NIU head football coach Jerry Kill ended the speculation and questions during Tuesday’s weekly press conference by detailing his health and hospitalization, which caused him to miss a week of practice leading up to the Illinois game last weekend....
NIU volleyball is back on a win streak after beating DePaul Tuesday night at Victor E. Court. The Huskies improved to 14-1, and have defeated their past three opponents to carry themselves into conference play on Friday. With the win, the Huskies tie...
Locals have chance to play with women's golf On Oct. 3 at the Whisper Creek Golf Course the NIU women's golf team will host the Northern Illinois Women's Golf Co-Am. Each group of golfers will be paired with a current member of the Huskies. Participants...
While NIU football is busy looking at next week's matchup, Jeff Compher is flipping his calendar to 2015. The Associate Vice President Director of Athletics at NIU is charged with orchestrating all non-conference games for NIU. Considering the lucrative...
Even in an age where coaches study game tape like scripture, no bench boss knows exactly what they’re going to see until game day. Any number of things can change once the game clock starts ticking. An injury can occur, the weather can change or a team...
Once is nice, but twice is much better. After beating Marquette on Friday night 8-5, the Huskie hockey team did it again on Saturday, this time by a score of 5-1. The teams split their season series last year. The first game saw a crowd of over 250 at...
Students looking for a cheering section to be a part of can look to the Red Riot, which has been revamped and reorganized after a takeover by new management. The Northern Star sat down with Red Riot President Matthew Jockl to talk about the change and...
DeKALB | Conference play has yet to begin for Huskies volleyball, but already Lauren Wicinski is making a name for herself, one reflecting her mother's. The freshman outside hitter joined the Huskies 14 years after her mother Gina (Graf) Wicinski left...
A power outage and a Big Ten team could not stop the Huskies from improving to 13-1 this weekend at home. The Huskies were set to take on Youngstown State on Saturday when about six minutes before game time, the power went out. In her 32 years of working...
CHAMPAIGN | NIU defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys was worried about one thing before this weekend’s game against Illinois. “Everything starts with the quarterback,” Claeys said. He was referring to Illini quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, who, together...
After dropping back-to-back 1-0 decisions in the previous two weekends, the NIU women’s soccer team managed to turn the tables this weekend. The Huskies kicked off the weekend when they played host to SIU-Edwardsville on Friday afternoon. The team got...
DeKALB | The NIU identity has been lost for the men’s soccer program, but after three straight wins, it may be found again. After defeating Holy Cross 2-1 and Gonzaga 1-0 in the Lakeside Classic in Evanston, the Huskies look to be back on track, but...
