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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

The NIU women’s golf team’s first event of the spring season will be the sixth annual Springlake Classic on Friday and Saturday in Sebring, Fla. “The Springlake Classic has become a great event for us to open the spring season with,” NIU coach...

Two signings have NIU women’s basketball coach Carole Hammerle excited. The Huskies inked 6-foot-1 forward Nikita Odom and 6-foot point guard Whitney Lowe to National Letters of Intent. “These two players are going to make an immediate impact on the...

Ninety-five years. Sunday, the Cubs won their first post-season series in 95 years. Let me say it again: 95 YEARS. I know, it’s crazy. Anyway, think about just how long 95 years really is. The last time the Cubs won a post-season series, Theodore Roosevelt...