Some things, it seems, never change. This weekend the NIU softball team will continue its road trip to Illinois State for the ISU Tournament in Normal, Ill. beginning Friday. NIU has been on the road for every game this season playing out a difficult...

Friday will mark the opening of the NIU softball team's season as it travels to College Station, Texas to play in the Texas Aggie II Tournament. The tournament will reveal whether the Huskies are ready for natural playing conditions. Due to bad weather,...

Several NIU women's sports programs will find themselves in a new home for the 1992-93 season. Although a formal announcement isn't expected until Friday, NIU's Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell confirmed NIU's decision during a telephone call Thursday...

It is probably too early and just a little too cold to drag out the softball equipment and set up the diamond, but NIU's softball squad has still been busy preparing for the upcoming season. Since mid-October, the Huskies have had to make do within the...

In conjunction with the 85th Annual NCAA Convention, the Mid-Continent Conference Council of Delegates voted unanimously to sponsor and conduct championships for women's athletics starting in 1992-93. The announcement was made by league President David...

DePaul University officially announced its departure from the North Star Conference to form the Great Midwest Conference Thursday during a press conference at the Chicago Athletic Club. "It's official," DePaul Associate Athletics Director, Jean nsetto...

As most serious athletes will attest, reaching the top is often preceded by a series of setbacks and disappointments. Kori Schauer, NIU's hard-hitting volleyball standout, knows all about such hardships. Better yet, she knows about comebacks. Schauer,...

Home sweet home takes on a new meaning for NIU athletes, coaches and fans, who will find their "homes" have been remodeled or newly constructed. It's all a part of NIU's renovation and expansion of athletic facilities. The first two of four phases in...

It isn't heaven or even Iowa, but NIU has its own field of dreams brewing thanks to new head baseball coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland. It is a field of dreams filled with uncertainty and challenges, but McFarland is ready. McFarland likes a challenge. "Starting...

The 1990 NIU Softball season hasn't even started yet and the accolades are already coming in. Senior physical education major, and Huskie softball catcher, Julie Sexton will be presented with her 1990 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America award during the halftime...