battle against Illinois rivals An uphill battle lies in the path of the NIU wrestling team, who will host University of Illinois Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Chick Evans Field House. "It's always been a good rivalry between the two teams. We expect another...

NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch, this weekend wasn't a matter of whether his team won or lost, but how they played (wrestled) the game. Vatch's feeling came from a weekend which saw the Huskies scratch their way to an 18-12 win over the University of Wisconsin-Stevens...

Two key matches, one home and one away, serve as the focal point for this week's NIU wrestling agenda. The Huskies make their home debut Friday in a rescheduled match with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The Chick Evans Field House meeting...

For the NIU wrestling program, this past weekend's University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Tombstone Open was an aptly named invitational. Drawing sponsorship from Tombstone Pizza, the two-day open meet was just like its namesake for the Huskies. Some of...

Athletes at NIU generally agree with the locker room policy at Huskie sporting events and even took it a step further. Controversy about the whole situation arises with the fact that the NIU policy allows male or female reporters to enter a men's locker...

The West Campus Courts north of Huskie Stadium will be occupied this weekend by the Mid-Continent Conference men's tennis entourage. NIU will host the first Mid-Continent Individual Tennis Tournament beginning Friday at 10 a.m; play will continue Saturday...

The first half of Saturday night's NIU season opener against Eastern Illinois was filled with mistakes by the Huskies on both sides of the ball. The second half wasn't. The NIU offense, ineffective in the first quarter, started clicking when quarterback...

This is a success story. The entire 1989 football season was a success and things are expected to be even better for the1990 Huskies. The ultimate success last season was named Stacy Robinson. Everyone knows what he did. But 6-0, 211-pound junior fullback...

Former NIU All-America wrestler Bill Young was inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Hall of Fame at the annual IWCOA All-State Banquet April 8 in Hickory Hills. Young, the long-time head wrestling coach at Naperville Central High...

A 9-16 season record can lead to frustration for a collegiate coach, but it can also be misleading on its surface. "It was kind of frustrating in many circumstances," NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch said, "because our record didn't look as good as some of...

As expected, Huskie Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell recommended to the Athletic Board Wednesday that men's gymnastics be eliminated for lack of support and fiscal responsibility. "Regardless of emotion or sentimentality, we need to deal with the facts,"...

Huskie wrestling coach Ed Vatch had to feel good about his squad after it came from behind in the last three weekend matches to better their record to 9-14. NIU was down 17-6 against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Friday night, but rallied to win 25-20....