The honors keep piling up for the most successful senior class in NIU soccer history. Goalie Markus Roy, sweeper Karsten Roy and forward/midfielder/defender Frank Sparacino were named to the All-Mid Continent team yesterday. After completing an 11-5-3...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell said Thursday that his consulting work at the University of South Florida is a measure of how much NIU is respected. O'Dell has been consulting USF about their proposed establishment of a football program. USF hired...

NIU's Promotions and Marketing Director Mary Mihelich has resigned her post at the university. Mihelich has worked for the NIU athletic department since 1988. Mihelich said she is leaving NIU to take a job at the DeKalb Chronicle newspaper as an advertising...

NIU guard Mark Layton had a perfect chance to cap his career-best game. But in the end, the difference between Xavier's and NIU's men's basketball teams Wednesday night proved to be the difference between made and missed free throws. Layton missed a chance...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell was at the University of South Florida in Tampa this week, apparently working as a consultant for an organization with ties to a firm that has done work for NIU. South Florida has established a task force to look into...

Three NIU football standouts—fullback Adam Dach, inside linebacker Steve Henriksen and wide receiver Larry Wynn—were named to the 1991 Football News "Almost" All-America squad in the weekly newspaper's Dec. 10 edition. Dach (Rockford/Byron) hung up...

For those unfamiliar with college basketball, the NIU men's teams' next opponent—Xavier—may not be a well-known name. College hoops fans know, however, that the Musketeers are one of the top teams in the Midwest. Xavier has made six-straight NCAA...

The NIU volleyball team, which has produced somewhat of a dream season, has visions of victory dancing in its head. Those dreams could become reality as the Huskies prepare to compete at the National Invitational Volleyball Championship Thursday through...

The NIU wrestling squad will enjoy its first home meet of the season when it hosts Northwestern University Thursday. The Huskies enter the match witha 1-3-0 mark in dual competition. Head coach Ed Vatch anticipates another grueling battle against the...

The NIU volleyball team is feeling real good about its recently announced pairings at the National Invitational Volleyball Championship December 5 through December 7. The 25-7 Huskies are ranked No. 12 in a field of 20 but for the most part, ended up...

At the end of last year, Mike Lipnisky never wanted to see NIU again. He wanted out of DeKalb soon after former basketball coach Jim Molinari resigned to take the head coaching job at Bradley. Lipnisky didn't even want to wait until a new coach was hired...

The St. Louis Arch is symbolic of bridging the gap to the West. Last Monday, however, the NIU wrestling team (1-3) was unable to bridge a similar gap as NIU fell to a more experienced Southwest Missouri State University 31-10. Using a lineup featuring...