Junior Oliver Valentinsson loves to be competitive, and he gets to exhibit that trait through his hard work and success on the tennis court as a Huskie.
Valentinsson grew up in the south of Sweden in Malmo.
“Malmo is the third-largest city in...
DeKALB — The NIU softball team picked up one win in a weekend series against Mid-American Conference leader Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Saturday: CMU 4, NIU 0
The Huskies were swept in their first game of the series...
DeKALB — The NIU Huskies baseball team struggled in their four-game weekend road series against the Central Michigan University Chippewas, getting swept and mercy-ruled in half of the games.
NIU fell to 6-25 on the season after completion of the...
How it happened
The NIU women’s tennis team won in singles play 4-3 over the Eastern Michigan Eagles Friday at the Nelson Tennis Center in the Chick Evans Field House in DeKalb.
The victory was NIU's first in Mid-American Conference play this season.
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DeKALB — Men’s tennis had its two-game winning streak snapped against Mid-American Conference opponent University of Toledo on Friday in Toledo, Ohio.
The Huskies lost the match 6-1 and were swept in the season series against the Rockets.
Singles
The...
Redshirt senior running back Clint Ratkovich has made a strong case to have his name called in this month’s NFL Draft after a lone season in NIU’s offensive backfield.
The “superback” out of Crete is widely considered to be a fullback despite...
Baseball
The NIU baseball team will have a four-game series this weekend in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, as they take on Central Michigan University.
The Huskies went 2-2 against the University of Miami last weekend and had a slugfest against Purdue...
DeKALB — The NIU softball team faced off against Ball State Tuesday and Wednesday in DeKalb, falling in two games and picking up one win.
Tuesday: Ball State 13, NIU 3
Ball State scored multiple runs in each inning of a five-inning game Tuesday...
How it happened
DeKALB — The Huskies took their biggest lead against the Boilermakers 5-1 in the second inning. After the last score from the Huskies, Purdue mounted a comeback as Valdez had a hit to the left field which resulted in three runs.
The...
DeKALB — A pair of impressive outings from sophomore Jasmine Ly and senior Sofia Gomez Enriquez helped NIU to a third place finish at the Colonel Classic Tuesday. The tournament began Monday and wrapped up Tuesday at the University Club at Arlington...
Kendall George, sophomore journalism major, has had a passion for gymnastics since she started competing at only eight years old. The NIU gymnastics team allowed her to accomplish her life-long goals.
George’s main goal was to be a college athlete....
DeKALB — Men’s tennis head coach Patrick Fisher made history Sunday after earning the 187th win of his NIU coaching career. The Huskies rode out a Mid-American Conference matchup against the University at Buffalo, winning 4-3 in the Nelson Center...
