By Tyler Pease Staff Reporter Broncos men’s basketball team suffered their first home loss of the season against Bowling Green in blowout fashion, losing 72-48. Bowling Green moved to 10-11 overall with the win and an even 4-4 in the MAC, while Western dropped to 10-12 overall, and down to 4-4 in the conference. The [...]
By Matt Buck Staff Reporter Last season, the Broncos had one of the highest-ranked passing offenses in all of college football. Cubit looks to make his team’s passing attack even more potent in 2012, as the squad has added six new receivers to the team. The new receivers are part of a 27 player recruiting [...]
Catie Dymond Staff Reporter It was another great win for Western Michigan University’s track team as they end up with their fourth non-scored victory at the Indiana Relays. The undefeated team has many individual students showing talent that could lead them to become MAC champions or even qualify for the Olympic trials. “We have a [...]
Katie Krausman Staff Reporter The WMU synchronized skating teams have just recently returned from their 2012 Mid Western Synchronized Sectional Championship competition in Plymouth, Michigan, and the girls are returning far from disappointed. “I think that our success at mids was not only determined by our high placement, but also by the amount of personal [...]
Bethany Bohlen Photo & Art Editor The Western Michigan University gymnastics team scored a 195.300 to 192.800 win over Bowling Green on Sunday, Jan. 29. This match-up resulted in WMU’s second top-10 overall total score of the year, as well as the second highest in the history of WMU’s gymnastics program, according to the WMU [...]
By Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University hockey team split its home and home series this weekend against Bowling Green State University and is tied for second place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings. On Friday, the Broncos scored three second period goals to win 4-1, in front of 3,314 fans at [...]
Tyler Pease Staff Reporter The Broncos won their fourth conference game of the year, defeating Miami of Ohio at home Saturday afternoon. The Broncos improved their overall record to 10-11 and moved above the .500 mark in conference where their record stands at 4-3. They currently stand in a tie for second place in the [...]
Tyler Pease Staff Reporter Coming off a tight victory over rival Central Michigan on their home court, the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team played their first game against the East side of the MAC conference, and fell to Ohio University on the road in a tightly contested match, 56-51. Ohio who currently sits tied [...]
Matt Buck Staff Reporter For many, being shot at is not only a valid fear but a concern. Police officers and soldiers put themselves in the line of fire to keep others safe. One Western Michigan University student not only volunteers, but jumps into action. Haney and his team of WMU paintballers have been competing [...]
By Katie Krausman Staff Reporter The competition’s getting harder, the focus is increasing, and the goals are becoming closer for one team here at Western. The WMU Synchronized Skating teams are nearing the end of their competitive season, having already competed in three competitions and skating at multiple home hockey games thus far. It may [...]
By Bryan Paas Staff Reporter With the Detroit Tigers’ 2012 promotional caravan stopping at WMU, President, CEO and General Manager Dave Dombrowski came back to where it all began. Dombrowski, along with All-Star catcher Alex Avila, third baseman Brandon Inge, starting pitcher Rick Porcello, outfielder Delmon Young, and a handful of other young Tigers were [...]
By Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter The No. 8 Western Michigan University hockey team was swept in a series for the first time since March 5, 2010 this weekend against No. 20 Miami University at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, Ohio. On Friday, the Broncos fell 3-1 after Miami junior forward, Reilly Smith’s hat trick. Junior [...]
By Tyler Pease Staff Reporter After a tough overtime loss in Ypsilanti earlier in the week to Eastern Michigan, the Western Michigan University Broncos returned home to face their rivals, the Central Michigan Chippewas, who came in having lost their last two games. In what Coach Steve Hawkins called, “another typical Central [vs.] Western game,” [...]
Alex Harvey Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University men’s tennis team headed to Ann Arbor Saturday to tackle the University of Michigan. The Broncos were unable to keep up with their Big Ten foe, and fell to the Wolverines, 7-0. The Brown and Gold got off to a rocky start, losing two of the three [...]
Kenny Wenzel Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University women’s basketball team (5-12, 2-2) dropped its second conference game in a row Saturday at Eastern Michigan (11-6, 3-1) losing 84-59. The Broncos were outscored by 24 in the second half to fall to 2-2 in conference play this season. The first half saw the teams stay [...]
