Anne Delaney

University of Northern Colorado senior Isaiah Hawthorne celebrates after scoring against Idaho at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley on Saturday Feb. 22, 2025. The Bears won 92-74.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)

Big Sky best: Northern Colorado men鈥檚 basketball beats Weber State, claims share of Big Sky regular-season title

March 4, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

Jaron Rillie scored a team-high 24 points, including 11 of the Bears' 24 points in a sluggish first half to lead UNC to its first Big Sky title since the...

Northern Colorado men鈥檚 basketball explodes in second half, beats Idaho 92-74 in final regular-season home game聽

February 22, 2025 at 9:30 p.m.

鈥淭he impact is daily,鈥� Bears coach Steve Smiley said of Hawthorne and Reynolds, who are averaging 17.3 and 16.5 points this year. 鈥淲hen you have really talented guys, sometimes it...

University of Northern Colorado sports roundup: Montana men鈥檚 basketball bounces Bears out of 1st place in Big Sky

February 19, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

UNC and Montana split their two conference games with each team winning on the road. UNC鈥檚 other conference loss came Jan. 23 at Idaho.

The University of Northern Colorado teachers are hoping to get a raise in salary. Unfortunately due to higher education funding in Colorado many issues with salaries occur. Photo Illustration (Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)

University of Northern Colorado looks at higher faculty pay, other priorities

February 18, 2025 at 7:41 a.m.

鈥淲e want them to think about the core academic mission as they鈥檙e approving future budgets.鈥�

University of Northern Colorado’s Isaiah Hawthorne, middle, has the ball ripped away from him by Montana’s Kai Johnson, right, while playing at Bank of Colorado Arena on Thursday Feb. 6, 2025. The Bears lost 86-78.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)

UNC men鈥檚 basketball: Montana beats Bears in Big Sky Conference match-up of top 2 teams

February 7, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

鈥淏eing soft,鈥� Reynolds said. 鈥淗onestly, it started off with me. Pushing out those two buckets in the first media (time out). I was being soft. I shut that off, they...

University of Northern Colorado senior Quinn Denker reacts after hitting a 3-point shot against Northern Arizona at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley on Saturday. (Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)

鈥楾he best Quinn I can be鈥�: Senior guard Quinn Denker keys Northern Colorado men鈥檚 basketball to win over NAU

February 1, 2025 at 8:29 p.m.

鈥淔ine-tuned some things and do what we do, which is shoot when we鈥檙e open,鈥� Denker said. 鈥淵ou gotta continue to shoot whether the ball is falling or not.鈥�

University of Northern Colorado wrestler Andrew Alirez made history for the Bears winning the 2023 Big 12 champion and wrestler of the year at 141 pounds. This will be the final season for Alirez after a historic career.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)

鈥楽melling the flowers a little bit鈥�: Northern Colorado鈥檚 Andrew Alirez trains for 2nd NCAA title in final collegiate season

December 21, 2024 at 1:06 p.m.

鈥淚t抖阴ap like, hey, let抖阴ap just really be the best we can,鈥� Nickerson said. 鈥淚f he does that, yeah, I don鈥檛 think there is anybody that can beat him.鈥�

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