RANGER FOOTBALL ADDS ASSISTANT COACHES
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Northwestern
Oklahoma State University head football coach
Keith Barefield recently announced the hiring
of David Poinsett as Assistant Head
Coach/Offensive Line Coach and Chad Adams as
Defensive Coordinator |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University head
football coach Keith Barefield recently announced
the hiring of David Poinsett as Assistant Head
Coach/Offensive Line Coach and Chad Adams as
Defensive Coordinator.
Poinsett has spent the last three years in the
business sector and will return to coaching with
more than 20 years experience, including
collegiate and professional experience.
Poinsett served two terms as a coach for the Macon
Knights of the Arena Football League 2. During the
2005 and 2006 seasons, he was the assistant coach
and in his first tenure in 2004, he was employed
as the Offensive Coordinator. In between the Macon
Knights, Poinsett was an assistant coach at
Arkansas Tech University from 2004-05.
For four years, 2001-04, Poinsett was the head
coach at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in
Wesson, Miss. He also was an offensive line coach
at two other colleges, including Mars Hill College
(N.C.) for five seasons (1997-01) and from 1996-97
at Newberry College (S.C.).
A 1989 graduate of the University of South
Carolina, Poinsett was named the team’s Lineman of
the Year during the 1987 season as well as being a
member of South Carolina’s All-Decade team of the
1980’s.
He served as a student assistant at South Carolina
during the 1988 season and followed in 1989 as a
graduate assistant at Youngstown State University.
Throughout his coaching career, Poinsett has been
an AFCA District III Representative, a member of
the Division II Assistant Football Coaches
Committee and has been an active AFCA member from
1996-present.
Poinsett received his bachelor’s degree in history
and his master’s degree in social studies from
South Carolina in 1995.
Adams, who has spent the last two seasons as a
defensive line coach, special teams coordinator
and recruiting coordinator at Fort Scott (Kan.)
Community College, joins the staff as the
defensive coordinator.
Before arriving at Fort Scott, Adams coached the
outside linebackers and strong safeties at Central
Missouri State University during the 2005 season.
In 2004, Adams was the defensive line coach at
Coffeyville Community College under head coach and
former Ranger, Rion Rhoades.
Adams spent 2003 as a student assistant coach at
Northwestern Oklahoma State and coached the
defensive line. He helped the Rangers to their
third appearance in the NAIA National Championship
game in just five years.
Prior to coming to Alva, Adams
attended Fort Hays State University, where he
played defensive end for a season and was an
offensive lineman for three. He was a student
assistant working with the defensive ends in
2001-02 and earned a bachelor’s degree in health
and physical education from Fort Hays.
Adams received his master’s degree
in education from Northwestern in May of 2004.
The two coaches will officially begin their duties
on August 1.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PLANS FAN BUS TO
RANGER FOOTBALL GAME IN SOUTH DAKOTA
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The
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni
Association is taking reservations from Ranger
football fans to ride a chartered bus to the
Saturday, September 13, regular season
football game against Black Hills State
University in Spearfish, S.D. |
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni
Association is taking reservations from Ranger
football fans to ride a chartered bus to the
Saturday, September 13, regular season football
game against Black Hills State University in
Spearfish, S.D.
Alumni director Lizabeth Richey said that on
Friday, September 12, the bus will begin loading
on the east side of Ranger Field at 4:30 a.m. with
departure from Alva scheduled for 5 a.m. The bus
will arrive at Mount Rushmore around 6 p.m. for an
hour of exploration at the national monument. We
will arrive in Deadwood, S.D. around 8 p.m. and
stay the night at the First Gold Gaming Hotel.
Entertainment for the evening will be at the
leisure of the passenger. The hotel will give $10
of promotional money to be spent at the hotel.
The Deadwood Jam, a two
day musical extravaganza, featuring some of the
best country, rock, reggae and blues music all on
one stage in historic Deadwood, will be taking
place. To check out who will be playing and when,
go to the Deadwood Web site at
www.deadwood.org/DeadwoodEvents/DeadwoodJam. A
discounted ticket price of $15 is offered. If you
would like to go then you need to specify when you
RSVP.
Complimentary continental breakfast is available
at the hotel and we will be leaving for Spearfish,
S.D. at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 13. The
Black Hills State Alumni Association has invited
the group to a tailgate before the game. Cost is
$10 for all-you-can-eat brats, burgers and drinks.
