Sports Recreation

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Opinion: athletes demand change

By The Front | October 4

It has been over a month since San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, sat during the national anthem prior to a preseason game in September. What happened next has been nothing short of a movement that has ignited a conversation about police brutality and the killing of unarmed black people by police in the United States. The peaceful protests have spanned from Garfield High School in Seattle, where the Bulldogs all knelt as a team prior to a game, to everywhere in between, including the Seattle Seahawks and the team’s arm-linking display of unity.

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In the net with Ashley Homer

By The Front | October 4

Ashley Homer is the starting goalkeeper for the Western women’s soccer team. She is a junior and plans on majoring in sociology. Homer transferred from College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, and went to high school in Puyallup. After redshirting last season, she has started in all 10 games this season and has tallied six shutouts. Homer has helped lead the Vikings to a 9-0-1 start.

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Women's soccer wins over Saint Martin's University

By The Front | September 30

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Women's soccer dominates

By The Front | September 27

Two goals within the first 10 minutes sparked nationally-ranked number seven Western to a 5-0 win over the number 10 Bridgeport Purple Knights at Robert S. Harrington Field. The game was broadcast nationally on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.

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Men's golf shines at home

By The Front | September 27

The Western men’s golf team is in third place after finishing the first 36 holes of its 45th annual Men’s Golf Invitational at Bellingham Golf and Country Club on Monday, Sept. 26. Senior Brett Johnson ended day one tied for the lead out of 96 players.

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Men's soccer ties in overtime to Seattle Pacific

By The Front | September 25

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Fall sports action begins

By The Front | September 19

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Lounge, camp in style with a hammock

By The Front | September 15

The designs of most of hammocks are all very similar. They generally use some type of rip-stop nylon, and para-cord or some other rope with carabiners at each end. Their straps are almost always a nylon webbing, and the hammocks are rated between 200-600 pounds.

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Bellingham United FC tops Spokane Shadow

By The Front | July 26

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Women's soccer suits up

By The Front | July 26

Western’s women’s soccer team will begin its 2016 regular season on the road on September 1 during a matchup against Sonoma State.

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TRAILBLAZERS: Hike planning

By The Front | July 25

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Men's basketball picks up new recruit

By The Front | July 23

California Community College Basketball Co-Player of the Year DeAndre Dickson will transfer to Western this fall to be part of Western's Men’s Basketball team.

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Young softball players from around the Northwest attend WWU camp

By The Front | July 23

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Round and round: group promotes exercise through hula hoop

By The Front | July 21

Hoops were spinning, music was playing, people were laughing and drawing attention to an exercise trend seeing a revival — hula hooping.

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Viking to play basketball in Denmark

By The Front | July 12

When Kayla Bernsen, spring 2016 graduate, gets asked what’s next for her, she’ll be able to say she is playing professional basketball in Denmark.

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Chuckanut Foot Race celebrates 50 races running

By The Front | July 12

With summer underway, participants from Whatcom County and beyond laced their running shoes for the 50th annual Chuckanut Foot Race on Saturday, July 9.

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Relay for Life raises over $180,000

By The Front | July 12

As the sun went down on Friday, July 8, luminaria bag lanterns, decorated with messages and pictures honoring those who have experienced living with cancer, lined the sidewalk around the Bellingham Public Library. Alongside, messages of love and remembrance were illuminated in the night.   

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From the Sidelines: Kevin Durant joins Golden State Warriors

By The Front | July 7

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Vikings look toward Rio

By The Front | July 7

As the Summer Olympic Games in Rio ebb ever closer, Western’s track and field team are readying to potentially compete in the biggest meet of their lives.

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Western graduate to play professional basketball in Denmark

By The Front | June 28