By Jacki Wood The West Nodaway boys basketball team will have a new head coach again this year. In his first year of coaching, Tad Shotten takes over a young but talented Rocket team that went 12-13 overall and 2-5 in the 275 Conference. “I am excited to see how the team grows and improves
By Jacki Wood The West Nodaway girls basketball team will be under the direction of first-year Head Coach Taylor Dameron, last year’s assistant to the Rockets who went 2-23 overall and 0-7 in the 275 Conference. “We have a lot returning, but also a lot of unknown,” Dameron said. “(I’m) excited to see what we’ll
Northwest President Dr. John Jasinski welcomes Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to the quarterfinal game on December 3 when the Bearcats beat the Harding University Bisons, 35-0. During a wildcat play, Trevor Zimmerman, Bearcat quarterback, takes a head butt from a Harding defender, an example of the smashmouth football the Bison team tried to hand the
The South Nodaway girls basketball team triumphed in the PVI tournament on December 2. The team defeated DeKalb, 58-35, taking the lead and keeping it throughout the game. South Nodaway boys and girls basketball teams were seeded #1. Both teams made it to the final round at Bearcat Arena at Northwest. The boys lost to
The Northwest Missouri State University football team will host Ferris State on Saturday, December 10 at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville. The game will be the ninth home semifinal for the Bearcats and the 11th appearance all-time. Ferris State defeated Grand Valley State, 47-32. It will be the first all-time meeting between the two programs. Kickoff
As November comes to a close, the college basketball season is in full swing. November 9-16 was the early signing period for recruits from the class of 2017. Eighty-five out of the top 100 high school players have made commitments, primarily to perennial contenders like Arizona, Kentucky, Duke and UCLA. This small sample indicates the
Football Maryville 18 Monett 27 November 26 at Springfield Top Spoofhound performers: Trey Oglesby was 6-17 passing for 120 yards and two TDs; John Zimmerman had two receptions for 57 yards and a TD and four carries for 26 yards; Eli Dowis had four carries for 13 yards and a TD and one reception for
The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat football team defeated the Emporia State University Hornets 44-13 on November 26. The Thanksgiving weekend crowd numbered 5,119 and witnessed the Bearcats 27th straight win. The Bearcats take on Harding University, Arkansas, on Saturday, December 3 at Bearcat Stadium. The Harding Bison are 13-0 on the season.
Tickets for this Saturday’s Northwest Missouri State University NCAA Quarterfinal football game against Harding will go on sale beginning on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 5:30 p.m. online here: http://nwmissouri.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event_listings.asp You can also purchase tickets in person at the Student Services Center now located in Cashiering in the Administration Building beginning on Monday, Nov. 28, starting at
The Maryville Spoofhounds fell to the Monett Cubs, 18-27, in the Class 3 Missouri State Championship football game November 26 at Plaster Stadium in Springfield. The Spoofhounds finished the season with a record of 14-1. Read our Storify story here and check out more in our 12/1 print edition: https://storify.com/NodawayNews/maryville-falls-to-monett-in-state-championship Save
