By Jacob Meikel Missouri Western women’s basketball swept the season series against Rogers State, winning 57-43 against the Hillcats on Saturday to round out the home schedule. Saturday made for a good send off for Western seniors Connie Clarke and Jordan Cunningham. Clarke notched another double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Cunningham finished second
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By Calvin Silvers It was a special afternoon for Northwest Missouri State Basketball, as the Bearcats recognized the achievements of their seniors on Senior Night ahead of the contests between the Northeastern State RiverHawks. The Northwest women tipped off first, and senior Jayna Green celebrated her night with a double-double to help propel the Bearcats
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By Riley Funk One Central High School senior will be staying in St. Joseph for his college football career after signing his letter of intent for Missouri Western State University on Wednesday afternoon. The soon-to-be Griffon, Lance Peters, said he looks forward to his future on the campus of Missouri Western. Playing for head coach
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By Riley Funk St. Joseph is set to host two NCAA Division II golf championships in 2025 and 2026. Missouri Western State University made the announcement on its website Thursday morning. Hosting the tournament was made possible through Missouri Western’s partnership with the St. Joseph Sports Commission. The competition will commence at the St. Joseph
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By Calvin Silvers It was the first Saturday spent in Bearcat Arena since Dec. 30, 2023, for the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, and a crowd of over a 1,000 fans were in attendance to see some MIAA action against the Newman Jets. The women (13-4, 7-4 MIAA) took the court first, and were able to
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By Calvin Silvers This previous weekend, MWSU Fieldhouse inside the Looney Complex was rocking as the Northwest Missouri state Bearcats came into town, and both the Missouri Western Griffon men and women came away with victories. Besides beating the Bearcats for the first time since 2013, there was more celebration to be had on Tuesday
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By Jacob Meikel Missouri Western men’s basketball got a hold of a lead and never let it slip, ending a 24-game losing streak to Northwest Missouri State on Saturday by winning 76-70. Fouls became a problem for the Griffons early and late. Juniors Taye Fields, Justin Bubak and Zion Swader each picked up two fouls
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By Calvin Silvers The Missouri Western women’s basketball team was on a three game win streak before it was gifted a short break before returning to the court on Saturday. After a two and a half week break from the MIAA, the Griffons will find themselves back in conference play this Thursday and Saturday on
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By Cody Thorn St. Joseph News-Press The branches of the Mel Tjeerdsma coaching tree stretch far and wide. Former assistant coaches serving as head coaches include Central Missouri’s Jim Svoboda, Missouri Southern’s Bart Tatum, Angelo State’s Will Wagner and Northern Colorado’s Earnest Collins Jr. This season, Tjeerdsma went head-to-head against former assistant coaches Svoboda and
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By Bryce Mereness St. Joseph News-Press The Missouri Western women came back early from Christmas break with an opportunity to shake off the rust before conference play starts back up on Sunday. After trailing for nearly four minutes in the first half, the Griffons never looked back en route to a 65-57 victory over Newman
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