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Cody Roth: A man of and fore the people
By The Western Front | October 17Dolphins glide through water, eagles soar through the air and horses gallop majestically over rolling hills. Like those animals, senior co-captain of the Western men’s golf team Cody Roth is a creature in his element when he’s on the golf course.
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Steady as they go: Women's volleyball on a roll
By The Western Front and Andrew McClain | October 17Another night and another sweep for the Western women’s volleyball team as they continue to chalk up wins in a fashion that is nowhere near going out of style.
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Western golf teams off to a strong start
By The Western Front and Andrew McClain | October 5
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Men's soccer breaks losing streak
By The Western Front and Ian Haupt | October 2“Go Viks, go!” echoed across campus as Western students sporting blue and white around their necks walked to Robert S. Harrington Field to watch the Vikings defeat the Concordia University Cavaliers on Saturday, Sept. 29.
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Phelps smashes Western volleyball all-time kill record
By The Western Front and Ian Ferguson | October 2Western senior Abby Phelps made history Saturday Sept. 29, setting an all-time women’s volleyball record for most career kills during a sweeping victory over Montana State University Billings. The seventh-ranked Vikings continue to move through the season with success, as the the win marks their 13th straight victory.
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Women's soccer eyeing return to national stage
By The Western Front and Anna Kasner | September 24Emily Nelsen (left, 13) defends her keeper during the match with Metropolitan State University of Denver on September 8th, 2018. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
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Women's soccer takes down Colorado School of Mines
By The Western Front and Hailey Palmer | September 24Samantha Scott (14, Colorado, left) and Gabriela Pelogi (9, Western, right). // Photo by Kelly Pearce
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Volleyball wins 18th straight match at Carver Gym
By The Western Front and Hailey Palmer | September 24The No. 8 Western women’s volleyball team took its nine-game winning streak into a match with the University of Alaska Fairbanks to continue Great Northwest Athletic Conference play on Thursday, Sept. 20, at WECU Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings won in straight sets by scores of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-19.
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Volleyball looks to repeat success
By The Western Front , Kyle Fang and Ethan Skorniakoff | September 24Brette Boesel (left, 1) sets the ball as she’s watched by her teammates during a match with Saint Martin’s on September 8th, 2018. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
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Men's soccer adds new recruits and transfers
By The Western Front , Max Gleiberman and Ethan Skorniakoff | September 24Western’s Drew Farnsworth (middle) and Hawaii Hilo’s Bryan Gonzalez battle for the ball during a match on September 11th, 2018. // Photo by Kelly Pearce
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Men's basketball's new reloaded roster
By The Western Front and Kyle Fang | September 24Jalen Green takes a shot for Lindbergh High School. // Photo courtesy of Joshua Bessex/The News Tribune
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Athletics travel budget: still a costly game
By Cutter Kilgore | August 1In the program’s last season in 2008, Western was spending a quarter of a million dollars on football travel alone, Steve Card, Western’s former Associate Director of Athletics for business and financial affairs and current Athletic Director, said. // Photo courtesy of WWU Athletics
