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The Western North Carolina Athletic Conference (WNCAC), is a North Carolina High School Athletic Association conference which has operated in the western region of North Carolina since August 2009. [1] Prior to January 2011, it was referred to as the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
The Western North Carolina Conference is an Annual Conference (regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church.This conference serves the western half of the state of North Carolina, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop being located in Huntersville, North Carolina. [1]
1949 - The 1949 Western Carolina Catamounts, coached by Tom Young, completed their regular season 8–2, winning the North State Conference championship. Western Carolina was then invited to play West Liberty State in the Smokey Mountain Bowl in Bristol, Tennessee. The Catamounts fell short 20–0.
Paws the Catamount is the official mascot of Western Carolina University. He appears at numerous events and functions across western North Carolina. [2] Western Carolina is the only football-playing school in the United States that uses the nickname Catamounts. The University of Vermont is the only other school with the moniker.
On Saturday, delegates from the 956 churches of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, meeting virtually, are expected to approve the departures of 192 congregations ...
In 2005, Western Carolina hired N.C. State assistant coach, and former Ohio and Wittenberg head coach, Larry Hunter to succeed Steve Shurina as head coach. Hunter led the Catamounts to their first winning season since 1999-00 with a record of 16-15 and a co-Southern Conference North Division title during the 2008-09 season.
The 2024–25 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represents Western Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Tim Craft, play their home games at the Ramsey Center located in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
The winds from Helene were felt across western North Carolina, with the Charlotte Airport recording the strongest wind gusts it's seen since a thunderstorm microburst in August 2019. The winds ...