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ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Baseball schedule has been finalized by Head Coach Ryan Bowen. The Rangers will open the year in late January starting the first of a 50-game schedule, which includes 27 home games along with 23 road games. The Rangers begin the season with seven non-conference games with four of those at home in Alva. Northwestern starts with a 2 p.m. game against Colorado Christian on Friday, Jan. 31, to start a four-game series that weekend, before a single game against the Newman Jets on Tuesday Feb. 4. After a t...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Lady Rangers hosted Bethel College on Wednesday evening. The Rangers used a strong opening quarter taking a 33-5 lead before closing out a 98-45 victory over the Threshers. The Rangers improved to 2-1 on the season following the win and 2-1 overall at home. Northwestern was led in the win by four players scoring in the double figures led by Kennedy Hight with 15 a game high. Payton Jones finished with 13, Tegan Jones had 12 and Jaida Shipp with 10. Kira Bass l...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball had the home opener on Tuesday evening. The Rangers opened the game on a 19-4 run before heading to a 99-70 victory over the Barclay College Bears in the non-conference game. The Rangers improved to 2-1 on the season and 1-0 at home. Camron McDowell led all scorers with 31 points in the evening. Max Alexander was second with 21 points while adding 10 rebounds and nine assists with three steals earning the double double. Justin Norris was the third Ranger in double figures with 11 points. K...
ALVA – Home may be where the heart is, but it's often the most difficult place to play. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo teams hosted the Central Plains Region teams this past weekend at the Alva Dome, and while there was some rough sledding, there were a handful of Rangers who found success. "That was our hometown rodeo, but it's also a pretty tough place to compete because of the way it's set up," said Dale Lee Forman, a junior from Highmore, South Dakota, who placed in the cha...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State had the final home game of the 2024 season against the Henderson State Reddies Saturday, Nov. 2. The Reddies scored first before taking a halftime lead and closing out the 44-10 victory over the Rangers. Henderson State improves to 7-2 on the season as the Rangers drop to 2-7 on the year after the loss. Caleb Deal led the team in passing with 96 passing yards including an 84-yard connection to Travis Romar for the one touchdown. Darien Gill finished with a team high 46 rushing yards, while Romar had 84 yards....
ALVA – The Ranger volleyball team closed out last week with a Friday afternoon match against the Henderson State Reddies. Northwestern dropped the first set before taking the next three in a row to win the match and snap a three-game losing streak. The Rangers improved to 12-10 on the season with a 6-5 conference record, while Henderson State falls to 12-12 with a 3-8 conference mark. The Rangers were led by Erika Asencio Soriano with 19 kills followed by Ece Ozdemir with 13. Mikayla White l...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State's football team hosted Oklahoma Baptist Saturday afternoon for Game 8 of the season. The Rangers jumped on the board first and never lost the lead, holding on to a 30-28 victory over the Bison Saturday. The Rangers are now 2-6 after the win as Oklahoma Baptist falls to 2-6 on the season. Brodey Johnson led the Rangers with 181 yards and a passing touchdown, and Darien Gill finished with 68 rushing yards and a touchdown. Travis Romar caught the Rangers' t...
ALVA, Okla. – When L.J. Yeahquo to transfer to Northwestern Oklahoma State University, he did it for two primary reasons. “I want to complete my MBA, get my master’s degree in business in April, and continue to rodeo,” said Yeahquo, a graduate student and team roping heeler on the Rangers rodeo team from Mandaree, North Dakota. “I also wanted to come to school here because of Cali. She’s the reason I wanted to come to Northwestern to continue to rodeo.” Cali Griffin is in her first year as the rodeo coach, and she’s been a major influence...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State's Ranger soccer team was home Wednesday evening against the East Central Tigers. The Tigers used an early goal Wednesday, Oct. 16, to take a 1-0 lead that remained through to the end as the Tigers completed the shutout victory. The loss drops the Rangers to 2-7-5 overall with an 0-4-4 conference record on the season. East Central improves to 4-9-1 on the season with a 3-4-1 conference mark. Overall, the Rangers slightly outshot the Tigers 14-13 with 9-8 on g...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Brad Franz announced the hiring of Nathan Weatherly as the new assistant director of athletics for internal operations. Weatherly is set to take the position starting in November for Tim Lauderdale. Lauderdale spent 12 years at Northwestern and is moving to Oklahoma City to enter private business. Weatherly brings in over six years of experience in managing and optimizing athletic programs, while overseeing all aspects of operations i...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State volleyball came back on Thursday night, Oct. 10, to secure a 3-2 comeback win over Arkansas Monticello after trailing 2-0. The Rangers battled to a 20-18 five-set victory. The win improves the Rangers to 10-7 on the season with a 4-2 GAC record as Arkansas Monticello drops to 4-12 on the season with a 0-6 conference mark. Erika Ascencio Soriano led the way with 18 kills in the five-set match as Carmae Jones led with seven blocks. Mikayla White had 26 assists a...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State's football team lost to Arkansas Tech, 44-21, on Saturday afternoon at Ranger Field. After two early turnovers hurt the Rangers, Arkansas Tech went up 17-0 in the first quarter before closing out the win. The loss moves the Rangers to a 1-4 record on the season, while the Wonder Boys improved to 3-2 for the year. Brodey Johnson led the Rangers in passing with 210 yards while providing three touchdowns. Chancelor Gill led Northwestern in receiving yards with 5...
