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Northern Star

Signing Day adventures

By Dave Tuley | February 11, 1988

A mailman braves all sorts of inclement weather. A Canadian Mountie always gets his man. The NIU football staff had to play both roles Wednesday to sign 21 freshmen to National Letters of Intent. In Nebraska, defensive coordinator Tim McGuire had a car...

Huskie shooting falls flat vs. Wildcats

By Kari Brackett | February 10, 1988

In an ironic twist, what normally gives the NIU women's basketball team its momentum in a game hurt the Huskies in their 82-67 loss to Northwestern Tuesday night at Chick Evans Field House. The floor game is usually the main staple for NIU, while an overload...

Coach buffet served at Huskie luncheon Rosborough, Cesarek, Ehrlich speak

By Jeff Aronin | February 10, 1988

At Tuesday's Huskie Club Luncheon, NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough told the gathering he once heard "basketball is a great game if you're winning." But after not winning a game for over a month, Rosborough maintains a good outlook for the Huskies....

Pettibone to sign 21 recruits today

By Dave Tuley | February 10, 1988

Coaches go out to sign up recruits, players put their name on the dotted line and both sides get ready to spend four to five years together. It's National Letter of Intent Day, football style. The first day high school football players can commit formally...

Huskies, ‘Cats to battle

By Kari Brackett | February 9, 1988

There is nothing wrong with aggressive defense as long as a team is in defensive position. NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright worked on her squad's defensive performance at Monday's practice, hoping to keep the fouls low in tonight's 7:30 game...

Wrestlers top NU, drop to PU

By Paul Keller | February 8, 1988

The NIU wrestling team lost to Purdue 32-12 at West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday and came back home Sunday night to lose a hard-fought match 24-20 at Chick Evans Field House. Huskie high points at Purdue had to be the play of Tino Gonzalez, Tim Cocco,...

Miami uses stripe to slip by Huskies

By Chris Sigley | February 8, 1988

The dreaded line. The NIU women's basketball team put Miami (Fla.) on the free-throw line 33 times Saturday, with the Hurricanes sinking seven of their 22 hits in the final two minutes of the game to seal an 88-80 decision. "It's a charity line in the...

Meeks works way into Huskie attack

By Chris Sigley | February 8, 1988

While most NIU students' biggest concern over last summer was to improve their tan line or ask "Where's the next party going to be?," Toby Meeks worked daily brushing up on her shooting, dribbling and attitude. The NIU women's basketball point guard decided...

Gymnasts soar past old marks

By Kari Brackett | February 8, 1988

When NIU men's gymnastics coach Chuck Ehrlich said he wanted his team to improve in its consistency, he got even more than what he asked for. Although the Huskies (2-2) lost to Ohio State (4-0) 282.25-279.80 on Saturday, NIU set an all-time school record....

NIU minor sports’ weekend panorama

February 8, 1988

Women's gymnastics NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek doesn't ask for much. She expects her Huskie gymnasts to put forth their best efforts whenever they compete. From that perspective, Cesarek was quite pleased with NIU's performance Saturday...

Miami waits for rematch

By Chris Sigley | February 5, 1988

The NIU women's basketball team will take a leave of absence from the ice and slush of DeKalb and resort to a heated match against Miami (Fla.) Saturday at 5:15 p.m. Starting a momentum roll, initiated by a 93-73 win over Valparaiso on Tuesday, the Huskies...

Davis would trade milestone for win

By Jeff Kirik | February 5, 1988

Rodney Davis reached a milestone Thursday, but he would have traded the accomplishment in for just one win. The senior point guard scored his 1,000th career point against Florida International last night but the feat wasn't enough to stop NIU's losing...