Although NIU's trip to Wichita State University had a questionable start, there was no uncertainty by the end of the voyage as to why the Huskies played in the WSU Tournament held Friday and Saturday. Despite the fact NIU's plane did not leave O'Hare...

Saturday afternoon's football game was the last at Huskie Stadium for NIU seniors, so it was imperative to them that they win. "It's been a long season," senior defensive end Scott Van Bellinger said. "I figured I'd get a little fired up for this one....

On a day set aside to honor seniors, the NIU football team turned to a junior to lead it to a welcome victory. Junior quarterback Rob Rugai, starting his first game this season, passed for a touchdown and rushed for a TD in the Huskies' 27-24 win over...

On the scoreboard, the NIU women's swimming squad had very little with which to be encouraged. On the stopwatch, first-year coach Jeanne Fleck found several reasons to be optimistic. On Friday evening, the University of Iowa skied to a 184-102 triumph...

College basketball's early signing period finds the NIU men's program expecting to have five high schoolers soon commit to the Huskies. So far, no letters of intent have crossed coach Brian Hammel's desk. But these five are expected to join NIU next year:...

While the Huskies are preparing for their conference championships (Nov. 23-24), Wichita State University is offering the NIU volleyball team the ultimate practice session—a four team tournament held Friday and Saturday The University of Tulsa (8-21),...

Although the men's and women's swimming teams are going their separate ways this weekend, they both want to head in the same direction—stopwatch improvement. In last weekend's coed meet at Western Illinois University, both Huskie crews came up short...

NIU's women's basketball season starts on Sunday at 2 p.m., and immediately the Huskies' valor will be tested. Coming to the Chick Evans Field House for an exhibition game will be the Australian National Team, a group that beat Vanderbilt University Nov....

NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch believes in diving right in, head on. The Huskies plunge into dual-meet competition in a big way tomorrow participating in the University of Wisconsin Duals. Action begins at 9 a.m. with NIU facing Ivy League foe Brown University....

Two farewells—one hopefully cheerful and one probably tearful—will occur this weekend at Huskie Stadium. The NIU football team will be trying to say goodbye to the disappointing results that this season has produced so far when the Huskies face Illinois...

Proof that dreams die hard was abundant last night at Chick Evans Field House. It was evident in the faces and thoughts of about 60 young men who came out for a chance to fulfill a dream—the dream to play Division-I collegiate basketball. uskies' coach...

NIU women's basketball head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle did everything coaches are supposed to do at their teams' preseason media luncheon, and then some. At the Chick Evans Field House Wednesday, she talked about her players individually, team expectations...