NIU and other major college institutions have made academic rules to protect the student/athlete, but several NIU coaches say the rules could be improved. The current NIU grade point average rule states athletes must have a 1.70 prior to their second,...

And then there was one. The North Star Conference will lose two more of its charter members following this spring's softball championships when Dayton and Notre Dame leave for the Midwestern Cities Conference next year. DePaul is the only original NSC...

A battle against cancer will begin with the opening pitch of the DeKalb Challenge softball tournament Nov. 7 and 8. The tournament is sponsored by Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and local proprietors. Phi Sig Philanthropy Chairman Peter Zaikowski said he...

After a day off from public forums, the athletic director scenario resumes today when Minnesota Assistant AD Gerald O'Dell has his chance to address NIU, but the interviews so far have not gone unnoticed. O'Dell's public forum is from 2-3:30 p.m. in Holmes...

The setter is offensive leader in volleyball just as a quarterback leads his offensive team in football. The "quarterback" for the NIU volleyball team for the last three years has been Beth Glisk. Although a football quarterback is a glamour position,...

At a time when most of the NIU community fled DeKalb for the summer, the Huskie softball team could be found mopping up a season and collecting a few rewards. After finishing the regular season against Iowa by dropping a doubleheader in Iowa City, the...

After moving NIU out of the Mid-American Conference nearly two years ago, the people running the NIU women's athletic program decided earlier this year that independence was not the way to go. NIU officially ended its independence Feb. 18 by joining the...

Every so often an athlete comes along who is a step or two above the rest in his/her sport. In a year where the NIU athletic department has been in turmoil, one Huskie athlete has stood out as something special. Jill Justin, the softball team's All-America...

A dream for the NIU softball team suddenly turned into a nightmare Tuesday during the Huskies' doubleheader against Northwestern. The 14th ranked Wildcats, now 31-8, swept a twin bill from the 20-18 Huskies by scores of 3-1 and 4-3 in Evanston. However,...

If the NIU softball team plays many more games like it played Thursday, the team's coaches and fans might develop heart trouble. The Huskies escaped with a doubleheader sweep over the Blue Demons of DePaul, but had to do it in thrilling fashion. NIU,...

A pair of softball teams heading in the same direction will collide today in an afternoon doubleheader at Huskie Field. DePaul and NIU will compete against each other next year in the North Star Conference but still have to settle their business for this...

Two teams with similar records and similar styles of play will clash today when the NIU softball team takes on Western Illinois in an afternoon doubleheader at Huskie Field. Both the 14-14 Huskies and the 17-17 Westerwinds will attempt to move their records...