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Bellingham tennis coach reaches win No. 800

Thirty-six years, 60 total tennis seasons (38 boys’ and 22 girls’) and 800 dual meet wins.

Bellingham coach Steve Chronister has seemingly done it all when it comes to Whatcom County tennis.

“Well, I’ve had a lot of good players and I’m really old,” Chronister, 59, joked of his…

2015-10-08
Jeff Evans named sports information director at WWU

Jeff Evans, who has been in athletic communications at the professional and collegiate levels for over 15 years, the last nine with the Seattle Mariners, has been named sports information director at Western Washington University. Making that announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 30, was WWU director…

2015-10-07
WWU Golf: Women tie for 4th at Dixie State Invitational; Men 5th at Chico State Interwest Wildcat Classic

Western Washington University moved up two spots in second-round play Tuesday, finishing tied for fourth at the Dixie State University Women’s Golf Invitational Tournament on Monday at Sand Hollow Golf Course.
The Vikings shot a 24-over-par 312 in the final round, finishing with a 46-over…

2015-10-07
Take a tour of WCC’s new Pavilion and Student Recreation Center

Definitely the highlight of the entire project, the fitness center portion of the new Whatcom Pavilion is the area most anticipated by most WCC students. No longer will the entire WCC community need to cram into a 600-square-foot workout room or go elsewhere to get in their weight training and…

2015-10-05
Orcas to share Pavilion with WWU volleyball, basketball teams

When Whatcom Community College students began raising the idea of expanding and improving the Whatcom Pavilion 10 to 15 years ago, it was because there simply was not enough space. Now that the $13 million project is nearing completion and the Pavilion is nearly twice as large, it seemly has…

2015-10-05
WWU soccer roundup: women win, men lose

Elise Alyward (Jr., Renton/Lindburgh) and Anna DeWeirdt (Jr., Sammamish/Skyline) each had a pair of as Western Washington University rolled past Trinity Lutheran College, 7-1, in a non-conference women’s soccer game Saturday at Harrington Field.

The Vikings ranked No.5 in this week’s…

2015-10-05
No. 15 WWU sweeps MSUB

Outside hitter Rachel Roeder (Sr.,Sammamish/Issaquah) had a team-high 13 kills as nationally ranked Western Washington University won its 12th consecutive match, defeating Montana State University Billings, 25-23, 27-25, 25-17, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match on…

2015-10-02
WWU falls to No.7-ranked SPU 2-1

Western Washington University took an early lead, but goals in the final 26 minutes gave nationally ranked Seattle Pacific University a 2-1 triumph on Thursday, Oct. 1, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s soccer contest before a crowd of 740 at Harrington Field on the WWU campus.…

2015-10-02
No. 5 WWU defeats No.24 SPU, 1-0

Caitlyn Jobanek (Jr., Springfield, OR/Thurston) scored in the 49th minute, as Western Washington University defeated Seattle Pacific University, 1-0, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s soccer battle of nationally ranked teams on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Interbay Stadium.

The…

2015-10-02
Jeff Evans named sports information director at WWU

Jeff Evans, who has been in athletic communications at the professional and collegiate levels for over 15 years, the last nine with the Seattle Mariners, has been named sports information director at Western Washington University. Making that announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 30, was WWU director…

2015-10-01
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