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Huskies sneak past ‘Cats

By Steve Dennis | October 4, 1989

It's official, the NIU Soccer team did not lose a regular season game at Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies have taken full advantage of a new grass field this season and the latest victim on the turf was Northwestern University on Wednesday. NIU recorded...

Diamond team nets third-place finish

October 2, 1989

A pair of juniors and a whole team geared to make a statement combined to take NIU to a third-place finish in the Coors Light National Invitational Championships Sunday in Macomb, Ill. NIU juniors Julie Sexton and Jeanne Richeal each had career weekends...

Indiana state next for ailing spikers; Waite keeps focus

By Hyun Moon | October 2, 1989

Losing seems to be all too common for the NIU volleyball team, but the Huskies are looking to start off the new month with a win. The Huskies will face the Sycamores from Indiana State tonight at Chick Evans Field House at 6 p.m. The Sycamores beat NIU...

Huskie soccer squad to battle Northwestern

By Steve Dennis | October 2, 1989

The NIU soccer team looks to stay undefeated at home today when the Huskies put their 5-0-0 home record on the line against the Wildcats of Northwestern. The Huskies (7-2-1) are coming off a defeat at the hands of St. Louis University, 2-0. The game was...

Waite: practice makes program

By Hyun Moon | October 2, 1989

"Hard working" could be a label for most of the NIU athletic teams, and the NIU volleyball team has shown the willingness and dedication to become a successful program. A standard three-hour practice doesn't appeal to anyone, but the NIU team almost seems...

Hidden discovers setback

By Jeff Kirik | October 2, 1989

With the last of Mike Hidden's alternatives exhausted, all the frustrated NIU basketball player can do now is wait. Hidden, a sophomore forward who became academically ineligible last month, has failed in his bid to regain his eligibility for the fall...

Roy focusing on college ranks

By Steve Dennis | October 2, 1989

With the recent success of the NIU Soccer team, a closer look is being given to the progress of coach Willy Roy—one of the top names in U.S. soccer history. Roy, a Hall of Famer, enjoys success now because he did the same thing for the Chicago Sting,...

NIU nets comeback win over Purdue

By Hyun Moon | October 2, 1989

It was nail-biting time for NIU women's tennis coach Patty Groth when her team trailed Purdue 4-3 and only two matches remained undecided. Everyone probably knows what's coming next. Yes, the NIU netters pulled off those last two matches and got the 5-4...

College football: ‘Big-time’ woes

October 2, 1989

Rick Telander, well-known writer for Sports Illustrated, vents his frustration these days by lambasting the present state of "big-time" college football. Spouting off is nothing new to Telander. A member of The Sports Writers show on television and radio,...

Rushing Huskies down WIU team Dach, Robinson run wild in 34-27 clash

By Thom Gippert | October 1, 1989

Adam Dach had a good night running the football. Stacey Robinson had a great night. Dach and Robinson combined for four touchdowns as NIU, now 3-1, defeated Western Illinois University 34-27 in front of 22,365 fans Saturday night. Robinson, the junior...

NIU prepares for ‘community celebration’

By Dana Netzel | October 1, 1989

As NIU prepares for the 1989 Homecoming celebration the "Spirit Comes Alive" for the city of DeKalb and NIU alumni. "It should be a community celebration," said University Programming and Activities Director Renee Esgar. The "only thing (the) city does...

Homecoming events scheduled

By Stephan L. Lopes | October 1, 1989

For this year's Homecoming Week, the Campus Activities Board has planned an extensive list of activities for all students. "We'd like to encourage people to come out and watch," said Steve Zarch, CAB Homecoming coordinator. Although the deadline for entries...