DeKALB – Friday’s matchup between two Mid-American Conference juggernauts ended with NIU volleyball’s second home loss of 2022. Ball State University (13-6, 5-2 MAC) dethroned the conference-leading NIU Huskies (13-5, 6-2 MAC) in four sets at...

DeKALB – As its shot at back-to-back MAC titles dwindles, NIU football prepares to travel to Rynearson Stadium to take on its oldest foe, the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. The two teams have played each other since 1927, with the Huskies leading...

Ella Mihacevich has a knack for finding opportunities. NIU volleyball’s junior setter has switched majors, earned an internship and competed abroad midway through her third year as a Huskie. Mihacevich has proven her ability to excel in the court...

Sophomore defenseman Keaton Peters is looking to build on his early success in rebuilding a Huskies hockey program in his second season with NIU’s Division I hockey team. A native of Quad Cities, Iowa, Peters was on the ice before he was on the school...

Editor’s Note: This story is the first of a two-part series featuring NIU volleyball’s junior setter Ella Mihacevich. The second story will be released on Oct. 13. Ella Mihacevich is making the most of her time on the starting lineup as the on-court...

Welcome to the third episode of "All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast." Sports editor Skyler Kisellus returns to host another episode of the Northern Star's newly-launched podcast series. Assistant sports editor Ethan Gonzales and sports reporter Michael...

DeKALB – NIU men’s soccer’s (4-4-4, 1-2-1 MAC) conference matchup against the University of Western Michigan Broncos (9-1-1) (3-0-1) ended in a draw at home on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies and the Broncos didn’t see any goals in the first...

DeKALB – NIU Athletics enshrined another group of Huskie legends for the first time in three years at the 2022 NIU Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic put a hold on all induction ceremonies for the NIU Athletics...