Heitz Nominated for NAIA Walker Award
Northwestern College graduate and former linebacker Gabe Heitz is the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) nominee for the NAIA Dr. LeRoy Walker Champions of Character Award. It is one […]
From Northwest Iowa Farm to Voice of the Defenders: Byker Earns GPAC Honor
Long before Mike Byker became the voice most closely associated with Dordt University athletics, he was a nine- or 10-year-old attending his first Defender basketball game. Byker remembers watching Rick […]
Northwestern’s Tony Hoops Named GPAC Athletic Director of the Year
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Tony Hoops of Northwestern College (Iowa) has been named the 2025-26 Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Athletic Director of the Year. The award is […]
WOLLES HONORED AS GPAC ATHLETIC TRAINER OF THE YEAR
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern Director of Athletic Training Seth Wolles has been selected as the 2025-26 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Athletic Trainer of the Year. Wolles has led […]
2026 Siouxland Conference all conference softball and baseball
2026 Siouxland Softball All-Conference First Team (15) *Leah Blauwet 12 West Lyon *Katelyn Berentschot 12 West Lyon *Braylynn Childress 12 West Lyon *Jessa Ciesielski 10 West Lyon *Addyson DeBoom 11 […]
Bouman Says Leaving Northwestern Wasn’t Easy
Former Northwestern College softball coach Shane Bouman is speaking publicly for the first time since accepting the head coaching position at St. Cloud State University. Bouman, who led the Raiders […]
Northwest Iowa Community College Welcomes First-EverHead Men’s Golf Coach
Sheldon, Iowa – Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC) is excited to announce that Tom Rupp has joined the College as its first Head Men’s Golf Coach, officially beginning his role […]
Shane Bouman Named Head Coach of St. Cloud State Softball
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State University has announced Shane Bouman as the next head coach of St. Cloud State Softball. Bouman comes to SCSU with more than 25 […]
Bouman Departs After Guiding Northwestern to Historic Success
Northwestern softball head coach Shane Bouman, the winningest coach in program history, has resigned after eight seasons to pursue new coaching opportunities. “We are incredibly grateful for the ways Shane […]
026 FINAL Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings – Class 1A & 2A– Monday, July 6
Class 2A School Record LW 1 Riverside 23-5 1 2 Grand View Christian 24-3 3 3 Missouri Valley 24-2 4 4 Louisa-Muscatine 25-6 5 5 Interstate 35 24-8 2 6 […]