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Coaches corner: Connie Teaberry

By Dustin King | March 5, 2012

Connie Teaberry, NIU track and field coach, has been coaching the Huskies since 2004. This season, the St. Louis native coached the Huskies to their best finish in the MAC Indoor Conference Championship in the program’s history. The Northern Star talked...

Fanta, Dieckhaus clinch NCAA berths

By Mike Romor | March 4, 2012

Three NIU wrestlers made it to the championship match in their weight classes and two Huskies earned trips to the NCAA Championships after solid performances in Sunday’s MAC Championships. Central Michigan University won the team title for the 11th...

Softball splits four game series at Coach B Classic

By Eli Gehn | March 4, 2012

NIU softball split its four game series this weekend at the Coach B Classic in Carbondale. The Huskies (5-7) gave up one run in their two victories over Wright State and Western Illinois with freshman Megan Dortch on the mound. “Coach did a really good...

Men’s hoops falls to Ball State

By Brian Thomas | March 4, 2012

NIU men’s basketball made history Saturday, but not in a way that it would have liked to. In their regular season finale, the Huskies (4-25, 3-13 MAC) lost at Ball State, 62-51, making it the worst team in NIU history. With the end of the regular season,...

Huskies heat up to heave Western home

By Mat Hopkinson | March 4, 2012

NIU women’s basketball won its first MAC tournament game since 2007, defeating Western Michigan Saturday, 68-51. The Huskies clinched the No. 7 seed with the victory and will move onto Cleveland to take on No. 6 seeded Akron at Cleveland’s Quicken...

Baseball drops four games in Arizona

By Brian Thomas | March 4, 2012

The competition level didn’t get any easier for NIU baseball as it dropped four more games over the weekend in Arizona. The Huskies (0-10) played two top 25 ranked teams in Arizona St. and Oregon St. They also played Winthrop and Saint Mary’s. NIU...

Huskies win on Senior Night

By Jerry Burnes | February 29, 2012

Add Marquavese Ford to Toledo’s wanted list. With 7.8 seconds left on the clock and the Huskies up three, the freshman guard stole an inbound pass and a 65-61 victory from the Rockets Wednesday night at the NIU Convocation Center. “He was jogging...

Northern Star File Photo- Kevin Fanta

MAC Championship on tap for wrestling

By Mike Romor | February 29, 2012

Heading into the MAC Championships in Athens, Ohio, NIU wrestling has a lot to prove. NIU (8-9, 0-5 MAC) was the only MAC school to finish with a winless conference record, but head coach Ryan Ludwig hopes his grapplers have put the regular season behind...

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Softball heads to Carbondale for Coach B Invitational

By Brian Belford | February 29, 2012

NIU softball will travel to Carbondale to play four games over two days this weekend in the Coach B Invitational. During the four game stretch, the Huskies will face Wright State, SIUE, Western Illinois and Southern Illinois. NIU coach Lindsay Chouinard...

Baseball looks to bottle up wins in Coca Cola Classic

By Matt Hopkinson | February 29, 2012

As White Sox players took batting practice, NIU baseball was in attendance to watch for a short time. The Huskies are in Surprise, Ariz. for their four-game trip and had time to take in some spring training practice while they were at it. NIU will play...

Track club eager to take on competition

By Jimmy Johnson | February 29, 2012

Ragtag and scrappy; that’s how the NIU track club described itself. Once they arrived in Champaign for the U of I Club Relay Friday, the Huskies quickly noticed they were far different from their competition. “Going down there, all these teams have...

 

Lacrosse ready to start 2012 season

By Ed Rietveld | February 29, 2012

The end of winter can only mean one thing; it’s about time to go back outside and enjoy some spring sports. With that being said, NIU lacrosse is about ready to start their 2012 season. Last season, NIU (9-4) finished in fourth place in the Great Lakes...