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Two Willamette Table Tennis Club members engage in an intense rally on Feb. 27, 2026. Photo by Patricia Krepel. Just a short 20-minute walk from campus, the Willamette Table Tennis Club (WTCC) has quietly built a welcoming and tight-knit space for ping-pong players of all skill levels since 2010. What distinguishes the group is not competitive intensity or flashy facilities, but a consistent emphasis on accessibility and connection within the Salem table tennis scene. For Na

Tanner Overby ('28) plays Asbury University in Salem, Oregon on Dec. 18, 2025. Photo courtesy of Quinn Carbery. Heading into this year’s basketball season, the Northwest Conference (NWC) coaches picked the Bearcat men to finish last in the conference. That didn’t faze Tanner Overby (’28). “There honestly wasn't any pressure [at the beginning of the season] at all. We got picked last, so we just kind of played freely,” he said. That freedom yielded results. By season’s end, th

Kaitlin Imai (’26) prepares to take a free throw at a Jan. 30, 2026 game against Whitman in Cone Field House. Photo by Patricia Krepel. Just two years after earning an at-large bid to the DIII March Madness tournament, women’s basketball has found themselves once more in a bit of a playoff drought. Senior guard Kaitlin Imai (’26) has witnessed all the highs and lows of the program. The Bearcats finished No. 5 in the Northwest Conference (NWC) this season, just a few games sho