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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Freshman delivers much-needed spark

By Frank Rusnak | April 4, 2001

Streaming past the pitcher's feet and beyond the outstretched arms of the second baseman, NIU's Trevor Stocking advanced the game-winning run in the ninth inning Tuesday to get the Huskies out of a four-game slide with a 9-8 win over the Wisconsin-Milwaukee...

Judson lures first staffer

By Frank Rusnak | April 4, 2001

New NIU head basketball coach Rob Judson has added his first coaching assistant with the well-traveled Mike Shepherd. In Shepherd, who served this year as the Atlanta Hawks' advanced scout, Judson is happy to add someone with NBA experience on his resume....

Wildcat pack leader will retire

By Joe Lacdan | April 4, 2001

Today's matchup between the NIU and Northwestern softball teams marks a bittersweet event for the Wildcats. For NIU coach Donna Martin, it means farewell to an old friend. Northwestern veteran coach Sharon Drysdale, the winningest in Wildcat history,...

NIU gets mixed results

By Tia Carol Jones | April 3, 2001

After coming up short against Marshall and Miami University, the NIU women's tennis team won its Friday match but lost Saturday afternoon. On Friday, the Huskies won 7-0 against University of Toledo, securing a 1-2 record in the MAC, but then they lost...

NIU hopes to break out of slump

By Adam Zolmierski | April 3, 2001

NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage believes that in order for his Huskies to contend in the Mid-American Conference, they'll need to improve their game, starting with Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Huskies (10-14 overall, 0-7 in the MAC) have been struggling recently,...

Picking up the slack

By Joe Lacdan | April 2, 2001

Andrew Conti remembers the perfectly placed crosses. The set-ups that would land in front of a Huskie would come within 10-feet of the goal. He also remembers the frustration of not being able to finish those opportunities. It always seemed the men's...

Huskies fall flat to EMU

By Adam Zolmierski | April 2, 2001

The weather may have been sunny, but the sun wasn't shining on the NIU baseball team this weekend. NIU dropped four games to Eastern Michigan this weekend and dropped its conference record to 0-7. On Friday, NIU dropped Game 1, 10-2, and Game 2, 4-0....

Weekend proves ‘embarrassing’

By Nick Gerts | April 2, 2001

NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage hoped a win over then—No. 16 Stetson on March 14, would have lit a fire under the Huskies. NIU defeated Stetson 3-2 in 10 innings and gave the Huskies their first win against a nationally-ranked team. Schrage said the...

NIU confidence up after wins over Toledo

By Joe Lacdan | April 2, 2001

While the NIU softball team failed to sweep another opponent, the Huskies got some important confidence builders that could be crucial in postseason play. After managing just eight hits in a double header against Miami on Tuesday, the Huskies' bats finally...

Softball packs for MAC games

By Jason Walton | March 30, 2001

Coming off an impressive come-from-behind win against Miami of Ohio, the NIU softball team faces Toledo in its first Mid-American Conference road games. The Huskies (7-17 overall, 2-2 in the MAC) will play three games against the Rockets in 48 hours,...

Huskies aim for .500 against Eastern Mich.

By Nick Gerts | March 30, 2001

The NIU baseball team looks to get back on track in the Mid-American Conference this weekend against Eastern Michigan. The Huskies are coming off a three-game sweep from Ball State in the MAC opener. For the second straight season, the Huskies have started...

Tennis getting pumped for big weekend

By Tia Carol Jones | March 30, 2001

During practice Tuesday, NIU tennis coach Laura Scott told her team that consistency was more important than how hard they hit the ball. She wanted the players to have more hustle for this weekend's meets. Today, NIU will go to Toledo, Ohio and Saturday,...

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