Four years ago, Isaiah Strayhorn didn’t fathom that he’d be in the northwest corner of Missouri. Read more

Northwest football’s Marqus Andrews, whenever it might be or however it might happen, hopes to be on an NFL roster by the completion of the 2020 NFL Draft weekend. Read more

On Nov. 27, 2018, running back Justin Rankin took to Twitter to announce he was leaving the Kent State football program in search of a new backfield to call home. Read more

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, collegiate athletes in their final year of eligibility were left with a season that was squandered after NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement March 12, one that halted the remainder of championship events for winter and spring sports. Read more

In a direct correlation to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s closure of in-person schooling, MSHSAA announced the cancellation of all remaining 2019-20 postseason events April 9. Read more

Northwest Athletics was blindsided March 12 by the NCAA’s cancellation of all spring sports due to COVID-19 related complications. In response, the University’s athletic administration has done its best to ease student-athlete’s transition into a rather unconventional semester. Read more

They were nine practices into the season before Maryville High School closed, disbanding a pack of ’Hounds eager to build upon last year. Now, a team equipped with five returning seniors is hanging its hat on a season that never was and never will be. Read more

If her list of accolades wasn’t vast enough, Serena Sundell can now add being a Division I commit to that list. On March 29, Sundell publicly announced via Twitter that she will be taking her talents to Kansas State University in 2021. Read more

One year ago, Makayla Hewell was questioning if she wanted to continue her collegiate running career after fracturing her ankle. It was ultimately a decision that, among others, led to her transferring to Northwest from Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. Read more

With the sports world remaining at a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic, spring sports athletes are forced to sit at home without a competition season. However, MSHSAA has not given up on the idea of following through with the 2020 season. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field was supposed to end its season on a track 787 miles away from Maryville. The Bearcats did that, but not the way they intended. Read more

The poorly-lit table seating at Carson’s Sports Grill was an unusual place for a basketball season to end. But that’s where it ended for Northwest men’s basketball March 12, less than a week after its fifth straight MIAA Tournament Championship victory that was supposed to propel the team in… Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was well after he’d entered the game off the bench nearly seven minutes into the contest and scored 16 first-half points when Northwest freshman forward Wes Dreamer took his seat behind a black-clothed table, in front of an MIAA-branded backdrop. Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the second time in three days, Northwest men’s basketball entered the locker room at halftime of an MIAA Tournament matchup having extended a glimpse of hope to its opponent. Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the aftermath of Northwest men’s basketball’s 75-54 win over Lincoln University March 5 in the second round of the MIAA tournament at Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln coach John Moseley sat behind a table doused in a black table cloth and leaned over a microphone with clea… Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After the final buzzer sounded, Erika Schlosser met with her team and then proceeded to a room that lined the upper-deck inside of Municipal Auditorium for what was Northwest women’s basketball’s final postgame press conference of the season. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball steps inside of Municipal Auditorium March 5, the Bearcats will be looking to complete an upset bid that would, on paper, surpass the one they accomplished less than 24 hours prior. Read more

After entering the Class 3 District 16 Tournament as the No. 1 seed, Maryville girls basketball claimed the district championship with a 48-42 win over St. Pius X Feb. 28 in Cameron, Missouri. Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Northwest women’s basketball forward Mallory McConkey placed her left foot, followed by her right, on the free throw line at the north basket March 4 in Municipal Auditorium. Read more

Regardless of how Northwest men’s basketball plays in its trip to the MIAA Tournament March 5-8 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, the Bearcats will likely host the NCAA’s Central Region Tournament at Bearcat Arena March 14-17. Read more

Raucous cheers, seniors winning in their final conference meet and one major cramp defined Northwest indoor track and field’s performance at the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball coach Austin Meyer sat next to men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum in front of a group of reporters March 3 at the Northwest Athletics Media Luncheon, it was one of the seldom times the duo did an interview together. Read more

A common phrase that’s reverberated throughout sports is that hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. It’s something one of a kind when the talent also works hard. Read more

A rough opening act to the 2020 Northwest softball season continued with a 1-4 road trip to the 5-States Classic Feb. 21-23 in Emporia, Kansas. Read more

Maryville boys basketball headed southeast Feb. 25 to Cameron High School where its first Class 3 District 16 game against Cristo Rey stood in the way of the Spoofhounds and the next round of districts. Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Eleven times this season, Missouri Western’s men’s basketball team had entered matchups on its home court at Looney Complex and walked away with victories, engaging in a midcourt celebration after each game to “Ring The Bell.” Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Prior to Northwest women’s basketball making the 45-minute trip south Feb. 25 to face rival Missouri Western, the Bearcats had two games to earn their way into the MIAA Tournament. Read more

The week that Northwest indoor track and field has been waiting for is finally here. The Bearcats will be competing for a chance to etch their names in the MIAA history books at the MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Read more

In the aftermath of Northwest men’s basketball’s physical 73-64 win over Pittsburg State Feb. 22 at Bearcat Arena, coach Ben McCollum faced a group of reporters in a converted classroom in Lamkin Activity Center and did not lean on clichés. Read more

Prior to the Feb. 22 matchup with Pittsburg State in Bearcat Arena, Northwest women’s basketball hadn’t beaten the Gorillas in 3,276 days. Condensed, that’s eight years, 11 months and 17 days. Read more

Amid the high emotions that accompanied Senior Night, Maryville girls basketball claimed at least a share of the Midland Empire Conference title with a 49-17 win over Savannah Feb. 20 in the ’Hound Pound. Read more

There were less than 7 seconds left on the play clock in Bearcat Arena when the ball got to Trevor Hudgins. Read more

On the heels of a loss to Missouri Southern Feb. 20 in Bearcat Arena, Northwest women’s basketball’s fate of an MIAA Tournament appearance was in the hands of conference foe Emporia State. Read more

Maryville boys basketball is rounding out its regular season this week with games that were rescheduled from earlier in the year. Read more

Ben McCollum, for the most part, doesn’t care about statistics, records, accolades or point totals. Read more

The Northwest baseball team traveled to Joplin, Missouri, Feb. 14-17 where it played four games in hopes of returning to Maryville with four wins. Read more

In the presence of a group of reporters, Northwest women’s basketball coach Austin Meyer tried to tally how many consecutive times the Bearcats have lost to Pittsburg State. Read more

The Maryville wrestling team competed in the Class 2 District 4 Tournament Feb. 14-15 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.  Read more

After a season laced with frosty cancelations and multi-hour bus rides, Maryville girls basketball secured the No. 1 seed in the MSHSAA Class 3 District 16 Tournament for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field is racing to the finish of the regular season with one meet left on the schedule before postseason competition. Read more

It was a strenuous start to the week for the Maryville boys basketball players as they participated in atypical back-to-back nights with games Feb. 10-11. Read more

With four games remaining in the regular season, Maryville girls basketball is clawing its way through fatigue toward a conference championship. Read more

Over the last four seasons, Northwest men’s basketball has won 122 games, claimed four-consecutive MIAA regular-season titles, four straight conference tournament crowns and two of the last three NCAA Division II Championships. Read more

When Northwest baseball traveled to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Feb. 7-9 for the Henderson State Invitational, it was looking to come back to Maryville with three wins. Read more

Five games into the 2019-20 season, Northwest softball is optimistic and eager to play at a high level this year. Read more