Scoring runs wins ballgames. But the NIU softball team's one run in 28 innings of play over the weekend left the Huskies winless in their own tournament. Illinois State and Wisconsin-Parkside played the role of spoiler for NIU. The Redbirds claimed the...

In 1967, both NIU and Illinois State University were seeking new presidents. Although the legislature had created a new Board of Regents to govern the two institutions after July 1, 1967, the search was conducted by the Board of Governors of State Colleges...

Good teams bounce back from tough losses. That is exactly what the NIU soccer team did on Sunday in shutting out the defending Big Central Soccer Conference champ Quincy College by a score of 3-0 at the Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies started out slow...

Both the men's and women's golf teams tee it up this weekend in their respective tournaments. Head coach Jack Pheanis and his men's team open the fall season with Friday through Sunday's (Sept. 15-17) Association of Mid-Continent Univerities/University...

From one champion to another—that's the story of the NIU soccer team's week. On Wednesday, the Huskies suffered a heart-breaking loss to defending national champion Indiana University. In the 1-0 overtime loss, the controversial call that appeared to...

There's a friendly atmosphere on the Gullikson tennis courts near Anderson Hall. The NIU women's tennis team has a tournament under its belt and are happy and enthusiastic about its chances of defending the North Star Conference title. Sixth-year coach...

Fall softball is underway for the NIU contingent this weekend. Head softball coach Dee Abrahamson and her team will play host to the Huskie Invitational tourney, which will be played on both Saturday (Sept. 16) and Sunday (Sept. 17) at Huskie Diamond....

There is definitely more to being a football player than just showing up for Saturday's game and practicing a couple days a week. For the NIU football team, football season means long, hard days on and off the field. "Our time is more concentrated, we...

NIU entered last night's soccer game against 1989 NCAA champion Indiana University and fought to a scoreless tie through 99 minutes until the Hoosiers scored on a controversial call for a 1-0 victory. NIU argued goalie Markus Roy stopped the ball before...

Progress is what the volleyball team was striving for, and got, in their loss to a tough Wisconsin-Madison team. The Huskies were defeated in a 15-8, 15-9, 15-6 match to the Badgers, who NIU coach Pete Waite said should finish in the top three of the...

NIU's soccer team enters tonight's action against defending national champion Indiana with a 3-0-1 record and a No. 4 ranking in the Midwest. "I think it's great to play the defending national champions," said coach Willy Roy, whose team is on the road...

A 1-4 record in the infancy of the fall season doesn't sit well with NIU volleyball coach Pete Waite. And things will not get any easier for the Huskies as they head out to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday for a 6:30 p.m. match. Wisconsin is...