The MLB Draft came finished last week without an NIU player getting a call to the big leagues. Just up the road at Kishwaukee Community College, however, Jake Lueneburg got the nod from the Atlanta Braves in the 43rd round of the draft. "It felt great....
DeKALB | Do not confuse his name with Edgar Allen Poe's Raven, or a McDonalds menu item. He is neither an overstuffed burger nor a talking fowl.He is Wendel McRaven, who was recently named NIU women's cross country head coach on May 9, to the delight...
DeKALB | The NFL lockout did not seem to affect former NIU cornerback Chris Smith. Smith was drafted in the 4th round, 17th pick overall to the Omaha Nighthawks in the 2011 draft for the United Football League, a professional football organization made...
DeKALB | Two former NIU baseball players are continuing their baseball careers with a local team.Former Huskie pitchers Brian Smith and Chuck Lukanen found their way to play for the Joliet Slammers of the Independent Frontier League.Smith, who plays as...
Forgive Chad Spann if he didn't jump for joy when told the Northern Star had named him the best Huskie of 2010-11. The former NIU running back has been a little preoccupied after going undrafted in last month's NFL Draft. Spann had interest from multiple...
While aspiring to be "the freshman that doesn't make the mistakes," Lauren Wicinski helped the NIU volleyball team get to the MAC Championship match and garnered herself the Northern Star's No. 2 Huskie of the Year. The Geneva, Ill. native came to NIU...
After suffering a loss to DePaul on Wednesday, the NIU softball team bounced back this weekend to go 3-1 against MAC rivals Miami (OH) and Ball State to close out the regular season. The Huskies (26-25 overall, 13-7 MAC) split a double-header with Miami...
A pair of one-run wins at Eastern Michigan over the weekend kept the NIU baseball team in the thick of a tight race for first place in the MAC West. The Huskies (24-22 overall, 12-9 MAC) took two of three in Ypsilanti, Mich., against a team that had won...
Leave it to Chandler Harnish to be humble about his success on the football field.The NIU football quarterback guided his team toward a school-record 11-win season, along with appearances in the MAC Championship and the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl on his...
After sitting out the 2009-10 season, NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus bounced back to win the MAC Championship at the 184-pound weight class.After redshirting for the 2009-10 season, any doubts of his potential were erased when he came out stronger than ever....
A night underneath the lights in Chicago ended well for the NIU baseball team, as the Huskies took down UIC 9-7 on Wednesday.An early onslaught of offense gave NIU (22-21 overall, 11-8 MAC) an 8-1 lead through three innings.UIC (22-19) loaded the bases...
Stephanie Tofft ended her school record-breaking hitting streak at 36 games as NIU softball fell at DePaul Wednesday afternoon, 9-1 in five innings.Tofft was 0-for-3 at the plate, ending a historic streak that began March 4 in the first game of the Colorado...
