It’s sweet to repeat for the NIU women’s golf team. Solid performances from the sister act of Jackie and Lisa Bailey led NIU to a repeat championship at the Western Illinois Invite. Lisa’s 155 equaled the best total score in the two-round tournament,...

It’s 1983. The final episode of "M*A*S*H" just aired, the United States invaded Grenada, Madonna released her first record - yes, that circular black thing - and if you owned a Cabbage Patch Kid, you were "rad." What most may not remember about that...

Editors note: "The Ostrus Factor" will be a weekly football column written by Sean Ostruszka, the Northern Star football writer. You’ve heard the saying, "On any given Sunday." It means on any given day any team can win no matter the opponent or circumstances....

"Hey coach, have I been Wally Pipp’d?" Standing in Huskie Stadium before a practice last year, NIU’s A.J. Harris had to know if his hunch was right. Running backs coach DeAndre Smith stood in front of his player. This was someone he’d coached for...

When it was announced All-MAC linebacker Javan Lee would miss the season, the NIU football team needed someone to step up. Junior safety Dustin Utschig answered the call and made his mark by leading the team in tackles in his first two starts: 13 at Michigan...

Garrett Wolfe has never become accustomed to the role of spectator. While the rest of NIU’s running backs racked up yards against Tennessee Tech, Wolfe was stuck on the sidelines with a right shoulder injury. But NIU fans don’t have to worry about...

The late summer sun rays were plentiful, the smell of charcoal inundated your sense of smell and gray smoke caught a ride on the gentle breeze and billowed through the air. A plethora of activities surround a college football game. Except this weekend,...

As Joe Novak began his postgame press conference following Saturday’s victory, the 10th-year coach put his trademark restraint on display and led off with "A win is a win." But let’s be honest here. This wasn’t just another win. This was a 42-3...

Tickets for Saturday’s 2005 football home-opener at Huskie Stadium are still available, according to the Convocation Center ticket office. Roughly half of the allotted tickets for the NIU-Tennessee Tech game remain unsold, one Convo Center official...

In 1973, the NIU men’s soccer team went 3-0-1 in its first four games and became the only team in the program’s history to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Standing at 3-0-1 and hosting the Adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational this weekend, the undefeated...

After two competitive games against Big Ten schools, it would be easy for the NIU football team to take Division I-AA opponent Tennessee Tech. for granted. After all, when the teams last met in 2003, NIU steamrolled TTU 42-17 with 421 yards of total Huskie...

The Northern Star sat down with NIU intramural sports coordinator Galen Mahle to find out more about the recreation opportunities available to NIU students. Northern star: Are there any new ideas to make intramural sports better? Galen Mahle: One thing...