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UW-Milwaukee coach gets interview at NIU gets interview at NIU

By Mike Morris | April 21, 1989

Steve Antrim, head basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, interviewed for the vacant NIU head coaching job Thursday. NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell said Antrim did not apply for the job personally, but was recommended by a third...

Roy anxious for Showers to reign over NIU soccer

By Bob Regan | April 21, 1989

If NIU soccer coach Willy Roy seems to be smiling more—or talking with more of a melodic foreign accent—its probably because of his latest signees for the 1989 soccer season. Heading the class of recruits is Dustan "Dusty" Showers. A 6-1, 180-pound...

Huskies replace fieldhouse blues with ‘fun’ in sun

By Bob Regan | April 21, 1989

Maybe it's not all beachballs and bathing suits for the NIU softball team, but being outside the last few days is a welcome relief. After weeks of foul weather that forced the team to practice indoors, Huskie head coach Dee Abrahamson sent her troops...

Agrees with firing

April 20, 1989

Dear President LaTourette: I called your office last week to express my support to you and Gerald O'Dell relative to the termination of the basketball coach and indicated to the receptionist that I would follow up with a letter. As a 1969 graduate, I...

DePaul, Marquette to test NIU netmen

By Chris Sigley | April 20, 1989

It's a safe bet that the NIU men's tennis team will win at least two of its four matches this weekend on the Gullikson Tennis Courts. NIU coach Carl Neufeld said he is looking for tough matches against DePaul (8-2) today at 3 p.m. and Marquette (13-9)...

Iowa State assistant linked to NIU

By Tom Clegg | April 20, 1989

and Jeff Kirik Jim Hallihan, the top assistant basketball coach at Iowa State, has been named as a finalist for the vacant Huskie coaching job a source close to the NIU athletic department said Wednesday. Hallihan came to ISU in August 1982, which was...

Baseball, water polo clubs win

By Eric Burt | April 19, 1989

The weather once again took its toll on the NIU baseball club last weekend. The Huskies' second game on Sunday against Loyola was called due to rain, but not before NIU recorded a 3-0 weekend. Saturday, the Huskies hosted the DePaul Blue Demons for a...

Dach—No. 1 pick in scrimmage draft

By Eric Burt | April 19, 1989

Evolution. The word took on several connotations at Tuesday's Spring Football Luncheon. Coach Jerry Pettibone first discussed the evolution of the Huskie football program. "We're getting better and better," Pettibone said. "We have a great weight room,...

Huskie netmen clean up, record improves to 21-8

By Chris Sigley | April 17, 1989

Forget the broom. Give the NIU men's tennis team a vacuum cleaner. The Huskies swept their four home games this weekend, losing only one match of the 36 they played. NIU had unblemished 9-0 wins over Northeastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Augustana...

Weiss, A’s knock out Sox in 9th

April 17, 1989

CHICAGO - Walt Weiss, returning to the lineup after missing three starts because of the flu, singled in the tie-breaking run in the ninth inning Sunday as the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Terry Steinbach singled with one out in the...

Women’s tennis team wins a pair for parents

April 17, 1989

NIU's women's tennis team decided to show off a bit before Saturday's Parent's Weekend crowd and did so in a big way. The Huskies soundly defeated both Bradley University (7-2) and Saint Mary's College of Indiana (8-1) to improve the season mark to 15-7....

Cubs beat Phillies, 5-3; winning streak at seven

April 17, 1989

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Rick Sutcliffe and the Chicago Cubs kept their winning streaks alive Sunday, but it wasn't pretty. Sutcliffe improved his record to 3-0 and drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single as the Cubs won their seventh straight game, 5-3,...