After being swept by Toledo over the weekend, NIU baseball fell at home to Milwaukee Tuesday 13-2. The Huskies (11-28, 5-10 MAC) have been struggling as of late, and have lost their last four games in-a-row. “We’re in a tough spot,” said NIU coach...
Seniors on any team are important, and that is the same for the NIU softball team. Carly Norton and Dani Parrish were members of NIU coach Lindsay Chouinard’s first recruiting class and they’ve helped instill the program’s ways upon the 2012 team....
After coming over from Israel last season, NIU men’s tennis freshmen Dor Amir was redshirted, which kept him from competing. This season, though, Amir is competing with the top players on the team and in the nation. Amir’s success helped him found...
After a phenomenal freshman campaign that led to being named MAC Newcomer of the Year, NIU men’s tennis’ Axel Lagerlof continued his dominance. Playing primarily at third singles this season, Lagerlof has been a monumental piece of the Huskies’...
NIU men’s tennis grabbed a share of the MAC regular season championship after a series of fortunate events over the weekend. Both NIU and Buffalo had one conference match remaining, with NIU needing a win and a Buffalo loss in order to tie for first....
Manville, Kellyman Named NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week NIU baseball’s Tony Manville and track and field’s Chanel Kellyman were named Scholar Athletes of the Week for April 16 through April 22, according to a press release. Manville, a senior, pitched...
Tom Porten, NIU men’s golf coach, sat down with the Northern Star to find out who his favorite golfer is and what his pre-game rituals are. Northern Star: Do you have any pre-game rituals? Tom Porten: Yes. I always carry three dimes in my left pocket...
Last season, NIU track and field’s Janay Mitchell battled injuries which kept her from competing. This season, the Teaneck, N.J., native is healthy and ran her way to the #10 spot in the Northern Star Top 10 Athletes of 2011-12. “There are a lot of...
Men's Rugby NIU’s men’s rugby finished second in the Tournament of Champions Saturday with a 4-1 record. The Huskies first game was against the Shamrock rugby club. NIU got off to a slow start, trailing 5-3, but it was able to respond and come back...
NIU football coach Dave Doeren said he wanted to see his starting offense jump to a fast start, and that’s exactly how the unit played Saturday during the controlled spring exhibition. Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch guided the Red team offense two...
Several hundred NIU alumni, athletes, donors and fans gathered for the ceremonial ground breaking for the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center (CPC) Saturday. The ceremony was held at the future site of the CPC across from the Jeffery and Kimberly...
NIU baseball was unable to take advantage of its home field as it was swept in three games by Toledo over the weekend. Toledo (20-20, 9-6 MAC) won in a variety of fashions over the three game series against NIU (11-27, 5-10 MAC). In game one, Toledo came...
