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Basketball coach, players advocate ‘say no’

By David Lance | November 14, 1990

NIU men's basketball head coach Jim Molinari has teamed up with some of his players and Amoco Oil to get an early start in community involvement. Molinari and his caravan recently embarked on a mission to find elementary school students willing to make...

NIU’s Wisconsin connection

By Eric Burt | November 14, 1990

The Huskies football's team defensive line could be called the "Wisconsin Connection." Their teammates prefer to call them "cheeseheads." Defensive ends Cary Caliendo (Brookfield) and Scott Van Bellinger (Green Bay) and tackles Eric White (Barronett),...

Huskies cruise in exhibition opener

By Carl Ackerman | November 14, 1990

If Tuesday night's exhibition performance by the NIU men's basketball team is any indication of the type of season to come, the Huskies can expect a prosperous year. NIU hammered the Australian Sydney Kings 89-57 in front of 1,228 fans at the Chick Evans...

Hockey club splits action

By Mark Fiore | November 13, 1990

The NIU hockey club suffered its first loss of the season to conference rival DePaul University Saturday. The Huskies traveled to Chicago to face the Blue Demons and ended up in an offensive contest aided by many defensive mistakes. "They (DePaul) did...

Spirit council cheers on NIU Huskies

By Amy Julian | November 13, 1990

At the first men's exhibition basketball game tonight, a new group will try to start a tradition of support for NIU athletic teams. The Huskie Spirit Council is made up of students interested in changing the perception that there is "no school spirit"...

Loss hard to take for Huskies

By Roger Moreano | November 13, 1990

A loss is always hard to take, and for the NIU football team the 24-20 loss last Saturday to East Carolina University was an especially bitter pill to swallow. "We played well enough to win," said NIU head coach Jerry Pettibone. "They (ECU) got some breaks...

Meeks, Foss chosen as Huskies captains

By Steve Dennis | November 13, 1990

Members of the NIU women's basketball team have selected Lisa Foss and Toby Meeks as co-captains for the upcoming season. Already in leadership positions as seniors, the two guards will be directing the team on and off the floor, a task that Meeks compares...

Basketball squad gears for opener

By Carl Ackerman | November 13, 1990

As the start of the regular season draws nearer, the NIU men's basketball team will hit the floor for its first exhibition game of the season. The Huskies will host the Sydney Kings from Australia Tuesday for a 7:05 match at Chick Evans Field House. The...

Huskies spikers take NSC Championship

By Jennifer Hutchins | November 12, 1990

It was a weekend of nail-biting, come-from-behind victories that created the perfect ending to an already successful season for the NIU volleyball squad. But as far as head volleyball coach Pete Waite and his team are concerned, it's only the beginning....

NIU women’s swim team splits in weekend action

November 12, 1990

It's not that NIU women's swimming coach Mike Burt is an easy person to please, the Huskie swim boss is simply seeing some bright spots. For openers, his Huskies did win Friday's dual meet with the University of Northern Iowa by a 65-48 margin to even...

NIU comeback sunk by Pirates

By y Carl Ackerman | November 12, 1990

Oh, for what could have been. Those are the words that will be echoing throughout the heads of NIU's football team which came within two yards of pulling out a come-from-behind victory Saturday. Instead, the Huskies slipped to 6-4 by losing a 24-20 decision...

NIU women netters have mixed results

November 12, 1990

Just use the old good news/bad news expression to sum up the NIU women's tennis team's effort at the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association/Rolex Midwest Women's Indoor Regional Championship Friday. The good news was the Huskies got a pleasant surprise...