ALVA – The Ranger volleyball team hosted Southwestern Oklahoma State Tuesday evening at Percefull Fieldhouse in a conference match-up. Southwestern snapped the Rangers six-game win streak coming back from down 2-0 to steal the match 3-2 over the Rangers. Northwestern falls to 9-6 (3-1 GAC) on the season as Southwestern improves to 6-6 (2-1 GAC) for the year. The Rangers were led by Erika Asencio Soriano in kills with 14 followed by Macy Shreffler with 10. Hennesys Lalane had 30 assists in the m...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State’s soccer team had the final home game of seven straight games, closing the homestand with a 0-0 draw to Oklahoma Baptist. The Rangers had seven saves from goalkeeper Rachel Brown. The Rangers are now 2-4-2 on the season with an 0-1-1 conference record while Oklahoma Baptist moves to 2-3-2 with a 1-0-1 conference mark. Oklahoma Baptist led in shots overall 13-10 and 7-6 on goal with both goalkeepers combining for 13 saves. The two teams took 10 minutes into the opening half to find their first shots as Isa...
ALVA – Emmett Edler has started the Central Plains Region season on fire, and he doesn’t seem to be cooling off anytime soon. Edler, who won the all-around championship in Manhattan, Kansas, to kick-start the campaign, won three titles this past weekend to lead Northwestern Oklahoma State University to the men’s team title at the Southeastern Oklahoma State University rodeo in Durant. He won his second all-around title and tacked on championships in tie-down roping and steer wrestling to dominate the competition. Edler, a senior from State...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State looking for the second straight win had their comeback win fall just short to Southeastern Oklahoma State Saturday evening. The Savage Storm jumped out to a 20-0 halftime lead before winning 27-21 over the Rangers. Southeastern Oklahoma State improves to 2-2 on the season while the Rangers move to 1-3. The Rangers were led in tackles by Coby Tillman with 13 and Bashu Delco with 11. Colby Willims had the Rangers sack in the game. Brodey Johnson finished the g...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State's women's soccer team opened the Great American Conference schedule on Wednesday evening. Southern Nazarene won the game behind two second half goals against the Rangers for the 2-0 loss. Southern Nazarene improves to 3-2-1 on the season, 1-0 in GAC play as the Rangers fall to 2-4-1 on the year with a 0-1 conference mark. The Rangers led in shots by Victoria Ruvalcaba with five getting one on goal as Tanah Huffines and Isabella McMillan each had two on goal. R...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State Women's soccer battled Fort Hays State Saturday for the final non-conference match of the season before conference play on Wednesday. The Rangers lost 1-0 on a second half goal. Northwestern drops to 2-3-1 on the season following the defeat. The Rangers were led in shots by Isabella McMillan with three and had four players with one shot on goal. Rachel Brown finished with six saves. The Rangers had three shots in the early part of the game including one on goal by Jordan Fawcett but Mackenzie Caldwell made t...
BETHANY – Northwestern Oklahoma State was on the road against Southern Nazarene on Saturday afternoon, as the Rangers earned the first win of the season with a strong 14-point second quarter leading to a 14-7 victory after a final defensive stand. The Rangers improve to 1-2 on the season as Southern Nazarene falls to 0-3 on the year. Brodey Johnson led the team with 135 passing yards, 47 rushing yards and two passing touchdowns. Chase Davidson had 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. Defensively the Rangers were led by Coby Tillman with seven t...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State's volleyball team opened conference play in Percefull Fieldhouse Tuesday evening with a perfect 3-0 sweep over the Tigers. The Rangers improved to 4-5 on the season with a 1-0 Great American Conference record. East Central falls to 5-4 with a 0-1 conference mark. Northwestern was led by Erika Asencio Soriano with 10 kills, followed by Carmae Jones, Ece Ozdemir, Ivanny Blackwood each with four blacks on the evening. Hennesys Lalane had 21 assists and Brianda Dia...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State women's soccer team was home against Northeastern State Sunday afternoon. The Rangers continued the homestand with the third straight home game. The Riverhawks used a first half goal to take the first lead before closing out a 3-0 win. Northwestern falls to 1-2-1 on the season while Northeastern improves to 4-0 on the year. Rachel Brown faced 13 shots on goal having 10 saves in the game. Victoria Ruvalcaba had two shots along with Adrianna Gutierrez, each t...
ALVA – Jaci Traul put a little more student into her role as a student-athlete during her performance this past weekend at the Colby (Kansas) Community College rodeo. Traul took a cerebral approach to her job and came away with the breakaway roping championship. She roped her first calf in 2.5 seconds to finish the opening round in a three-way tie for fifth place, then stopped the clock in 2.3 seconds to win the championship round and the aggregate title. The 130 points she earned in northwest Kansas pushed her to a tie for second place in t...
ALVA – The new Central Plains Region 10-event season kicked off in a different location and a different feel, but the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team came out with two titles, strong finishes and a boatload of confidence. Senior Emmett Edler of State Center, Iowa, earned his first all-around championship at the Kansas State University rodeo, which opened the 2024-25 campaign for the first time. The event was conducted the event at the outdoor arena at Cico Park instead of its longstanding home inside Weber Hall, which is under...
ALVA – Success as an athlete doesn't always translate into the victories all dream about. For Northwestern Oklahoma State University's contingent of five contestants competing at the College National Finals Rodeo last week, there was some great success but only a trio came away with the actual awards. All-around cowboy Jacob Haren of Callaway, Nebraska, had the highest honor, finishing fourth in the nation in steer wrestling after placing in two of four go-rounds, and Trisyn Kalawaia of W...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State University Director of Athletics Brad Franz has announced the hiring of Ranger Alum Cali Griffin as the next head men's and women's rodeo coach for the Rangers. Griffin takes over for Stockton Graves, who resigned at the end of April. "I'm so excited about the opportunity to return to a program and a community that did so much for me," stated Griffin. "I'm honored to have the support of Stockton and everyone else involved in this decision, and know those are bi...
