Men’s tennis is ready to take on its second conference opponent of the season Saturday against Ball State (8-8, 0-1 MAC).The game is scheduled to be played at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford. If weather permits, it may be played on the outdoor...
Track and field’s distance group is back on the track for the second time this spring as it travels to Charleston for the EIU Big Blue Classic.NIU will look to build of its success from last weekend’s Raleigh Relays, where three of the five distance...
Despite men’s tennis being loaded with experienced seniors, sophomore Simon Formont has stepped into a key role.With a 16-2 singles record, Formont leads the Huskies in individual wins on the season. He was undefeated on the season before losing in...
Baseball is taking a break from its conference schedule for a midweek matchup against Valparaiso at 3 p.m. today in Valparaiso, Ind.The game was added to the teams’ schedules on Tuesday due to the two teams cancelling games due to inclement weather....
Junior Latesha Bigby is turning up her performance as she switches gears for the outdoor track and field season.After a successful indoor track and field season for Bigby, NIU has switched to competing outdoors, but that hasn’t changed her results....
Softball will stay in DeKalb but will take a break from conference play for a midweek, non-conference doubleheader.The Huskies (11-16) will take on North Dakota (3-18) at noon and 2 p.m. today at Mary M. Bell Field.The Huskies, losers of five of their...
Baseball season is finally here, and it’s a beautiful day. The optimism is flowing.There’s probably a little too much optimism going around up in here. I spent my Monday morning running around my apartment, shouting “162-0,” which certainly won’t...
Senior distance runner Juliane Totzke sat down with the Northern Star to discuss her recent admission to Duke University’s pharmacology doctorate program and being back on the track this weekend after the distance runners had nearly a month off from...
Baseball has struggled offensively this season, but it has been led at the plate by a newcomer who has started to make a name for himself: sophomore infielder Justin Fletcher.Fletcher came to NIU as a transfer from Illinois Central College, where he spent...
Senior shortstop Shelby Miller is willing to do whatever her team needs, even if that means moving to a new position in her final season with softball.Miller, of Ottawa, Kan., emerged from a group of three players to become the Huskies’ main starting...
Softball failed to string together wins, dropping three of its first four conference games over the weekend.The Huskies (11-16, 1-3 MAC) split their two-game series vs. the Bowling Green Falcons (11-16-1, 2-2 MAC) Friday and Saturday at Mary M. Bell Field....
Baseball dropped its second straight three-game conference series over the weekend at the hands of Bowling Green in Westfield, Ind.The Huskies won the series opener Friday in impressive fashion, shutting out the Falcons 9-0. The Huskies used three pitchers...
