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Rhomberg’s college career ends three weeks too short

By Rob Bolton | November 6, 1992

Where's the justice? It happens so often. But fairness is forgotten. Hopefully, last Saturday was the last game the NIU Huskies lost on the football field this year. Hopefully, it wasn't the last game for senior free safety Tom Rhomberg. No, not for the...

Hockey club starts year with two wins

By Jim Trentadue | November 6, 1992

The NIU hockey club began its winter campaign in the right direction by posting victories over league foes Illinois 8-6 and Bradley 6-5 for a 2-0 conference record and a 2-1-1 overall record. The team skated to a 7-7 tie against Wheaton College and was...

Huskies look to skip past ‘Cajuns

By Brian Wiencek | November 6, 1992

With three games left in the season, the Huskies (4-4) have a chance to finish above the .500 mark and LeShon Johnson has a chance at the NCAA Division I-A rushing title. The next stepping stone is in Lafayette, La., tomorrow when the Huskies face the...

Volleyball team returns for home finales

By Brian Hayes | November 6, 1992

This is it. NIU will wrap up the home portion of its 1992 schedule this weekend. Tonight, the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames will invade Chick Evans Field House. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Valparaiso Lady Crusaders provide...

Huskie women netters aim for national berths

By Marc Wesner | November 5, 1992

Although the fall season has concluded for most of the NIU women's tennis squad, three of its members have been invited to participate in post-season play this weekend. Jenny Karges, Sarah Murfey and Svetlana Nedeljkovic have earned the honor of representing...

Huskies return to familiar grounds

By Todd McMahon | November 5, 1992

Just how long does 2 1/2 weeks mean to a basketball team? "We have to implement our defensive system in one week. Last year, we had three weeks to work on it," said NIU women's mastermind Jane Albright-Dieterle, just three days into the daily grind of...

Police respond to residential burglary, armed robbery calls

By R. Scott Lohman | November 4, 1992

DeKalb Police were busy Tuesday when they arrested two men for residential burglary and responded to an armed robbery. John L. Cappelletti, 28, of Chicago, and Matthew H. Norman, 26, of DeKalb, were arrested Tuesday morning and were charged with two counts...

Jekyll-and-Hyde year for NIU

By Mark D. Morrey | November 4, 1992

It was a tale of two seasons for Willy Roy and his men this year. At 6-9-2 it was a rare losing season. The NIU soccer team did, however, finish the season strong and that made Roy a happy man. The Huskies started the season in a dismal fashion. After...

Cowboy‘ making good on promise

By Brian Wiencek | November 3, 1992

At the beginning of the year, NIU junior tailback LeShon Johnson predicted to gain 1,500 yards by the end of the season. Some chuckled and snickered knowing full well that there hadn't been a 1,000-yard tailback in these parts since 1983, while others...

NIU ‘impressive’ in season debut

By Fred Konrath | November 3, 1992

Even though last weekend's open tournament at Northwestern University didn't count toward the Huskies' record, the NIU wrestling team showed what it takes to win against some of the top individual wrestlers in the Midwest. "I thought it was a great tournament,"...

Huskie soccer club finishes year with win

By Jim Trentadue | November 3, 1992

The NIU women's soccer club finished its season last weekend at Illinois State on a positive note with a 3-0 victory over the Redbirds to end the season at 6-4-3, but more importantly, winning its last thre matches. This marked the last outdoor match...

Despite the losses, road trip pumps up NIU volleyball team

By John Dietz | November 3, 1992

When a 19-2 volleyball squad returns from a road trip in which it went 2-3, the feeling would usually be one of disappointment. However, the caliber of competition in the state of California is a bit more formidable than what the Huskies usually see....