Top 5 sports stories of the 2004-05 school year... as voted on by the Northern Star sports staff. With many big events throughout the school year, many notable stories were left off the list. After spending more than 20 years in the NIU athletics department,...

Top 5 sports stories of the 2004-2005 school year ... as voted on by the Northern Star sports staff. With many big events throughout the school year, many notable stories were left off the list. Lobdell spikes kills record: Senior outside hitter Tera...

Countless sports fans across the country regularly watch ESPN and imagine themselves working for the world’s most famous sports network. But for NIU alumnus Matt Ouano, that dream became a reality soon after graduation. The Orland Park native is now...

With summer a hop, skip and a jump away, students are anxiously awaiting its arrival. Only one task remains in front of them: finals. With this on their mind, it’s a good time to evaluate all the Huskies teams as one group. Although each sport presents...

After attending a mini-camp with the Cleveland Browns April 29 to May 1, NIU free safety Lionel Hickenbottom can be added to the list of seven Huskie free agents signed with NFL teams. "Eight’s pretty good from one class," NIU football coach Joe Novak...

The plans, drawings and costs have been set, but the details of NIU’s Academic and Athletic Performance Center have not. The $9.5 million cost of the facility does not include maintenance costs. "This is a campaign to build the building," said Eddie...

Seniors Ray Smith, Brian Van Acker, A.J. Harris and Javan Lee were announced captains for the 2005 season Monday by NIU football coach Joe Novak. This group replaces last year’s quad-captains of linebacker Brian Atkinson, quarterback Josh Haldi, safety...

The running back tandem that NIU coach Joe Novak calls one of the best in the nation makes its way back on the field. The duo of Garrett Wolfe and A.J. Harris sat out the spring intra-squad scrimmage Saturday nursing injuries to the players’ right shoulders....

There is a lot to be said about a college football program having players make it in the NFL Draft, especially from mid major schools. Over the weekend, the MAC sent 11 alumni to their new teams. Unfortunately no Huskies were among this list of players....

No more will NIU football coach Joe Novak have to use the Convocation Center as the prime recruiting venue. No more will NIU athletes have to weight train in Huskie Stadium’s junior college-type weight room. And no more will NIU be at the butt-end of...

Less than a week after his 60th birthday, NIU football coach Joe Novak couldn’t hide his excitement about a present he’s waited years for. Shortly before Saturday’s NIU intra-squad spring football game, administrators unveiled plans for the $9.5...

The biggest event of Saturday’s annual NIU intra-squad spring football game might not be the game itself. At 10 a.m. southwest of Huskie Stadium, administrators will announce plans for the Academic and Athletic Performance Center to the public. The...