By Katrina Murphy Sports Editor As the Star Spangled Banner played to begin the game, the look on the faces of all 12 players of the Western Michigan University women’s basketball team said it all – they wanted to win. Unfortunately, that win didn’t come to them. Despite a strong fight to the end, the [...]

By Katrina Murphy Sports Editor Away from the snow and ice, the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team is enjoying a beautiful winter break in Honolulu, Hawaii. In their first game in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, the Broncos fell short to the USC Trojans, 55-51. Leading the way for the Broncos was senior [...]

By Katrina Murphy Sports Editor It was a decision that came down to the buzzer. After a tough week of hard losses, the Western Michigan University Broncos defeated the Saint Louis Billikens (4-7) in a 54-53 decision. During the first meeting between the two teams in 2008, Saint Louis guard Theresa Lisch sunk a 3-pointer [...]

By Katrina Murphy Sports Editor There was no doubt that the Western Michigan University Broncos (4-4) had come to play basketball Saturday night and in the first-ever meeting between the Kennesaw State Owls (4-6) and Western Michigan, the Brown and Gold came out victorious in a 72-64 decision. “We actually had great energy early,” said [...]

Katrina Murphy Sports Editor Western Michigan University announced their 2010 non-conference football schedule on Monday, which includes games against Michigan State and Notre Dame. The Brown and Gold will face Michigan State on Sept. 4 in East Lansing, which will be only the eighth time the Broncos have opened a season against a Big Ten [...]

By Katrina Murphy Sports Editor Senior guard David Kool has been named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week. This is Kool’s eighth career player of the week award, granted to him after he contributed 34 points in a Bronco victory against Eastern Illinois on Wednesday. Kool currently is the sixth all-time scorer at Western Michigan [...]

By Chris Willis Western Herald December is the most hectic time of the year for a college student. Between getting adjusted to the weather, preparing for finals and daydreaming of the much needed holidays with the family, it can be overwhelming to say the least. For a student athlete, these things are just the tip [...]

By Adam Debrowski Western Herald CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois Fighting Illini have won 10 consecutive non-conference games at home. Seeing as the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team is not part of the Big Ten Conference and doesn’t reside in Champaign, Ill., the chips were stacked against them. The Broncos (3-4) fell [...]

By Mitch Barnett Western Herald On Sunday, University Area was alive with excitement as the Western Michigan University Broncos (3-6) took on the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames (2-6).  This was an important game for the Broncos, especially for one, junior Taylor Manley, who in her freshman year attended UIC. However, UIC beat WMU 69-47. The [...]

By Kristen Vermetten Western Herald For the past 15 years, Lawson Ice Arena has employed Gary Custer. His commitment to the rink, his love for hockey and his natural intuition on the ice make him one of the top Ice Technicians around. The student section knows him for throwing up tootsie rolls in between periods [...]

By Mark Rudi Sports Editor BIG RAPIDS – Coming into Saturday night, the Western Michigan University hockey team was one of the least penaltized teams in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. However, three penalties in the first period, which turned into three power play goals for No. 12 Ferris State University, contributed to the Broncos’ [...]

By Kristen Vermetten Western Herald Arms swinging low, senior center Chris Clackson was like a gorilla on the attack during a significant first period penalty kill. Diving towards players, deflecting the puck with his hands, Clackson proved to be the optimum obstacle to ward off any offensive play. The Lawson Lunatics shouted praises and chanted, [...]