Five questions to answer as fall camp gets underway at Whitworth
UPDATED: 9:14 p.m.
Football is in the air as Whitworth Pirates open camp
UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 15, 2019, 9:48 p.m.
The Whitworth football team took to the practice field on Thursday to open fall camp, bearing a swagger not just from winning a playoff game a year ago, but from something simpler. Fresh air.
Whitworth Pirates champing at bit with new facility on its way
UPDATED: 10:21 p.m.
Sports talk from The Spokesman-Review, featuring Larry Weir.
Unbeaten Whitworth learns it will host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in first round of D-III playoffs
Sun., Nov. 11, 2018, 8:21 p.m.
Whitworth will host thClaremont-Mudd-Scripps at noon Saturday, its first playoff home game since 2006.
Whitworth blanks Willamette for fifth undefeated regular season in school football history
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 10, 2018, 9:11 p.m.
The Whitworth Pirates put an exclamation point on their undefeated regular season Saturday.
Whitworth looks to finish unblemished regular season against one-win Willamette
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 9, 2018, 11:36 p.m.
Coach Rod Sandberg told his Whitworth Pirates football team this week that their season is half over.
Leif Ericksen, Garrett McKay help Whitworth rally past Lewis & Clark to remain unbeaten
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 3, 2018, 6:38 p.m.
On an afternoon when he wasn’t great, Whitworth quarterback Leif Ericksen made the throws he had to. And when he had to, he looked for Garrett McKay.
Whitworth not overlooking Lewis & Clark with Northwest Conference title on the line
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 2, 2018, 7:13 p.m.
The 12th-ranked Whitworth football team will take the field at the Pine Bowl on Saturday in need of one more win to claim the Northwest Conference championship and a spot in the playoffs.
One win away from clinching a conference title, Whitworth has no plans of slowing down after the regular season ends
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 31, 2018, 9:32 p.m.
All that stands between Whitworth (7-0) and a playoff appearance is a win against either of the bottom two teams in the NWC standings: Lewis & Clark on Saturday, or Willamette the week after. One win clinches one of the 26 automatic playoff bids awarded to conference champions.
Whitworth defense steps up to keep Pirates unbeaten with win over Pacific
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 27, 2018, 9:46 p.m.
After striking early and often the last three games, the Whitworth offense didn’t look like itself early on against Pacific on Saturday.
Penalty-prone Whitworth can inch closer to conference title with win over Pacific
Fri., Oct. 26, 2018, 6:01 p.m.
Two-thirds through their nine-game schedule, the 14th-ranked Whitworth Pirates enter Saturday’s home game against Pacific in position to all but clinch the Northwest Conference title.
After waiting his turn to take over under center, Whitworth’s Leif Ericksen leading the way for unbeaten Pirates
UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 25, 2018, 5:54 p.m.
At Glacier High School in Kalispell, Leif Ericksen didn’t start at quarterback until his senior year. At Whitworth, he waited two seasons behind record-setter Ian Kolste. Even his academic pursuit – pre-med – suggests he has a long way to go before he’s done with school.
Whitworth football breezes past Puget Sound to remain undefeated for season
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 20, 2018, 6:38 p.m.
Leif Ericksen threw for three touchdown passes and Mason Elms rushed for 167 yards and two scores Saturday, powering the Whitworth Pirates’ 47-13 Northwest Conference football victory over Puget Sound (4-3, 3-1) at Baker Stadium.
Whitworth can take big step toward Northwest Conference title with win at Puget Sound
UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 19, 2018, 10:27 p.m.
In its quest to secure the guaranteed playoff bid tied to the Northwest Conference title, the Whitworth football team can take a big step Saturday.
Whitworth’s offense keeps surging in rout of Pacific Lutheran
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 13, 2018, 8:36 p.m.
Whitworth (5-0, 3-0 NWC) scored six first-half touchdowns and held Pacific Lutheran without a first down until just before halftime, coasting from there to a 55-13 victory at the Pine Bowl.