On Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Whatcom Orcas battled against the Edmonds Tritons in a conference battle. A slow-paced, close game through the first half, eventually the current was too strong, and the Orcas couldn’t find their much-desired win. Before the game, Head Coach Damek Mitchell explained how this men’s basketball…
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WCC Women’s Basketball: Strength In Numbers
On Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Whatcom Orcas took on the Edmonds Tritons in a game that was even from the get go – with both teams running hard to get back into the win column. Eventually, however, fans were able to see the key reasons for the Orcas swimming away…
WCC Women’s Basketball: The Drive To Keep Building, Working, Showing Out
On Jan. 28, the shorthanded WCC Women’s Basketball team took on the Bellevue Bulldogs, looking to create a streak after a good win against Shoreline. The Orcas had a fight on their hands with the Bulldogs, and played a physical game throughout, never once showing a sign of exhaustion. Rokesia…
WCC Men’s Basketball: Playing With Constant Energy
On Wednesday, Jan 29, the WCC Men’s Basketball team looked to snap a three-game skid against the Bellevue Bulldogs, the top team in WCC’s conference. The Orcas started their high energy basketball straight out of the gates, keeping a back and forth game with the Bulldogs, but not letting Bellevue…
WCC Men’s Basketball: Heated Rivalry on the Court
The Whatcom Community College (WCC) Orcas and the Skagit Valley College (SVC) Cardinals, two rival teams, held their first game of the New Year against each other – with an explosion of energy right off the bat. The strong turnout of Orca support demonstrated a game that many fans were…
Jamming Gender Norms with Roller Derby
BELLINGHAM, Wash.—This past Saturday, March 1, the Whatcom Pavilion swapped dribbling basketballs and squeaking sneakers for the crescendoing rumble of roller skates, shriek of toe stops braking on the track, and raucous yells from tangled athletes pushing and shoving to score points during the double header roller derby event hosted…
Sophomore Night Basketball
This past weekend, Whatcom Community College (WCC) hosted a home basketball game that doubled as Sophomore recognition night. Both men and women Orcas played in their final home game against the Skagit Valley College (SVC) Cardinals on Feb 22, from 2-6 p.m. The event catered free pizza with a voucher…
Save Our Whale
WCC’s adorable, fun-loving mascot Finn “Finny” Dorsellini is in distress. At some point in recent years, Finny’s right eye was damaged. Shipping Finny back to his original creator in Toronto, Canada for repairs is expensive and time-consuming, and help is needed to find a local specialist to get Finn looking…
Surprise midnight match
On March 2 around 10:45 p.m., a surprise midnight match took place at the WCC soccer field between the WCC men’s soccer team and the University of Fraser Valley. Lasting around 110 minutes, this aggressive match-up between the two teams was an exciting watch for those few who were lucky…
Heartbreaking loss against Everett at home
Sophomore Night against Everett ended with an excruciating 78-73 loss for the women’s basketball team and a 106-100 loss for the men’s team, both against the Everett Trojans. The last home game for both men’s and women’s basketball started with a bang with good moods everywhere for sophomore night. WCC…