NIU baseball’s Kyle Glancy and women’s golf’s Allie Parthie were named the NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week for March 12 through March 18, according to a press release. Glancy, a senior, got two saves last week for the Huskies in their wins versus...
NIU softball will hit the road again this weekend when it travels to the Missouri Tournament. The Huskies (5-7) will take on Alcorn State and Boise State Saturday before playing Boise State again and Missouri Sunday. “We’re working a lot on approaching...
Megan Dortch’s father never wanted her to play just one sport when she was growing up. Dortch played soccer before she started playing softball at age 8, and she’s been playing ever since. But she didn’t start out as a pitcher. “I started off...
NIU softball split its four game series this weekend at the Coach B Classic in Carbondale. The Huskies (5-7) gave up one run in their two victories over Wright State and Western Illinois with freshman Megan Dortch on the mound. “Coach did a really good...
NIU softball will travel to Carbondale to play four games over two days this weekend in the Coach B Invitational. During the four game stretch, the Huskies will face Wright State, SIUE, Western Illinois and Southern Illinois. NIU coach Lindsay Chouinard...
When NIU softball coach Lindsay Chouinard recruited Kristyn and Kaitlyn Barrett, it was safe to say that she might have been seeing double. Kaitlyn, the oldest, and Kristyn, are identical freshmen twins on the NIU softball team. Both said they came to...
The majority of intramural sports being offered at the NIU Recreational Center have seen an increase in participation, said Rhonda Hampton, assistant director of intramural sports and sport clubs. Hampton said there have been increases in basketball,...
By Brian Belford and Sean Anderson
| February 15, 2012
NIU softball will travel to Texas to play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Classic hosted by North Texas.After the Huskies won three-out-of-five at the Southeastern Louisiana tournament last weekend, they will look for another successful series this weekend...
Two NIU softball's players garnered MAC Weekly award honors for this week. Huskies pitcher Megan Dortch landed MAC West Pitcher of the Week, while teammate Stephanie Tofft earned Player of the Week honors, according to a press release. After an outstanding...
NIU softball won three out of its five games at the Southeastern Louisiana Tournament. Behind solid run production and hot bats, the Huskies (3-2) beat Southern University 8-4 and Nicholls State 9-8 in back-to-back games Friday. In the first game NIU...
NIU softball will get its 2012 season under way in Hammond, La. Friday.The Huskies will play five games this weekend in the Southern Louisiana Tournament against Southern University and Nicholls State. NIU will play Tennessee-Martin and Troy Saturday...
By Brian Belford and Tony Osborne
| February 7, 2012
Brian Belford: It's cold outside Tony, and with football completely over, the only sports that may be on people's minds are basketball and hockey. However, NIU baseball and softball are getting into gear. In fact, they've already been practicing outside....
