Pac-12, Big Sky conferences just killed off fall football in AZ
The decision last Saturday by the Big Sky Conference to postpone the football season until next spring put a damper on local enthusiasm for the start of the 2020 college … Read More
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College basketball is dying a slow death in Flagstaff
As the midway point of the college basketball season approaches, an all-too-familiar scenario is playing out in Flagstaff, where the Northern Arizona University basketball programs are well into their … Read More
NAU football topples #7 Illinois State for 3rd straight win
It looks like Jerome Souers has discovered what it takes to motivate his Northern Arizona University football team, which had started the 2017 season with two straight losses. He just had to … Read More
Among state’s football failures, NAU’s fall stood out
This season’s disappointments on the college football field weren’t confined to any area of the state. The fan anguish stretched from down south in Tucson all the way up … Read More
After poor season start, NAU football upsets #10 Montana
Just three weeks ago it would have been hard to believe Northern Arizona‘s football team would be celebrating Saturday’s 45-34 upset of No. 10 Montana. The Lumberjacks lost four … Read More
NAU hoops: Murphy’s rebuilding job hits speed bump
Jack Murphy knew this wasn’t going to be an easy journey through the 2015-16 basketball season. The men’s head coach at Northern Arizona University was facing a tough non-conference … Read More
NAU football climbing nat’l rankings…one rung at a time
One rung at a time. It’s been a slow process, but the Lumberjacks are headed in the right direction. That direction is up… in the polls, that is. The … Read More
Frost has 38 pts, but can’t get NAU women to postseason
The Northern Arizona University women’s basketball program continues to be a graveyard for high hopes and big dreams. For four years, that was the fate of Amy Patton. This … Read More
NAU basketball’s men have 6 games to prove they’re for real
On the surface, things look pretty good for the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team. The Lumberjacks look to be over-achieving in just the second year under their new … Read More
NAU football beats Cal Poly to stay in Big Sky title hunt
Trying to defend the triple option attack in football is a lot like trying to keep track of the little pea in the old shell game. There’s a lot of … Read More
NAU women’s hoops can’t seem to get the engine started
For the new NAU women’s basketball coach, it must seem like she’s trying to start a stubborn lawn mower engine. She keeps pulling on the cord, the uncooperative machine sputters … Read More
NAU all-time basketball scoring record should fall tonight
Tonight’s 7 p.m. women’s basketball tilt between Northern Arizona University and Southern Utah should be one for the record books. Amy Patton, the senior scoring machine from McClintock High School … Read More
Another lost year? Patton seeking first NAU hoops win
The 5’10” guard with the smooth moves and sweet shooter’s touch put up 41 points in her last basketball game, setting a Big Sky Conference record. And still her team … Read More
‘Unfinished business’…NAU football motto paying off
Motivational gimmicks in sports don’t always work. But don’t tell that to Jerome Souers. The head football coach at Northern Arizona University seems to have found one that is paying … Read More
Defense is keeping NAU soccer post-season hopes alive
Lauren Weaver has turned into the Lumberjacks’ biggest weapon. And she has done it while being restricted to an area no bigger than seven feet deep and 21 feet wide. … Read More
NAU football climbs to No. 18 nationally after 4-1 start
Zach Bauman is a year older. Cary Grossart is healthy again. And NAU football is winning. The Lumberjacks jumped to No. 18 in the Sports Network Top 25 for FCS … Read More
Montana is off Souers’ bucket list; NAU football beats Griz
You have to go back to 1997 to find the last time the NAU football program recorded a win against the University of Montana. That was also the last season … Read More
Indoor T&F Championships…NAU men set Big Sky record
Prior to the start of the weekend’s Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships, NAU’s head track coach Eric Heins was talking about how excited he was that Northern Arizona would be … Read More