Welcome back to Walk The Talk, the weekly mailbag column where I answer all of your questions regarding Northwest Athletics. Last weekend, Northwest football lined up against another team for the first time since Dec. 7, 2019. There were 490 days in between the Bearcats’ last game of the 201… Read more

The Northwest softball team used strong pitching and timely hitting to finish a 10-game homestand with two wins over the Lincoln Blue Tigers April 13 at the Bearcat Softball Field in Maryville. Read more

Northwest baseball had a chance to win every matchup in a three-game series with Central Oklahoma April 10-11 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Read more

No. 19 Northwest men’s tennis arrived in Topeka, Kansas, April 11, looking to push its match-winning streak to six in a row, but Southern Arkansas had a winning streak of its own to pursue. Read more

Up 24-17 in the third set, Northwest volleyball broke the huddle to fans rising to their feet. While fans were littered throughout the stands due to social distancing, their cheers gave the feeling of a packed Bearcat Arena. Read more

Northwest men’s basketball was 4 minutes and 11 seconds away from the Final Four when Byron Alexander went down. The Bearcats led West Liberty 93-69 at that point, so Northwest coach Ben McCollum wasn’t relying on the freshman guard for any late-game heroics March 24 in Evansville, Indiana. Read more

Northwest softball dropped two games against conference rival Central Missouri April 6 at the Bearcat Softball Field in Maryville. Read more

Northwest soccer is searching for solutions after a lack of offense resulted in losses to Central Missouri and Emporia State. The Bearcats failed to score a goal in either game, and coach Marc Gordon said he’s at fault for his team’s performance. Read more

No. 23-ranked Northwest men’s tennis faced regional foe Southeastern Oklahoma State April 1, looking to stay in the No. 1 spot in the MIAA North Division. Read more

Welcome to the newest edition of Walk The Talk, where we’ll only talk about one question this week. I know that I’ve received a pretty good amount of phenomenal questions throughout the past week, but I’ve been saving one in particular since the middle of January. Read more

No. 18 Northwest volleyball took on rival Missouri Western April 3, looking to extend its winning streak against the Griffons to seven straight. Read more

Welcome back to Walk The Talk, a weekly mailbag column in which I — your favorite Northwest insider — answer all of your questions regarding Northwest Athletics. For the past month, it seems like nearly every question has been about Northwest men’s basketball, and I can’t really be mad, eith… Read more

BETHANY, Mo. — Maryville baseball improved its record to 2-0 with a dominant, three-inning 20-3 win over the South Harrison Bulldogs March 30. Read more

No. 18 Northwest volleyball traveled to Topeka, Kansas, March 27 to compete in the Washburn Crossover. The event allowed MIAA teams in the North Division to compete against teams from the South Division, which was implemented this year. Read more

Northwest softball dropped three of its four games to start the MIAA schedule against the Northeastern State RiverHawks and the Rogers State Hillcats. Read more

Northwest baseball ended its four-game losing streak last weekend by winning two of the three games against the Newman Jets. The Bearcats’ starting pitchers and hitters were the difference makers in both wins. Read more

There’s a room that sits on the bottom floor of the Lamkin Activity Center, a room that’s home to nearly every piece of equipment used by Northwest Athletics, including all of the teams’ uniforms and the washers and dryers used to clean them. Read more

No. 23-ranked Northwest men’s tennis is looking to keep its MIAA record unblemished against Southeastern Oklahoma State April 1 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Read more

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Northwest men’s basketball was never supposed to be here.  Read more

A couple of days after Northwest men’s basketball defeated West Texas A&M 80-54 in the Division II National Championship March 27 in Evansville, Indiana, 12th-year coach Ben McCollum was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Coach of the Year. Read more

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Before the meeting between second-seeded Northwest and No. 3 seed Flagler, no team had ever won an NCAA Division II Final Four by more than 30 points. Read more

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — When Northwest men’s basketball was scheduled to match up with No. 7 West Liberty in the Elite Eight, the No. 2 Bearcats were tasked with trying to slow down the best offense in Division II. Read more

Northwest guard Trevor Hudgins, despite only being a junior, has a laundry list of accolades that most athletes dream of. Read more

Indoor track and field season is over, meaning outdoor track and field season is upon the athletes at Northwest. Read more

It’s been more than a year since the Spoofhounds circled the crimson course outside of Maryville High School. As spring sports make their debut after being shut down last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryville track athletes are looking to avenge the season they lost. Read more

