NIU softball pitching ace Kristen Vandenhouten is used to getting the last laugh. Vandenhouten, a junior, has heard a lot of teasing from her opponents' dugouts. "They yell ‘Slow, slower, slowest!' because my pitches don't have a lot of strength," Vandenhouten...

As Huskies' hurler Mike Young can attest to, you're never too old to begin a serious baseball career. Considered a junior eligibility-wise, the 21-year-old is in his third semester as an NIU Marketing major and his first season as a starting pitcher for...

The phone at the Robinson home in Danville, Ill. rang repeatedly Monday night. With each new call came a rise of suppressed excitement. But by the end of the night, the ringing phone became a sad reminder of hopes shattered by harsh reality. No NFL coaches...

Reaching the top is one thing ... staying there is a different and more difficult story altogether. In that case, the NIU women's tennis team must be an exception to the rule. For the second year in a row, the NIU netters claimed the North Star Conference...

Three years ago, Mats Persson came to NIU and like all freshmen, he had to adjust to a new life away from home. But for Persson, the adjustment was a big one because his home was in Sweden. Persson had to adjust to a new culture and lifestyle as well...

NIU volleyball coach Pete Waite announced the signing of three high school volleyball players to National Letters of Intent. Joyce Book (St. Louis, Mo.), Danielle Gerenz (Eagan, Minn.), and Shelby Snyder (Fountain Valley, Calif.), represent the Huskies'...

Good pitching was the order of the day for the Huskies in their weekend set of home games. The NIU softball team (19-16) defeated Wright State 8-1, 3-1 Saturday, and Valparaiso 6-0, 2-0 Sunday. The most impressive of the pitching gems was Kristen Vandenhouten's....

The search for the head basketball coach at NIU has gained one, and lost one, known candidate. Bruce Weber, an assistant under Gene Keady at Purdue, told The Northern Star that he is looking into the NIU job. "I've touched base with NIU and I have applied,"...

No team in the Mid-Continent Conference can "touch" this NIU men's tennis team. The Huskies proved Saturday, with an 8-1 victory over Western Illinois (now 15-3), that no team in the M-C can come close to Charles Merzbacher's group. "It was great to get...

At last, George Foreman has been vindicated. Seventeen years ago in Kinshasha, Zaire, his place in boxing history appeared to have been set. It was there on Oct. 30 that he lost his heavyweight title to the master—Muhammad Ali. Foreman did not lose...

The Huskies' recent split with powerhouse Illinois State could provide NIU's softball team with the inspiration it needs for this weekend's games. However, the Huskies will be cautious not to become overconfident after their 1-0 10-inning upset over ISU...

Steve Senter's performance in the Huskies' 8-1 win over Illinois-Chicago gave his coach Charles Merzbacher something to smile about. One reason is the eight-meet win streak the NIU men's tennis team (15-8, 5-0 in the Mid-Continent) owns. Another reason...