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Davis gets Tiberwolf tryout

July 25, 1989

Former NIU basketball MVP Rodney Davis hopes to make the transition from a Huskie to a Timberwolf. That's as in National Basketball Association Minnesota Timberwolves member. The 6-3, 186-pound guard participated in the NBA expansion franchise's free...

Final stats rank Huskies with best

July 18, 1989

Although NCAA officials did not give the NIU softball team a 1989 national tournament bid, the season's final statistics indicate the Huskies might have belonged. The Huskies, whose 38-7 record was the fourth-best in the country, ranked among the nation's...

Sports facilities on NIU agenda

By Jeff Kirik | July 18, 1989

Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell, using words like "deplorable," "embarrassment" and "anitquated" to describe the condition of Huskie Stadium, said Friday NIU is considering a renovation of the 24-year-old structure. The university recently invited four...

New arena could give cagers lift

By Jeff Kirik | July 18, 1989

The possibility of NIU's gaining access to the proposed DeKalb County civic center has Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell dreaming of what might be. Although the civic center is still in its infantile stages, O'Dell said the mere chance of having a new homecourt...

SMSU an AMCU power

By Jeff Kirik | July 11, 1989

Before NIU and Akron can win their first Association of Mid-Continent Universities title, they will have to battle a Bear. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State have become the AMCU's conference power, winning the league's all-sport trophy the past three...

Sports info. director claims writing award

July 11, 1989

NIU sports information director Mike Korcek received a "Best in the District" citation in the 1988-89 national writing contest sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Korcek won the CoSIDA District Five honors in the Historical...

Huskie notes

June 27, 1989

To no one's surprise, outfielder Jill Justin and pitcher Beth Schrader were named the NIU softball team's 1989 Most Valuable Players. Justin won the offensive MVP award by leading the team with a .443 batting average. She won the squad's batting crown...

Field hockey team finds league

June 27, 1989

NIU, five Big 10 squads join to start conference NIU is finally in a Big Ten conference—sort of. The NIU field hockey team recently joined forces with five Big Ten schools to form the Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conference. The Huskies will compete...

Huskie baseball in on-deck circle

By Jeff Kirik | June 27, 1989

When Jeff Wilson's line drive was snared by Central Michigan's second baseman on May 22, 1982, the season and the NIU baseball program had come to an end. More than seven years after CMU swept the Huskies by scores of 12-0 and 13-0 in that season-ending...

Burt signs six swimmers

June 27, 1989

Five prep swimming standouts and a transfer student have signed NCAA Letters of Intent with NIU, and the prospects seem good for coach Mike Burt's 1989-90 Huskies. The Huskies gain the services of diver Donna Gluth from DeMotte, Ind. and swimmers Kimberly...

No NCAA call for Huskies

By Jeff Kirik | June 20, 1989

The Huskies waited, but the call never came. After cruising through its 1989 schedule and posting one of the top records in the country, the NIU softball team failed to receive its second consecutive berth in the NCAA College World Series. The Huskies,...

Hudson resigns position

June 20, 1989

Clarence Hudson, NIU associate athletic director, resigned effective June 2 to take a position with a former employer. Hudson came to NIU last July after working for four years at Ruan Transportation Management systems where he will return to work in...