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...

Northern Illinois University is the best kept secret in the Midwest. If that sounds familiar it's probably because every NIU coach and athletic department administrator has said that at one time or another. Now we know why. The Huskies are getting virtually...

NIU's wrestlers added a win and a loss to their record over the weekend, falling to Northern Iowa Friday night, 33-8, and defeating Southwest Missouri State Saturday afternoon, 29-15. "I expected a few more wins against UNI," said NIU coach Ed Vatch....

The NIU wrestling squad won all five of its road dual meets this weekend by a combined score of 167-43, upping its season record to 12-2. On Friday, the Huskies topped Central Michigan 21-15 and beat Ashland College 35-6. The Huskies upended Ferris State...

This year, the NIU football team can look forward to heading into the season with a winning record under its belt. Next year, the squad can look forward to having a part of the Best-of-the-West on its side. NIU's coaching staff has landed the Chicago...

"We romped on ‘em," Huskies wrestling coach Ed Vatch said after he and his team returned from Tuesday's triangular meet with UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh. NIU defeated UWSP 25-14 and host UWO 43-0 on its way to improving its record to 7-2. The Huskies'...

Not unlike the NIU men's basketball team, the Huskie wrestling squad is composed of many freshmen and sophomores, but only two juniors and no seniors. "We're still young," coach Ed Vatch said. "The guys are real agressive and sometimes that can lead to...

Right about now everyone is preparing to go home for the long awaited Christmas vacation. Except for the NIU wrestling squad. The Huskie grapplers will remain on campus for a good part of the break, practicing and participating in tournaments. "Keeping...

Things were kept in the family for the NIU wrestling squad at last weekend's University of Illinois Tournament. NIU's two champions from the tournament were the brother team of Anton and Jim Kossakowski. Anton won the 177-pound level of the open division...