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Huskies halt Illinois State 4-1

By Andrew Singer | April 13, 2011

Hours after NIU starting pitcher Jeremy Gonzales was named National Pitcher of the Week by Pro-Line Athletic, the Huskies’ Tony Manville turned in a solid performance on the mound in a 4-1 win at Illinois State. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers...

Burning question #2: Replacing Spann at tailback

By Andrew Singer | April 13, 2011

 It’s probably good that junior-college transfer Jamal Womble never saw Chad Spann run for the NIU football team. Spann racked up 49 career touchdowns to go along with 2,916 rushing yards in his four years in DeKalb. In 2010, he picked up the Vern...

Notes from spring practice: Day 9

By Andrew Singer | April 12, 2011

Wide receiver Nathan Palmer got hit just about as hard as someone can be hit in a spring practice on Tuesday morning. Sophomore Dominique Ware lined up Palmer on an out route and sent the wideout to the ground. Palmer was back up laughing about the hit...

Brooks’ Kevin Gray (13) takes a shot while brother Keith Gray (23) looks on. The Gray twins announced their commitment and joined the 2011 NIU basketball recruiting class Monday.

Twin peaks commit to Huskies basketball

By Andrew Singer | April 12, 2011

DeKALB | Twin brothers Keith and Kevin Gray of Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy announced their commitment to the NIU men's basketball team on Monday afternoon. The 6'7" forwards are first-year head coach Mark Montgomery's first commitments....

Mathey’s Mantra: change the game

By Andrew Singer | April 11, 2011

Over two decades after coaching in his first college baseball game, there's still one thing that NIU head coach Ed Mathey doesn't understand. Why would anyone voluntarily schedule games in northern Illinois in early March? The roughly 20 games a year...

Huskie Briefs: April 12

By Andrew Singer | April 11, 2011

Gonzales garners MAC POTW honor Coming off a three-hit complete game shutout over the weekend, NIU starting pitcher Jeremy Gonzales was named MAC West Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday afternoon. This is the first time in Gonzales' four years at NIU that...

Baseball takes two of three from Miami

By Andrew Singer | April 10, 2011

Jeremy Gonzales pitched a three-hit complete game shutout in a 2-0 win over Miami (OH) on Sunday afternoon, as the NIU baseball team took two of three from the RedHawks over the weekend at Ralph McKinzie Field. The right-hander didn’t allow a batter...

Huskies heading home to face RedHawks

By Andrew Singer | April 7, 2011

Winners of 11 of their last 16 games, the NIU baseball Huskies will take on Miami (OH) in a three-game set over the weekend. Starting at 3:05 p.m. this afternoon at Ralph McKinzie Field, this weekend's series represents the last three games of a five-game...

Huskies down Bradley despite rough day defensively

By Andrew Singer | April 6, 2011

Another rough day in the field put a damper on any joy that came from the NIU baseball team's 8-5 win over Bradley on Wednesday evening. NIU (11-15 overall, 4-2 MAC) committed three errors for the second straight game, but some clutch hitting spurred...

NIU men's basketball head coach Mark Montgomery talks to the Northern Star about the future of the team.

Head coach Mark Montgomery talks about NIU basketball’s future

By Andrew Singer | April 6, 2011

Two weeks into his new job as the head men's basketball coach at NIU, Mark Montgomery took some time out Wednesday afternoon to discuss the whirlwind of events that have taken place in the past few days. Northern Star: Take us through the interview process,...

NIU track benefits from sister act

By Andrew Singer | April 6, 2011

Sibling rivalries can get ugly. Yet, there are the rare sibling rivalries that can bring out the best in people. That's the type of relationship that exists between NIU track and field sisters Darren and Jenner Sio. "I think it's a great motivation teacher,"...

Second baseman Alex Beckmann dives for a ball in NIU's 7-4 loss to Illinois State.

NIU baseball crumple under Illinois State

By Andrew Singer | April 6, 2011

DeKALB | Walks and wild pitches characterized a 7-4 loss to Illinois State for the NIU baseball team at Ralph McKinzie Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies (10-15 overall, 4-2 MAC) didn’t record their first hit until the sixth inning, and that didn’t...