NIU softball action is ready to begin—1989 style. It's a new season for NIU. And while the Huskies don't want to forget about their regional title and the trip to the NCAA Division I Championships last year, it is inevitable that the 1989 campaign is...

As the Midwest sets its sights on the spring thaw, NIU women's golf coach Pam Tyska and her players head south to tee it up in the warmth of Florida. The Huskies will look for low scores at the NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Tournament March 13-14, a tournament...

After last weekend's gymnastics meets, the NIU men's and women's coaches had very different views of their teams. "At the last meet I was very pleased with the performances," women's coach Bobbie Cesarek said. "We had a tremendous effort from the guys...

The NIU Athletic Department will sponsor a bus trip Saturday to DePaul's Alumni Hall should the NIU women's basketball team make it to the championship round of the North Star Conference Tournament. Mary Mihelich, promotions and marketing director, said...

The coin goes up, flips in the air, then begins its descent. As the silver disc makes its way down, anxiety increases among those awaiting the outcome. Finally, the coin lands, rolls a bit and comes up heads. No, NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright...

Unlike many college athletes, NIU women's basketball player Gena Stubbs knows what she'll be doing when her collegiate career comes to an end—the same thing. Well, almost anyway. While the 5-foot-8 senior won't be feeding the post or driving the baseline,...

Arizona became the third team this season to hold the No. 1 spot for two consecutive weeks in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Wildcats were an overwhelming choice as the top team Monday after a week that saw three of the top five teams...

History repeated itself at the NCAA West Regional Wrestling Championship last weekend. NIU sophomore Anton Kossakowski won the 190-pound class at the regional, hosted by Drake University, and advanced to the national competition as he did last year at...

It wasn't quite what the NIU swimmers and their coach had hoped for, but they couldn't complain either. The Huskies had set their sights on a blue ribbon at the Midwest Independent Championships held Thursday and Friday at Illinois Chicago but ended up...

When those balmy March winds first slap the faces of NIU students and DeKalbians, it's a sure sign that somewhere, far south of here, grown men are shagging flies and playing pepper. Yes, spring training 1989 is underway. Spring training. It's a time...

Teamwork is an important part of success in basketball, but the NIU women's basketball team understands there is more to a successful season than just the X's and O's of the game. Fan appreciation is the theme of Saturday's 2 p.m. hardwood contest against...

After finishing sixth out of 10 teams at last year's NCAA West Regional tournament, coach Ed Vatch and his Huskie wrestlers look to finish higher at this weekend's regional tourney at Drake University. "If they (the wrestlers) go into this with an idea...