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Oldendorf, Layton land at NIU

By Wes Swietek | April 12, 1990

Signed, sealed, and soon to be delivered, are some future Huskie men's basketball players after Wednesday—national letter of intent day. As expected, NIU picked up two recruits who will join all-stater Mike Lipnisky, who signed with the Huskies in November....

Molinari ready to ink ‘Big’ recruits

By Wes Swietek | April 11, 1990

"There's a new dog in town", the slogan of the Huskies men's basketball team, might soon be changed to "there are three new dogs in town." Wednsday is national letter-of-intent day when high school basketball players sign over their basketball lives to...

Lacrosse success hindered by losses

April 11, 1990

Members of the NIU lacrosse club didn't fare well last week dropping both of their matches—one to the Lake Forest Club and the other to the Lakeshore Club. In a close contest with Lakeshore, the Huskies made a run late in the game. However, Lakeshore...

No-hitter not enough for Iowa

By Bob Regan | April 11, 1990

A no-hitter is good enough for a win, right? Wrong. Iowa held the NIU softball team hitless in game two of a doubleheader Tuesday, but came away the loser. The Huskies split the two-game set by capturing a 1-0 win in the nightcap. With runners on first...

Water polo club finishes in third

By Joe Bush | April 11, 1990

The NIU water polo club's A-team made the most of their last fling before concentrating on player development for the rest of the season. A Chris Kerstin goal with 40 seconds left in overtime beat Purdue, 14-13, in the third-place game of the Midwestern...

Golfers finish 11th

April 10, 1990

Weather was not the only thing "cold" at the Saturday-Sunday Indiana University Women's Golf Invitational: The NIU Huskies never did get warmed up and finished 11th in the 14-team outing. A biting wind hampered Saturday's opening 36-hole effort with NIU...

Panthers rally late to steal two contests from Huskies

By Carl Ackerman | April 10, 1990

With the taste of victory on the tip of its tongues, NIU's softball team was poisoned with a mouthful of disappointment on two late-inning comebacks from guest Adelphi University Monday. NIU (10-15-2) surrendered five runs after a 4-1 lead in game one....

Long-distance line remains at 19’9

By Joe Bush and Wes Swietek | April 10, 1990

Maybe the biggest news from the NCAA Rules Committee last week was the rule it didn't change, with the committee deciding to keep the 3-point stripe where it is. The narrow strip of paint located in an arc 19 feet, nine inches from the target, which has...

Fighting Irish, Zips too much

April 10, 1990

A pair of road losses at Notre Dame and Miami (Ohio) closed the traveling portion of the NIU women's tennis season on a low note. NIU, 13-11 in dual match competition, began the weekend with a 9-0 loss at Notre Dame Friday afternoon. The Huskies, who...

Netters overcome tough conditions

April 9, 1990

NIU's men's tennis team overcame many obstacles to notch a successful weekend at Northern Iowa Univeristy. The Huskies came away with a four-match win streak and a 15-11 record. The cold and windy conditions forced play indoors. NIU faced Wisconsin-LaCrosse...

Thimgan, Unger complete season

By Wes Swietek | April 9, 1990

At the NCAA Central Regionals this weekend, NIU gymnasts Vicki Thimgan and Martha Unger didn't have two things: a high enough finish to advance to the NCAA Championships, and a lot of luck. Unger, competing in her third Regional competition, had a costly...

NIU rambles past Loyola with home-field performance

By Hyun Moon | April 9, 1990

Total domination is the only way to describe the NIU soccer team's 2-0 shutout over Loyola University in its spring exhibition game Saturday. Although the offensive spark head coach Willy Roy was looking for wasn't there in the first half, the Huskies...