Chalk one up for NIU soccer coach Willy Roy. Going into his fourth season at the helm of NIU's soccer program, Roy has scored a major recruiting victory over four other state rivals by luring one of Illinois' top players, The Northern Star learned. Despite...

He was serving the required year of ineligibility for transfer students to play tennis for NIU's Coach Charles Merzbacher. Last Friday, his long wait paid off. Gill accounted for all the Huskies' points in their 7-2 loss to nationally recognized Wisconsin-Madison...

Yes, the NIU women's basketball team handled the Akron Lady Zips rather easily at the Chick Evans Field House Saturday afternoon, 79-62. And yes, the Huskies had more rebounds, blocked shots, steals and assists than the Zips. But there was something dull...

For the NIU women's swimming and diving squad, the weekend was similar to the men's crew with one exception. After a Friday night 138-103 win over Western Illinois, the Huskies suffered a Saturday afternoon 126-113 loss at the hands of Iowa State. The...

With almost two months left before the NCAA national gymnastics meet, the NIU women gymnasts continued performing in championship-style this weekend. The Huskies added two more wins and another school record to an already outstanding season during NIU's...

There's an expression that you win sjome and lose some. NIU men's swimming coach Dave Clark could use that expression. On Friday, the Huskies chalked up a 139-104 dual-meet victory over Western Illinois, but on Saturday, it was NIU on the low side of...

NIU's women's tennis coach Patty Groth had no complaints with winning two of three matches at the Aurora Tennis Club. "Marquette is a big rival and we really wanted that one. We knew Miami University was really good, so we hoped to win two out of three...

It was not a picture-perfect game, but the NIU women's basketball team earned another win Saturday in a 79-62 victory over North Star Conference foe University of Akron. Despite NIU's imperfections and rather dull performance, the Huskies (17-4) moved...

The NIU men's basketball team's battle to notch 20 wins this season faces a major obstacle Monday: a revenge-minded Eastern Illinois squad coming off of a 63-56 upset over conference power Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Huskies (19-2, 10-1) face an imposing...

Among the thousands of new students attending NIU next year, there will be at least 22 who will stand out, in more ways than one. They will stand out physically (the average weight of this group is 207 pounds) and NIU football coach Charlie Sadler hopes...

As the 1990-91 season nears the home stretch, the NIU men's basketball team continued to gain momentum and confidence Thursday night with a lopsided 72-42 win at Valparaiso. NIU (19-2, 10-1) simply overwhelmed the Crusaders (5-15, 2-9) after getting off...

When the NIU women's basketball team trots onto the Chick Evans Field House court for pre-game warmups, the Huskie Band simultaneously cranks out Francis Stroup's Huskie Fight Song. At the level the Huskies are playing at nowadays, maybe a more appropriate...