Kickoff for the game will be 1 p.m.
Arrival back in Alva is estimated at 6 a.m. on
Sunday, September 14.
Various meal and rest stops will be made to and
from South Dakota.
Cost for this trip is $209 per seat and only 54
seats are available. This includes bus trip and
hotel expenses. The rooms are non-smoking, double
occupancy with two beds. A single room is
available for an additional fee.
Reservations may be made by calling (580) 327-8593
or e-mailing
nwalumni@nwosu.edu. The deadline, with a $50
deposit, is 5 p.m., Thursday, July 24 and final
payment is due by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 15.
Tickets for the game, meals, and incidentals are
not included in the bus fare. Tickets for the game
are $7 and will be available for purchase at the
gate.
31 TEAMS COMPETE IN RANGER FOOTBALL GOLF
TOURNAMENT
More than 130 golfers divided between 31 teams
took place in the 12th Annual Ranger
Football Golf Tournament at the Alva Golf and
Country Club on Saturday, May 31. Two flights were
used, a morning flight beginning at 7 a.m. and a
12:30 afternoon flight. Thirteen teams competed in
the morning flight, with 18 taking the course.
First, second and third place teams for both
flights are as follows:
Morning:
1st Place (57) – Mike Mitchel, Jay
Mitchel, David Brenner, Dalen McVay, Steve Ford,
Detrick Whitehead
*2nd Place (62) – Mike Garrison, Jay
Garrison, Don Sweat, Jim York
*3rd Place (62) – Mickey Hadwiger, Jack
Hammontree, J.J. Lane, Jason Gaisford
* - scorecard playoff
Afternoon:
*1st Place (56) – Brian Clothier, Tom
Gregory, Marty Province, Shane Pingry
*2nd Place (56) – Jerry Garrison, Cory
Garrison, Roy Harper, Chris Jones
3rd Place (61) – Slade Young, Corey
Miller, Todd Peach, Bobby Hayes
* - scorecard playoff
Morning flight winners include: Mike Mitchel,
Jay Mitchel,
David Brenner, Dalen McVay, Steve Ford,
Detrick Whitehead
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Afternoon
flight winners include:
Brian Clothier,
Tom Gregory, Marty Province, Shane Pingry |
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RANGER FOOTBALL RANKED 17TH IN
2008 NAIA SPRING POLL
In
the second annual National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Football Top 25
Spring Coaches’ Poll, the Northwestern Oklahoma
State Ranger Football team is ranked 17th
after receiving 151 votes. The poll was voted upon
by a 17 member-panel of head coaches representing
each of the conferences and independents.
Northwestern finished up the 2007 football season
with an 8-4 record and made it to the first round
of the NAIA Championship Series. The Rangers were
ranked 18th in the final 2008 poll.
Northwestern opens the 2008 football season
against long-time rival Southwestern Oklahoma
State University at Ranger Field on Thursday,
August 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
2008 NAIA Football Top 25 Spring Coaches' Poll
NORTHWESTERN
RELEASES 2008 FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
The
Northwestern Oklahoma State Ranger football team
has a full 10-game schedule set for the upcoming
2008 football season. The Rangers, under the
direction of second-year coach Keith Barefield,
open the football season with long-time in-state
rival Southwestern Oklahoma on Thursday, August 28
at 7 p.m. at Ranger Field.
Northwetern will be idle for a week before heading
to Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D.
for a 1 p.m. game on September 13, then return the
following week for a September 20 home matchup
with Southwestern College (Kan.).
After another idle week, the Rangers will then
play on seven consecutive Saturdays to close the
season. They will host Sterling College (Kan.) on
October 4 and then travel to Peru State College
(Neb.) in Peru, Neb. on the following Saturday.
Northwestern will return home against NCAA
Division II Oklahoma Panhandle State University on
October 18.
Northwestern will begin Central States Conference
Play on October 25, as they travel to Langston
University for a 2 p.m. kickoff.
The final three weeks will conclude CSFL play as
NWOSU hosts Southern Nazarene for 4 p.m.
homecoming contest on November 1. The final road
game will be at Bacone College for a November 8
game and then the season will conclude the
following week, November 15, as the Rangers host
Texas College in the final game of the regular
season.
Northwestern, who has won eight Central States
Football League titles, posted an 8-4 record and
made it to the first round of the NAIA
Championship Series. Sixteen teams make up the
NAIA Championship series, beginning November 22.
