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Laughing on the links, leading and winning with golfer Abbie Many

By RYAN HAMMERSMITH | October 8, 2007

Having played golf for a long time, NIU women's golfer Abbie Many has learned one important thing that has helped her improve her game. The attitude you carry out onto the course with you is just as important as any skill you boast. The senior from Mount...

Raymond makes most of time in Chicago

By Ben Gross | June 18, 2007

DeKALB | Before training camp had even started, one former Huskie athlete had shown what they could do. The Chicago Sky's season started on Sunday May 20th. Since then, the team has played 11 games. Former Huskie guard Stephanie Raymond has been on the...

Huskies ink star recruit from Iowa

By Brandon Mangia | April 18, 2007

DeKALB | What's the best way to get over losing a guard like Stephanie Raymond? Sign an incoming freshman point guard with loads of potential, of course. Friday, women's basketball coach Carol Owens did just that, as she announced the signing of 5'10"...

Hughes goes to USBL

By Brandon Mangia | April 11, 2007

DeKALB | The Gary Steelheads of the United States Basketball League have selected former NIU center James Hughes as the 11th overall pick in the draft. Hughes was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 and averaged 12.1 points per game and a team-high...

Falling short of their goals

By Sean Connor | November 3, 2006

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

Welcome to spin class

By Ben Gross | October 25, 2006

As promised last time, we will be having a short midterm after class today. But, before the test I will be presenting a quick lecture. Pay attention, you may see a couple questions on the midterm from today's lesson. We always hear about spin of a golf...

NIU kicks off hoops season

By Lacy Searcy | October 11, 2006

DeKALB | Free cash, food, T-shirts and money for school books. What more could a college student ask for? At 7 p.m. Friday on Victor E. Court, Huskie Hoopla will mark the start for the NIU men's and women's basketball teams this season. The first 100...

VanDuerm named player of week

By Lacy Searcy | October 4, 2006

DeKALB | Leading the NIU men's soccer team in assists is MAC Player of the Week Chris VanDuerm. The senior has four assists and two goals on the season and is second on the team with eight points. "He definitely was the man of the match against UW-Milwaukee,"...

Bug bites again: Clanton done

By Lacy Searcy | September 27, 2006

DeKALB | Football coach Joe Novak announced Wednesday that backup running back Montell Clanton will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season. Clanton tore the meniscus in his right knee in a game against Buffalo. In the game, the sophomore...

Huskies to be heard on WCKG-FM 105.9 Chicago

By Lacy Searcy | September 20, 2006

DeKALB | NIU football fans will have even more coverage of the Huskies' game against Indiana State this weekend. Not only can DeKalb residents listen to the game on WLBK-AM 1360 and watch it on Comcast SportsNet, but Chicago radio station WCKG-FM 105.9...

Huskies x-country takes seventh

By Lacy Searcy | September 11, 2006

Despite showing improvement from last week's meet, the NIU cross country team managed to finish just seventh in the Elmhurst Early Bird Invitational at Bradley. Junior Meghan Ginter was the only player for the Huskies to crack the top 20 out of 74 runners...

Unearthing NIU’s soon-to-be Fall gems

By James Nokes | August 28, 2006

There is a ‘sleeper' on every roster. In the NCAA, every new school year ushers in a new batch of ‘sleepers': hidden gems with limitless and undiscovered talent. An abundance of talent will make these Huskies household names for all NIU fans. In football,...