Athletics

Title Authored on Link to edit Content
Bartelson sisters’ time together coming to an end

When Jordyn Bartelson walked into the Puyallup High wrestling gym at the beginning of the season, it was like any other season for the Vikings senior.

No thoughts crossed her mind coming into that practice.

“I really didn’t have any thoughts other than it was just another practice…

2016-01-20
Peacocke leads WWU women to victory

Western Washington junior point guard Taylor Peacocke scored a season-high 24 points and the Vikings led wire-to-wire in a 69-58 victory over Simon Fraser University on Tuesday, Jan. 19, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball contest.

The Vikings improved to 12-5…

2016-01-20
WWU women earn overtime win

Western Washington University junior guard Taylor Peacocke scored a game-high 19 points, including the go-ahead free throw with 2.1 seconds left, to lead the Vikings to a 70-67 overtime victory over Seattle Pacific Saturday, Jan. 16, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball…

2016-01-19
Drechsel has career night as WWU sets a school record

Western Washington redshirt freshman Trey Drechsel scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Vikings to a 119-95 victory over Concordia Thursday evening in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball game at Whatcom Pavilion.

The 119 points were the most in WWU history in a…

2016-01-15
New WWU Sports Information Director Bids Farewell to the Seattle Mariners, Says Hello to the Vikings

When Jeff Evans made the leap from Seattle Mariners Assistant Director of Baseball Information to Western Washington University Sports Information Director in October 2015, some friends worried it could be a step backward.

Not Evans.

In fact, he happily left what had been a dream…

2016-01-14
Peakocke leads WWU women to win at Saint Martin’s

Western Washington University junior guard Taylor Peacocke scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Vikings to a 66-45 victory over Saint Martin’s on Wednesday, Jan. 13, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball game in Lacey.

2016-01-14
Western basketball teams to have two televised games in January 2016-01-12
WWU’s Jeffrey Parker named GNAC Player of the Week

Western Washington junior forward Jeffrey Parker has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week for January 4-10. Parker shared the award with Western Oregon’s Andy Avgi. Parker (Richmond, CA/Salesian) scored 60 points in a pair of road games at…

2016-01-12
Briggs leads Vikings to GNAC win over NNU

Junior forward Tia Briggs scored a game-high 21 points, helping Western Washington University survive a second-half rally by Northwest Nazarene University to claim a 59-56 victory in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday, Jan. 6, at Whatcom Pavilion.

It…

2016-01-08
Late 3-pointer drops Nanooks men from GNAC lead

The Alaska Nanooks men’s basketball team saw Western Washington University frequently shoot 3-pointers.

One of those treys lifted the Vikings to a 100-99 overtime victory in Thursday night’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference game. The one-point loss on the Alaska Airlines Court in the…

2016-01-08
Subscribe to Athletics