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While Sheridan and Gillette colleges abruptly announced the elimination of their sports programs on Thursday, Northwest College leaders say their proposed budget for the coming year includes funding …
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By Carson Field
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6/30/20
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Junior college athletes are one step closer to returning to campus.
NJCAA President Christopher Parker announced a return-to-play plan on Friday, outlining the procedures for athletes’ …
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By Carson Field
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6/23/20
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Connections count.
And they’re paying recruiting dividends for Northwest College wrestling coach Jim Zeigler and his program.
The latest to sign with Trapper wrestling and enroll at NWC …
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By Dave Bonner
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6/18/20
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It’s going to be an Eaglecrest High School mini reunion on the court for Northwest College women’s basketball team next season.
That reunion of former Eaglecrest players from Aurora, …
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6/11/20
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Jay Collins has added some size to his 2020 recruiting class for the Northwest College men’s basketball team. Collins found it in Europe — specifically in Estonia.
The second-year NWC …
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By Dave Bonner
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6/9/20
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“I love guards.”
That’s a statement you’ll hear over and over from Northwest College men’s basketball coach Jay Collins.
No surprise then that Collins’ …
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By Dave Bonner
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6/2/20
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The network of former Trapper wrestlers is paying dividends again in the signing of a Utah state champion to wrestle at Northwest College in the fall of 2020.
Gus Harrison of Uinta High School in …
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By Dave Bonner
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6/2/20
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A pair of Class 2A state champion wrestlers from Lovell will join the Northwest College wrestling program this fall, Coach Jim Zeigler announced this week.
They are heavyweight champion Coy …
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By Dave Bonner
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5/21/20
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They found each other from continents apart as student-athletes at Northwest College.
Luc Lombardy came to Powell from Villeurbanne, France — 4,985 miles away — to play basketball for …
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By Dave Bonner
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5/14/20
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A father’s flashback is the connection that led Brian and Javier Benevidez from Porterville, California, to cast their lot with the Northwest College wrestling program.
Jim Zeigler, head …
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By Dave Bonner
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5/7/20
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A sophomore men’s basketball scoring wizard and a freshman all-region performer for the women’s basketball team are the Athletes of the Year at Northwest College.
The annual awards …
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By Dave Bonner
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4/30/20
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Lady Trapper basketball coach Cam Levett has been keeping tabs on one of his recruits through her four years of basketball at one of Wyoming’s smallest high schools. His patient interest is …
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By Dave Bonner
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4/30/20
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The coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over most athletic programs in the country this spring, but Northwest College men’s basketball coach Jay Collins had reason to celebrate this …
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4/30/20
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Passion for the game of volleyball and toughness as players will be the mark of the team that first year coach Scott Keister has assembled to take the court for Northwest College volleyball this …
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By Dave Bonner
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4/23/20
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Would you rather coach men’s soccer or women’s soccer?
Aaron Miller has an easy answer to the question: “I prefer coaching both.”
He’ll get that opportunity this …
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By Dave Bonner
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4/23/20
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Northwest College men’s basketball coach Jay Collins was on a recruiting trip in Houston in March when the dominoes started to fall.
Tournaments canceled. Schools closed. Stay-at-home orders …
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By Dave Bonner
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4/14/20
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With college classes suspended, college facilities closed and most high schools across the country also shuttered during the coronavirus lockdown, the recruiting process is a lot harder for Northwest …
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By Dave Bonner
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4/7/20
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Two freshmen on the Northwest College women’s basketball team were voted postseason honors by Region 9 coaches.
Adela Smutna, from the Czech Republic, was named to the 10-member all-region …
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4/7/20
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Northwest College wrestler Majid Muratov wrestled for the NJCAA national title Saturday, finishing second at 197 pounds in a heart-crushing loss to Tucker Tomlinson of Western Wyoming Community …
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By Steve Moseley
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3/12/20
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There were many highlights on the Northwest College wrestling teams from 2002 to 2005. Two who shined especially bright were Tyler Rhodes and Seth Wright.
Rhodes and Wright were inducted to the …
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By Steve Moseley
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3/12/20
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