Sports & Outdoors

By: Will Keyse The Puget Sound Women’s Tennis team visited the College of Idaho (Caldwell, Idaho) two weekends ago, and emerged with a pair of statement wins to start of their season. The Loggers took both games by a score of 6-3, and three singles players, first-year Lisa Owen (Honolulu, Hawaii), sophomore Nicole Bouche (Brier, Washington) and first-year Barclay Fagg (Billings, Montana) won both of their matches. With the Loggers notching two wins, they have already matched their season total from a year ago, and the sky's the limit for...

By Gabi Marrese The Loggers baseball season started off in sunny California facing Pomona Pitzer in a three game series. “The first few games are a great way to see where we are at. A lot of new guys and experienced older players had the opportunity to test all the hard work we put in the offseason,” said senior Ryan Darrow (Bellevue, Washington). This years roster consists of 15 freshman with plenty of potential. Freshman Tyler Brazelton (Black Diamond, Washington) faced his first collegiate pitcher in the second game of the...

The University of Puget Sound’ swim teams kicked off their first home meet with a win against Lewis and Clark College on Friday, Nov. 4. The swim teams continued their success with a win against Pacific University on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Logger men’s team beat Lewis and Clark College by a score of 126 to 78, while the women’s team scored 117.50 to 87.50. Against Pacific University (Oregon), the women’s team posted a score of 118-87 and the Men’s team led 120-80. Heading into the meets against Lewis  and...

By Gabi Marrese “Early on we identified a vision of what we wanted our team to look like: being a conference powerhouse, improving every day, and always giving a little extra whenever possible, be it energy, point scoring, or leadership. As such, our team culture was a definite strength for us,” senior Kristen Lane (Seattle, Washington) said.  The Logger volleyball team finished third in the conference with a record of 10-6, and an overall record of 15-9.   They might not have achieved their goal of conference champions but the...

By Emily Harman The Puget Sound football team had the crowd on their feet as they beat Lewis & Clark College  on Homecoming and Family weekend. Ending a three-game losing streak, the Loggers conquered the Pioneers 39-28. “It was really nice to be able to turn the tide at Homecoming and beat Lewis and Clark and get back on the winning side of things,” head coach Jeff Thomas said. Senior quarterback Hans Fortune (Kenmore, Wash.) threw four touchdown passes against the Pioneers and tied the school record for completions in...

By Will Keyse A new season of NBA basketball kicked off last week with the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers receiving their championship rings before their game against the new-look New York Knicks. Cleveland looks to repeat their run to the NBA Finals, but will face heavy opposition from teams loaded up with new free agents. The offseason this winter was filled with blockbuster moves and with big market teams landing some of the league’s best players. In perhaps the largest move of the summer, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant parted...

By Kevin White High expectations can be tough; just ask the men’s soccer team. Despite strong talent and hard work, it would still take a miracle for the team to capture a Northwest Conference title. Instead, the team will spend its final three games in a fight with Pacific University (Oregon) and Pacific Lutheran University to finish second in the conference. The Northwest Conference takes a unique approach when it comes to determining its soccer titles, at least among Division III conferences. There are no conference playoffs and the winner...