CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Brian Kontak apparently wants to show Annika Sorenstam, Martha Burk and Suzy Whaley who wears the culottes in golf. Kontak, who once won the Canadian Tour Order of Merit and now has conditional status on the Nationwide Tour, has said...

There are plenty of stereotypes associated with collegiate athletes and their ability as students. At NIU, some of those conceptions can be thrown out the window based on last spring’s grade point averages. Among the athletic teams found at NIU, the...

Second — again. Monday's final round at Whisper Creek marked the second straight year the NIU women's golf team came up short at their own tournament. This year's event proved especially heartbreaking for the Huskies. Coming off a first round 328, the...

For most people, Sunday is a day for rest and relaxation — but, while most people watch football, eat and sleep, the NIU women's golf team is hard at work. Sunday's final score of 323 at the Notre Dame Invitational was the third time in three tournaments...

NIU women's golf coach Pam Tyska expects big things this weekend when the Huskies take part in the second-annual Notre Dame Invitational. "We expect to be at the top of the field," head coach Pam Tyska said. "Maybe even a top-five finish." Tyska has reason...

Putting up respectable numbers in sunny Florida over spring break, NIU women's golfers were back on the green for the first time since their fall season ended in October. The week began with a visit to the Springlake Country Club in Sebring, Fla., for...

The fall semester produced 85 student athletes with grade-point averages above 3.5 — each winning recognition from a phone-service provider. Each year, student athletes from select schools are honored by Verizon Telecommunications for their academic...

A familiar saying is being whispered around the circles of those involved in NIU's Intercollegiate Athletic programs. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. They are referring to the proposed move from the Mid-Continent Conference to— you guessed it—another...

Well, it would appear that NIU will remain in the Mid-Continent Conference after all. According to Star sources, the presidents of Missouri Valley Conference voted to extend an invitation to the University of Evansville while voting down NIU's bid. That...

The NIU women's golf team had a stunning performance this past weekend as they hosted the NIU Huskie Fall Classic Friday and Saturday (Oct. 1-2). The Huskies' score of 976 was good enough to take third place behind Iowa State University (948) and Ohio...

One last time in 1992. The NIU women's golf team will wrap up the fall campaign at home this weekend. The Oak Club of Genoa will provide the backdrop for the 8th Annual Huskie Classic on Friday and Saturday. The 6,281-yard, par-72 course is home to the...

"It's one of those times when you are just glad it's over," said NIU women's golf coach Pam Tyska upon her arrival back in DeKalb. The Huskies finished a respectable seventh at the University of Iowa's Lady Northern Invitational last weekend. The tournament...