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....

Coach Ed Vatch and his Huskie wrestling squad (6-13) will take their show on the road this weekend with four matches in four days against tough competition. The road trip will begin tonight with a 7:30 showdown against Eastern Illinois (5-4), who defeated...

Whatever Huskie wrestling coach Ed Vatch said to his team Saturday after its 36-3 loss to Purdue worked like a charm as NIU rallied to win its two remaining matches. NIU increased its record to 6-13 with wins over Wright State (28-6) and Wisconsin-Stevens...

The ninth-ranked Northwestern Wildcats came into town last night and showed just how powerful they are with a 37-9 win over the Huskie wrestlers. NU rolled up a 28-0 lead after the first five matches and never looked back. Gene Marino (118 pounds) and...

What if regular people were to take over the sportscasting industry? Some friends and I got to talking about this and decided that the "suits" who read the sports on television should be working in different professions. Don't get me wrong, there are...

"I feel like yelling and screaming, but that won't do any good," NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch said after his squad's 30-11 loss to Central Michigan on Sunday. Frustration seems to be setting in on the fourth-year coach who is suffering through his worst...