Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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DECORATED FANS MICKEY Murray, Joel Wald and Jeremy SchulU celebrate another Bearcat touchdown during the second half of the Homecoming game against the University of Missouri-Rolla. The painted fans ongmally spelled ' BEAR ' with ' CATS ' painted on their backs but the letter E ' left the game early Photo by Amy Roh TOUCHDOWN BEARCATS. FANS at the Homecoming game against the University of Missoun-Rolla cheer for another touchdown. Fans played an integral F art in every s porting event. Photo by Jason Myers r AT A FOOTBALL game Troy McOanteis cheers on the Bearcats. McOan eis painted his face and wore a green and white hat tj every home ganfie. Photo by Sarah Phipps Fans at sronrs Ois

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Athletic teams thrive on by Brad Brentlinger To sports fans across America, nothing was more satisfying than attending a sporting event of their favorite team. To the athletes of those teams, nothing was more satisfying than to look out into the stands and see them filled with fans cheering them on to victory. The fans were often an overlooked part of sports, but as long as they attended games, they would always be appreciated. Since he began attending Northwest, Troy Smith had been to many Bearcat football games. A football fan his whole life. Smith said he knew the fans made a difference. Even though away games were harder to attend, I made it a point to go to every home game, Smith said. I realized it could not have was the men ' s basketball team. We tried to catch at least a half of their game, and in return, they tried to see as much of our games as they could. Softball coach Pam Knox felt that good fan turnout was a direct result of a team ' s play. We encouraged our athletes to play sharp for the fans, Knox said. When we played double- headers, they could take as long as three hours, so we tried to do as much as we could to keep the fans in the stands cheering us on. The athletes at Northwest appreciated fan support, whether it was standing room only or just a few spectators, while the fans appreciated the athletes for giving them something to cheer for. been easy for those football players to run up and down the field, going all out for an entire game. If the fans ' presence on the field assisted our team in victory, then I felt it was well worth the effort. Basketball player Becky Wheeler appreciated athletes from other sports who supported them. The football team was great about coming out to support us, Wheeler said. They were usually at our games, and of course we had the cheerleaders at every game too. Another big supporter for us Bobby Bearcat Fan Club by Brad Brentlinger Northwest expanded into the community by starting the Bobby Bearcat Fan Club. When children became members, they received a Bobby Bearcat coloring book, bumper stickers, a patch, Bobby Bearcat trading cards, and an autographed Bobby Bearcat certificate. The program was designed for children ages 1 and younger, and there was no cost to join. Every month, the members with birthdays in that month had their name put into a hat. The winners of the drawings had the option on their birthday to either tour the Northwest athletic facilities with Bobby Bearcat, or have Bobby himself go to their house on their birthday with cake and balloons. This program was started in the fall and hoped to gain new members as it continued. Cheerleader Jacob DiPietre suggested the idea to John Yates, the Northwest cheerleading coach. They held a meeting with Athletic Promoter Matt Symonds and Director of Communications Marketing Ken White and were able to work out an agreement. The funding for the program came out of the cheerleading budget, public relations budget, and the athletic budget. The fan club was aimed directly at children in the community in an attempt to embrace the residents of Nodaway county and get them more involved in Northwest activities. n 01 4 STUOKNT LIFE

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