SENATOBIA – Northwest Community College invites students, faculty, staff and the community to "Meet the Rangers" night for men's and women's basketball on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 5:15 p.m. at Howard Coliseum.

The Ranger cheerleading squad will perform and the players of both basketball teams will be introduced. In addition, we'll hold a football pep rally in advance of Saturday's playoff game. The entire event should last around 30 minutes and will be streamed live on the Periscope app.

The Lady Rangers finished 19-7 and finished as division runner-up last season, advancing to both the state and region tournaments. The men's team won three straight to end the year at 11-10.

Northwest's football team is ranked 2nd nationally at 8-1 overall and will host 17th-ranked East Central on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. in the state semifinals.

Northwest will open the 2015-16 basketball season at the Northeast Tipoff Classic Nov. 2-3 in Booneville.