The season has yet to begin, but NIU slugger Scott Simon is already accumulating awards. The junior first baseman, who hit .374 and finished with a team-high 71 RBIs last season, was named by Baseball America to the preseason All-MAC squad Wednesday....

Part 1 of a two-part series In 51 chances over the past three seasons, NIU intercollegiate sports teams have won only one Mid-American Conference team title. During those three years, 11 of NIU’s 17 athletic teams averaged below a .500 record despite...

The deciding Game 5 of the NIU Fall World Series was dominated by pitcher Nick Hall in a 2-1 NIU Cardinal victory over NIU Black in 10 innings Thursday afternoon. The win gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory in the five-game series. Hall pitched all 10 innings,...

Five former NIU athletes will be inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame as part of NIU’s 98th Homecoming weekend, beginning Friday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. T.C. Dantzler, E.C. Hill, Julie Sexton, Ernie Wickstrom and John Wrenn make...

The NIU men’s wrestling team will begin its 2005 campaign as the co-favorite to win the MAC. The MAC preseason poll gave NIU and defending champion Central Michigan a tie for the top spot. “The easy part is done,” said NIU coach Dave Grant. “It’s...

From the success of the football team to the futility of the men’s basketball squad, NIU sports saw their share of surprises during the 2003-’04 school year. The remaining 14 NIU sports were no different, as there were many individuals who emerged...

NIU men’s tennis returned to the MAC finals for the second straight year but came away with the same result as it lost an early lead to fall 4-2 to No. 1 seed Western Michigan on Saturday. The No. 3 seed Huskies took the early advantage with wins at...

The NIU men’s tennis team handed Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne a first-round defeat for the second straight year Thursday and advanced to the second round of the MAC championships in Muncie, Ind. The No. 3 seed Huskies (17-5 overall,...

After the loss to Ball State on April 11, the NIU men’s tennis team regained momentum and finished its regular season at home with a sweep of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and Toledo. With the victory over IPFW on Friday, the Huskies...

Seniors Juan Pablo Barriga, Aaron Forsberg and Ryan Schnack will prepare for the end of their collegiate careers as the NIU men’s tennis team ends its regular season this weekend. NIU takes on Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne at 3 p.m. today and Toledo at...

History repeated itself Sunday as the rematch of last year’s MAC final ended with the NIU men’s tennis team losing 4-3 to defending MAC champions Ball State. The decisive match came at No. 3 singles between juniors Erick Martinez and Ball State’s...

After its season-ending loss to Ball State last year in the 2003 MAC tournament finals, the NIU men’s tennis team circled Easter 2004 on its calendar. NIU (14-4 overall, 1-1 MAC) will look for revenge when it hosts Ball State (10-11, 3-0) at 1 p.m....