No. 17 Northwest volleyball went on the road March 20, looking to complete a series sweep of No. 19 Washburn for the first time since 2018 and move two games ahead of the Ichabods in the MIAA North Division. Read more

Northwest men’s basketball was three minutes away from watching the Division II Elite Eight from home. The Bearcats trailed Northern State by 11 points with less than three minutes to play in the title game of the Central Region Tournament. Read more

In its final non conference games of the season, Northwest softball dropped three of four games in the Missouri Western Hy-Vee Classic March 20-21 in St. Joseph. Read more

After finding success the weekend prior, Northwest baseball didn't find any in its three-game series with Pittsburg State March 20-21 at the Bearcat Baseball Field. Read more

This week’s Division II Elite Eight won’t be the last time one Northwest men’s basketball player takes the court. Senior forward Ryan Hawkins is planning to return to the program next year to exercise his final season of eligibility, he said after the team’s practice March 19. Read more

The last six seasons for Maryville girls basketball have been some of the best years in the program's history under the supervision of coach Quentin Albrecht. Now, the Spoofhounds will look to continue that upswing of success without Albrecht at command. Read more

ABERDEEN, S.D. — There stood Ben McCollum, on the edge of the southeast corner of Don Meyer Court in Wachs Arena. The Northwest men’s basketball coach was leaning against a security rope while someone was holding an iPhone up to his face. Read more

Northwest volleyball entered new territory during its 2021 campaign, having to play a reduced schedule in the spring, compared to its usual full fall season. Read more

After an exciting win against MIAA foe Central Missouri March 5, Northwest soccer looked to continue its success against Missouri Western March 12. Stretching across two gridlocked overtime periods, Northwest escaped St. Joseph with a 0-0 tie. Read more

Northwest track and field ended its indoor season with multiple Bearcats recognized as All-Americans at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships March 11-13 in Birmingham, Alabama. Read more

ABERDEEN, S.D. — The first three meetings between Northwest men’s basketball and Washburn epitomized everything college basketball in March should be. Read more

During its first home series of the season, Northwest baseball took one win in three games against Emporia State March 5-6. The series included some exciting moments, including a walk-off win for the Bearcats in game two. Read more

Heading into the final week before the NCAA Division II Selection Show, a program that announces a committee’s decision on each regional tournament’s bracket, Northwest men’s basketball was projected to be the No. 1 seed. Read more

Northwest Missouri State University contacted the campus community March 10, 2020, informing everyone the University was going to cancel in-person classes for the remainder of the semester. The cancellation was enforced to protect the health and safety of its students and employees from the … Read more

After starting the season 4-0, the Northwest softball team went 1-3 in the Pittsburg State Classic March 6-7 against Minnesota Duluth University and Rockhurst University.  Read more

After a one-week hiatus, I’m back. Welcome to Walk The Talk, the (almost) weekly mailbag column where I answer your questions regarding anything Northwest Athletics. However, with Northwest men’s basketball heading to the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament this weekend, this week’s e… Read more

Northwest men’s basketball junior guard Diego Bernard stepped to the free-throw line of the south basket inside Bearcat Arena with 2.7 seconds remaining in the Bearcats’ third battle with Washburn this season. Read more

Ahead of Northwest men’s basketball match up with Central Oklahoma March 5 in the MIAA Tournament Semifinals, a triple-double had never been recorded in the 40 years of the league’s postseason tournament. Read more

An uneasy feeling of sorrow wafted through the ’Hound Pound as the final seconds of the Spoofhounds’ season ticked off the clock. Read more

A little more than six and a half hours prior to Northwest men’s basketball’s matchup with Emporia State March 3 in the MIAA Tournament Quarterfinals, the MIAA announced its yearly awards. Read more

Before the start of the 2020-21 season, the NCAA declared that winter sport athletes wouldn’t have to exhaust a year of eligibility due to the uncertainties regarding COVID-19. Read more

For the third straight season, Maryville girls basketball will compete in a district championship game. The Spoofhounds (22-1) earned their spot in the final game of the Class 4 District 16 Tournament with a 60-42 victory over MEC foe Savannah (14-11) March 2 in the ’Hound Pound. Read more

People who have had the privilege to spectate a men’s basketball game inside of Bearcat Arena this year during the regular season can expect a similar experience when Northwest men’s basketball hosts No. 8-seeded Emporia State March 3.  Read more