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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

Athletic partners range from corporate to local

By Sean Connor | October 19, 2005

With donations ranging from world-wide corporations to the home-town bar and grill, the NIU Athletics Department partially funds its 496 athletes and 17 athletic programs. Gatorade, Adidas, Pepsi, Allstate, Applebee’s, Castle Bank, Fatty’s, Culver’s...

Huskies to be enshrined in Hall of Fame

By James Nokes | October 14, 2005

NIU alumnus Adam Dach, Kevin Ekberg, Joe Plaskas and Niki VanHooreweghe, will join the 1989-90 NIU women’s basketball team in the 24th class to be enshrined in the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. Festivities take place tonight at the Holmes Student Center’s...

Schenk takes second top-10 of the season

By James Nokes | October 6, 2005

NIU men’s golfer Nick Schenk posted his second top-10 finish of the year at the Ball State Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Monday and Tuesday. The senior Batavia native opened with a 66-70 on Monday and finished the day two strokes off the lead. Schenk...

Intramurals kick into gear

By Lacy Searcy | September 16, 2005

The Northern Star sat down with NIU intramural sports coordinator Galen Mahle to find out more about the recreation opportunities available to NIU students. Northern star: Are there any new ideas to make intramural sports better? Galen Mahle: One thing...

Men’s golf to hold tryouts

By James Nokes | August 31, 2005

Tryouts for the NIU golf team will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday at the River Heights Golf Course. Participants will play 18 holes and the four lowest scores advance to a second tryout. Visit the Convocation Center, Room 216 for the necessary paperwork...

Welcoming you to the world of NIU sports

August 18, 2005

Welcome to NIU, the home of the Huskies. We’re excited you will be with us and hope to see you at one of the many athletics events throughout the year. To be sure, exciting things are happening in Huskie athletics. Our football team, the 2004 Silicon...

NIU names 2005 Hall of Fame inductees

By Steve Brown | June 14, 2005

Four individuals and one team were named inductees into the NIU Hall of Fame last week. Adam Dach (football 1987-91), Kevin Ekberg (men’s gymnastics 1982-84), Joe Plaskas (football 1956-59, baseball 1957-61) Niki Van Hoorweghe (softball 1992-96) and...

Softball falls to Big 10’s finest on the road

By Sean Connor | May 5, 2005

Leading the No. 1 team in the Big Ten 1-0 in the third inning, the NIU softball team failed to hold on in its 6-3 loss Wednesday at Northwestern. NU put together three consecutive two-run innings before the Huskies (21-25) scored two runs of their own...

Passing out the grades

By Colin Decair | May 4, 2005

With summer a hop, skip and a jump away, students are anxiously awaiting its arrival. Only one task remains in front of them: finals. With this on their mind, it’s a good time to evaluate all the Huskies teams as one group. Although each sport presents...

Softball ventures out of MAC

By Jarrod Rice | May 4, 2005

The game might not mean anything in the MAC standings, but that doesn’t mean the NIU women’s softball team won’t play to win. At 4 p.m. today the Huskies will play at Northwestern, which NIU softball coach Donna Martin said will be valuable despite...

Softball picks up finale

By Jarrod Rice | May 2, 2005

NIU committed seven errors in two losses this weekend against Central Michigan, but the Huskies’ defensive effort was a main reason they closed the series with a win Saturday, coach Donna Martin said. Of the Huskies 17 runs they gave up in Friday’s...

Senior Day even sweeter with win

By Jarrod Rice | May 2, 2005

Their numbers were painted on the outfield grass so nobody would forget whose day it was, and, just as last year, history repeated itself. On last season’s Senior Day, NIU softball beat Toledo 1-0 on a two-hit shutout, and won their second game in seven...

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