DeKALB – NIU women’s soccer was defeated by Bowling Green State University in heartbreaking fashion to end their 2022 campaign on Thursday. Both NIU and Bowling Green had uneventful first halves. The Falcons tallied only one shot on goal on four...

DeKALB – The NIU hockey team (0-8, 0-0 MCH) begin Midwest College Hockey play as they take on the Midland University Warriors (0-6, 0-0 MCH) in a two-game home series on Friday and Saturday. The Huskies enjoyed scheduled time off last weekend, holding...

DeKALB – The Huskies’ women’s golf team placed fifth at their final invite of the fall, the Charlotte Invitational, along with two top ten individual finishes. NIU finished with a score of 41 over par, 905. The Huskies finished day one in third...

On this week’s episode of “All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast.” sports editor Skyler Kisellus hosts alongside a special guest host, Northern Star copy chief and co-host of “The Culture Pop”, Bridgette Fox. The full episode can be listened...

The Mid-American Conference men’s basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, released Wednesday, has the Huskies projected to finish last by the end of the season.  Last season, the Huskies finished in tenth place in the MAC with a record of 9-21.14 of...

DeKALB – The NIU men’s soccer team faced off against Bowling Green State University Tuesday evening in a lopsided contest that saw the Falcons come out on top with a score of 3-1. Head coach Ryan Swan spoke how he was disappointed with the team’s...

DeKALB – NIU’s student-athletes are invited to partake in this year’s mental health week hosted by the NIU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. A variety of activities will be available for student-athletes to participate in throughout this week. This...

DeKALB – A pair of goals scored in the NIU women’s soccer team’s 2-0 over Eastern Michigan University on Thursday earned freshman forward Amber Best the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week honors. Best was assisted by freshman midfielder Aubrey...

DeKALB – The Huskies (5-5-4, 2-2-1 MAC) defeated the Chicago State Cougars (1-10-3, 0-5) at home 2-0 on Monday night. This game was important for NIU because it was one out of four remaining conference matchups before the playoffs. The Huskies needed...

DeKALB – The Huskies (2-6, 1-3 MAC) fell to 2-6 after a close battle against the Ohio University Bobcats (5-3, 3-1 MAC). Redshirt senior quarterback Rocky Lombardi was not in uniform for Saturday’s matchup against Ohio. Last week against Eastern...

DeKALB – Conditioning played a vital role in Sigma Sigma Sigma’s hour-long stand that allowed it to become repeat champions in the 2022 PHC Women’s Tugs Championship. The first-rope tuggers for Alpha Phi and Sigma Sigma Sigma battled at the rope...