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Kim Kester advises her player during an NIU women's golf practice. NIU Athletics announced Wednesday that Kester was given a multi-year contract extension. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)

Kim Kester named MAC Women’s Golf Coach of the Year

By Northern Star Sports Staff | April 28, 2022

DeKALB — Kim Kester has been named the 2022 Mid-American Conference Women’s Golf Coach of the Year, the conference announced Thursday. The announcement comes four days after Kester led the Huskies to a second place finish at the MAC Championship...

Senior catcher Katie Keller (left) assumes her batting stance during a game against Ball State University April 6 in DeKalb.

Softball bests UIC in non-conference bout

By Jordan Radloff | April 27, 2022

The NIU softball team beat the University of Illinois Chicago 10-8 in a single game matchup Wednesday in Chicago. How it happened NIU took the lead early and held it for the entire game, scoring one run in the first, five runs in the second and four...

Moreno bonds with Huskies as new distance runner coach

Moreno bonds with Huskies as new distance runner coach

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 26, 2022

Jamie Moreno has demonstrated flexibility and competitiveness in his first year at NIU, but he is not a gymnast. Moreno is NIU’s newest cross country head coach and distance coach for track and field. Moreno has established himself as a fatherly...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pitches against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 24, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mike McGinnis)

COLUMN: Starting pitchers are losing their shine

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | April 26, 2022

The new age thinking of baseball is slowly starting to ruin the once-great sport. The modern style of analytics that has been adopted by many baseball teams across the league has had a huge effect on the entertainment value of the game. Los Angeles...

Men's head golf coach John Carlson (Left) talks through a shot with then-senior Tommy Dunsire during the first round of the 2021 Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California. (Wes Sanderson | Northern Star)

Men’s golf places 10th to end regular season schedule

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | April 25, 2022

The NIU men’s golf team completed its final competition of the spring season before the start of the Mid-American Conference Championship, finishing in 10th place at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. The tournament, hosted by Ohio State University,...

Sophomore Jasmine Ly hits an approach shot into a green during a qualifying round at Rich Harvest Farms Aug. 28

Jasmine Ly wins first individual MAC championship in NIU women’s golf history

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

DeKALB — Sophomore Jasmine Ly became the first Huskie to win the Mid-American Conference Championship in women’s golf history Sunday. NIU finished their 2022-23 campaign as the conference runners-up of the three-day-long championship tournament....

Senior Christy Robinson swings her racket during a tennis match against Ball State University on Friday in DeKalb.

Women’s tennis continues win streak, beats Western Michigan

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

The NIU women’s tennis team edged out a win over the Western Michigan Broncos 4-3 on Sunday in DeKalb. With the win, the Huskies’ regular season ends at 17-11. Doubles: 1-0 WMU NIU was only able to take one of the three doubles matches on...

Sophomore Mikael Vollbach hits a tennis ball with a back-hand swing during a match against Binghamton University April 1 in DeKalb.

Men’s tennis falls in MAC tournament semifinals

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

The fourth-seeded NIU men’s tennis team fell to the top-seeded Western Michigan University 4-1 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. With the loss, the Huskies’ season ends after an 11-11 season which saw the...

Sophomore runner Scout Regular (left) jumps over a hurdle during the 100-meter hurdles event Saturday at the Illini Classic at Demirijan Park Stadium in Urbana, Illinois. Scout recorded a time of 14.32 seconds to take first place in the event, alongside three other NIU first-place finishes.

Track and field earns three event titles at Musco Twilight

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

DeKALB — Women’s track and field earned three victories at the Musco Twilight hosted by the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. "Another great competition for the Huskie ladies," director of track and field Connie Teaberry said in an NIU Athletics...

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

Baseball falls to Ball State in first three games of series

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | April 24, 2022

Saturday, game one: Ball State 13, NIU 0 Ball State took over the game early as they scored four runs. The Cardinals continued to shut the Huskies out as they scored five more runs. The Cardinals won in a blowout 13-0. Saturday, game two: Ball...

Senior outfielder Kara Apato assumes her batting stance during a game against Ball State University April 6 in DeKalb.

Softball wins doubleheader at Ohio University

By Jordan Radloff | April 24, 2022

The NIU softball team won two games in a doubleheader Saturday in Athens, Ohio, at Ohio University but lost the series finale on Sunday. Saturday, game one: NIU 10, Ohio 7 The first game of the day on Saturday was a close one as the Huskies mounted...

Sigma Nu second rope tuggers secure the white center marker on the rope during their tug-of-war match against Phi Sigma Kappa on Saturday.

Sigma Nu wins 2022 IFC Men’s Tugs Championship

By Jordan Radloff | April 23, 2022

A crowd of NIU students, staff and alumni gathered Saturday afternoon to cheer on the finalists of the 2022 InterFraternity Council Men’s Tugs competition. Sigma Nu took home the first place trophy after defeating Phi Sigma Kappa in two rounds of tug-of-war. Prior...