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ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University is announcing the 2022 football ticket packages for the 2022 season, for all five home games. The Rangers enter the season with five home games including: Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. against Henderson State, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. against Oklahoma Baptist, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. versus Ouachita Baptist, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. versus Southeastern and Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. against Arkansas Tech. Northwestern's Family Day will be on the Oct. 1 game against the Tigers. The Ranger homecoming will be on Nov. 5 as N...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State is announcing the hiring of Robbie Harman as the next men's basketball coach for the Rangers. "I believe we have hit a home run with the hiring of Robbie Harman. In a world of driven and self-motivated individuals, Robbie stands out. I am so happy to have Robbie, his wife Mickaela and daughter Stella join the Ranger Family. From a bevy of coaches from all levels of college basketball pursuing this position, Robbie stood out. His basketball IQ and r...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State's men's basketball team released their schedule with the season a month away from tip-off, which includes a 28 game schedule for the 2021-22 season. Northwestern will open their season as part of the MIAA/GAC Challenge against the University of Central Oklahoma on Nov. 12 with tip-offset for that Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The Rangers will close out the challenge against Northeastern Oklahoma State University the following day with tip-off at 3 p.m. The challenge will be held in Edmond, this season h...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University Athletics announces a $500,000 gift from the late James Booth of Coldwater, Kansas. The funds from this gift will be used for student trainer scholarships, a complete renovation of the athletic training room in Percefull Fieldhouse, and the addition of training equipment to the athletic training room in Percefull Fieldhouse. The new training room will be named the Jim Booth Training Room in memory of Booth. Booth was a lifelong supporter of Northwestern, both in academics and in athletics. H...
ALVA, Okla – The Rangers senior Caitlyn Bidart has been named the Great American Conference defensive player of the week. The Great American Conference has started their second week of naming their player of the week award. This is the second straight week the Rangers soccer team has been honored, following last week's winner of Tiara Campbell winning offensive player of the week. Northwestern has continued their winning streak with three consecutive wins in a row. The Rangers capitalized on the...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers soccer team has won four consecutive games for the first time since the 2014 season. Northwestern is now off to a 4-1 start, their best start since the 2004 season, where the Rangers opened 3-1-1 on the season. The 4-1 start for the Rangers are being recognized as, for the first time in Northwestern soccer history, the Rangers have entered the top 10 in the central region rankings. The Rangers have been led in the mix by their offense and defense in the last four games; the Red-and-Black hav...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State volleyball team played their home opener on Tuesday evening after nine straight road matches to start the year. The Savage Storm closed out a 3-2 match victory over the Rangers. Northwestern was led by Kaydee Honeycutt in kills with 16 on the evening, with Addison Wimmer having 13 and Courtney Russell with five. Abby Davis led the Rangers in assists with 17, followed by Abigail Burns with 14 on the evening. Tarra Parks led the Rangers in digs with 2...
Alva, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Dugout Club will host its annual Golf Tournament on Aug. 28, starting at 9 a.m. This year will be the 13th year the Dugout Club will be hosting its Golf tournament. The format is a four-man best ball 18-hole scramble with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. This tournament is located at the Alva Golf and Country Club (4483 Jefferson Rd). Due to availability, the tournament is limited to 22 teams, so we encourage those interested in signing up early. The pricing is set at $100 per person or $400 p...
Alva, Okla – The return of Northwestern Oklahoma State football continues to inch closer. Head Coach Matt Walter has announced the 2021 media day and the team's camp schedule including 17 total practices and two scrimmages before the Sept. 2 Thursday night game opener. The deadline for all players to report is Aug. 5, as the veteran players arrive on Aug. 4, with the newcomers following on Aug. 5. The first practice will open the following day, on Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. The first scrimmage for Rangers football will be on Saturday, Aug. 21, at 7...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University softball head coach Ryan Wondrasek has announced the hiring of his assistant coach, K.C. Beardsley. Beardsley joins the Rangers softball program after coaching with Seward County Community College since August 2019. At Seward, she was the assistant softball coach, in charge of the outfielders and assisting with the hitters. At Seward, she would also help with recruiting assignments. Last season at Seward, she would have five players earn a...
Alva, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State football team has announced the following coaching change to the staff. Josh Evans has been named the Passing Game Coordinator for the Rangers, and defensive coordinator Ken Gordon has been named assistant head coach. Northwestern announced the two moves following coach Anthony Weeden accepting a position with NCAA Division I program Campbell University. Coach Weeden has been with the Rangers since the 2019 season. Gordon was hired as the Rangers' D...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University is announcing the hiring of Sterlin Broomfield. Broomfield will be the assistant cross country/track and field coach, specializing in cross country – he has excelled in his college cross country running and coaching experiences. He has been with the programs in various capacities since 2016. He will also teach in the health and sports sciences department. "Sterlin is a very loyal and valuable asset to the university, community, and our athletic program. He has been with the university sin...
ALVA, Okla. – Blake Hoffman and Rangers baseball earned another accolade on Thursday morning. Hoffman earns a spot on the NCBWA honorable mention All-America team. The Texas native qualified after being voted onto the NCBWA First Team All-Central in May. His latest accolade comes after being previously named to the NCBWA First-Team All-Central team on May 24, Great American Conference second team in May, D2CCA First Team All-Region, ABCA/Rawlings All-Central First Team. Blake Hoffman accumulates these awards following a big offensive season. T...
