It looks like the NIU softball team is a fair-weather bunch. Coach Dee Abrahamson's squad dropped three straight decisions in the chilly Carbondale air over the weekend before rallying for a 3-1 win over Western Illinois Saturday afternoon. The Huskies'...

Houston Baptist put on a divine performance at Chick Evans Field House Saturday afternoon, scoring 282.05 to win the blue ribbon at the Independent Gymnastics Championships. NIU finished third in the tourney with its 274.75 tally, just missing second...

State bragging rights were on the line for NIU, and the women's gymnastics team earned them in dominating fashion with a 178.45-133.75 win over Illinois State Friday night at Chick Evans Field House. The Huskies, 11-5, swept the top three places in every...

Although Illinois State will be present at the women's gymnastic meet in Chick Evans Field House Friday at 7 p.m., NIU coach Bobbie Cesarek said she feels the Huskies will be battling themselves. The ISU squad has been under the weather with injuries...

So maybe southern Illinois isn't southern Florida. The NIU softball team won't notice the difference if they can have as much success this weekend in Carbondale as they did in Tallahassee over Spring Break. The Huskies, 10-2 after a second-place finish...

Some of the best gymnastics in the United States will be on display Saturday when NIU hosts the National Independent Gymnastics Championships. The all-day tournament begins at 1 p.m. with team competition and is followed by the 7 p.m. individual finals....

The NIU wrestling team finished the 1987-88 season with an overall 5-14-1 dual-meet record. The Huskies' season record does not exemplify the quality of wrestling displayed by coach Ed Vatch's young squad. Vatch will see most of his top grapplers in the...

Amy Andersen proved she deserved to be moved into the NIU women's tennis team's line-up this spring, as she defeated her Illinois opponent 7-5, 6-3 at Thursday's dual meet in Champaign. But Andersen's win couldn't carry the weight of the other eight sedes...

Imagine deciding your whole life in two days. West Germany's Jens Furst did it, with the help of his complement Thomas Koll. Furst, from Ludwigshafen, West Germany, and Koll, of Bergisch, are members of the NIU men's gymnastics squad. Not only are the...

The NIU athletic department has "indicated some interest" in becoming affiliated with Association of Mid-Continent Universities conference, league commissioner F.L. Ferzacca said Tuesday. Ferzacca said he spoke with NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell...

The Florida heat hasn't improved or worsened the performance of the NIU men's golf team. The Huskies duplicated Monday's 314 score on Tuesday, to cap a 628 composite for a sixth-place tie with Skidmore in the 54-hole Florida Citrus Bowl Classic Tournament....

To the 1988 NIU softball team, the future looks so bright, they've got to wear shades. At least, that's the song the Huskies hope to be singing this season. The Huskie squad began its 1988 campaign on the road in Florida and built a solid foundation to...