Sports & Outdoors

By Kevin White Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In a loss to Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2018. It will be the first time since 1986 that the USMNT won’t be in the World Cup. In failing to qualify, the team sets back its international standing and national popularity. The USMNT has been one of the least-competitive American soccer teams. The Women’s National Team (USWNT) has been a dominant force in the sport. Both the Under-17 and...

By Gabi Marrese Volleyball The Loggers hosted Willamette on Friday, Oct. 27. Rita Dexter had her first double-double of the season with 19 kills and 19 digs. Kristen Miguel followed on the leaderboard with 13 kills. The team gave up the second set to the Bearcats, who managed to win in four sets. On Saturday, the Loggers recognized their seven seniors before the last home match against Linfield. The match went into five sets which allowed the team to boost their stats. Dexter had her second consecutive double-double with 17...

By Gabi Marrese The structural and logistical aspects of the athletic program have been changing throughout history. Puget Sound Athletics has been in the Division II, NAIA and Division I baseball at one point. The athletic department finally got into a set system when the Loggers joined the Division-III Northwest Conference in 1999. Around that same time, Amy Hackett decided to take the position of Director of Athletics in 2003. “We were still trying to understand what that meant for our program. We were without scholarships and back to being...

By Kevin White THE NBA IS BACK — but did it ever really leave? This summer saw the Association finally hit year-round status, with an exciting offseason that saw many big-name players switching teams. The offseason has changed the shape of the league, and to look forward, let’s look back at the 10 most significant moves of the offseason. (Quick rundown of the rules: if players were traded for one another, then they count in the same move; e.g. Oladipo to the Pacers and Paul George to the Thunder is...