By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 26, 2023
DeKALB - Three of NIU's men’s tennis team members received post-season honors, NIU announced Wednesday
Iker Gaztambide Arrastia won the MAC Freshman of the Year award while senior Oliver Valentinsson and junior Mikael Vollbach secured Second Team...
DeKALB – NIU softball’s (21-22, 10-10 MAC) comeback bid fell short, losing 7-6 to the Western Michigan University Broncos (15-22, 9-9 MAC) Tuesday. A complete game from junior pitcher Rissa Bajusz helped the Broncos win the first of the three-game...
By Ethan Gonzales, Former Sports Editor
| April 25, 2023
DeKALB – Two home runs from the University of Illinois Chicago (17-19, 4-11 MVC) proved to be too much for the Huskies to handle as UIC defeated NIU 8-1 in a Tuesday matchup.
The Huskies' loss to the Flames extended their losing streak to seven.
The...
In episode 18 of All-Star, Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales, Assistant Sports Editor Alex Crowe and Senior Sports Reporter Joey Segreti are joined by Senior lifestyle Writer Sarah Rose to quiz one another other on sports slang and chat NIU sports news.
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DeKALB – Three days after winning MAC Golfer of the Week honors, sophomore Ben Sluzas was voted as Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week after a first place finish at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.
Sluzas opened round one of the Robert Kepler...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 24, 2023
DeKALB – A rally during the closing matches wasn’t enough to complete a comeback as NIU women’s tennis lost 4-3 to Western Michigan University at Nelson Tennis Center in the Chick Evans Field House. NIU ended its season on three consecutive losses,...
DeKALB – A pair of top 10 finishes highlighted NIU women’s track and field’s visit to Waco, Texas for the Michael Johnson Invitational.
The Huskies had several athletes earn personal records and season bests in their events, totaling seven...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 23, 2023
DeKALB – Defensive miscues in the first two innings, sloppy pitching and three home runs from Cardinal graduate infielder Ryan Peltier helped the Ball State University Cardinals complete the three-game series sweep over NIU baseball Sunday in a run...
DeKALB – NIU women’s golf took second out of 10 teams at the 2023 MAC Championship. Senior Ahra Ko had the best showing, picking up seven birdies and finishing tied for eighth place.
The Huskies finished the first round in fifth place, shooting...
This Week in Huskie Sports: April 24 to April 30
DeKALB – Another full week of Huskie sports kicks off the final stretch of sports for the spring 2023 season, highlighted by baseball’s home series with Akron Uuniversity and softball’s weekday series...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 22, 2023
DeKALB - NIU women’s tennis was again dominated in a 7-0 blowout against Miami University Friday. Friday was the second consecutive game in which a MAC foe shut out NIU.
A poor performance during singles crippled NIU’s opportunity at a MAC tournament...
DeKALB – Fans got an early look at NIU football during their annual spring football showcase, held at Huskie Stadium, that featured a live scrimmage and various drills.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Ethan Hampton will be backing up redshirt senior...
