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Western alumna embraces new role with Bells
By The Front | February 1Stephanie Morrell will be using her love for Bellingham and its community, along with skills she learned from her time at Western, to conquer a new role with the Bellingham Bells baseball team.
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Softball predicted to finish first in conference
By The Front | February 1The promising season that awaits the Vikings softball team is right around the corner. Their season begins Feb. 5, and goes through to Feb. 7, with five scheduled games in the Desert Stinger Tournament in Las Vegas.
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Vikings Peacocke scores 1,000th career point in win
By The Front | January 28Western Washington junior guard Taylor Peacocke led the Vikings with 21 points and eclipsed the 1,000 point mark in her career to help the Vikings win 70-39 over Western Oregon at the Whatcom Pavilion. About halfway through the second quarter Peacocke hit a midrange jumper to make her the 24th player in school history to score 1,000 or more career points. Peacocke also finished with five steals and three assists, while shooting 6-8 from the field and 7-7 from the free throw line. Senior center Kayla Bernsen added 14 points and 10 rebounds to giver her fifth double-double of the season. She also recorded six blocks, a career high. With the win over Western Oregon, the Vikings are now 13-6 and 9-2 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The game got off to a slow start, but the Vikings were able to find a comfortable lead with four minutes left in the first half when they were able to take an 11-point lead, 16-5. The Vikings never let up and led at the beginning of the second half 36-21. They eventually took a commanding 27-point lead going into the fourth quarter and never looked back. Western was able to shoot 59 percent from the field, while holding Western Oregon to 24 percent from the field. The Vikings will host Concordia University on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Whatcom Pavilion at 7 p.m.
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Winter intramurals kick off season
By The Front | January 26It’s finally time for winter intramurals at Western, and there’s a wider variety of ways to get competitive than ever.