Fans and supporters can catch the Rangers this
spring, as they host their annual spring game on
Thursday, April 17 at 3:30 p.m. at Ranger Field.
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Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Time |
| August 28 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
Alva |
7 p.m. |
| September 13 |
Black Hills
State University |
Spearfish,
S.D. |
1 p.m. |
| September
20 |
Southwestern College (Kan.) |
Alva |
7 p.m. |
| October 4 |
Sterling
College (Kan.) |
Alva |
2 p.m. |
| October 11 |
Peru State
College (Neb.) |
Peru, Neb. |
1 p.m. |
|
October 18 |
Oklahoma
Panhandle State University |
Alva |
2 p.m. |
| October 25 |
*Langston
University |
Langston |
2 p.m. |
| November
1 |
*Southern
Nazarene University - Homecoming |
Alva |
4 p.m. |
| November
15 |
*Texas
College |
Alva |
2 p.m. |
| November 22 |
NAIA
Championship Series |
TBA |
TBA |
RANGER FOOTBALL TO HOST PRO DAY
ALVA,
Okla. –
The Northwestern Oklahoma State football team will
be hosting a Pro Day at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 14
at Ranger Field. Professional scouts from the
National Football League, Canadian Football League
and other professional leagues have been invited
to attend.
Pro Day allows current and recently graduated
Ranger Football players to showcase their talents
and prove to scouts that they have the ability and
tools to make it in the next level. Participants,
consisting of upcoming seniors and a few recent
grads, will be timed in the 40-yard dash and will
be measured.
Pro Day is open to the general public and is free
of charge.
Northwestern finished the 2007 season with an 8-4
record and claimed the Central States Football
League Championship under first year Head Coach
Keith Barefield. The Rangers returned to the NAIA
Championship Series, making it to the first round
after a two-year break.
RANGER FOOTBALL INKS 38 ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
ALVA,
Okla. –
Northwestern Oklahoma State
University football coach Keith Barefield and his
coaching staff have signed 38 student athletes to
national letters of intent on Wednesday, February
6, the first day of the national signing period.
The list consists of 16 college transfers and 22
incoming freshman.
“Without a doubt this signee list represents a lot
of hard work and long hours by our coaching
staff,” remarked Barefield. “I am extremely proud
of the effort that our coaches have put in
recruiting these young men.”
“We have addressed a lot of our immediate and long
term needs with this group and we are not done. We
feel this is going to be an outstanding class with
many of these guys becoming starters,
all-conference and all-american performers in the
red and black.”
College Transfers List
|
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown/College |
|
Jeffrey Banks |
LB |
6-2 |
235 |
So. |
Fort Myers,
Fla./Georgia Military College |
|
David Barker Jr. |
DL |
6-2 |
270 |
Jr. |
Los Angeles, Calif./North Carolina A&T |
|
Raymond Butler
II |
RB |
5-7 |
195 |
Fr. |
Rice,
Texas/Waldorf College (Iowa) |
|
Michael Collins |
WR |
5-10 |
170 |
Fr. |
Oklahoma City, Okla./Langston University |
|
Jarrod Flynn |
DB |
5-9 |
155 |
Fr. |
Watonga,
Okla./Southwestern Oklahoma State |
|
Rhemas Griffith |
DB |
5-10 |
170 |
So. |
Dallas, Tex./Paul Quinn College (Tex.) |
|
Patrick Henry |
DB |
5-10 |
165 |
So. |
Capitol Heights,
Md./Lackawanna Junior Coll. (Pa.) |
|
Dwayne Heyward |
DB |
5-7 |
175 |
Fr. |
Tampa, Fla./University of South Dakota |
|
Demorris Kilow |
RB |
6-2 |
215 |
So. |
Ozark,
Ala./Concordia College (Ala.) |
|
Rocky Lee |
LB |
5-11 |