Tyler Pease Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University men’s basketball team soundly defeated Toledo Saturday afternoon in the Power of Gold game, 74-52. With the win, their second in a row, the Broncos improved their record to 8-9 overall and 2-1 in the conference, while keeping an unblemished home record so far this season. Toledo [...]
Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter The No. 10 Western Michigan University hockey team swept its home and home series against the third ranked University of Notre Dame to claim sole possession of second place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings. “We wanted it bad,” freshman goaltender Frank Slubowski said. “After last weekend where we lost [...]
Alex Harvey Western Herald Western Michigan University’s women’s basketball team (3-9) fell to American University (8-5) Friday, losing 77-52. The Lady Broncos got off to a slow start, failing to score in the first six minutes of the half, allowing the Eagles a 13-0 lead. WMU freshman Jazmine Windham sunk two three-pointers, one just before [...]
By Alexandra Harvey Staff Reporter Western Michigan University’s women’s basketball team bested Southeast Missouri University 67-34 on their home court of Reed Fieldhouse., marking Broncos’ Head Coach Tasha McDowell’s largest margin of victory in her career with WMU. “I thought we did a fantastic job communicating,” McDowell said. “Just talking through all the different scenarios [...]
By Pat Littleton Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University hockey team won both matches in its weekend series with Bowling Green State University to move into a second place tie in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. On Friday, the Broncos traveled to Ohio and won a shootout after a 3-3 tie to earn two points. [...]
By Paul VanHevel Staff Reporter Western Michigan University fans are encouraged to support the Broncos in the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl on Dec. 27. The Broncos will face off against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ford Field at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are available to the general public starting at $45 and will be available to students [...]
Chris Willis Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University football team will play in the fourth bowl game in school history after being selected to face the University of Purdue Boilermakers in the Little Caesars Pizza Pizza Bowl on December 27 at Fold Field in Detroit. Three of the WMU’s four bowl games have come in [...]
Patrick Littleton Staff Reporter Western Michigan University hockey head coach Andy Murray has been selected for induction into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame. Murray has been inducted under the “builder’s” category and is joined by players Pavel Bure, Phil Housley, Raimo Helminen and Milan Novy as the class of 2012. “It’s a [...]
By Catie Dymond Staff Reporter Michigan recruited high school students–Jessi Buis, Miya Dotson, and Kayla Weber–have signed National Letters of Intent to carry on their gymnastics careers and academics here at WMU for the 2012-2013 school year. Buis is originally from the Holland area and from West Ottawa HS. She was 1 out of 10 [...]
By Adam Roberts Sports Editor When many people look at the dynamics of the physical and physiological aspects of what makes a student athlete, some might agree that it’s the build of the athlete or the way they are aware of in-play action that creates their keen sense of playmaking. As many of these factors [...]
By Kenny Wenzel Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University volleyball team was unable to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament following a 3-1 (13-25, 25-20, 22-25, 16-25) loss to the Washington Huskies at the Sports Pavilion at the University of Minnesota. Lena Oliver lead the Broncos with 27 digs and tied a [...]
By Kenny Wenzel Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University women’s basketball team finally recorded their first win of the season after a 69-63 victory Saturday against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Leading scorer and preseason ALL-MAC selection Miame Giden was inactive for the game, but the Broncos found other threats in sophomore Corie Buchanan and freshman Michelle [...]
The 12th-ranked Western Michigan University hockey team swept its weekend series with sixth-ranked Ferris State University. On Friday, the Broncos traveled north to Big Rapids to explode for four third period goals after trailing heading into the final period. The final was 4-2. Junior left wing Kyle Bonis put FSU ahead at the 6:42 mark [...]
Bryan E. Paas Staff Reporter The Western Michigan University men’s basketball team looks to get back on track against the Titans. The Broncos have just finished what is arguably the toughest stretch in their schedule facing Temple, Purdue and Gonzaga, all top 25 teams. The Broncos are currently 1-5 on the season with a win [...]
Matt Buck Staff Reporter For many collegiate teams stocked with younger players, starting the season with a losing streak could be detrimental. For the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team, expectations were high as the Broncos had their home opener on Wednesday against Division III Hope College. Despite being undefeated, Hope was an underdog going [...]
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