Another DeKalb High School kicker might wear the cardinal and black of NIU in 1988. Like former Barb star Vince Scott before him, all-conference place-kicker Jay Barresi could take the short hike between DeKalb campuses according to DHS coach Tim Holt....

NIU's men gymnasts begin their regular season Saturday, Jan. 9, in the Midwest Open Invitational at Chick Evans Field House. The tournament begins with the preliminary round at 11 a.m. The top eight gymnasts from each event advance to compete in the finals...

The NIU women's basketball team will spend some time in Las Vegas next December. Thanks to a shaky approval of the 1988-89 schedule by the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday, Coach Jane Albright and her squad will play Dec. 9-10 in the Nevada-Las Vegas Classic....

Jim Rosborough kicked off the basketball portion of the weekly Huskie Club Luncheon Tuesday by keeping his squad's 1-3 record in proper perspective. "If we didn't beat Beloit, I'm sure I'd really be on top of the Holmes Student Center," Rosborough said,...

The NIU Hockey Club might not be as familiar to the student body as the other athletic teams, but that doesn't mean the team is not as good as other NIU squads. Following last weekend's victories over Triton and the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the...

Not only has Ted Karamanos earned the respect of opposing lineman but also of the Associated Press. The senior offesive guard who knocked 34 defenders on their backs in what are called domination blocks this past season, made the wire service's Honorable...

NIU women gymnasts will attempt to get the butterflies out in an intrasquad meet at 8 p.m. in Chick Evans Field House tonight. Because only a portion of the squad has had a chance to compete in the fieldhouse this semester (during the NIU Mixed Pairs...

What do you get when you solve the equations basketball plus money and basketball plus academics? In the case of former NIU men's basketball players Tom Sellers and Dave Pygon, the answer is to quit the area that takes up more time. It was announced Monday...

You could say the Huskie soccer team was made up of good losers. After posting a dismal 6-10-2 overall record in 1987, including a 1-3-0 mark in the newly formed Big Central Six Conference, three Huskies were named for postseason conference honors. Named...

At the beginning of an athletic season, a squad usually sets goals it hopes to accomplish by the end of the season. NIU's volleyball team was one such squad, and although it did not meet all of its expectations, the overall feeling by both coach and players...

The Faculty Assembly will meet with NIU Provost Kendall Baker Wednesday to discuss the second draft of his "Working Priorities" paper. "He has received input from various faculty groups as well as the academic planning committee and the deans," University...