220 |
Fr. |
Jonesboro, Ga./Savannah St. (Ga.) |
|
Lamon Miller |
CB |
6-0 |
190 |
Fr. |
Fort Worth,
Tex./Texas College |
|
Bryan Perkins |
WR |
6-3 |
175 |
So. |
Pensacola, Fla./Paul Quinn College (Tex.) |
|
Ty Ray |
K/P |
5-7 |
155 |
So. |
Watonga, Okla./Northwetern
Oklahoma State |
|
David Vaitafa |
DL |
6-1 |
330 |
So. |
Savannah, Ga./Scottsdale Comm. College (Ariz.) |
|
Gregory Williams |
WR |
5-9 |
160 |
So. |
Jackson,
La./West Virginia Tech |
|
Michael Zweiacker |
OL |
6-3 |
290 |
Fr. |
Fort Worth/Texas College |
Incoming Freshman List
|
|
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/College |
|
Keith Barefield
Jr. |
RB |
6-3 |
225 |
Alva,
Okla./Victoria Memorial High School (Tex.) |
|
Thomas Byrne |
LB |
6-1 |
220 |
Victoria,
Tex./Victoria Memorial High School |
|
James Day |
DE |
6-2 |
230 |
Guthrie,
Okla./Guthrie High School |
|
Geoff Elliott |
OT |
6-4 |
240 |
Wakita, Okla./Wakita
High School |
|
Kyle Gamble |
LB |
6-1 |
215 |
Enid, Okla./Enid
High School |
|
Seth Gonzalez |
TE |
6-6 |
265 |
Inez,
Tex./Victoria Memorial High School |
|
Bradley Gordon |
LB |
6-1 |
215 |
Alva,
Okla./Cherokee High School |
|
Michael Harmon |
LB |
6-0 |
190 |
Guthrie,
Okla./Guthrie High School |
|
Marquis Harvard |
WR |
5-9 |
175 |
Stranahan, Fla./Stranahan
High School |
|
Blake Heintzelman |
WR |
6-1 |
185 |
Moore,
Okla./Moore High School |
|
Kyle Henricks |
QB |
6-3 |
220 |
Little Elm,
Tex./American Heritage Academy |
|
Eric Herbert |
DB |
5-11 |
185 |
Pensacola,
Fla./Pensacola High School |
|
Vincent Hill |
RB |
6-0 |
195 |
Pensacola,
Fla./Pensacola High School |
|
Greg Hines |
OT |
6-5 |
320 |
Guthrie,
Okla./Guthrie High School |
|
Taylor Hooper |
WR |
5-9 |
170 |
Alva,
Okla./Okeene High School |
|
Hunter Kidder |
RB |
6-0 |
245 |
San Antonio,
Tex./O'Conner High School |
|
Bennie Poole |
DB |
5-8 |
155 |
Savannah,
Ga./Jenkins High School |
|
Jordan Ragland |
OC |
6-3 |
285 |
Eufaula,
Ala./Eufaula High School |
|
Jonathan Sherman |
FS |
6-1 |
185 |
Pensacola,
Fla./Pensacola High School |
|
Willie Smith |
OG |
6-5 |
310 |
Pensacola,
Fla./Pensacola High School |
|
Jonathan
Washington |
FB |
5-11 |
230 |
Guthrie,
Okla./Guthrie High School |
|
Brandon Yadon |
S |
6-0 |
200 |
Waynoka,
Okla./Waynoka High School |
NORTHWESTERN FALLS TO SIOUX FALLS
IN PLAYOFF GAME
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| No. 18
Northwestern Oklahoma State's season came to
an end as the Rangers fell 35-7 against No. 1
University of Sioux Falls. |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –
In its first playoff game after a two-year
absence, No. 18 Northwestern Oklahoma State
University fell 35-7 to the NAIA’s top-ranked
University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, S.D. in
the first round of the NAIA National Championship
Series. The Rangers dropped to 8-4 on the year,
while USF extended its win streak to 25 games and
are 11-0 on the season.
The Cougars’ offense was very efficient in the
first half, scoring on all four possessions. After
Northwestern received the opening kickoff, the
Rangers drove 28 yards on six plays before turning
the ball over on a first-and-ten. Sioux Falls
didn’t waste any time and took 1:43 off the clock
on four plays to score the game’s first touchdown.
USF quarterback Chad Cavender completed a 36-yard
pass to Matt Lindgren for the Cougars to go up 7-0
at the 11:26 mark in the first quarter.
Northwestern answered the Cougar’s call, and on
the next drive Thez Robinson capped a 16-play,
83-yard drive to knot the game at 7-7. During the
drive, the NWOSU converted six first downs and
killed almost eight minutes of clock.
