Sports & Outdoors

As the fall season for sports ends and teams wrap up the past few months, the women’s soccer team reflects back at the unforgettable season it had. At the top of the scoreboard, Puget Sound finished with a score of 13-1-2 in their conference and a score of 17-3-2 for their overall season. With a predominantly winning season along with undefeated home turf wins, the Loggers exemplified the hard work and talent that went into composing the team. The Loggers’ last game took place on Nov. 23 at the third...

The Logger swim team competed in the Husky Invitational Dec. 6, 7 and 8 in Federal Way, Wash. The invitational hosts swimmers from 10 states including DI schools and USS club teams. The team came out strong on the first day of competition, they finished the day with 142.5 points and placed fourth in the collegiate division. Junior Melissa Norish (Denver, Colo.) competed in the 500 free and placed 19th, the best individual score a Puget Sound woman has placed at this event in 15 years. She finished the race...

The Logger men’s soccer team saw a fantastic season come to a close in San Antonio, Texas in a 4-0 loss to the Trinity Tigers. This marked the first time in the second round for the Loggers in over a decade. The opening half of the game seemed promising for the Loggers, holding the Tigers scoreless for the first 44 minutes. The number seven Tigers opened the scoring with a mere 17 seconds before the clock would expire on the first half. The Tigers came prepared and looked that way,...

The men’s basketball team is playing well to start out their year. They are currently 3-4 with close losses to good teams.  They have currently been playing in three straight tournaments. The first tournament was home at Puget Sound. The Loggers were really strong in the first two games, first beating Evergreen State handily, 71-58. This win was sparked by strong defense. The Loggers forced Evergreen State into bad shots, keeping their field goal percentage to 39.6. They also forced Evergreen State to turn the ball over 14 times. This...

  As the end of the semester approaches, many sports seasons are coming to a close. This is a bittersweet time for seniors who are playing their last games as Loggers. The fall teams have been having their last home games of the regular season in the last few weeks. These senior games are a chance to celebrate the commitment and success of the seniors. This year’s seniors are an accomplished group. More than 20 seniors were named NWC Scholar-Athletes last spring for maintaining a 3.5 GPA during their season....