When junior Scott Owen steps onto the wrestling mat, he has just one thing on his mind: winning. He stares down his opponent knowing he will win, knowing he has out-worked and out-sweated his opponent in numerous practices leading up to the match. With...

Everyone's heard that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The NIU wrestling team grappled with this phrase during Friday's meet against Mid-American Conference opponent Central Michigan University at Chick Evans Field House. The Huskies...

Leshon Johnson has taken on cancer, played in one of the toughest divisions in all of sports and run over opponents at NIU. After all that, the XFL's no-fair-catch rule should be no problem. "It's going to make it very interesting," said the Chicago Enforcers...

Beginning tonight, the NIU wrestling team will face its toughest weekend before the Mid-American Conference championships in March. The Huskies take on Central Michigan University tonight and the University of Northern Iowa on Sunday. Both are ranked...

The NIU wrestling team gained its first Mid-American Conference victory over Ohio University 28-9 on Friday. The meet offered a lot of nail biting for the coaches as well as the fans that filled into the Chick Evans Field House, as five of the matches...

After almost two months of away meets and tournaments, it's home, sweet home for the NIU wrestling team. The Huskies return to Chick Evans Field House to host Mid-American Conference rival Ohio University at 7 p.m. tonight. NIU is 5-5-1 overall, but 0-2-1...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant knew the upcoming Mid-American Conference duels were going to be close contests. On Friday against Kent State, he couldn't have been more right. The Huskies lost a tight match to Kent, 18-15, at KSU's Memorial and Athletic...

Expectations for the NIU wrestling team are high as it enters the second half of the season. Mid-American Conference duals resume today against Kent State, and each wrestler has something to prove before the conference championships in March. The Huskies...

Sports Reporter While many students were home working for holiday cash, the young NIU wrestling team gained some much-needed experience. The team's first test was just after Christmas at the Midlands Wrestling Championships on Dec. 29 and 30. Captains...

NIU's wrestling team was out to show what they were made of at the University of Wisconsin's Northern Open last Saturday, and wrestler Shannon Gregory made sure he was noticed. The Huskies made an impressive showing in the non-team scoring event, but...

The NIU men's wrestling team saw their first live action of the season Saturday afternoon at the Northwestern Open in Evanston. After putting in many long hard hours of work in the practice room, Head Coach Phil Rembert and his troops were ready to get...

The NIU wrestling squad shoots into action 9 a.m. this Saturday at the Northwestern Open. This will be the first chance of the year for head coach Phil Rembert to evaluate his recruiting class and get a tentative lineup in order. Rembert, in his second...