One more stop here, another defensive rebound there and Nodaway-Holt might have been able to position itself for a signature road win over 275 nemesis Mound City Friday night.
Nodaway-Holt did everything it needed to and then some defensively in the second half to give itself a chance to rally from an 11-point halftime deficit against Mound City.
Receiving clutch plays from DeShaun Cooper and DeAngelo Hailey down the stretch, No. 22 Northwest Missouri State pulled out a hard-earned 78-74 win over Pittsburg State Saturday at John Lance Arena.
Northwest Missouri State's final game against one of the behemoths of the MIAA resulted in their worst loss in four seasons.
Everything was going pretty smoothly for the Spoofhounds Friday until the fourth quarter arrived.
In control through the first three quarters, the Lady Mustangs beat West Nodaway 49-31 for their first conference win of the season.
Partnering an entire game of stiff defense with three excellent quarters of offense, the Jefferson boys cruised to a 59-23 win over Osborn Friday night.
Will Haer and Heidi Johnson earned top 10 finishes for Northwest Missouri State to highlight the Frank Sevigne Invitational at Nebraska University on Friday and Saturday.
Krysta Beattie is starting to develop into a reliable sidekick for Megan Rosenbohm.
Northwest Missouri State softball was selected to finish fifth in the MIAA preseason coaches' poll released Thursday by the conference office.
Defending MIAA champion Central Missouri was the unanimous No. 1 pick Thursday in the preseason baseball coaches’ poll as announced by the league office.
Senior guard, Kyle Haake, was announced as one of five student-athletes voted to the Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-District 6 First-Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Northwest Missouri State defensive coordinator Richard Wright was on a recruiting trip in Chicago the day after the NFC Championship Game when he got a call from one of his most well-known former players.
Nodaway-Holt head coach Terry Petersen moaned and groaned on the sidelines almost the entire night as he watched his team drudge through one of its most lackluster offensive performances of the season.
South Nodaway's Zach Hilsabeck made his college choice official Wednesday, signing to play football with Northwest Missouri State inside the school's library.
Jefferson ratcheted up its defensive intensity in the second half and was able to overcome a four-point third quarter deficit to beat St. Joeph Christian 50-40 Tuesday night in Conception Junction.
Taking advantage of Alexa Taff's absence, Jefferson buried St. Joseph Christian in the first half and delivered the knockout punch in the fourth quarter of a 47-27 win Tuesday night in Conception Junction.
Anyone who questioned whether Northwest Missouri State had any fight left after Saturday's 23-point home loss to Fort Hays State got a surprising answer Wednesday night.
Adam Dorrel won't know until three or four years down the road whether his first recruiting class as the head coach at Northwest Missouri State measures up to those brought in by former coach Mel Tjeerdsma.
Northeast Nodaway gained a double-digit advantage in the second quarter and maintained it during a high scoring second half to beat West Nodaway 63-51 Tuesday night in Burlington Junction.
