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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Softball team heads south

By Ben Gross | March 8, 2007

Popular spring break destinations include Cancun, Jamaica and Florida. It just so happens that the NIU softball team will be heading south to the latter of the three - except not for spring break festivities. Instead, the Huskies will compete in the University...

Weather could prevent weekend softball tourney

By Ben Gross | March 2, 2007

DeKALB | Weather and circumstance may prevent the NIU softball team from playing this weekend. The bad news first came about three weeks ago, when the third team of the Panther Prowl Tournament tournament in Charleston, Ill. dropped out. "If we get to...

Softball goes 3-2 in sunny California

By Ben Gross | February 26, 2007

DeKALB | A weekend trip to the University of California-Santa Barbara's mini-tournament benefitted the NIU softball team in multiple ways. For starters, the Huskies enjoyed going 3-2 on the road. With junior pitcher Taryn Hagemann not available due to...

Feeling a heat wave

By James Nokes | February 23, 2007

DeKALB | First dates are tough. Proper etiquette concerns are in abundance: Did I eat too fast, talk too much or not hold the door? Featuring a roster stacked with transfer students and underclassmen, the 2006 baseball season was one of those up and down...

Snowed out

By Ben Gross | February 21, 2007

Forty degrees never felt so warm. It appears the blistering cold, which has plagued the area for weeks, has finally given way to the hopes of spring. But one last mark of winter remains - the snow. As the rays of the sun beam down, it melts this reminder...

Already honored

By Andrew Hansen | February 20, 2007

DeKALB | Ashley Clement was named MAC West Softball Player of the Week Wednesday. Clement received the honor after hitting .400 and slugging .700 in four games at the Ramada Inn/Northern Iowa Dome Tournament. The sophomore catcher had a home run, six...

Falling short of their goals

By Sean Connor | November 3, 2006

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

Libero grabbing national attention

By Lacy Searcy | October 19, 2006

DeKALB | With the season getting close to the end and the NIU volleyball team playing well, it's only fitting for the Huskies to receive national attention at some point. Garrett Wolfe is no longer the only reason the nation knows of NIU. Senior libero...

Weekend holds NIU’s MAC tourney future

By Andrew Hanson | May 4, 2006

For the NIU softball team, this weekend's four-game set could mean a clinched spot in the MAC tournament. But the games could also shut the door on NIU's postseason. NIU holds the last spot in the eight-team tournament, but all could change after facing...

ISU holds Huskies to 3 hits

By Sean Connor | May 3, 2006

The bad thing for the NIU softball team is its loss. The good thing is, it didn't affect its standing in the MAC. On Tuesday, Illinois State came to DeKalb with a 33-12 record and not having played in six days. But the Redbirds didn't show signs of rust...

NIU to host non-MAC rival ISU

By Ben Gross | May 2, 2006

With a clean sweep of Ohio over the weekend, the NIU softball team will look to keep positive momentum as it will face instate rival Illinois State. The Huskies, (20-23 Overall) will finish their non-conference season at 5 p.m. in DeKalb against the Redbirds...

Huskies swept by Akron at home, return favor to Ohio

By Andrew Hanson | May 1, 2006

NIU softball coach Donna Martin's plan heading into this weekend's four-game series was to sweep all the games. Unfortunately for Martin, the plan was foiled after the first game. The Huskies were swept by Akron before picking up two victories against...

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