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The Whitworthian

Head coach Helen Higgs steps down after 24 seasons

April 20, 2018

Head Coach Helen Higgs announced last week that she is retiring after 24 seasons of coaching the Pirates women’s basketball team. Coach Higgs is the winningest coach in Whitworth Women’s basketball...

George Fox outscores the Pirates 82-58

George Fox outscores the Pirates 82-58

February 11, 2018

Faith Kahulamu | Photographer Alli Kieckbusch dribbles past a Whitman player as she looks for an opening in last week's game. The Pirates lost to the Blues 83-49. This past Friday the women’s...

Women's basketball season prospects

Women’s basketball season prospects

December 8, 2017

Caitlyn Johnson | Photographer This weekend the Whitworth women’s basketball team traveled to Tacoma to take on University of Puget Sound and Parkland to take on Pacific Lutheran University....

Women’s basketball swept by George Fox, Lewis and Clark

February 20, 2017

Andrew Goodwin | Sports Editor Whitworth women’s basketball dropped both of their matchups this weekend, losing to 24th-ranked George Fox 73-54 and Lewis and Clark 83-64. Entering the weekend,...

Women split against PLU, UPS

February 15, 2017

Needing a sweep to move closer to the Northwest Conference tournament, Whitworth women’s basketball split their Tacoma road trip this weekend. The Pirates hung on to defeat Pacific Lutheran 72-60...

Women lose first-place standing

Women lose first-place standing

December 7, 2016

Inconsistent ball movement and poor rebounding doomed the women Pirates as they dropped their first Northwest Conference game to the Willamette University Bearcats, 72-48. The loss moved Whitworth...

Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

December 7, 2016

Photos by Domenica Michelle and Daniel Blomdahl

Midnight Madness 2016

November 17, 2016

Senior captains ready for one last ride Over the last few years, four Whitworth seniors have impressed fans with clutch three-point shooting, acrobatic finishes and stout defense. In the process...

Game recaps Nov. 16

November 16, 2016

Men’s soccer drops NCAA opener The Whitworth men’s soccer team lost 3-0 to the third-ranked Trinity Tigers last weekend in San Antonio, Texas. The defeat officially concluded the Pirates 2016...

Grateful Harwood leads Whitworth women into 2016

Grateful Harwood leads Whitworth women into 2016

November 16, 2016

After nearly losing her life to a brain injury in high school, Callie Harwood is still excited to be back out on the basketball court. Harwood, a third-year forward, plays with permanent tubing...

Basketball teams make Whitworth history

March 17, 2016

In sports, it is all too easy to let one crucial moment define an entire season. However, both men’s and women’s basketball teams have chosen not to let their disappointments dictate their attitudes....

Pirates finish season in fourth

March 3, 2016

The Whitworth women’s basketball team concluded their season with a 95-64 loss to the George Fox Bruins in the Northwest Conference Tournament semifinal. With a couple of quick runs, the undefeated...

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