, 28 Apr 2026 23:00:00 EST611990https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/28/softball-hits-home-stretch-of-2026-season.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/28/softball-hits-home-stretch-of-2026-season.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina softball enters the final week of the regular season with three games remaining. The Catamounts travel down I-26 for an offensive showdown this weekend featuring the top two hitting teams in the Southern Conference when WCU visits the Wofford Terriers.]]>Maya McPherson vs UNCG Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 EST811989https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/27/baseball-advances-in-power-rankings-socon-standings.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/27/baseball-advances-in-power-rankings-socon-standings.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Coming off a 3-1 week that saw Western Carolina take 2-of-3 from East Tennessee State – winning the three-game series over the Buccaneers for the first time since 2017 and first at home since 2016 – the Catamounts continued to climb in the 11Point7 (@11Point7) Mid-Major Power Rankings this week. WCU tips the scale at No. 17 this week, up three spots this week.]]>BASE - Mid-Major Power Rankings - 4-27 - FRONTMon, 27 Apr 2026 23:15:00 EST111988https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/27/mens-golf-butcher-korytoski-lead-wcu-to-second-at-socon-championship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/27/mens-golf-butcher-korytoski-lead-wcu-to-second-at-socon-championship.aspxMen's Golf

West Columbia, S.C. – With a pair of individuals among the tournament leaders, Western Carolina men's golf closed Monday's opening round in second place, just five strokes off the pace at the 2026 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship being contested at the par-71, 6,766-yard Solina Golf Club.]]>SoCon Men's Golf Championship - Round 1 - Jace Butcher - FRONTMon, 27 Apr 2026 21:25:00 EST611987https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/26/baseball-catamounts-sink-buccaneers-in-seven-innings-on-sunday-13-2.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/26/baseball-catamounts-sink-buccaneers-in-seven-innings-on-sunday-13-2.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina baseball scored in five of the six innings it took swings, with all nine Catamounts collecting an RBI to claim Sunday's series finale over mountain rival East Tennessee State 13-2 in a run-ruled seven-inning Southern Conference victory at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium.]]>Walker Fox - HR vs. ETSU on SundaySun, 26 Apr 2026 23:45:00 EST111986https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/25/softball-mercer-spoils-senior-day-in-slugfest-finale.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/25/softball-mercer-spoils-senior-day-in-slugfest-finale.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Seniors Tate Stewman and Taylor Waitley both connected on two-run home runs in their final home games, but Mercer used a pair of six-run frames to spoil Western Carolina softball senior day and home finale with a 16-11 victory on Saturday on Betty Peele Field at the Catamount Softball Complex.]]>2026 SB Senior Day - Players & Families Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:00:00 EST811984https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/24/track-field-t-f-rolls-to-59-top-five-finishes-and-11-wins-at-catamount-classic.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/24/track-field-t-f-rolls-to-59-top-five-finishes-and-11-wins-at-catamount-classic.aspxTrack & Field

Cullowhee, N.C. – In a dress rehearsal of sorts for the 2026 Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships set to be hosted at the Catamount Athletics Complex in early May, the Western Carolina track and field teams posted 59 top-five finishes, winning nine events at a condensed Catamount Classic, presented by The Everson.]]>2026 - WCU Track & Field Seniors - FRONTFri, 24 Apr 2026 23:37:00 EST711981