It was an exciting week at the NCRC Championships on Saturday. The women’s novice boat saved their best for last as they took home the gold in an impressive win against Humbolt State. It was a mere 0.4 seconds that edged them in front of their opponents in the heated battle. Freshman Molly Larsen (Anchorage, Alaska) said, “It was an amazing and slightly unbelievable feeling to win our race. We had come close to beating both Western and Humboldt earlier in the season, and we knew that winning was within...

The Loggers faced Pacific University in their second doubleheader series of the year. In the previous series, the Loggers split with the Boxers.  This time around however, luck was not on the Logger’s side on Saturday. In the first game, the Loggers and Boxers got off to an even start, each scoring one run. The Boxers, however, were not to be held off for long. In the second inning, they jumped ahead 4-1 with a three run homerun.  The Boxers continued to tack on runs until they ended the game...

The Loggers faced its cross town rivals Pacific Lutheran March 23 after Spring Break. The Loggers, who are 3-8 in conference, looked to take the wins from Pacific Lutheran (2-6) who sits close to them in Northwest Conference standings. However, the Loggers did not have what it took and lost 7-2. In doubles play the Lutes took 2 of the 3 matches from the Loggers, who won with Junior Nick Kelley (Denver, Colo.) and Freshman Chas Stewart (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 8- 3. The Lutes clinched 5 singles matches, including 4 straight...

Going into the games this past weekend, the Logger women’s baseketball team was in second place and was ready to face the top two teams in the conference: Lewis and Clark and George Fox.  The Loggers needed two wins this weekend to earn the conference title and the top seed going into the conference tournament. In their game against Lewis and Clark, the Loggers fell behind the Pioneers early on and could not get ahead. Only one logger, junior Jocelyn Riordan (Lake Forest Park, Wash.), was able to get into...

After a rainout on Saturday against the St. Martins Saints, the Loggers started their season Sunday with a 10-5 loss. St. Martins came prepared; they had already played 6 games when they showed up Sunday, and they were ready for their first win. The Loggers had been preparing for their game ever since they returned from winter break, spending weeks in Warner gym and on Lower Baker dealing with the weather conditions as best as they could.  Despite their hard work, they were not ready for what the Saints were...

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee or SAAC as they are more commonly known is a committee made up of members from each NCAA sports team. SAAC committees are common throughout the Northwest Conference. SAAC member softball player Aryn Grause (Corvallis, Ore.)  explains, “Every NCAA school has a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and each one acts and performs a little differently than the next school. But here, SAAC is a committee that consists of two representatives from all 22 varsity teams on Campus. We meet biweekly. We vote on legislation (mostly rules)...

The Puget Sound baseball team is coming off a great year. In their previous season the team went 12-12 in conference play and 19-21 in the whole season, many of the returners earned honors. Sophomore Matt Robinson (Lafayette, Calif.) earned second team honors as a freshman pitcher and Senior Dakota Resnik (Bellevue, Wash.), and juniors Casey Coberly (Boise, Id.), Matt Cox (Salem, Ore.), and Will Mentor (Seattle, Wash.) all earned Northwest Conference honorable mention last season. Senior Kainoa Correa (Hilo, Hawaii) is planning on making his last season a memorable...