When Kristy Smith’s daughter graduated from high school, the Bellingham Independents Special Olympics didn’t have a track and field program. At the start of the pandemic, she decided to step up and create the program.
Western Washington University men’s basketball junior guard Tijan Saine made his long-awaited transfer decision after entering the transfer portal in March. After meeting and talking with many schools that recruited him, Saine chose to attend NCAA Division I Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, this fall.
The Vikings celebrated a successful GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship on May 10-11 at Civic Stadium in Bellingham. This weekend’s GNAC sweep marked the 14th consecutive track & field and cross country team titles.
Canadians are crossing the border from British Columbia into Whatcom County at increasingly lower rates, according to recent data. For Blaine’s recreation companies, the effects of cross-border tensions are still uncertain.
With the spring quarter well underway, student clubs, events and activities are in full bloom. Among them is spring intramural sports, a prized facilitator of student involvement at Western Washington University.
It's not just humans that need time to decompress, dogs do too.
Every Wednesday and Sunday, a group of six to 20 people gather at Marine Park for kayak polo. This game originated in Great Britain in the late 19th century and was introduced to Bellingham by Gary Southstone, the founder of Kayak Polo Bellingham. Southstone first played the sport with a group in Seattle during the late ‘90s, where they played with some creative twists.
It may not be a new phenomenon, but now more than ever, the sport of pickleball is thriving at Western Washington University.
The women’s rugby team at Western Washington University made an instagram post after President Donald Trump announced the executive order banning trans women from women’s sports. This post took a stand against the order, stating that “all athletes deserve to play.”
Western Washington University softball swept the Simon Fraser University Red Leafs in the final series of the regular season on April 25–26 at Viking Field.
The Bellingham Hamsters? The Bellingham Beavers? The Bellingham Bananas? Who knows what a semi-professional hockey team would be called in Bellingham, but the thought of there being one for some of the region’s most ravenous fans of the sport brings promise enough that maybe, just maybe, one day the vision could come to fruition.
Western Washington University’s men’s rugby team took a tough loss to end their 15s season against the University of San Diego (USD) on Saturday, April 19. With the loss, Western failed to advance to the CRAA D1AA 15s National Championship.
In spring 2010, Courtney Olsen became a Western Washington University track and field program record holder in two events: the women's 1,500 meters and the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. Now, over a decade later, Olsen has traded the title of “school record holder” for “world record holder,” and she’s not done yet.
Editors Note: This story has been updated to correct a few errors: A misspelling of Emilio Lopata's last name, a correction that Alexis Brinley was racing a shared car, not her own, and a correction of upcoming events on April 26–27 as well as the cost to compete. The Front regrets the errors.
It’s business as usual for Western Washington University golfer David Sibbett, who has quickly made his presence felt on Western’s golf program after transferring from Highline College this year.
Western Washington University men’s soccer beat the University of Washington Huskies 1-0 in a sunny spring scrimmage at Husky Soccer Stadium on Saturday, April 12.
The stoke was high Saturday morning as youth riders gathered for registration at the top of Cheech and Chong's Wild Ride for the third race of the year, hosted by Galbraith Gravity Racing (GGR).
Despite the colder weather, mountain bikers in Bellingham ride on through the winter, embracing the unique challenges that it brings.
I never felt like a strong student. While many of my friends excelled in advanced classes, I felt lost. Sports saved me.
Western Washington University’s track & field team broke 11 school records on the way to its second consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Championship.
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