Category: Athletics

Both Western’s men’s and women’s basketball teams played a key in-conference opponent on the road on Jan. 29. The men’s squad lost to Anoka-Ramsey 80-69. The Rams outscored the Cavaliers 43-25 in the first half, but Western fought back. Cade Badertshrer led the team with 20 points. Brian Huneck and Jalen Alexander also chipped in […]

Western’s basketball teams are in the midst of conference action this week, let’s catch up on the latest scores. On the women’s side, the Cavaliers defeated Minnesota West last Saturday at home. No other stats were provided at this time. The Cavaliers are now 15-4 overall and 4-0 in conference, sitting in first place. On […]

Western women’s basketball player Lindsey Murphy, from Necedah, was named Southern Division Player of the Week by the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC). Murphy scored 38 points in victories against St. Cloud Technical CC and Ridgewater last week. In addition, Murphy earned five steals, eight assists, and seven rebounds during that stretch. Murphy is averaging […]

Western’s basketball teams had key conference match ups at home on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The men’s squad lost to St. Cloud Technical CC 88-71. It was a three point game at the half, but the Cyclones outscored the Cavaliers 47-33 in the second half. Leading the Cavaliers Brian Huneck with 24 points. Mahlik Lindsey also […]

Western’s basketball teams are in the thick of the season as we start the new year. Let’s get everyone caught up on the season thus far. Western’s women’s basketball team defeated Viterbo University’s JV squad 82-61 on Monday, Jan. 6. No stats were provided at the time. The victory puts the Cavaliers at 11-4 overall […]

Western Technical College announced today the hiring of Brent Thill as the next head coach of the Western Cavaliers women’s basketball team. Thill brings several years of assistant coaching experience. His most recent stop includes a role as an assistant volunteer scouting coach for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s men’s basketball team. Prior to this, […]

It’s been a while since we last updated you on Western’s volleyball team! The Cavaliers defeated Ridgewater in three sets (25-19, 25-22, 25-17) on Saturday evening in La Crosse. No other stats for Western’s team were provided. The victory puts Western at 9-8 overall and 5-6 in conference. They next play Minnesota West this Wednesday […]

Western’s volleyball team is off and running to begin the season. The Cavaliers defeated Century College 3-1 on Friday, August 30. Tianna Sackett and Tia DeJong led the team with six kills each. Lexi Schmidtknecht led all players with 12 digs. Western then lost to Rochester CTC 3-0 (16-25, 10-25, 5-25) on Wednesday, September 4. […]

The Western Technical College women’s basketball team was recently named the 2018-19 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic Team of the Year. The award is given to the team achieving the highest team Grade Point Average (GPA) in their respective sport throughout the academic year. The Cavaliers finished with a team GPA of 3.72, […]

Several Western Technical College student athletes have earned all-academic honors with the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) for the 2018-19 year. Women’s Basketball: Lexy Schroeder, IT–Web and Software Developer student from CashtonLindsey Murphy, Nursing student from NecedahKrysten Lawver, Nursing student from KendallRylee Gabel, Associate of Science-Liberal Arts student from Fountain CityMakenna Gabel, Occupational Therapy Assistant […]