Sports Recreation
Varsity Sports
Poised for the playoffs
By The Front and Kristina Rivera | November 2En route to another Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament appearance, the Western women’s soccer team is ready to enter the postseason and defend its national championship title.
Club Sports
Honoring a fallen rugby warrior
By The Front and Samuel Biehn | November 1Western’s rugby lost one of their own, back Caleb Huisingh, in a hiking accident.
Varsity Sports
The streak is over for women's soccer
By The Front and  Zach Slagle | October 31
Varsity Sports
A record-breaking team
By The Front | October 27By The Western Front Staff History has been made. Western's women soccer team defeated Northwest Nazarene 3-1 giving them a 39 game win streak, the longest in school history. The previous record dated back to 1982-84. The Viking will be hosting Concordia at 1 p.m. Oct. 28. A win will secure Western their sixth consecutive GNAC regular-season championship.
Varsity Sports
The wins rise, but the ranking falls
By The Front and Eliana Ala'ilima-Daley | October 24After spending the first five weeks of the 2017 season atop the Division II national standings, the women’s soccer team’s run as the No. 1 ranked team in the country ended when they dropped to No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches D-II national poll.
Varsity Sports
Western athlete in Sports Illustrated
By The Front and Abby Owen | October 24Junior Gabriela Pelogi, a forward for the women’s soccer team, was featured in this week’s edition of Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd." Pelogi is the only female athlete out of six mentioned in this article.
Varsity Sports
There's no place like home
By The Front and Alex Dupille | October 24As you walked into the new Sam Carver Gymnasium, the sounds of the pep band filled your ears and the Western cheer team was entertaining the crowd.
Arts & Music
Finding the right mix
By The Front and Walker Sacon | October 19Senior Michael Erickson has been making music for most of his life. Eager to create music from a young age, Erickson played various instruments his parents scattered around the house.
People
The masters of laughter
By The Front and  Kristina Rivera | October 17On the small stage of the Underground Coffeehouse, three student comedians discovered their comedic chops.
Varsity Sports
Western men's soccer defeats Montana State
By The Front and Samuel Biehn | October 17
Varsity Sports
Walk-on athlete creates his own path
By The Front and Landon Groves | October 12When Stephen Jinneman arrived at Western, he wasn’t sure if he wanted to play college soccer.
Varsity Sports
Bright future for national champions
By The Front and Samuel Biehn | October 12It may be their first year on the defending national champion Western Women’s Soccer team, but 2017’s group of freshman have been up to the challenge.
Varsity Sports
Weekly GNAC awards dominated by Vikings
By The Front and Cutter Kilgore | October 10Forward Gabriela Pelogi makes a habit of scoring goals. She has collected 10 this season, more than any player in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Arts & Music
Emerging from the flames
By The Front and Zoe Deal | October 5In the legend of the phoenix, the mythical animal rises out of its own ashes stronger than it was before. For individuals involved in the interactive music program Out of the Ashes, this transformation is a reality.
