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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

NIU gets final tune up before MAC play

By Sean Connor | March 24, 2006

With one team left to play before the start of the MAC season, the NIU softball team has come together over the past 10 games in spite of a slow start. The Huskies, however, will continue to play without the services of senior pitcher Lindsey LaChiana....

The Conident Woman

By Sean Connor | March 23, 2006

Psychologist Carl Rogers once said, "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." Of anyone on NIU's softball team this year, sophomore pitcher Taryn Hagemann has been the one proving Rogers correct. After starting...

Huskies back to .500 after break

By Sean Connor | March 20, 2006

One week in Florida rejuvenated the NIU softball team as the squad won six of its last eight games between two tournaments to improve its record to 9-9. More importantly, the Huskies went the whole break without the services of senior ace pitcher Lindsey...

Huskies call Florida home over break

By Sean Connor | March 9, 2006

Spring Break will begin two days early this year for the NIU softball team. The Huskies (3-5) will take on Tennessee Tech at noon today in their first game of the 24-team USF-Adidas Invitational in Clearwater, Fla. NIU will play Villanova, Massachusetts,...

Huskies steal two down in Carbondale

By Sean Connor | March 6, 2006

NIU's baseball team doubled its win total on the season by taking two of three games at Southern Illinois-Carbondale over the weekend. After dropping Friday's game 7-4, the Huskies (4-5) and pitcher Nick Hall shutout SIU 8-0 Saturday. Hall tossed a complete-game...

Huskies set to play in Coach B. Classic

By Lacy Searcy | March 3, 2006

The NIU softball team will visit Carbondale to play in the Coach B Classic this weekend. The tournament is the second of four the Huskies will play to start off the season. NIU takes the field twice Saturday and once Sunday. The Huskies start off with...

Toner nabs player of week

By Nathan Lindquist | March 2, 2006

After collecting at least one hit in all of his team's six games so far this season, NIU senior outfielder Brian Toner took home the MAC West Player of the Week award. In the three-game Dunn Hospitality Diamond Classic Championship over the weekend, Toner...

NIU splits first series

By Sean Ostruszka | February 27, 2006

Elyse Jamrozy didn't wait long to get off to a good start. Just one swing into her senior season, Jamrozy was watching the ball clear the center field fence. Jamrozy's teammates didn't let her have all the fun as the NIU softball team went 2-2 over the...

Team to open against N. Iowa

By Nathan Lindquist | February 24, 2006

After six weeks of training exclusively with teammates, the NIU softball team is chomping at the bit to face real competition. With seven new freshmen joining the squad, the Huskies will begin their season this weekend at the Dragon Dome Invitational....

5 Minutes with Kristin Wiener

By Lacy Searcy | January 18, 2006

After scoring nine points and pulling down seven rebounds in the NIU women's basketball team’s victory over Toledo Saturday, the Huskies' second leading scorer junior forward Kristin Wiener made time to sit down with the Northern Star. Wiener spoke...

Proposed bill could limit IHSA spending

January 18, 2006

BLOOMINGTON - State championships in events ranging from golf to Scholastic Bowl could be jeopardized under a proposed law that would cap the Illinois High School Association’s income from postseason tournaments, IHSA officials said Tuesday. Rep. Kurt...

Football crowds don’t carry over to other sports

By Ben Gross | November 15, 2005

I remember going to football games during my freshman year with 25,000-plus screaming fans at just about every game. The energy, excitement and noise of those games can’t even be described with words. When football season came to a close I was disappointed...

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