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Wrestling signs a 4-time South Dakota champion

By Jason Watt | April 22, 2004

The NIU wrestling team signed its first four-time high school state champion earlier this week. Nick Smith of South Dakota won the Class A state title all four years while compiling a 145-5 record in the 125-pound weight class at Yankton High School,...

NIU continues run over WIU

By Ian Waddick | March 29, 2004

The NIU men’s tennis team picked up its 20th consecutive victory over Western Illinois with a 7-0 shutout Saturday. The Huskies (11-3 overall) did not lose a single set in the non-conference meet. "Today was a good match for us; we stayed focused and...

NIU baseball goes 6-4 over Spring Break

By Ian Waddick | March 15, 2004

The NIU baseball team finished Spring Break with a 4-1 win over Fairfield. The game was the Huskies’ 10th in 11 days during the break. The Huskies went 6-4 during those 11 days to improve their record to 9-7 overall. Senior left-handed pitcher Zach...

Men’s golf team begins spring schedule

By Jason Watt | February 27, 2004

Snow covered the ground last week, but the NIU men’s golf team still prepared for the spring season. The team can’t practice outside because of the weather, so it uses Huskie Stadium, inside two old racquetball courts. The team hits balls into nets...

Women’s hoops signs two

By Ian Waddick | November 19, 2003

Two signings have NIU women’s basketball coach Carole Hammerle excited. The Huskies inked 6-foot-1 forward Nikita Odom and 6-foot point guard Whitney Lowe to National Letters of Intent. “These two players are going to make an immediate impact on the...

NIU has its own streak to end

By Ian Waddick | October 6, 2003

Ninety-five years. Sunday, the Cubs won their first post-season series in 95 years. Let me say it again: 95 YEARS. I know, it’s crazy. Anyway, think about just how long 95 years really is. The last time the Cubs won a post-season series, Theodore Roosevelt...

Male challenging ladies-only policy at Women’s Open is a joke

By Ron Green Jr. | February 24, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Brian Kontak apparently wants to show Annika Sorenstam, Martha Burk and Suzy Whaley who wears the culottes in golf. Kontak, who once won the Canadian Tour Order of Merit and now has conditional status on the Nationwide Tour, has said...

Who are the smartest jocks?

By Chris Jurmann | October 7, 2002

There are plenty of stereotypes associated with collegiate athletes and their ability as students. At NIU, some of those conceptions can be thrown out the window based on last spring’s grade point averages. Among the athletic teams found at NIU, the...

Men’s golf scores 8th in tourney

By Mark Pickrel | October 9, 2001

Golf is a funny game. After the first round of the Bradley Fall Classic, the NIU men's golf team found itself in fourth place. Just a few short hours later the Huskies had fallen to 10th place after shooting the third-worst score of the second round....

Golf crew: Young but ready

By Mark Pickrel | September 5, 2001

After a poor showing last year, things are looking up for the NIU men's golf team. "We are looking forward to a very respectable season," coach Jack Pheanis said. "I think we will surprise some people this year." The Huskies will look to senior Eric Smith...

Rally caps needed

April 26, 2001

If the Huskies want to get into the Mid-American Conference baseball tournament, they have to start turning things around. But with a recent two-game slide, they have not been playing to coach Dave Schrage's liking. The last two games lacked in hitting...

Golfers slump in tourney showing

By David Grossman | April 24, 2001

The NIU men's golf squad went to Revenna, Ohio, for a slight tune up before the Mid-American Conference tournament last Saturday. As it turns out, the First Energy Intercollegiate tourney was a disappointment for the Huskies. NIU finished last out of...