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

For the first time since 2013-14, Northwest women’s basketball eclipsed the mark of 10 wins in a season. Read more

Hosting 40 teams and roughly 1,300 competitors Northwest indoor track and field team had numerous athletes on both the men’s and women’s side post top-five marks across the nation. The Bearcat Open Feb. 7-8 at the Carl & Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball squared off against Lincoln Feb. 8, it had been 33 days since the fans in Bearcat Arena saw the women leave a game with a victory. Read more

Trevor Hudgins doesn’t remember exactly what it felt like when Northwest men’s basketball lost for the first time in 47 games Dec. 7, falling 62-50 to Central Missouri, letting go of a winning streak that had stretched 21 months. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball returned to Maryville after its two-game road trip, it was looking to avenge a loss that came via Central Missouri Dec. 7 in Warrensburg, Missouri. Read more

Maryville boys basketball established its dominance Feb. 4 when the Spoofhounds defeated Bishop LeBlond 63-43. Read more

Northwest football’s recruiting class of 2020 consists of nearly 40 freshmen that will step onto campus this summer to begin preparing for the next four years. Read more

For Northwest women’s basketball, the second half of the season is rather vital to the fate of the program’s 2019-20 campaign. Read more

Despite whittling Smithville’s lead to 1 point, Maryville girls basketball dropped the Cameron Tournament Championship game 54-51 Feb. 1. Read more

Northwest football announced its 2020 recruiting class on National Signing Day Feb. 5, adding a crop of 50 signees to the program that finished with a 12-2 record last season. Read more

When he stood up and grabbed the room’s attention for his turn to speak at the Northwest Athletics’ media luncheon Feb. 4, Northwest tennis coach Mark Roswell began a speech that seemed partly planned and partly on-the-fly, one that bordered the line between a rant and a history lesson. None… Read more

The town of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, around an eight-hour drive northwest from Northwest, is home to the Scottsbluff High School Bearcats. The Scottsbluff Bearcats have already produced one current Northwest football player and another will soon join the ranks. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field competed at the Wendy’s Pittsburg State Invitational Feb. 1 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Read more

Maryville wrestling held its annual Quad State Wrestling Tournament Feb. 1 in the ’Hound Pound. Read more

Riding a 10-game win streak into an MIAA road trip, Northwest men’s basketball finds itself ranked No. 1 again in this week’s NABC Division II Top 25 poll, a ranking that Northwest’s coaching staff said means nothing. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field competed in two states in one weekend, sometimes at the very same moments. The team was at both the Bearcat Open Jan. 24-25 in Hughes Fieldhouse and the Jayhawk Classic Jan. 24 in Lawrence, Kansas. Read more

While Northwest football was on a plane ride home after its Dec. 7 loss to Ferris State in the Super Region 3 Championship, fans took to social media to demand change. Read more

For sports fans everywhere, and even nonsports fans, Jan. 26 was one of those days, one that you’ll remember for the rest of your life in some capacity. It was one of those rare occurrences where you’ll always remember who you were with or what you were doing when the world changed. Read more

Northwest women’s basketball coach Austin Meyer sat in front of a room full of reporters Jan. 28 at the Northwest Athletics media luncheon inside of Pizza Ranch when he expressed that one of the goals for the team was to play in the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, March 4-8. Read more

For Maryville girls basketball, inclement weather has proven to be a formidable foe as the team nears the homestretch of its season. Read more

The Northwest Student-Athlete Advisory Committee put on its second annual Talent Show Jan. 28 in the Ron Houston Center for Performing Arts. Read more

On the heels of a 5-point win over Nebraska-Kearney Jan. 23, one that came down to two missed 3-pointers, Northwest men’s basketball put together one of its strongest offensive performances of the season Jan. 25, routing Fort Hays State 83-57 for a 10th-straight victory. Read more

In the four games prior to Northwest women’s basketball facing No. 10 Fort Hays State Jan. 25, the Bearcats faced a halftime deficit. Read more

Perhaps for the first time this season, Northwest men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum saw a void in his lineup, one that was exposed in the midst of his team’s 65-60 win over Nebraska-Kearney Jan. 23. Read more

Northwest women’s basketball, after a three-game winning streak, was looking to avoid dropping its fourth straight game when Nebraska Kearney visited Bearcat Arena Jan. 23. Read more

The Maryville boys basketball team found itself with a much-needed break from the rough competition the MEC provides as it faced Falls City (Nebraska) Jan. 16. They came out on top 70-53. Read more

Maryville girls basketball found redemption after losing a close one in the ’Hound Pound to East Buchanan Jan. 14. A rescheduled matchup against the Tigers of Falls City proved to be what Maryville needed to regain its confidence. Read more

Weather conditions prevented the Northwest track and field team from taking the trip to the Graduate Classic Jan. 16-17 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Read more

Eighteen days into the new year and seven games into this season’s conference slate, Northwest men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum summed up the strength of the MIAA and the dual-edged sword that has come to define his program. Read more

Hey there, Chiefs fan. If you’ve been living under a rock, or just now hopping on the bandwagon, then you might be unaware that the Kansas City Chiefs, for the first time in a half-century, are going to the Super Bowl. Read more

When the Maryville wrestling team hit the mat for the first time this season, they had a fresh face at the helm. Read more

On the heels of a three-game skid, Northwest women’s basketball is looking to avoid facing a losing record when they play host to No. 10 Fort Hays and Nebraska Kearney Jan. 23 and Jan. 25, respectively. Read more

There were eight seconds left on the shot clock and 27 seconds left in the game when the point guard took a step back beyond the top of the key. His coach was shouting something, but he ignored it. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball played host to Missouri Western Jan. 18 in Bearcat Arena, the Bearcats were looking to get their first win over the Griffons since Jan. 27, 2018. Read more

When taking the mats for the second time in front of the home crowd in the 2019-20 season, Maryville wrestling was looking to pick up wins in its Jan. 16 tri-dual against Sabetha and Falls City. Read more

Northwest men’s basketball has been burned by injuries before. Read more

To this point in the season, every game has been magnified for Northwest women’s basketball. Read more

Northwest track and field opened the season with a rather impressive showing at the Mel Tjeersdma Classic Dec. 6-7 at Hughes Fieldhouse. The Bearcats look to continue that success in the “Cornhusker State” as they travel to the Graduate Classic meet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jan. 16-17. Read more

For the vast majority, Northwest students started their break from classes on Dec. 14. For Northwest women’s basketball, the intermission was shortened, in an adventurous way. Read more