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Netters: one more for the road

By Chris Sigley | April 5, 1989

Both NIU tennis teams will take one more for the road this weekend. The men's squad heads to Northwestern Sunday for its 1 p.m. match. The women cruise through Michigan for an 11 a.m. match against Eastern Michigan Saturday and a 10 a.m. match against...

Volleyball, baseball clubs win

By Eric Burt | April 4, 1989

"We blew the doors off both of them, to be blunt," volleyball club president Rob Uhwat said about his team's victories last weekend. NIU defeated Quincy College 15-1, 15-5, 15-9 and Illinois 15-2, 15-5, 15-4 during Saturday's triangular match at Illinois....

Artificial grass leaves

By Kari Brackett | April 3, 1989

The Huskies are ready for dirt. After a weekend of play on an astroturf field at the Creighton Bud Light/Lady Jay Invitational, the NIU softball team is ready to play on its own field against Iowa today for a 3 p.m. doubleheader at McCormick Park. Even...

Taylor takes over sports information post

By Bob Regan | April 3, 1989

In the often unseen NIU Sports Information Office, located in a hidden portion of Chick Evans Field House, there's a new face in the crowd. Amy Taylor, 29, has filled the position of assistant sports information director for Huskie athletics, replacing...

Mets early favorites

April 3, 1989

The eight-member Star sports staff, in an effort to speed this year's baseball season along, have come up with the following forecasts. Each writer made his or her picks for each division and for a World Series champion. These selections were tabulated...

Scrimmage pleases Pettibone

By Eric Burt | April 2, 1989

Huskie football players woke up early Saturday morning—early enough to be at Huskie Stadium by 7 a.m. The occasion was the first Saturday scrimmage of the spring season. "This was the best first-Saturday scrimmage this school has had in a long time,"...

Softball crew captures tourney

By Kari Brackett | April 2, 1989

While the Huskies didn't see anything amusing about April Fool's Day Saturday, the NIU softball squad got the last laugh. Despite losing both of its games on Saturday, the Huskies (18-3) took the initiative Sunday and found themselves playing for and...

Big Ten netters top NIU

April 2, 1989

Losses to both Wisconsin and Minnesota dampened the spirits of the NIU men's tennis team over the weekend and dropped the Huskies' record to 15-8 on the season. NIU's Steve Wiere seemed to be the only bright spot for the Huskies in the 7-2 loss to Wisconsin...

Athletic Board moves to increase power

By Jeff Kirik | March 30, 1989

If the NIU Athletic Board has its way, the athletic director will no longer be able to fire a head coach without first getting approval from the board. The athletic board passed a resolution at Wednesday's meeting, which, if enacted by the University...

Hudson speaks out on board, firing

By Mike Morris | March 30, 1989

Associate Athletic Director Clarence Hudson lashed out at the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday in opposition to the board's attempt to increase its power. The board passed a resolution that, if adopted by the University Council, would require a majority vote...

Newcomers add depth to Huskies

By Kari Brackett | March 29, 1989

Even though the Huskie softball squad lost five players to graduation last year, the recruits for the 1989 campaign are learning to fill the gaps. While there is a difference between veterans and young players, both NIU coach Dee Abrahamson and assistant...

Braves’ Sutter may be finished

March 29, 1989

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)- Bruce Sutter admitted Tuesday that his chances of ever pitching again are remote because of a severely torn rotator cuff. But the former king of the bullpen still is not ready to announce his retirement. Sutter, who last year...