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Whitworth Men Win, but Women Fall vs. Pacific

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By Whitworth Univ. Athletics FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Whitworth held off a second half surge by Pacific University to pick up an 80-77 Northwest Conference road victory on Friday night at the Stoller Center. The sixth-ranked Pirates got a second-straight career scoring night from Taylor

Whitworth Pushes Past Lewis-Clark State College

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 31st

LEWISTON, Idaho - The Whitworth women's basketball team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 68-53 win over Lewis-Clark State College in the Lewis-Clark State College Activity Center on Sunday afternoon. Whitworth improves to 9-2, while Lewis-Clark State College

Pirates Knock off Warner Pacific 77-62

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

SPOKANE, Wash. – Returning to the hardwood after a two and a half week break from competition, the Whitworth women's basketball team defeated Warner Pacific College 77-62 in Whitworth Fieldhouse on Friday evening. Whitworth improves to 8-2 on the season, while Warner Pacific falls to 7-7

Puntland troops rescue hostages on hijacked ship

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

By ABDI GULEDAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - In a siege that lasted nearly two weeks, forces of Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region raided a hijacked ship Sunday and safely rescued 22 hostages who had been held captive for nearly three years, authorities said. The Puntland

Larkin Leads Whitworth Over Simpson 77-69

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

SPOKANE, Wash. – Mack Larkin scored a career-high 17 points to help rally 11th-ranked Whitworth to a 77-69 win over visiting Simpson College on Saturday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. The Pirates won their ninth straight game to improve to 9-1. The Storm fell for the second straight time

Larkin Leads Whitworth Over Simpson 77-69

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd

McConnell Leads Bucs to 8th Straight Win

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By Whitworth Univ. Athletics ORANGE, Calif. – Dustin McConnell had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead 11th-ranked Whitworth to a 70-57 win over Redlands on Wednesday night at Chapman's Hutton Sports Center. The Pirates (8-1) closed the game with a 20-2 run to overcome the Bulldogs (7-3

McConnell Leads Whitworth Past Redlands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

By: Whitworth Athletics ORANGE, Calif. – Dustin McConnell had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead 11th-ranked Whitworth to a 70-57 win over Redlands on Wednesday night at Chapman's Hutton Sports Center. The Pirates (8-1) closed the game with a 20-2 run to overcome the Bulldogs (7-3) and

Whitworth Cruises Past Occidental 95-66

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

LOS ANGELES – Dustin McConnell scored 20 points to lead visiting Whitworth to a 95-66 win at Occidental College on Saturday night at Rush Gymnasium. Four players reached double figures for the 13th-ranked Pirates (6-1), led by McConnell's career-high 20 points.

UN court orders release of Argentine ship in Ghana

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - A United Nations court ordered the immediate release Saturday of an Argentine navy training ship seized by Ghana two months ago at the request of an American hedge fund. The ARA Libertad was detained Oct. 2 in the port of Tema as collateral for