"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...

Despite some shifting around in its lineup, the Huskie wrestling squad took seven of the 10 matches from the visiting Marquette Warriors and won its third meet of the year 28-17. "I think this is indicative of how far we have come," coach Ed Vatch said....

A 23-20 loss to Illinois last Friday dropped the Huskie wrestling dual-meet record to 2-10, but coach Ed Vatch and his squad know that their record is not a true representation of the team's talent. "The big thing now is staying strong mentally," Vatch...

This weekend will mark the opening of Ed Vatch's fourth season at the helm of the NIU wrestling squad when the Huskies travel to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for the 13th Annual Tombstone Invitational. The Huskies, coming off last year's...

NIU senior Brett Tucker never thought that he would wind up playing football for the Huskies. Fortunately for Tucker, and NIU, he was wrong. The Honorable Mention All_America defensive back from neighboring Sycamore, was not heavily recruited after his...

NIU's wrestling season is just around the corner with the Tombstone Open at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. "In the early part of the season, I just kind of lay back and let the guys teach themselves," Huskie head coach Ed Vatch said. "I let...

Former Men's Athletic Director Robert Brigham heads a list of seven to be inducted into the NIU Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 6. Brigham, who now serves as special assistant to the president for intercollegiate athletics, lettered in football three times...

NIU President John LaTourette Tuesday named Raymond J. Dembinski the chairman of the NIU Athletic Board. Dembinski, a professor of special education, will take over the spot beginning August 15 and will succeed James Mellard, who has served as the board's...

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...

Clarence Hudson, NIU associate athletic director, resigned effective June 2 to take a position with a former employer. Hudson came to NIU last July after working for four years at Ruan Transportation Management systems where he will return to work in...

CHICAGO—The scoreboard told the story following the championship game of the women's basketball North Star Conference Tournament at DePaul University's Alumni Hall on March 11. But there were other numbers to look at besides the 76-61 mark that verified...

History repeated itself at the NCAA West Regional Wrestling Championship last weekend. NIU sophomore Anton Kossakowski won the 190-pound class at the regional, hosted by Drake University, and advanced to the national competition as he did last year at...