Winners of 11 of their last 16 games, the NIU baseball Huskies will take on Miami (OH) in a three-game set over the weekend. Starting at 3:05 p.m. this afternoon at Ralph McKinzie Field, this weekend's series represents the last three games of a five-game...
NIU women's tennis has not had the season it hoped for, but there have been a few bright spots. One of the best surprises for head coach Ryun Ferrell's squad has been freshman Haley Dekkinga. Coming into NIU after a four-year run as one of Michigan's...
Not every athlete finds their love of a sport during childhood, and not every student decides on their college by the end of senior year. Nora Ferguson is one person who claims both. A freshman on the cross country and track and field teams, Ferguson...
Sibling rivalries can get ugly. Yet, there are the rare sibling rivalries that can bring out the best in people. That's the type of relationship that exists between NIU track and field sisters Darren and Jenner Sio. "I think it's a great motivation teacher,"...
The NIU softball team could not keep its momentum going, falling to Northwestern 8-2 Wednesday afternoon at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. The Huskies (13-16 overall, 3-1 MAC) kicked off the five-game road trip after completing their first homestand of the...
Another rough day in the field put a damper on any joy that came from the NIU baseball team's 8-5 win over Bradley on Wednesday evening. NIU (11-15 overall, 4-2 MAC) committed three errors for the second straight game, but some clutch hitting spurred...
Two weeks into his new job as the head men's basketball coach at NIU, Mark Montgomery took some time out Wednesday afternoon to discuss the whirlwind of events that have taken place in the past few days. Northern Star: Take us through the interview process,...
Until Friday, the NIU softball record for consecutive games with a hit had held up for 24 years. It was set in 1987 at 15 by Jill Justin, and it has only been tied once, by Julie Stopka ten years later. But on Friday, the Huskies had a double-header against...
For a moment, it looked like Maddie Hughes was still on the NIU volleyball team. Walking into the Campus Recreation Center for the first spring tournament on March 26, the No. 9 grey libero jersey was out on the court making digs. But it was not Hughes...
Todd Townsend will be retained as a member of NIU men's basketball coach Mark Montgomery's staff, according to a press release. The Marquette alumnus spent the previous two seasons with the Huskies as an assistant coach under former head coach Ricardo...
Sibling rivalries can get ugly. Yet, there are the rare sibling rivalries that can bring out the best in people. That's the type of relationship that exists between NIU track and field sisters Darren and Jenner Sio. "I think it's a great motivation teacher,"...
An NIU student is out of surgery after being shot on the right side of his back Tuesday night. Devon Butler, a junior linebacker on the NIU football team, was visiting friends at 1009 Aspen Drive when shots were fired from a vehicle from the street. One...
