While it may seem like the worst of times, NIU women's tennis coach Patty Gorth hopes something good can come out of a weekend in which Miami (Ohio) University defeated the Huskies by an 8-1 margin. The 8-6 Huskies were originally slated to play Ball...

Statistically, most doubleheaders end up being split. Predictably, the NIU baseball team fell into that numbers trap two times over the weekend. The Huskies split a twin bill with Valparaiso Saturday and Chicago State Sunday. Saturday's match-up with...

Saving its best for last, the NIU women's golf team held on to third place amidst an impressive 16-school field in the Indiana University women's Invitational. The Huskies put together a 323 tally for their final 18 holes on Sunday in order to finish...

The NIU softball team continued its superb defensive play and pitching Thursday with back-to-back shutouts of Loyola, 2-0 and 3-0, at the Huskie Softball Diamond. In game one, the Huskies (11-14) scored when they had to, and NIU held the Ramblers at bay...

Yet another weekend is here, which means some of NIU's teams are on the road again. ‘The men's tennis team carries a three-game winning streak to Valparaiso Saturday for its season openers in the Mid-Continent Conference. The Huskies (6-12) meet the...

Judging by the numbers, women's field hockey has been a sport on the decline since the mid- 1980s. Because of the declining number of schools offering field hockey, the Illinois High School Association dropped it as a sanctioned sport, leaving only 12...

Barbara Lyles was there at the beginning. As a 1975 graduate of NIU, Lyles was a member of the Huskie field hockey team that made the transition from club sport to Division I status. She's still involved in the game as the head girls' field hockey coach...

In a span of one day, anticipation turned into disaster for the NIU field hockey team. Wednesday morning, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell announced his intention during a meeting with all NIU coaches that he will be recommending to the NIU Athletic...

It's not easy to come back from a two-week layoff and perform as well as the NIU softball team did in Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of Northeastern Illinois University. NIU put it all together through the gusting winds and near freezing temperatures and...

Once again, the NIU baseball team will be playing in familiar territory today. For the 19th and 20th times in this young season, the Huskies will be away from McKinzie Field. NIU travels to Milwaukee for a 2 p.m. doubleheader with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell met with members of the field hockey program yesterday to inform them that he is recommending the program be dropped. "We will meet with the Executive Committee of the Athletic Board to make a recommendation to them...

NIU's assistant wrestling coach Phil Rembert will be competing April 9 to 11 for a spot on the 1992 Summer Olympics Judo team, and April 21 to 24 for a chance at the Greco-Roman Style Wrestling squad. Rembert, a 1985 NIU graduate, was a two-time national...