Christmas break didn't exactly bring what NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch was hoping for. Hindered by the suspension of several wrestlers, the expulsion of two others and subpar showings by many of the active team members, the Huskies won only two of their...

The Huskie grapplers will host their home dual-meet season in the Northern Illinois Duals Saturday at Chick Evans Field House at 10 a.m. The Huskies kick off the duals by going head-to-head with Illinois State at 10 a.m. At noon NIU will take on Wisconsin-Stevens...

The NIU women's basketball team will spend some time in Las Vegas next December. Thanks to a shaky approval of the 1988-89 schedule by the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday, Coach Jane Albright and her squad will play Dec. 9-10 in the Nevada-Las Vegas Classic....

Despite many nagging injuries, NIU's wrestling team came away with an impressive showing this weekend at the Illinois Illini Open. Anton Kossakowski was NIU's top performer, taking first place in the 177-pound weight class in the freshman division. "I...

Having a meet canceled is not always bad. The NIU wrestling team's dual meet tonight with Illinois will be changed due to scheduling problems. However, the Huskie freshmen grapplers will tangle with the Illini tonight in Champaign. The rescheduling could...

The NIU wrestling team gets some valuable leadership from a group of dedicated graduate assistant coaches who are rewarded by seeing the wrestlers do well in tournaments. Huskie coach Ed Vatch said he cannot express how vital these grad assistants are...

There were questions to be answered Monday before the football version of the weekly Huskie Club Luncheon could go into cold storage. Questions about Nevada-Las Vegas. About the upcoming recruiting season. And about the status of injured Huskie quarterback...

NIU's matmen will face their toughest competition so far this season at this weekend's St. Louis open. NIU will face such power teams as Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Missouri and Illinois at the tourney. Coach Ed Vatch said the meet is "as good or better as the...

NIU's matmen return to Michigan this weekend to try and prove they are capable of wrestling with the best teams in the country. The Huskies finished last weekend in sixth place among eight teams at the Michigan State Open. The Huskies will face many of...

The NIU wrestling team will face some stiff competition this weekend in the Michigan State Invitational. Huskie coach Ed Vatch said his troops could cause some waves at the meet. "I think we have the potential to win three or four weight classes," he...

Now comes the hard part. Now that Minnesota Assistant Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell has finished making his case for NIU's permanent AD spot, the search committee has the burden to decide the university's athletic future in the next few days. Committee...

After a day off from public forums, the athletic director scenario resumes today when Minnesota Assistant AD Gerald O'Dell has his chance to address NIU, but the interviews so far have not gone unnoticed. O'Dell's public forum is from 2-3:30 p.m. in Holmes...