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A Willamette student sailing on the seas. Art by Addie Martin. The Outdoor Program (ODP) has led many trips this semester, but the organization’s spring break trip has been the trip to get campus talking. The trip will take students on a sailboat called the Schooner Zodiac around the San Juan Islands, which lie along the Washington-Canada border.  According to the Schooner Zodiac website , students on the trip will learn many skills about sailing and how to manage the 160-foo

Mike Lenahan talks to his team during a match against Puget Sound on Jan. 10, 2026. Photo by Quinn Carbery. Willamette fell to the host Whitworth Pirates in the finals of the Northwest Conference (NWC) tournament on Feb. 28, the Bearcats’ first appearance in the championship game since 2003. They lost 87-97 to the Buccs. Despite a solid performance on the Bearcats’ side from Davis Hester (’28), who scored a career high 27 points and shot over 70% from the field, the Pirates w

Goalkeeper Siera Edwards ('26) dives for the ball at Sparks Field on Sept. 14, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Willamette Athletics Department. For most goalies, their journey in the position starts about the same: no one else on their team wants to be a goalie, so they are forced into it.  “It kind of just became whoever isn’t scared of the ball flying at their face just stays in goal,” said Willamette’s women’s soccer keeper Siera Edwards (’26), recalling how she started betwee