An old furniture building behind Whatcom Community College Cedar Residence Hall will get new life as one of the few pickleball arenas in Washington state, starting this summer. This location was chosen because it was the only vacant building in Bellingham that had tall enough ceilings. Volli will include eight…
Category: Sports
Club Focus: Serving Growing Student Interest
A new club hopes to serve students an opportunity to play a beloved sport. The group first started off with casual meetups in the student recreation center with a capacity of 10 students. These started informally back in December 2021, during the end of the fall quarter, and began to…
Disc Golfers During Covid-19
For the past fifteen years the Whatcom Disc Golf Club (WDGC) has worked hard to ensure our local disc golf courses stay groomed and ready for players. Within the past three years they’ve seen immense growth, held fundraisers, tournaments, and volunteer work parties. Ryan Klassen is the current president of…
ORCA CROSS COUNTRY
With the Whatcom Community College cross-country team’s season justaround the corner, a group of young athletes are preparing to competefor the first time as an Orca runner. A collective of fourteen athletesmake up the team, six on the women’s and eight on the men’s. Since the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19,…
What it’s like to be a Whatcom athlete in the time of COVID-19
Being a college athlete is hard as it is but being a student athlete in college might just be harder. During a regular season, the Whatcom volleyball team has a packed schedule, but who knew that during a worldwide pandemic, we are still working just as hard. I’m a returning…
Whatcom to introduce new Hall of Fame this fall
Whatcom has officially introduced a Hall of Fame to honor its former athletes, coaches and teams athletic and societal excellence. The college has opened the door for nominations to be considered by their own selection committee. Danny Day, the current Athletic Director at WCC spoke about his inspiration to form…
Athletics through a pandemic
At Whatcom Community College, the athletic department is working hard through the pandemic to prepare for the upcoming sports season. Players and coaches are working closely together to remain competitive in the Northwest Athletic Conference while also keeping player safety a top priority. In an email to WCC Horizon, Head…
Whatcom welcomes new cross country program and coach
The Whatcom Community College Athletics program will include a cross country team for the fall 2020 season, and will be coached by Jay Sloane. Director for Athletics and Recreation at Whatcom, Danny Day, said the college was looking for new opportunities to provide to students, and cross country came up…
New head basketball coach seeks to create legacy
Jerome Jenkins, former Sacramento State University Men’s Basketball coach, was hired in June of this year, and aims to build on the existing foundation of players and staff of the men’s team at Whatcom Community College this season and beyond. Jenkins is entering his eighteenth year of head coaching, and…
New Athletics Director settles in
Danny Day is looking forward to his first full season with the Orcas. Danny Day, the recently hired Athletic and Recreations Director at Whatcom Community College, is in the process of adjusting to his new role and responsibilities. “The Whatcom position was something that I felt really strongly about, said…