by Bill Pollock | Jan 8, 2018 | Sports Features
Northwest Missouri State University Director of Athletics, Mel Tjeerdsma, has been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame by The National Football Foundation (NFF). Tjeerdsma is one of three coaches, along with 10 former players, in the 2018...
by Bill Pollock | Nov 19, 2017 | Sports Features
After a 15-minute lightning delay to the opening kickoff, followed by a rain-drenched first half, seven turnovers, and two blocked punts, the No. 9-ranked Ashland University football team did just enough to hold off the 13th ranked and two-time defending D-II national...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 23, 2017 | Sports Features
Northwest Missouri men’s basketball advanced to the national semifinal with a 79-70 win over St. Thomas Aquinas in the Elite Eight. The Bearcats shot .500 from the field and .460 from beyond the arc to earn a slot among the final four teams. For the Bearcats Justin...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 15, 2017 | Sports Features
Top seeded and number one ranked Northwest Missouri State pulled out a 55-52 win in a low scoring game over second seed Southwest Minnesota State to earn a spot in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Northwest lost in the Central Region championship game the last three...
by Bill Pollock | Jan 29, 2017 | Sports Features
The Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team defeated Missouri Western, 74-58, on Saturday afternoon at the MWSU Fieldhouse in St. Joseph, Mo. The win moves the No. 1 ranked Bearcats to 19-0 on the year and 11-0 in MIAA play. The Griffons fall...