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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

NIU baseball assistant coach Calvin Peacock (from left), senior first-baseman Gavin Baldwin (33) and junior left-fielder Logan Gregorio (35) talk at first base during the Huskies’ game against Central Michigan University on March 21. Gregorio hit his 11th home run of the season in NIU’s 5-0 defeat of Ohio University on Friday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies claim first home victory with shutout of Bobcats

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | April 4, 2025

DeKALB – NIU baseball’s pitching staff threw a shutout in the Huskies’ 5-0 win to open its weekend series against Ohio University.  Redshirt junior pitcher Adam Brouwer continued his impressive season thus far with a 7 inning outing on Friday.  The...

NIU men’s tennis junior Iker Dellien Velasco prepares to receive the ball during the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships ending on Oct. 27. The Huskies lost their sixth straight match on Thursday, dropping a 6-1 match against the University at Buffalo. (Ashley Huss | Western Michigan University Athletics)

Huskies bulldozed by Bulls in sixth straight loss

By Andy Inboden, Sports Reporter | April 4, 2025

NIU men’s tennis (7-13, 0-7 MAC) lost a 6-1 match against the University at Buffalo Bulls (14-5-7-1 MAC) on Thursday as the Huskies remain winless in Mid-American Conference play. At the No. 1 doubles spot, NIU juniors Iker Gaztambide Arrastia and...

Alpha Sigma Phi battles for the rope against Delta Chi during the first round of the 2024 Interfraternity Council Tugs tournament on April 16, 2024, at 912 Edgebrook Drive in DeKalb. Alpha Sigma Phi and Delta Chi will be among the seven fraternities competing in this year’s Tugs competition. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Fraternities to face off in annual Tugs battle

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | April 3, 2025

DeKALB – One of NIU’s most storied Greek traditions returns to campus next week as the Interfraternity Council prepares to host its annual Tugs competition in the heart of Greek Row. With its origins at NIU going back to the late 1940s, Tugs is...

NIU track and field then-junior Roshell Rowe competes at the Redbird Tune Up in February, 2024, in Normal, Illinois. Sports Reporter Micah Huff breaks down his three greatest takeaways from the Huskies' season so far. (Photo courtesy of NIU Athletics)

HUFF: 3 takeaways from the 2024-25 track and field indoor season

By Micah Huff, Sports Reporter | April 3, 2025

NIU track and field has gotten off to a good start this season after consistently producing top finishers in its respective events.   That consistency is due to three big factors: The Huskies have one of – if not the best – high jump units in...

NIU baseball senior outfielder Gavin Baldwin takes a lead at first base during the Huskies’ game against the University of Illinois Chicago on March 26. The Huskies upset Purdue University on Tuesday, taking a 2-1 game for NIU’s first victory in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

NIU stuns Purdue on the road in pitchers duel

By Logan Whittington, Sports Reporter | April 2, 2025

NIU baseball (10-17, 1-8 MAC) held on to an early lead to pull off an upset against Purdue University (20-8, 3-6 B1G), winning a 2-1 battle on Tuesday.  "This is a great win for our program," said NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland via NIU Athletics....

Surrounded by her teammates, NIU softball sophomore shortstop Alana Powell (8) runs out as her name is announced during the player introductions prior to NIU's game against Ohio University on Friday. The Huskies swept Ball State University in a doubleheader on Tuesday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies sweep Cardinals on the road

By Claire Valenti, Sports Reporter | April 1, 2025

NIU softball traveled to Ball State University on Tuesday afternoon to compete in its sixth doubleheader of the season.  Both teams kept quiet on offense until the seventh inning of Game 1, when the Huskies broke through to score two runs. The Cardinals...

University at Buffalo associate head coach Jacey Brooks (left) shouts from the sideline during the Bulls' 78-60 loss to Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game on March 16, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Brooks was named the 11th head coach of NIU women's basketball on Tuesday. (Paul Hokanson | UB Athletics)

Women’s basketball names Jacey Brooks as next head coach

By Edison Miller, Sports Editor | April 1, 2025

University at Buffalo associate head coach Jacey Brooks has been hired as the next head coach of the NIU women’s basketball team, NIU Athletics announced Tuesday. “We are excited to welcome Jacey Brooks to NIU to lead the Huskie women's basketball...

NIU women’s tennis freshman Lucia Yecora high-fives junior Isabella Righi during their doubles match against Valparaiso University on Feb. 15. Yecora was announced as the Mid-American Conference Singles Player of the Week for the second time this season on Monday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Freshman phenom Yecora collars 2nd MAC weekly singles honor

By Northern Star Sports Staff | March 31, 2025

Breaking the record for most Mid-American Conference weekly honors for NIU women’s tennis, freshman Lucia Yecora has been named the MAC Singles Player of the Week for the second time this season.  In the Huskies’ win against the University of...

Senior second baseman Jenna Turner (4) hits a pop fly to left field that was caught for the first out of the first inning. NIU was unable to get their first base hit until the fourth inning. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Gallery: NIU loses to Ohio in softball

By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist | March 31, 2025

A graphic depicts NIU women's tennis junior Nataly Ninova as this week's Huskie of the Week. Ninova won each of her singles matches in both of NIU's victories this week. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)

Huskie of the Week: Ninova fuels NIU with stellar singles weekend

By Northern Star Sports Staff | March 31, 2025

Fresh off a perfect weekend in singles competition, NIU women’s tennis junior Nataly Ninova has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week for the second time of the Huskies’ spring season. After opening the weekend with a loss at No....

A graphic shows NIU student-athletes from various sports with arrows indicating highs and lows. Sports Editor Edison Miller discusses the high and low points for NIU Athletics throughout March. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)

MILLER: Highs and lows of NIU Athletics in March

By Edison Miller, Sports Editor | March 31, 2025

With March coming to a close, the madness associated with it hasn’t.  As NIU’s spring sports are in full swing, the winter sports have wrapped up their season. Nonetheless, programs like women’s tennis and wrestling have flourished amid the...

NIU junior Nataly Ninova hits a backhand volley during the second day of the Huskie Indoor Invitational on Nov. 2 inside the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House. Ninova sealed NIU’s 5-2 win against Ball State University on Sunday with a three-set victory in the No. 4 singles match. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Revenge served: NIU tops Ball State for 4th straight win

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | March 31, 2025

DeKALB – When junior Nataly Ninova trailed 6-4, 0-5 in the second stanza of her match at the No. 4 singles slot against Ball State University on Sunday, she knew she’d been beaten for the set. “I kind of went off the rails mentally,” Ninova...

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