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NIU men pick up 5-2 victory at home

By Ian Waddick | March 29, 2005

The NIU men’s tennis team kept up its winning ways at home with its 5-2 win over Valparaiso on Friday. The Huskies (9-6) won four of six singles matches to improve to 4-0 at their home-away-from-home in Rockford. Seniors Willy Gali and Erick Martinez...

Sims is named NIU men’s hoops MVP

By Nathan Lindquist | March 22, 2005

Junior college transfer Cory Sims was announced as the NIU men’s basketball team’s most valuable player at Monday night’s end of season banquet. The 6-foot-1 guard was third on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) and first in assists (4.75 apg) while...

Santoro already raking in the awards

By Ian Waddick | February 22, 2005

After missing almost all of the 2004 season because of injury, NIU slugger Mike Santoro is back in a big way. The senior outfielder hit three home runs in the Huskies’ season opening series at Texas Tech and on Monday was named the MAC West Division...

Huskies fall season finishes with praise from coach

By Jarrod Rice | October 21, 2004

The fall season for the NIU women’s golf team ended with high praise from coach Pam Tyska. Led by sophomore Lisa Bailey, the Huskies captured their second victory of the season at the Huskie Classic. “It’s been our best season in a decade,” said...

Baseball’s fall world series comes to end

By Bob Grant | October 19, 2004

The deciding Game 5 of the NIU Fall World Series was dominated by pitcher Nick Hall in a 2-1 NIU Cardinal victory over NIU Black in 10 innings Thursday afternoon. The win gave the Cardinals a 3-2 victory in the five-game series. Hall pitched all 10 innings,...

Wrestling team gets top nod

By Bob Grant | October 5, 2004

The NIU men’s wrestling team will begin its 2005 campaign as the co-favorite to win the MAC. The MAC preseason poll gave NIU and defending champion Central Michigan a tie for the top spot. “The easy part is done,” said NIU coach Dave Grant. “It’s...

Jecklin leads men’s golf team; Women’s golf finishes eighth

By Bob Grant | September 28, 2004

For the second straight week, freshman Zach Jecklin led the NIU men’s golf team. Jecklin scored the best collegiate round of his career with a 1-under-par 71 in Sunday’s final round at the Iowa Intercollegiate in Iowa City, Iowa. His final score of...

Women’s golf gets 1st team title since ‘94

By Sean Ostruszka | September 24, 2004

NIU golfer Lisa Bailey received her first individual title while leading the NIU women’s golf team to a win Tuesday at the Western Illinois Westerwind Classic. The win was the Huskies’ first team title since 1994. Bailey was able to outduel defending...

Road trip with wings

By Steve Brown | June 22, 2004

Huskie basketball left American soil for the first time during the NIU women’s 11-day trip to Europe for a five-game tournament. P "Between playing ball and sight-seeing, it was quite an experience," NIU coach Carol Hammerle said. "I can’t think of...

Wrestling signs a 4-time South Dakota champion

By Jason Watt | April 23, 2004

The NIU wrestling team signed its first four-time high school state champion earlier this week. Nick Smith of South Dakota won the Class A state title all four years while compiling a 145-5 record in the 125-pound weight class at Yankton High School,...

NIU continues run over WIU

By Ian Waddick | March 29, 2004

The NIU men’s tennis team picked up its 20th consecutive victory over Western Illinois with a 7-0 shutout Saturday. The Huskies (11-3 overall) did not lose a single set in the non-conference meet. "Today was a good match for us; we stayed focused and...

NIU baseball goes 6-4 over Spring Break

By Ian Waddick | March 15, 2004

The NIU baseball team finished Spring Break with a 4-1 win over Fairfield. The game was the Huskies’ 10th in 11 days during the break. The Huskies went 6-4 during those 11 days to improve their record to 9-7 overall. Senior left-handed pitcher Zach...