The Coyote women are headed to Nationals!

Might think I'd start there, right? Well, I promised Rowdy Hope I'd give a shout-out to his golfing teammates at Northwest Nazarene this week as they get ready for the spring season.

So, why not start there as the Crusaders and Coyotes both will be in action on Wednesday, March 11, in the first half of what actually sounds like a very intriguing...read more

NAMPA — Sometimes in sports, the only thing to look forward to is the future. That's the case for the Northwest Nazarene men's basketball team.

An 8-game slide in the middle of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference campaign left the Crusaders no hope of a berth to nationals, despite looking poised to make a run at the postseason for the first time since joining the NCAA Division II...read more

By Mike Stetson

mstetson@idahopress.com

NAMPA - Northwest Nazarene track coach John Spatz was right when he said "just about the time you feel like you're loaded, everybody else is loaded too."

Despite a record day of Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships, the NNU track team still found itself chasing other league schools in the team race Saturday at the sixth indoor championship...read more

What a week — baseball, softball, track, oh, yeah, and even some hoops.

And there definitely were some huge games to talk about, but let's dive in with the upstart Crusader softball team.

Friday afternoon, the Northwest Nazarene ladies sent a blow that'll turn some heads in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, opening the season with a win.

OK, historic enough as NNU had never...read more

NAMPA — So much for getting ready.

The Northwest Nazarene softball team gets thrown into the deep end of the season Friday, opening its season against Western Washington in Great Northwest Athletic Conference counters.

Fans should take the chance to enjoy what looks to be sunny, 50-degree weather and support the NNU ladies, as the first twinbill of back-to-back doubleheaders begins at 1:30...read more

Earlier this season, North Carolina stopped its game to honor Tyler Hansbrough after he set the North Carolina career scoring record.

Understandable seeing all the hype the media put into that record-setting moment. Still, it's hard to stop a game and celebrate a moment, then go back to playing.

So Saturday, when a major record happened on the Northwest Nazarene campus, it was neat to see it...read more

Is it too early to start thinking about nationals?

Never! Especially when it comes to playing out scenarios.

Let's start with the easy one, the College of Idaho women. Ranked No. 12 in the country, the variety of national tournament options is mind-boggling.

• Let's start with the easiest one — win the Cascade Conference. This one might seem a bit of a challenge with the Coyotes (15-2) a game back in the league race of No. 9-ranked Concordia (16-1), but there's still three games left for both. Neither faces an easy road, but the Yotes seem to have the better path to win out, hosting Northwest tonight then playing at Eastern Oregon on Tuesday and Northwest Christian on Friday.

OK, I guess Central Washington coach Greg Sparling did have some mixed emotions Thursday night.

Sparling coached current Crusader assistant men's basketball coach Brandon Rinta at CWU, and felt like he was playing family as his Wildcats topped Northwest Nazarene 86-66 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action Thursday night.

"They're good friends of mine," he said, "I...read more

In one of the final tuneups for the Northwest Nazarene track team before hosting the Great Northwest Athletic Conference indoor championships Feb. 20-21, the Crusaders improved their times or marks in 10 different events.

Of course, Ashley Puga led the way with a win in the United Heritage Invitational held at Jacksons Track on Friday and Saturday.

Puga clocked just the second sub-5 minute mile...read more

One home game, and lots of high school basketball.

Hardly seems like I'd have anything to talk about, but I'm sure I can come up with a few thoughts.

Let's start with injuries, and how huge they are this time of year. No fact proved that more than losses by Northwest Nazarene on Thursday, while the Coyotes managed to pick up road wins Friday.

So what was the difference?

Well, the NNU...read more

Thursday proved a bad night for both Northwest Nazarene basketball teams, as each trailed throughout in close losses, made extra tough as the Crusaders trimmed the lead to one point a variety of times in each contest.

For the Northwest Nazarene men, the night started with only a slim hope of an NCAA Division II Nationals berth, hope snuffed out by Satin Martin's 73-68.

"We can spoil some...read more