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Fri., Sept. 25, 2015, 9:23 p.m.
Pirates-Panthers capsule
The Pirates dominated La Verne last week, pillaging their way to a 39-0 halftime lead.

Sat., Sept. 19, 2015, 7:22 p.m.
Whitworth rides potent first half to victory
Whitworth raced to a 39-0 halftime lead Saturday before letting up the on gas against La Verne. The Leopards scored 20 unanswered points, but the Pirates held on to win …
Sat., Sept. 12, 2015, 7:55 p.m.
Whitworth gets on a roll, routs Whittier
Whitworth didn’t start sharply, but an improved Pirates defense held Whittier in check long enough to allow the offense to roll over the Poets in an impressive 47-11 season-opening win …
Fri., Sept. 11, 2015, 7:46 p.m.
Whitworth opens with Whittier at Pine Bowl
The Whitworth Pirates earned coach Rod Sandberg’s first road victory last season with a 30-17 decision over Whittier. Sandberg said he knows little about the team the Poets are bringing …
Fri., Sept. 11, 2015
Whitworth football opens at home vs. Whittier on Saturday
When the Whitworth Pirates held their final scrimmage last Friday, the team had almost as many starters on the sidelines as they did banging against each other on the field. …

Thu., Sept. 10, 2015, 7:11 p.m.
Whitworth football opens at home vs. Whittier on Saturday
When the Whitworth Pirates held their final scrimmage last Friday, the team had almost as many starters on the sidelines as they did banging against each other on the field.
Thu., Sept. 10, 2015
Area roundup: Brenna Bruil, Nicole Leonard power Pirates to volleyball win
Brenna Bruil had 10 kills and Nicole Leonard added nine kills, three aces and 10 digs to power the Whitworth Pirates to a hard-fought 25-23, 25-23, 26-24 sweep of the …
Thu., Sept. 3, 2015
Whitworth soccer players suspended for blackface
A day after a social media post depicting Pirates women’s soccer players wearing blackface at an informal event, Whitworth University suspended the five players shown in the photograph. Despite missing …
Thu., Aug. 27, 2015, 9:24 p.m.
College volleyball preview: GU on the rise
Gonzaga is coming off its best volleyball season in two decades. The Bulldogs don’t want to wait as long to reach more milestones. The Zags won eight WCC matches and …

Wed., June 17, 2015
Former Whitworth ace Dan Scheibe signs with Rangers, will play in Spokane
Dan Scheibe figured he’d probably take the degree he earned from Whitworth University and boost it to a doctorate in cognitive psychology. That plan is on hold thanks to a …
Fri., May 15, 2015
Area roundup: Whitworth baseball falls short at regional
The Whitworth Pirates baseball team battled back in the ninth inning before falling 7-6 to Millsaps in the opening round of the NCAA Division III West Regional in Tyler, Texas, …
Wed., April 29, 2015
College baseball notes: Whitworth postpones coach Dan Ramsay’s exit
PULLMAN – The era will end eventually – it wouldn’t be an era if it didn’t – but Whitworth coach Dan Ramsay and his seniors are delaying the inevitable for …
Tue., April 28, 2015, 10:19 p.m.
College baseball notes: Whitworth postpones coach Dan Ramsay’s exit
PULLMAN – The era will end eventually – it wouldn’t be an era if it didn’t – but Whitworth coach Dan Ramsay and his seniors are delaying the inevitable for …
Sun., April 26, 2015
Bats go quiet as Whitworth eliminated from NWC tournament
Whitworth’s magical softball season ran out of tricks Saturday as the Northwest Conference regular-season champion Pirates lost to George Fox 3-0 in the league tournament. The Pirates (31-12) set a …
Wed., April 15, 2015
College baseball: Recent play has Gonzaga thinking postseason
PULLMAN – Although righty Andrew Sopko has been one of the most effective starting pitchers in the West Coast Conference all season, until last week he’d never started a game …
Wed., April 1, 2015
Whitworth puts on playoff faces early
PULLMAN – A week ago Whitworth baseball coach Dan Ramsay told his players that it was time to start growing out their playoff beards. “But coach,” they replied. “The playoffs …
Wed., March 25, 2015
College baseball: Cougars off to rough start
PULLMAN – Washington State played seven baseball games on the road in 10 days and the worst team they faced, San Diego, is on the verge of being ranked in …
Tue., March 17, 2015
San Francisco scores first run off GU’s David Bigelow to beat Gonzaga
San Francisco finally figured out Gonzaga’s David Bigelow and parlayed it into a 4-3 victory Monday at GU and a 2-1 margin in the rain-interrupted West Coast Conference-opening baseball series. …
Sun., March 8, 2015
Whitworth men suffer heartbreaking defeat
ATLANTA – The NCAA Division III tournament is a whirlwind of emotions and the Whitworth Pirates played through an epic spin cycle which left them in a daze after falling …
Sat., March 7, 2015
Whitworth wins NCAA tournament opener
ATLANTA – As a result of the pairings, Whitworth University had to travel cross country to the Deep South to begin its 2015 tournament run. However, it was the visitors …
Sun., March 1, 2015
Pirates surge past Pioneers for title
Lewis & Clark took the lead with 8 minutes left but No. 16 Whitworth got several huge blocks and turned that momentum into a 69-58 win Saturday in Spokane that …
Fri., Feb. 27, 2015
Whitworth men advance to NWC tournament championship
The No. 16 Whitworth Pirates turned a somewhat close game into an 89-64 blowout win over visiting Willamette on Thursday night to advance to the Northwest Conference tournament championship on …

Thu., Feb. 26, 2015, 10:12 p.m.
Whitworth men advance to NWC tournament championship
The No. 16 Whitworth Pirates turned a somewhat close game into an 89-64 blowout win over visiting Willamette on Thursday night to advance to the Northwest Conference tournament championship on …

Wed., Feb. 25, 2015, 3:53 p.m.
Whitworth men looking to keep good thing going
Having won its sixth consecutive conference crown, the Whitworth men’s basketball team enters the postseason with hard-won confidence.

Wed., Feb. 25, 2015
Whitworth’s Kenny Love player of year in NWC
Despite not starting all of its games, Whitworth guard Kenny Love has been named the Northwest Conference men’s basketball player of the year. Love, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from Santa Rosa, …
Sun., Feb. 22, 2015
Whitworth men secure sixth straight NWC basketball championship
George Valle converted a three-point play with 2.7 seconds left, and No. 19 Whitworth claimed its sixth straight Northwest Conference regular-season championship with a 66-63 win over Puget Sound on …
Sun., Feb. 15, 2015
Whitworth women refocus in second half to defeat Pacific 66-58
The No. 19 Whitworth women’s basketball team overcame a halftime deficit on senior night and shot its way to a 66-58 win Saturday over Pacific at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Perhaps …
Sat., Feb. 14, 2015
George Fox rejects Whitworth women’s upset shot
The No. 19 Whitworth women’s basketball team took No. 3 George Fox to overtime but the Pirates had a shot blocked in the final seconds as the Bruins held on …
Sat., Feb. 14, 2015
Whitworth cruises past George Fox
The No. 21 Whitworth Pirates secured at least one first-round home game in the four-team Northwest Conference tournament with a 90-76 thrashing of George Fox on Friday night at Whitworth …

Fri., Feb. 13, 2015, 11:30 p.m.
Whitworth cruises past George Fox
The No. 21 Whitworth Pirates secured at least one first-round home game in the four-team Northwest Conference tournament with a 90-76 thrashing of George Fox on Friday night at Whitworth …