ALVA, Okla. – The after-season accolades continued on Wednesday afternoon when two Ranger baseball players were voted onto the 2021 Central-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team. These teams are voted upon by the American Baseball Coaches Association members led by the ABCA NCAA Division II All-America Committee. The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were f...
Alva, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University director of athletics Brad Franz has announced the hiring of Ryan Wondrasek as the new head coach of the Rangers softball program. "I am very pleased to have Ryan joining us as our Lady Ranger softball coach. Ryan is an energetic, highly talented softball coach with a great background which will aid him in building our program. He is a tireless recruiter and an astute student of the game. Most importantly, Ryan lives by Ranger values; he b...
ALVA, Okla. – The Rangers took on Arkansas Monticello in the quarterfinals of the Great American Conference tournament on Friday, for their first conference tournament appearance since joining the GAC. Arkansas Monticello took advantage of scoring in four straight innings and five of the first six to win the Friday night game. Yugo Hamakawa and Daschal Johnson led the Red and Black offense, both finishing with two hits on the evening along with 2-RBI both leading the team. Blake Hoffman and J...
ALVA, Okla. – The regular-season finale was a slugfest between the two teams combining for 37 runs, 45 hits, 15 home runs and 101 total bases. The 37 runs ties a conference record, while the 15 home runs are the new combined most between two teams, along with the 45 hits and 101 total bases, all set conference record marks for a single total between the two teams. The Rangers would come back to win this game behind a five-run ninth inning to win 19-18. Northwestern improves on the season to 26-14 on the year, with a 21-12 conference record, w...
ALVA – The Rangers baseball team was ready to return for a home series after playing eight of their last nine games on the road. The Rangers trailed the Weevils by one game in the Great American Conference and changed that by sweeping the Friday afternoon doubleheader: 10-3 in the first game and completing the second game in walk-off fashion 5-4. The Rangers improve to 9-13 on the season and 6-5 in conference play. The Weevils drop to 8-11 on the season and 5-6 in conference play. Game 1 The Rangers finished the game with 13 hits in Game O...
ALVA – The Northwestern baseball team hoped to carry in the momentum from Friday's doubleheader sweep, and they did just that by scoring three runs in the opening inning and never looking back. Northwestern led the whole way, going on to win 16-12. The Rangers completed the series sweep over Arkansas-Monticello. This is the first time in program history Rangers have swept the Weevils. The Rangers scored 16 runs on 14 hits in the game. The offense was led by centerfielder Jake Darrow, who led the team with four hits on the day. Darrow was a...
ALVA – The Lady Rangers two leading scorers Bailey Brown and Kalea King were honored Wednesday evening at the annual Great American Conference awards banquet, as the conference announced their season accolades. Brown was awarded by being selected as a GAC second-team recipient. King was awarded as Honorable Mention All-GAC team. Brown is being recognized after a great junior season where she was able to average 15.2 points per game along with 8.1 rebounds. These were both good for the fourth-best in the Great American Conference. The Enid n...
ALVA – The Lady Rangers junior forward Bailey Brown received the Great American Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week award Monday afternoon, the conference released. Brown becomes the first Lady Ranger player to win the award this season. This is Brown's third time of her career winning the award. The first came in December 2017, the second in February 2019 and now this season's. The Enid native led the Lady Rangers to a win Thursday evening over Arkansas Tech and helped the Lady Rangers almost upset Harding on Saturday. Brown c...
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Rangers looked to steal the series victory on the road in Magnolia after splitting the doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 29. The rubber match was set for Sunday afternoon. Muleriders would rally behind eight home runs throughout the game to take control. Those home runs would create multiple big run innings which included two four-run innings and a nine-run inning to break the game open. The Muleriders would defeat the Rangers 19-7 in seven innings. The Red-and-Black finished the game with seven hits on the day. Marques P...
TAHLEQUAH – The Rangers baseball team was set to take on the Northeastern State RiverHawks for a rematch from the 5-1 defeat on Feb. 11. The Tuesday afternoon game was taken by Northeastern State 4-2 as they used a three-run second inning to take control of the game and never lost the lead. The Rangers' offense started slow, having the first nine hitters retired in order before Jake Darrow got the first hit of the game in the fourth inning. It would be one of five hits for the Rangers. Bryce Donovan, Parker Base, Brock Randels and Colton W...
ALVA, Okla. – The Lady Rangers basketball team returned home for Thursday evening's game against Arkansas Tech. The Rangers used an 8-0 run in the second quarter to widen the lead to seven – that would be the difference in the game, as the Lady Rangers never trailed again after that run. The Rangers would go on to win 92-76. The 92 points are the most points in a conference game since joining the Great American Conference. The Lady Rangers were led by junior Bailey Brown who finished the game with a career-high 36 points on 12-16 shooting. Kal...
ALVA, Okla. – The Lady Rangers were set to take on Harding University for the final game of this season. Seniors Jakeria Otey and Kalea King were honored before the game started and would each start for one final time with the Lady Rangers. Harding used an 11-2 run midway through the third to climb back in the game and regain the lead. Northwestern would drop a heartbreaking game 75-74. Bailey Brown finished the game leading Northwestern in scoring with 20 points. King completed the game with 19...
