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Junior quarterback Rocky  Lombardi winds up to throw a pass in NIU's 41-23 victory over Kent State in the MAC Championship Game on Dec. 4 in Detroit. (Wes Sanderson | Northern Star)

Football releases 2022 schedule

By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter | February 25, 2022

DeKALB— The Huskies will look to defend the Mid-American Championship with a schedule that features two non-conference bouts with the Southeastern Conference and one with American Athletic Conference, as the 2022 football schedule was revealed Friday.  NIU...

Junior Ciara Ryan prepares to engage the handspring during a vault attempt. The Huskies took third place behind Iowa 
State University and Central Michigan University at the event with a team score of 195.500.

This weekend in NIU Athletics: Feb. 25

By Northern Star Staff | February 25, 2022

Women’s track and field Friday, Feb. 25 to Saturday, Feb. 26 MAC Indoor Championships (all day) -  Kent State Field House (Kent, Ohio) | Watch Connie Teaberry and the NIU track and field team will make their way to Kent, Ohio, as they compete...

Kayden Wacker-Gray (right) poses with his mother Lacey Wacker-Gray from the sidelines of the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl in Orlando, Florida in December.

NIU football builds bond with Rockford teen

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | February 25, 2022
Kayden Wacker-Gray might not be old enough to suit-up for NIU football, but the 14-year-old has become a member of the Huskie pack regardless.
NIU sophomore guard Jayden Marable maneuvers past EMU freshman guard Kyndal Lewis during Wednesday's conference matchup at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. Marable finished the game with 12 points, the fourth-best scorer for the Huskies in the 72-65 victory over the Eagles. (Alexander Pyevich/Northern Star)

Huskies survive home bout with Eagles

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | February 24, 2022

The women’s basketball team completed the sweep against the Eastern Michigan University Eagles Wednesday, defeating them 72-65 at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. The last time the Mid-American Conference rivals faced off on Jan. 22, NIU prevailed...

Men's basketball junior guard Kaleb Thornton looks on as Eastern Michigan freshman forward Colin Golson, Jr. makes an attempt at the net during a game in DeKalb on Jan. 15. (Northern Star File Photo)

Men’s basketball can’t complete comeback at EMU

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | February 23, 2022

Men’s basketball lost on the road against the Eastern Michigan University Eagles, 74-72, Tuesday in Ypsilanti, Michigan. How it happened Both teams had trouble handling the ball in the first half as they turned the ball over multiple times. NIU turned...

Connie Teaberry, the director of track and field and cross country at NIU, looks on during a track and field event. Teaberry is in her 18th season as head coach of the track and field program and her 11th as its director. (NIU Athletics)

Connie Teaberry: From All-American to head coach

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | February 23, 2022

Director of track and field and cross country Connie Teaberry has a long list of accomplishments as a former student-athlete and a coach.  TRACK AND FIELD CAREER BEGAN Teaberry got started in track and field when she joined her school’s track and...

Men's tennis team loses two matches in Ohio

Men’s tennis team loses two matches in Ohio

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | February 21, 2022

DeKALB — The NIU men’s tennis team suffered their first losses of the season during an Ohio road trip against Youngstown State University and James Madison University over the weekend. The Huskies fell to the Youngstown State Penguins 5-2 Friday...

Then-redshirt sophomore Brit Wilson being announced the winner March 7 after his 8-5 decision win in the 2020 MAC Championship semifinals at the Convocation Center.

Wrestling topples SIUE on senior night

By Carlos Finney Jr., Sports Reporter | February 21, 2022

The NIU wrestling team faced Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Sunday evening in their final regular season matchup of the season. The Huskies dominated and defeated the Cougars 35-3 at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. How it happened  Senior...

Junior Ciara Ryan prepares to engage the handspring during a vault attempt at the NIU Beauty and the Beast Quad Meet in DeKalb. The Huskies took third place behind Iowa State University and Central Michigan University at the event with a team score of 195.500. Ryan finished with a vault score of 9.600. (Zohair Khan/Northern Star)

Huskies take third at Beauty and the Beast Quad Meet

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | February 21, 2022

The NIU women's gymnastics team finished third at the NIU Beauty and the Beast Quad Meet Sunday as they faced Central Michigan University, Iowa State University and Western Michigan University at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. How it happened It...

Left: Senior gymnast Gabby Welch performs on floor exercise during a dual meet against Illinois State University on Feb. 13 in DeKalb. (Zohair Khan/Northern Star). Right: Freshman women's tennis player Reagan Welch competes in a home match against the University of St. Francis on Feb. 11 at Chick Evans Field House in DeKalb. (Summer Fitzgerald/Northern Star)

From Greenbrier to DeKalb: Welch sisters seek to leave impression on NIU

By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter | February 21, 2022

From playing in the backyard as kids to competing at the same college, siblings Gabby and Reagan Welch have been each other's biggest supporters, best friends and most importantly, sisters. Growing up in Greenbrier, Tennessee, senior psychology major...

Former redshirt junior Kam Smith begins to takes off from home plate after making contact with the ball.

Baseball loses close game in California series finale

By Jordan Radloff | February 20, 2022

DeKALB — The NIU baseball team finished their first weekend series of the 2022 season with a close 10-9 loss to Sacramento State Sunday. A close game throughout Both the Huskies and the Hornets saw hitting success against opposing pitchers throughout...