It has been an eventful weekend for the Puget Sound Loggers women’s basketball team. They traveled south to Oregon to face Lewis and Clark Friday Feb. 17 and Linfield Saturday Feb. 18. During both games it was apparent that the Loggers fought hard. These were the final games that would potentially help determine seeding before the NWC tournament, which begins next week. On Friday, the Loggers were dealt a 79-62 loss against the number-nine-ranked Lewis and Clark. In the beginning of the game the Loggers took an early 2-0 lead...
As the Puget Sound track and field team finishes up their indoor season, there is a lot of potential for a promising regular season for the Loggers. There are many key athletes on this team, who have made the indoor season successful. One of these key players is senior collegiate athlete Maya Heck (Corvallis, Ore.). She has been an important part of the track and field team since her freshman year, and to this day continues to inspire and lead her teammates on and off the track. Her main event...
It was an eventful weekend for the Logger swim team. On Jan. 28, the Loggers headed East to face Whitworth and Whitman in a double dual. The women’s team has been undefeated all season and the men’s team received their first loss of the season the previous weekend against cross-town rivals Pacific Lutheran. This weekend, both Logger teams fought hard against Whitworth and Whitman, but sadly lost their respective meets. Freshman Melissa Norrish (Denver, Colo.) led the Logger women with wins in the 200 fly and 100 fly. Norrish gave...
Ultimate Frisbee is a popular and growing sport on the Puget Sound campus. The Ultimate Frisbee team is one club sport that deserves recognition for their talent and their overall campus involvement. The sport of Ultimate Frisbee combines aspects of different sports, such as football’s end zone and soccer’s style of passing. The sport is played with a flying disc, and the overall object is for the game is to score points by passing the disc to players in the opponent’s end zone. Ultimate frisbee gains popularity every year. One...
One of the largest sports clubs on the Puget Sound campus is rugby. Within the last few years the club has become a large presence on campus, causing a rise in the club’s membership. The club has many new members, the majority of whom have never played rugby before, but still managed to win numerous games during their season this year. This weekend the club played an important match againstSeattle University and a game last Saturday, Nov. 5 against Willamette. During the game against Willamette, the Loggers struggled early on...
The Women's Soccer team concluded their regular season in games against the George Fox Bruins on Friday, Nov. 4 and the Willamette Bearcats on Satuday, Nov. 5. The Loggers lost on Friday to the Bruins in a 3-1 set, but were able to win their last season game on Saturday and beat Willamette 3-0. In the game against the Bruins, the Loggers came out strong in the first match. They stayed on par with the Bruins until the score was tied at 9-9. From that point the Loggers could not...
On Wednesday, Oct. 19 and Friday Oct. 21, Puget Sound fans filled Memorial Fieldhouse to support the Puget Sound volleyball team during their last week of home games. Wednesday night the volleyball team faced off against cross-town rivals Pacific Lutheran, and on Friday for senior night they played against Pacific University. The fan support for the team was immense, even when the Loggers lost to PLU 3-1. Friday night the Loggers came back from their loss against PLU and won the game against Pacific 3-0. The Loggers had a slow...
On Saturday on Oct. 1, the Puget Sound football team faced off against cross-town rival, Pacific Lutheran, at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. As the Loggers battled for a win, the game sadly ended in a 21-7 loss. However, from the many turnovers forced by the Logger defense and the way they played, it would appear that the Loggers should have scored more than one touchdown. Either way, this was a hard loss for them. During the first quarter the pressure was apparent as both teams tried to score the first...
Last weekend the Puget Sound volleyball team traveled east for their weekend of games against Whitworth on Friday and Whitman on Saturday. The Loggers lost against Whitworth 0-3, but were able to come back from that loss and beat Whitman 3-0. The Loggers struggled to hold their own against the undefeated Whitworth Pirates, and it was an effort that had unfortunate results for the team. During the first two sets of the game, the Pirates had obvious control. This led to the Loggers losing the first set 25-19 and also...
Saturday’s football game in California against Whittier ended in a 48-66 loss for the Loggers, in spite of the 456 yards made by the team. From the score of the game it is apparent that the Loggers fought hard against the Whittier Poets, but lost in the end, making their current record 0-3. Even with another loss, the Loggers still made important game plays throughout the game. Senior wide receiver Adam Kniffin (Salem, Ore.) was a key player in the Whittier game. During the game, Kniffin broke a 42-year-old school...