Former NIU wrestling coach Don Flavin has been chosen as one of four honorary grand marshals for the Illinois High School Association's 50th Annual Wrestling Championships Feb. 19-21 at the University of Illinois' Assembly Hall. Flavin, who retired last...

Blinded by frustration, the NIU wrestling team made several critical mistakes which cost them team points in the Second Annual Indiana University Hoosier Invitational. The Huskies finished the weekend seventh out of eight teams, but that was not the full...

Every NIU winter sports team is in action this weekend for the first time this semester. Here is a rundown of the matches. Coach Ed Vatch obviously loves to test his NIU wrestling team. After dual battles with 24th-ranked Nebraska and 14th-ranked Northwestern,...

This season has been a struggle for the NIU wrestling team—a struggle for respect. The 2-7 Huskies dropped dual meets to nationally ranked Nebraska and Northwestern teams this weekend, but Coach Ed Vatch said his squad may have taken a couple more steps...

NIU's record falls to 1-5-0 on the season while Purdue starts the dual meet season at 1-0-0. Vatch said the reason for his team's slow start is a combination between its youth and the expertise of its opponents. "Inexperience is a big part of it (the...