Head volleyball coach Pete Waite left the Colorado State University Tournament this weekend breathing a little easier. Not only did his team play its first game of the season, but the Huskies walked away with a 2-1 finish and two All-Tournament players....

Don't tell NIU field hockey coach Laurie Bell that prospective freshmen were being turned away at the door by school admissions this fall because all she sees this season are freshmen, freshmen, freshmen. Make that 13 new faces altogether to go along...

Tailbacks are usually the featured backs in a multiple-I offense. But when Adam Dach is the starting fullback, it would be tough for any tailback to find the spotlight. Four players are fighting for a spot behind Dach. Senior Brett Schroeder has the most...

A football kicker's life is relatively simple: make the game-winning field goal and be proclaimed hero or miss it and be dubbed goat. College placekickers' chances of being campus Capricorns were enhanced with the announcement by the NCAA last year that...

Injuries have forced coach Charlie Sadler to pull the reins on football practice, but he said the team will be at full speed against Fresno State. As of Wednesday, 13 players could not practice due to injuries. "We've been fortunate that none of these...

Considering the NIU baseball team was comprised of 25 walk-ons last season, it's no wonder Joe "Spanky" McFarland is smiling over new faces. One new visage that the second-year skipper is particularly excited about is that of second baseman Tom O'Neill,...

Willy Roy Jr., the former Huskies' soccer standout who's currently trying his foot—er, hand—at football kicking, has had to make a lot of adjustments lately. You usually don't have 250-pound athletes sprinting at you during soccer games, the shape...

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And that is exactly what NIU linkster Nicole Jeray gets to do when she competes in her second LPGA tournament in as many weeks. Saturday through Monday, the Huskie senior takes part in the Rail Classic at...

Any student interested in joining the Rugby Club should attend the first practice of the season on Tuesday which begins at 4 p.m. on the field behind Stevenson Towers. "Everyone is welcome to join, but it would be nice to get some ex-football players...

The parts have been assigned, the script is memorized, and the opening night is about to begin. With preseason and "dress rehearsals" behind them, the NIU volleyball team heads into the season-opening Colorado State-Holiday Inn Invitational tournament...

What is the secret to producing veteran-level athletes out of freshman recruits? First, make them forget they are "amateurs." Second, make sure they feel comfortable. And finally, get them out on the court as soon and as much as possible. Head volleyball...

As the fall semester kicks into high gear, many of the students at NIU are prompted to turn their attention to football. But for head baseball coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland, it's back to business as usual. McFarland, along with assistant coach Pete Tsotsos,...