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The NAU men’s and women’s basketball teams played a double-header Saturday to open the Skydome for basketball for the season and it didn’t go well. The women took on the New Mexico Lobos to start the double-header. The Jacks played well in the first half, but the Lobos went on a run in the thirdFull Story

One of the longest tenured coaches at Northern Arizona University has stepped down. NAU soccer coach Andre Luciano turned in his resignation to NAU vice president of intercollegiate athletics Mike Marlow last week. NAU made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. Luciano was the head soccer coach at NAU for 18 years, accumulating a record of 149-150-52Full Story

The Flagstaff Eagles and Coconino Panthers boys and girls basketball teams had dominating wins as they began Grand Canyon Region play Tuesday night. The Eagles traveled to Prescott to take on the Badgers. The girls won their region opener, 57-19. The boys were equally as dominating as the jumped out to a 19-9 lead inFull Story

The NAU Lumberjacks men’s basketball team led by nine points at halftime, but couldn’t get the win as they fall to the Santa Clara Broncos,81-74, on the road Saturday night. Carlos Hines scored 16 points in the first half, hitting four-three pointers, but he was held in check in the second as he finished withFull Story

The NAU Lumberjacks fought and scrapped but ultimately fell to the Washington State Cougars in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament in four sets, 25-23, 25-15, 22-25, 25-21. Sophomore Heaven Harris had 17 kills in the match. The third-set win was the first ever set victory in school history in the tournament. TheFull Story

Too many turnovers were the story of the game as the NAU Lumberjacks men’s basketball team fell to UC-Davis on the road, 73-57. NAU had 12 turnovers at halftime and 19 for the game. Luke Avdalovic led the Jacks off the bench with 11 points on 3-4 shooting from three-point range. Bernie Andre and DavonFull Story

The NAU volleyball team will take on 20th-ranked Washington State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday in Pullman, Washington. The Lumberjacks swept through the Big Sky Tournament over the weekend, beating Idaho in straight sets. NAU has won 13 straight matches and 16 of their last 17. The Jacks are 26-8 onFull Story

The NAU volleyball team swept the Idaho Vandals for the second time in nine days to win the Big Sky Conference Tournament in Greeley, Colorado. The Lumberjacks not only swept the Vandals, they swept the tournament as they didn’t drop a set the entire time. The Jacks finished the regular season with a 26-8 mark,Full Story

The Winslow Bulldogs started defending their 3A state title in good fashion as they beat the Flagstaff Eagles, 63-47, at Flagstaff High School. Zachary Wagner led the Bulldogs with 24 points and Darius Janes added 14 points in the win. The Eagles are coming off a 4A playoff appearance, but lost a lot of scoringFull Story

NAU junior corner Khalil Dorsey was the only Lumberjack to garner first team, all-Big Sky honors in football this season. Dorsey finished the season with 33 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble. His best game came against Southern Utah where he had two interceptions en route to an NAU win. Senior wide receiver EmmanuelFull Story