MWSU Track & Field head coach ready to move forward
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri Western State University reinstated the Track & Field program after ‘new information and a new level of support’ came forward.
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Western hires new baseball coach
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri Western State College announced that it has hired a new baseball coach. Michael Keeran will take over as the fourth head coach in Griffon baseball history. Keeran joins MoWest from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Okla., where he posted a 92-28 record (.770 winning percentage) and his team
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Mustangs start 2025 season with statement victory
Their opponent, the Northeast Missouri Naturals, formerly known as the Northwest Missouri Craze, made the trip for opening night. While the Mustangs notched a win against this franchise last summer, they continued that success in front of a near-capacity crowd, pulling away late to secure a commanding season-opening 11-0 victory.
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MWSU announces discontinuation of Track and Field programs
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In a Wednesday press release, Missouri Western State University announced the discontinuation of its men’s and women’s track and field programs.
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Mustangs welcome fans, preview 2025 season during annual Fan Fest
With the 2025 season opener just one day away, the Mustangs hosted their annual Fan Fest on Tuesday, giving the community a first look at this year’s squad.
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NCAA Men’s Golf Central/Midwest Regionals kick off
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The 2025 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Central/Midwest Regional is officially underway. Golfers from multiple colleges across Missouri will be participating, including Missouri Western’s Jeffery Johnston, who went to high school at Bishop LeBlond. “It’s a good course to watch golf on, just good natural settings,” St. Joseph Sports
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Benedictine adds St. Joseph Christian standout Nick Orscheln
Now, the baseball team has its own headline-maker. Senior and star-pitcher Nick Orscheln signed his letter of intent Wednesday to continue his academic and baseball career at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
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NCAA golf regionals make highly-anticipated return to St. Joseph on Thursday
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — For the first time in 20 years, the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Central/Midwest regional is returning to St. Joseph. This will be the third time the city has had the honor of hosting the event, with the last one taking place in 2005. The event will kick off
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News-Press NOW presents 25th annual Golden Griffon awards at MWSU
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The 25th annual Golden Griffon awards will take place at the Missouri Theater on Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m. The show is presented by News-Press NOW and will honor 13 student-athletes representing each sport. Tickets are free and open to the public. News-Press NOW Morning Anchor, Kyle Schmidt
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Granero Boj, Castaño Malnero headline standout season for young Griffon Tennis team
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – In a season where youth dominated, the future looks bright for Missouri Western Women’s Tennis, which emerged with a pair of top honors in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), led by a record-setting performance from junior Cristina Granero Boj and a breakout debut from freshman Celia Castaño Malnero. Granero Boj
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Missouri Western stays hot, sweeps Missouri S&T in softball doubleheader
Missouri Western softball continued its late-season surge Wednesday, sweeping Missouri S&T in a doubleheader at the Spring Sports Complex with a 2-0 win in Game 1 and a thrilling 6-5 extra-inning victory in Game 2.
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Griffons’ star receiver invited to Chiefs local pro day
Missouri Western senior football player Jonas Bennett will attempt to make an impression at 1 Arrowhead Drive after receiving an invite to the Kansas City Chiefs local pro day. An annual event, the former Odessa High School standout will be among several local prospects who will take to Kansas City on April 7 and take
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From local high school courts to MIAA: Luke Scheidecker returns to St. Joseph
Fast forward to just a week later, and the room was filled once again, this time to introduce the university’s 11th head women’s basketball coach, Luke Scheidecker.
For Scheidecker, the moment felt full circle. A native of Smithville, Missouri, he had the opportunity to return to his roots. Director of Athletics Andy Carter was intrigued by his success, even before he needed to make a call to fill a coaching vacancy. Once there was an opening, Carter picked up the phone instantly, making Scheidecker his first call.
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Brooks McKowen coached 12 seasons at Upper Iowa University and now will take the reigns as head coach at Missouri Western State University.
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Proving what’s possible: Elliott Murphy’s road to a title
Many standout athletes have not only competed in the area but have also called St. Joseph home, etching their names into history by lifting that signature state championship trophy. However, only a select few have gone on to capture a championship at the collegiate or professional level.
For one Bishop LeBlond alum, that dream has become a reality, as he now holds the title of national champion.
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Western hires Scheidecker as next women’s basketball head coach
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press Now) — A week after Ashton Feldhaus’s resignation, Missouri Western has announced Luke Scheidecker as the next women’s basketball head coach. Scheidecker last coached at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois, and accumulated over 200 wins and had a win percentage of 91.3%. Furthermore, he coached Wabash Valley to six
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Deaver dominates as Griffons return home with shutout win
The Missouri Western baseball field, pristine as always, had sat untouched for 17 days. The Griffons had been road warriors, battling through nine straight contests away from home. However, under a sun-drenched sky with a slight breeze rolling through, their long-awaited return to St. Joseph could not have been scripted any better. Missouri Western notched its first shutout of the season with a 4-0 blanking of rival Northwest Missouri State.
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Full speed ahead: Missouri Western hires Brooks McKowen as head coach
ST. JOSEPH, MO. (News-Press NOW) – Out on the campus of Missouri Western, Director of Athletics Andy Carter has had his hands full in recent weeks, working to fill head coaching vacancies for both Griffon men’s and women’s basketball. After former men’s basketball coach Will Martin’s resignation earlier this month, Carter, along with Collegiate Consulting,
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Missouri Western eyes stability, success in men’s basketball coaching hunt
ST. JOSEPH, Mo — March Madness, a time when fans and alumni ride the emotional highs of a deep tournament run or feel the sting of a season cut short. It’s the thrill of single-elimination basketball, where every game could be the last. However, in St. Joseph, March Madness has taken on a different meaning.
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Former Panther Osburn makes NCAA Tournament
Former Mound City Panther Tony Osburn has translated his success at the high school level to the Division I basketball level, helping lead the Omaha Mavericks to the NCAA Tournament. Averaging 12.2 points this season for Omaha, good for the third best scoring average on the team, the four-time district champion from Fairfax, Missouri, will
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Griffon women find strength in low numbers
Missouri Western women’s basketball sports the smallest roster in their conference, yet still finds success in a gauntlet of MIAA competition. 10 players have made up the Griffon women’s roster for a majority of the season. Going into the season, the Griffs carried 11 players before the abrupt exit of Tiani Ellison during the season.
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Griffons soar at home: Missouri Western sweeps Missouri Southern in Saturday doubleheader
Zion Swader and Julius Dixon get back on defense against Missouri Southern Feb. 15 inside MWSU Fieldhouse.
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Missouri Western dominates Haskell in non-conference finale
Missouri Western men’s basketball starting five huddles together before tipoff against Haskell on Wednesday inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.
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Bubak talks returning from injury and finding perspective in basketball
Missouri Western senior Justin Bubak said about playing basketball following a knee injury during the 2022-23 season, “It’s always easy to like, say you take things for granted, but when it’s really taken from you, you see a different perspective and you learn to be grateful for every day that you get it.”
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