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Winning records mark Pettibone

By Eric Burt | December 4, 1990

Jerry Pettibone established himself as the first NIU head football coach to string together three consecutive winning seasons since the 1960s with the Huskies 6-5 mark this year. Pettibone, whose career head-coaching record is 33-32-1 in six seasons at...

Huskies look to rebound in fieldhouse showdown

By Roger Moreano | December 4, 1990

When the University of Evansville Aces come to the Chick Evans Field House Tuesday night, they will find an NIU men's basketball team that is trying to find an identity on offense. The Huskies will attempt to rebound from the lackluster offensive performance...

Pettibone up for Oregon job

By Wes Swietek | December 4, 1990

NIU head football coach Jerry Pettibone arrived in Portland, Ore. Monday night to discuss the vacant head coaching job at Oregon State University, a position that Pettibone said he has been offered. Pettibone told the Northern Star Monday morning that...

Undefeated Huskies make attack on polls

By Steve Dennis | December 4, 1990

Expect the NIU women's basketball team to make a major jump when the new AP Poll is released Tuesday. Considering the Huskies perfect 5-0 mark, it is a legitimate enough reason to propel the currently 26th-ranked NIU into the Top-20. This isn't just because...

Huskies’ wrestling team splits in weekend action

December 3, 1990

NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch, this weekend wasn't a matter of whether his team won or lost, but how they played (wrestled) the game. Vatch's feeling came from a weekend which saw the Huskies scratch their way to an 18-12 win over the University of Wisconsin-Stevens...

NIU students, officials discuss racial incidents

By Lisa Ferro | December 3, 1990

A rash of racial incidents at the University of Illinois at Chicago also could happen at NIU as long as racism exists on this campus. Demetricus Carlvin, Black Student Union member said racism and segregation "most definitely" exist at NIU. He said there...

Huskies thump Broncos to reach championship

By Jennifer Hutchins | December 3, 1990

It was a tournament debut by the NIU women's basketball team that left their opponent, Western Michigan University, wondering what hit them. Most likely it was the on-target shooting of seniors Denise Dove and Lisa Foss who made the Broncos' heads spin...

Huskies race to Fastbreak title

By Steve Dennis | December 3, 1990

With 41 points, Lisa Foss proved a point to Washington Husky coach Chris Gobrecht as she led the NIU Huskies to their biggest win of the young season Sunday at Chick Evans Field House. It was dog beat dog as NIU (5-0) stunned the 13th best team in the...

Foss carries Huskies to Fest championship

By David Lance | December 3, 1990

The NIU women's basketball team's 87-75 tournament-winning victory over Washington University Sunday afternoon proved that tournament MVP Lisa Foss won't back down from a good fight. "When I absolutely knew we were going to win that game was when Lisa...

Huskies freshmen play like veterans

By David Lance | November 30, 1990

The regular season is now underway for the NIU men's basketball team, and the obligatory butterflies undoubtedly bothered the Huskies freshmen in Tuesday's inaugural game. Right? "I wasn't real nervous," freshman guard Mike Lipnisky said. "It was really...

‘Dog Pound’ comes to NIU

By Roger Moreano | November 30, 1990

There is nothing more unnerving, more disturbing, or more intimidating to an opposing team than seeing a rowdy student body completely dedicated to disrupting the opponent's entire game plan. The home court advantage is well known in large universities...

Students will need tickets for NIU, DePaul matchup

November 30, 1990

When the DePaul Blue Demons invade Chick Evans Field House Jan. 15 to face the NIU men's basketball squad, students will need more than just their student ID cards to get in. NIU students must pick up "The Ticket," otherwise they will not be allowed to...