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Merzbacher, Groth set to strive into ‘89 slate

By Hyun Moon | September 14, 1989

There's a friendly atmosphere on the Gullikson tennis courts near Anderson Hall. The NIU women's tennis team has a tournament under its belt and are happy and enthusiastic about its chances of defending the North Star Conference title. Sixth-year coach...

SMSU an AMCU power

By Jeff Kirik | July 11, 1989

Before NIU and Akron can win their first Association of Mid-Continent Universities title, they will have to battle a Bear. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State have become the AMCU's conference power, winning the league's all-sport trophy the past three...

Huskie baseball in on-deck circle

By Jeff Kirik | June 27, 1989

When Jeff Wilson's line drive was snared by Central Michigan's second baseman on May 22, 1982, the season and the NIU baseball program had come to an end. More than seven years after CMU swept the Huskies by scores of 12-0 and 13-0 in that season-ending...

In next week’s sports section:

June 20, 1989

NIU's plans to start a new in college baseball. Huskie tennis coach Carl Neufeld leaves NIU for a position at UCLA. Gymnast Erik Solky will represent the U.S. in the 1989 Maccabiah Games. Women's swimming and diving coach Mike Burt signs five recruits....

Women take NSC All-Sports Trophy

June 20, 1989

Despite being a member of the North Star Conference for only two years, the NIU women's sports program has established itself as a league powerhouse. By winning two NSC crowns and finishing second in two other sports, NIU claimed the 1988-89 NSC All-Sports...

Women’s tennis team wins a pair for parents

April 16, 1989

NIU's women's tennis team decided to show off a bit before Saturday's Parent's Weekend crowd and did so in a big way. The Huskies soundly defeated both Bradley University (7-2) and Saint Mary's College of Indiana (8-1) to improve the season mark to 15-7....

Netters: one more for the road

By Chris Sigley | April 5, 1989

Both NIU tennis teams will take one more for the road this weekend. The men's squad heads to Northwestern Sunday for its 1 p.m. match. The women cruise through Michigan for an 11 a.m. match against Eastern Michigan Saturday and a 10 a.m. match against...

Groth gets promotion to associate AD post

By Jeff Kirik | January 20, 1989

If landing a promotion was Cary Groth's New Year's resolution, it sure didn't take her long to reach her goal. On Jan. 6, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell announced that Groth had been promoted to an associate athletic director. Groth 32, had been...

America’s pastime gone from NIU too long

By Bob Regan | November 2, 1988

American sport consists of the Big Three—football, basketball and baseball. However, NIU athletics seems to be lost in the shuffle. The Huskies pride themselves on being an up-and-coming program. Great strides are being made by NIU to become recognized...

Tennis tourney nets consistency for NIU

By Chris Sigley | October 3, 1988

Although there were no chalk marks in the "W" column for the Huskies during the Championship rounds of the NIU Women's Tennis Invitational, NIU proved to be the most consistent team in the individual tourney. The Huskie netters advanced to four of the...

Road trips slated for 3 NIU squads

By Mike Morris | September 14, 1988

The NIU men's golf team will swing into action this weekend coming off an eighth-place finish in the University of Minnesota Invitational last weekend. The Huskies will travel to the University of Northern Iowa to participate in the Northern Iowa Fall...

NIU tennis teams predict successful fall campaigns

By Jim Engineer | September 1, 1988

NIU men's tennis coach Carl Neufeld, and women's coach Patty Groth both predict a successful season for Huskie tennis. The men's team returns this year led by junior Steve Wiere. As a freshman, Wiere qualified for the NCAA tournament and filled the number...