Sioux Falls took a 14-7 lead at the one minute
mark in the first quarter. The Cougars did so on a
10-yard keeper from Cavender.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Rangers marched
20-yards on 13 plays to erase six minutes off the
clock, before being forced to punt.
The Cougars received the ball on their own
eight-yard line after a 50-yard punt from Aaron
Vermillion. Sioux Falls went the length of the
field, 92-yards, to score their third consecutive
touchdown and take a 21-7 lead. Cavender completed
a 26-yard pass to Jon Ryan for the score.
Northwestern received the ball with 6:28 to go
before halftime and went four and out. A
Vermillion punt left the Cougars on their own 32
yard line.
Sioux Falls used six plays to go 68 yards while
scoring their fourth touchdown and took a
commanding 28-7 lead on the Rangers. Cavender
again found the end zone on a pass, this time on a
14-yard completion.
After the half, the Cougars took the wind out of
Northwestern as they scored on the first down of
the half. Erik Cimpl got loose for 71 yards to
score the Cougars final touchdown on their fifth
drive.
The Rangers got as close as the Sioux Falls
16-yard line during the third quarter, but turned
the ball over on downs. The fourth quarter proved
to be tough for the Rangers to move the ball,
going three plays and out all three possessions in
the final quarter.
Northwestern finished with 278 yards of total
offense, including 181 yards on the ground.
Robinson finished with 107 yards, just one yard
shy of tying Patrick Crayton’s single season
rushing record of 1,426 yards. Barefield picked up
61 yards on 10 carries and completed 12-of-20
passes for 97 yards, including two interceptions.
Korey Williams was the leading receiver with 62
yards on eight catches.
The Ranger defense gave up 506 total yards, with
355 of those yards on the ground. Kelvin Morgan
paced NWOSU with six tackles, including five solo
stops. Jimmy Gomez and Patrick Travis had 5.5
tackles each.
The Cougar’s Erik Cimple and Ryan Lowmiller
combined for over 300 yards rushing, with Cimple
running for 177 yards on 18 carries. Cavender
completed 10-of-13 passes for 151 yards and three
touchdowns.
Northwestern finished the season with an 8-4
record and claimed the Central States Football
League Championship under first year head coach
Keith Barefield.
RANGER FOOTBALL DOMINATES ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS;
BAREFIELD, ROBINSON AND VERMILLION TOP LIST
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| First year
head coach Keith Barefield highlights 22
Ranger football players named to the CSFL
all-conference teams. |
Northwestern Oklahoma State’s football team
dominated the Central States Football
League all-conference teams, released by the
league office on Wednesday. Twenty-two Ranger
football players filled 25 positions, along with
head coach Keith Barefield, gracing the list.
First year head coach Keith Barefield was named
the CSFL Coach of the Year after leading the
Rangers to a conference title, an 8-3 overall
record and to an undefeated 4-0 conference mark.
Thez Robinson and Aaron Vermillion were named
Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Year,
respectively.
Robinson, a senior running back from Lyons, Ga.,
repeats as the Offensive Player of the Year and
led the conference in rushing with 131.8 yards per
game. The four-time CSFL player of the week is
ranked sixth in the NAIA in scoring per game
(10.2) and rushing yards per game (131.8).
Robinson has scored 17 touchdowns and averages 7.1
yards on 186 rushes.
Vermillion, a four-year starter at kicker/punter
from Cordell, is ranked second on the team in
scoring, behind Robinson, with 74 points. He has
converted 9-of-13 field goals with a long of 45
yards and hit 47-of-50 PAT’s. Vermillion was named
the CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week three
times and averages 36.3 yards on 32 punts.
Joining Robinson on the first-team offense are:
junior quarterback Billy Barefield, senior running
back Rod Gray, senior wide receiver Zach Edwards,
senior tight end Cotton Green, freshman offensive
lineman Cale Fischer, sophomore offensive lineman
Kyle Koricanek and senior offensive lineman
Christian Quintana.
Barefield anchors the Rangers offense in his first
season as the Rangers’ signal caller. He has
thrown for 1,559 yards and 11 touchdowns and
completed 113-of-181 attempts. Barefield ranks
ninth in the NAIA with a 149.3 pass efficiency and
thrown for 141.7 yards per game.
Gray, the second leading rusher for the Rangers,
has rushed for 69.7 yards per game and has found
the end zone seven times. Edwards paces the
receiving corps with 59.5 yards per game and has
scored twice. Green has scored three touchdowns as
a tight end and averages 12.2 yards per catch.
