Three Huskie football starters to enter transfer portal
James Krause, Senior Reporter
May 12, 2020
DeKALB — Three redshirt senior football players, all starters last season, left the NIU program Monday in favor of entering the transfer portal. Tight end Mitchell Brinkman and defensive tackle Jack Heflin declared their entering of the transfer portal via statements on Twitter. Offensive lineman ...
Some NIU Athletics employees to see pay cuts due to pandemic
James Krause, Senior Reporter
May 1, 2020
DeKALB—Athletic Director Sean Frazier announced Thursday that athletic department employees will see pay cuts “of one kind or another” to help the department save money during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frazier announced Thursday, in an edition of his “Frazier’s Corner,” that himself and Foo...
Huff’s Hoops: “The Last Dance” highlights change in NBA rivalries
Jarrett Huff, Sports Editor
April 28, 2020
Episodes three and four of ESPN 30 for 30’s “The Last Dance” aired Sunday, giving us arguably some of the best two hours in the documentary series’ history. From Ron Harper’s criticism of Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach Lenny Wilkens decision to have Craig Ehlo guard Michael Jordan on “T...
Jordan Steckler signs with Saints as undrafted free agent
Kyle Mathas, Reporter
April 26, 2020
DeKALB — NIU’s very own Jordan Steckler signed a deal with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints Saturday as an undrafted rookie free agent, according to NIU Football’s Twitter account. Steckler is a 6-foot-5, 305 pound offensive lineman from Two Rivers, Wisconsin. He will be graduating from NIU this sp...
Huff’s Hoops: Jerry Krause destroyed the Bulls, not Michael Jordan
Jarrett Huff, Sports Editor
April 21, 2020
"The Last Dance," a long-awaited ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, premiered Sunday with its first two of 10 episodes, and it became clear from the jump that deceased Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause was designated the antagonist. Krause, who died in 2017, is obviously unable to defend himself...
Brooke Stonebraker signs letter of intent to join Huskies
Justin Kelley, Senior Reporter
April 18, 2020
DeKALB — The women’s basketball team gained a much-needed paint presence on Thursday as Brooke Stonebraker signed a letter of intent to join the Huskies this fall. Stonebreaker is a 6-foot-3-inch forward out of Versailles High School in Versailles, Ohio and played AAU for the Cincinnati Angels....
NIU baseball players practice discipline to stay fit for next season
Matt Boecker, Assistant Sports Editor
April 15, 2020
DeKALB — The NIU baseball players continue training physically and mentally, as their focus has shifted to next season with extended eligibility for seniors and other disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior first baseman Jordan Larson and senior catcher Jake Dunham said continued training ...
First day of MAC Wrestling Championships sees two Huskies move on to finals
James Krause, Senior Reporter
April 11, 2020
DeKALB — The wrestling team will have two representatives in the Mid-American Conference championship finals tomorrow at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. Redshirt first-year Izzak Olejnik will head to his first career championship final at 165 lbs. Redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Brit Wilson will head ba...
Baseball players learn lessons despite canceled season
Matt Boecker, Assistant Sports Editor
April 8, 2020
DeKALB — Despite the negativity surrounding the NIU baseball team’s season being canceled, the players learned a lesson that will help them down the road. When the NCAA officially announced spring athletes would receive an extra year of eligibility, the baseball team wasn’t shocked, but still felt ...
WrestleMania 36: Salvaged event limps to finish
James Krause, Senior Reporter
April 2, 2020
World Wrestling Entertainment’s attendance figures for its biggest annual show, WrestleMania, have been under scrutiny since its inception. In 1987, while WWE contends that 93,173 people packed the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan for WrestleMania III, other wrestling news outlets like Wrestling O...
NIU Recreation and Wellness holds virtual intramural sports
Matt Boecker, Assistant Sports Editor
March 31, 2020
DeKALB — Despite the cancellation of intramural sports due to COVID-19, NIU Recreation and Wellness is still encouraging friendly competition in a pair of virtual events made to keep NIU students and staff entertained and involved. Trick shot competition The first way to participate is through RecWe...
Women’s basketball says goodbye to five seniors
Quentin Wilson, Senior Reporter
March 31, 2020
DeKALB — Women’s basketball will say goodbye to five seniors after seeing their season ended in the first round of the Mid-American Tournament. “This group is special,” Head Coach Lisa Carlsen said. “Many are a part of that first recruiting class, a huge foundation for what we build.” The H...
