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Junior infielder Andre Demetral (1) leads off first base during NIU baseball's home opener against Ohio on March 24. The Huskies lost the game by a final score of 11-2. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Huskies end home-opening series with doubleheader split

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | March 26, 2023

DeKALB – NIU baseball (5-17, 2-7 MAC) split the final two games of the three-game series against the Ohio University Bobcats (7-14, 5-4 MAC) Sunday. The Huskies lost game one 16-12 and won game two 11-1.  Pitching struggles cost the Huskies game...

(From left) NIU junior catcher Colin Summerhill (8), junior shortstop Andre Demetral (1), redshirt sophomore pitcher Matt Salomonson (34), junior second baseman Aaron Harper (22) and junior first baseman Andrew Smart (27) approach the pitcher's mound early into the Huskies’ game against Ohio University Friday. The Huskies lost to the Ohio Bobcats 2-11 for their first of three matchups this weekend. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Ohio spoils Huskies’ opening day

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 24, 2023

DeKALB – A bad start cost NIU baseball at Ralph McKinzie Field Friday, as the Ohio University Bobcats spoiled opening day by downing the Huskies by a final score of 11-2. The Huskies (4-16, 1-6 MAC) gave up double-digit runs for the seventh time...

Kent State redshirt senior guard Malique Jacobs (2) jumping too late to block David Coit’s (11) jump shot in the last minutes of the first half. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Coit named to NABC All-District Second Team

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | March 24, 2023

DeKALB – NIU sophomore guard David Coit was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 14 Second Team on March 14, according to a press release from NIU Athletics. All-District Honors are voted on by NABC member coaches...

Bruchhauser, Dunsire lead NIU at Missouri State Intercollegiate

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | March 21, 2023

DeKALB – A second place finish from freshman Ian Bruchhauser led the Huskies to a top-three team finish in NIU men’s golf first tournament of the spring competition season in Springfield, Missouri at the Missouri State Intercollegiate.  Bruchhauser...

NIU redshirt senior Izzak Olejnik grapples with Kent State University sophomore Enrique Munguia during Sunday's dual meet. The 165-pound wrestlers clashed in a battle of nationally-ranked opponents. Olejnik and Munguia were ranked No. 10 and No. 25 respectively in the Dec. 13 InterMat rankings for their weight class. (David Dermer)

Olejnik nabs All-American honors at NCAA championships

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | March 20, 2023

DeKALB– NIU redshirt senior Izzak Olejnik took down No. 10 Ohio State University redshirt junior Carson Kharchla in the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships en route to being named an All-American. Olejnik’s status as All-American ranks him as the...

Dunsire, Huskies gearing up for spring season

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | March 19, 2023

DeKALB –  The spring competition season is set for NIU men’s golf with five tournaments, culminating with the Mid-American Conference championship in May. Graduate student Tommy Dunsire will lead the way for the Huskies.  NIU ended the fall season...

Then-junior outfielder Malik Peters (right) slides to return to first base during a game against Miami University April 1, 2022 in DeKalb.

McPherson, Wilde pitch Huskies past Miami

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 19, 2023

DeKALB – After allowing double-digit runs in six consecutive games, NIU baseball pitching allowed just two runs en route to a 4-2 win over the Miami University RedHawks Sunday in Oxford.  The Huskies (4-15, 1-5 MAC) snapped a seven-game losing streak...

Pitching struggles again in blowout loss to Purdue

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 16, 2023

DeKALB – Seven different pitchers struggled in the Purdue University Boilermakers’ 14-5 thrashing of NIU baseball Tuesday in West Lafayette.  Purdue senior outfielder Jake Jarvis’ seventh-inning grand slam helped the Boilermakers (8-7, 0-0 Big...

Bats go cold in baseball’s loss to Kent State

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 13, 2023

DeKALB – After scoring 10 runs in the first five innings, NIU baseball’s offense disappeared during the late innings of its 16-10 loss to the Kent State University Golden Flashes Sunday. The Huskies (3-12, 0-3 MAC) dropped their third straight...

Then-sophomore infielder Eric Erato swings his bat during a game against Ball State University on April 23, 2022 in DeKalb.

McNamara’s home run leads Flashes past Huskies

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | March 11, 2023

DeKALB – NIU baseball (3-11, 0-2 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (10-4, 2-0 MAC) in a back-and-forth game Saturday by a final score of 12-7.  A five-run eighth inning – highlighted by a three-run home run from junior shortstop Michael...

Football adds Eubanks, White to round out coaching staff

By Adrien De La Peña, Sports Reporter | March 11, 2023

DeKALB – NIU head coach Thomas Hammock completed his coaching staff with the additions of Darius Eubanks and Cory White to the NIU football coaching staff, Hammock announced Friday.  Eubanks joins the Huskies after coaching college football the...

Dominant pitching pushes Kent State past Huskies

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | March 10, 2023

DeKALB – NIU (3-10, 0-1 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (9-4, 1-0 MAC) in its first Mid-American Conference game of the season by a score of 12-1.  Redshirt senior pitcher Ben Cruikshank dominated for the Golden Flashes, giving up just...