On the defensive side of the ball, four
student-athletes were named first-team. Lineman
Lantz Mathers, defensive back Derrick Thomas and
linebackers B.J. Hodshire and Bradley Hartfield
were all named to the squad.
Mathers, a sophomore defensive end from New
Orleans, La., is second on the team with 78
tackles. He has 20.5 tackles for losses of 107.2
yards and ten sacks. Mathers also has four forced
fumbles, a recovered fumble and six pass breakups.
Thomas, a senior in his first season of collegiate
football, led the Rangers in interceptions with
five for 83 yards. The Mooreland native has
garnered 54 tackles and had two passes defended.
Hodshire, a four-year starter from Pawnee, led the
way in tackles with 80. He has 39 solo stops, nine
tackles for loss and four sacks. Hartfield, a
sophomore from Alvord, Tex., picked up 63 tackles
and had eight tackles for loss.
Vermillion and Edwards were both named to the
all-conference first-team special team squad.
Vermillion was recognized as a place kicker while
Edwards repeated as a punt returner.
Junior running back Colt Oller and offensive
linemen sophomore Matt Brand and junior Shane
Lewis were selected to the second-team offense.
Making the second-team defensive all-conference
team were: sophomore defensive lineman Kevin
McDonald, senior defensive lineman Shawn Meek,
freshman linebacker Jimmy Gomez, freshman
defensive back Nate Cotton and junior defensive
back Tyler Grey.
Vermillion was named the punter on the second-team
special teams.
Northwestern (8-3) tangles with the NAIA’s top
ranked team, The University of Sioux Falls, in a
noon game in the first round of the NAIA Playoffs
at
USF Sanford Health Sports Complex on Saturday, November
17.
ROBINSON AND HODSHIRE HONORED BY CSFL
Northwestern
Oklahoma State’s Thez Robinson and B.J. Hodshire
were honored this week by the Central States
Football League as they were named Offensive
Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the
Week, respectively, in the final week of the
regular season.
Robinson received his fourth Offensive Player of
the Week award this season, pounding out 274 yards
on 27 carries while setting a school record, in
the Rangers’ 45-7 victory over No. 25 Southern
Nazarene. He broke the previous single-game
rushing record of 257 yards set by Al Hunt against
Sioux Falls (S.D.) in 2000. Robinson, a senior
from Lyons, Ga., is 108 yards shy of the
individual season mark of 1,426 yards. He
currently has 17 touchdowns and is averaging 7.1
yards per carry.
Hodshire, a four-year starter from Pawnee, tied
his career-high in tackles with 15, including
eight solo tackles in his final regular season
game. He also had a half a tackle for three yards
of loss. Hodshire leads the Rangers with 80
tackles and has four sacks on the season.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PLANS FAN BUS
TO RANGER FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAME
AGAINST
SIOUX FALLS
The
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni
Association is taking reservations from Ranger
football fans to ride a chartered bus to the
Saturday, Nov. 17 playoff game in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota
The Rangers will face the number one team in the
NAIA, the Sioux Falls Cougars, on Saturday Nov. 17
at 12 p.m.
On Nov. 16, the bus will begin loading on the east
side of Ranger Field at 9:30 p.m. with departure
from Alva scheduled for 10 p.m. Breakfast on
Saturday morning will be approximately 7 a.m. with
arrival at the game around 11:30 a.m.
Kickoff for the game will be 12 p.m. Check-in at
the Hampton Inn following the game, and departure
from Sioux Falls on Sunday morning, Nov. 18, at 8
a.m.
Cost for this trip is $153 per seat and 55 seats
are available. This includes bus trip and hotel
expenses. The rooms are non-smoking, double
occupancy with two beds. An extra $50 charge will
be added if you want to stay in a room by
yourself. Reservations may be made by calling
(580) 327-8593 or e-mailing
nwalumni@nwosu.edu.
The deadline is 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Tickets for the game are not included in the bus
fare and food and entertainment expenses are up to
the passenger. The cost for tickets will be $10
for adults and $6 for students. Various bus stops
will be made to and from Sioux Falls.
Don’t miss this opportunity to cheer the Rangers
to a first-round playoff victory!
NO. 18 NORTHWESTERN MEETS NO. 1
SIOUX FALLS
IN FIRST ROUND OF NAIA PLAYOFFS
