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Women’s tennis falls to Chicago State

By Mike Romor | March 28, 2011

NIU women's tennis struggled out of the gate on Saturday and never regained control in a 4-3 loss to Chicago State. The home loss was the last match for the Huskies (2-8) before they begin conference play. Chicago State (5-12) won its third consecutive...

Cold weather gets to Huskies

By Jimmy Johnson | March 27, 2011

DeKALB | In its first two games against Bowling Green, the NIU baseball team's bats were as cold as the weather they played in. The Huskies combined for eight hits and two runs in their first two contests against the Falcons, with both runs coming in...

Baseball takes one of three games over the weekend

By Andrew Singer | March 27, 2011

DeKALB | A stellar outing from NIU starting pitcher Jeremy Gonzales keyed a 3-0 win on Sunday, salvaging the last of a three-game series against the Bowling Green baseball team. For the first two games of the home-opening series, it was hard to tell what...

NIU softball falls to Irish

By Brian Thomas | March 27, 2011

NIU's softball team lost to the Fighting Irish last Friday at South Bend, 4-1. The Huskies (10-12) got off to a good start, striking first to take the lead in the top of the first inning. It started off with a bunt by Nicole Gremillion, who then stole...

Football straps on pads

By Jimmy Johnson | March 27, 2011

DeKALB | The frigid weather made yet another appearance while the NIU football team had its third spring practice Saturday afternoon. But besides the nagging cold, there was a visible difference from the Huskies' two previous practices. NIU players donned...

Mark Montgomery introduced as new NIU basketball coach

By Andrew Singer | March 24, 2011

Mark Montgomery spoke for the first time as the men's basketball head coach at NIU in a virtual press conference on Thursday afternoon. An assistant to Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo since 2001, Montgomery comes to NIU for his first head coaching...

Football needs to replace Wilson and Clark on the defense

By Jimmy Johnson | March 24, 2011

Replacing six starters on a defense that ranked 14th in the nation last season was a difficult task head coach Dave Doeren was fully aware of. But two weeks ago, the number of vacancies ballooned to eight, when Doeren announced that linebacker Tyrone...

Spring football practice report: March 24

By Andrew Singer | March 24, 2011

With temperatures hovering in the high 20s at Huskie Stadium, NIU football head coach Dave Doeren put the Huskies through their second spring practice on Thursday morning. The first-year head coach said he saw noticeable improvements after a somewhat...

Baseball bundling up for weekend

By Andrew Singer | March 24, 2011

Temperatures this weekend may not be conducive to baseball, but the NIU baseball team will do its best to get three games in against Bowling Green. Weather.com's forecast calls for temperatures in the 30s all weekend. As long as there isn't a threat of...

NIU softball looks to down the Irish

By Brian Thomas | March 24, 2011

After weather cut the NIU softball team's last weekend short, the Huskies are ready to return to the field against Notre Dame (16-6 overall) in South Bend, Ind. The Huskies (10-11 overall) have been showing signs of improvement lately. One reason attributed...

Josh Radtke | The State News
Mark Montgomery (center) has been hired as the new men's basketball head coach at NIU. He has spent the last 10 years as an assistant to Tom Izzo (left) and has coached in three Final Fours.

Mark Montgomery hired as NIU men’s basketball coach

By Andrew Singer | March 23, 2011

NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher confirmed on Wednesday evening that Michigan State assistant coach Mark Montgomery has been hired as the head men's basketball coach. Montgomery has been at Michigan State with head coach Tom Izzo since the 2001-2002...

NIU softball team draws players from across nation

March 23, 2011

Most of the NIU softball team is from three states; Illinois, Indiana and California. However, that is not the case for freshmen Nicole Gremillion and Shelby Miller. Gremillion is a pitcher and an outfielder from Missouri City, Texas. She started playing...