Frankfurt, Germany, isn't exactly a top Spring Break vacation spot. But for two former Huskies it's right where they want to be. Rob Lee and Matt McGhghy will spend the entire spring playing football for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe. A six-foot,...

Gymnast Amy Ristvedt could feel the pressure as she stood alone in front of the crowded venue. It was late in the match and all eyes were focused on her. She took a breath, set her form and made a move. Seconds later, Ristvedt realized her performance...

It was a rough start at Victor E. Court, as hundreds stood waiting for the national anthem to play. But half a minute passed and there was no music to be heard. Then out of the silence came the voices of the NIU gymnastics team, leading an a cappella...

After collecting at least one hit in all of his team's six games so far this season, NIU senior outfielder Brian Toner took home the MAC West Player of the Week award. In the three-game Dunn Hospitality Diamond Classic Championship over the weekend, Toner...

Every conference meet is a battle for the NIU gymnastics team. In a tight conference race, any MAC team is capable of beating any other team in NIU coach Mark Sontag's eyes. "Everybody in the MAC is evenly matched," Sontag said. "It's the first time I've...

For the second straight week, the NIU gymnastics team found themselves in a position to come back and win the meet. But this time, NIU fell just short Sunday. The Huskies (2-4 overall, 2-2 MAC) were defeated by Western Michigan (4-5 overall, 3-0 MAC)...

For the NIU gymnastics team to beat Western Michigan Sunday, the Huskies will have to do something they haven't done yet. "We need to hit all four events," said head coach Mark Sontag. "We haven't done that in a home meet." The Huskies (2-3 overall, 2-1...

Luck has little to do how NIU's Leah Johnson came into gymnastics. Luck seems too complicated for a simple decision. "I had lots of energy when I was little," Johnson said. "I was always bouncing around." So what do you do with a 3-year-old with too much...

NIU gymnastics coach Mark Sontag knew Sunday's meet at the Convocation Center was going to be a tough test for his young team. The Huskies (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC) placed third with a score of 190.45 against a strong Illinois team. It won the meet with...

BLOOMINGTON - State championships in events ranging from golf to Scholastic Bowl could be jeopardized under a proposed law that would cap the Illinois High School Association’s income from postseason tournaments, IHSA officials said Tuesday. Rep. Kurt...

For the first time since the mid-1980s, the 2005 MAC cross country championships will be held at NIU Saturday. Teams will take to the turf at the North Forty course at 11 a.m. NIU is no stranger to being the host school for a MAC tournament, as the gymnastics...

NIU alumnus Adam Dach, Kevin Ekberg, Joe Plaskas and Niki VanHooreweghe, will join the 1989-90 NIU women’s basketball team in the 24th class to be enshrined in the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. Festivities take place tonight at the Holmes Student Center’s...