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Baseball ends weekend with win against Minnesota

By Brian Earle | March 3, 2013

Baseball played three games in the Dairy Queen Classic over the weekend at the Metrodome. On Friday, the Huskies (2-9) suffered a 6-1 loss at the hands of Utah. The Utes (5-5) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a solo home run...

Men’s basketball loses to CMU

By Brian Earle | March 3, 2013

In its final home game of the season, men’s basketball was defeated at the hands of Central Michigan, 69-50. The Huskies (5-22, 3-11 MAC) came out of the gates with a lot of energy and jumped out to an early 9-2 lead during the Senior Night game. “I...

Men’s basketball fails to pick up win against Eastern Illinois

By Brian Earle | February 27, 2013

For the second time this season, Eastern Illinois had its way with NIU men’s basketball. After holding the Huskies (5-21, 3-10 MAC) to 25 points in their first victory, the Eagles (13-15, 6-7 MAC) won 53-41 at the Convocation Center on Wednesday. The...

Freshman Daveon Balls dribbles the ball in the game against Eastern Illinois University in February.

Men’s basketball looks for redemption in Eastern rematch

By Brian Earle | February 26, 2013

After Eastern Michigan left a bad taste in NIU’s mouth in their first meeting this season, men’s basketball will get another shot at the Eagles today at the Convocation Center. The Eagles (12-15, 5-7 MAC) previously held the Huskies (5-20, 3-9 MAC)...

Junior guard holds down men’s basketball defense

By Brian Earle | February 25, 2013

A hole was made in men’s basketball’s back court with the recent departure of freshman guard Akeem Springs, but that hole has been filled by redshirt junior guard Antone Christian, who has stepped up his level of play on the court. Over the course...

Northern Star wins six awards at ICPA

By Robert Baird | February 24, 2013

The Northern Star staff won six awards at the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) awards ceremony on Saturday. ICPA awarded Illinois college newspapers based on judges’ reviews of publications that were submitted. The entries had to have been...

Huskie go 1-3 in Nevada series

By Brian Earle | February 24, 2013

Baseball played a four-game series against Nevada over the weekend. The Huskies (1-7) went 1-3 over the weekend, dropping their first two games of the series, losing 7-3 on Friday and 13-0 in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday. NIU was able to bounce...

Men’s basketball falls to Eastern

By Brian Earle | February 24, 2013

In its final non-conference matchup, men’s basketball was defeated 59-47 at the hands of Eastern Illinois on Saturday. It was a competitive first half, as the Huskies and Panthers traded the lead 11 times. The Huskies jumped out to an early 5-0 lead,...

Men’s basketball could finish the season strong

By Brian Earle | February 19, 2013

As the men’s college basketball season begins to wind down, each game becomes more important and has huge implications in the seeding for conference tournaments. Right now, the Huskies (5-19, 3-9 MAC) are in fifth place in the MAC West, one spot ahead...

NIU athlete juggles football and baseball career

By Brian Earle | February 18, 2013

Coming into NIU, redshirt junior Jamison Wells’ plan was to play baseball on a scholarship. But halfway through Wells’ freshman year, he realized one sport was not enough. “For me, I knew there was something I could do to help the football team...

Baseball loses four games over weekend

By Brian Earle | February 17, 2013

Baseball’s season got off to a rocky start at the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic in Lubbock, Texas, this weekend as it lost its first four games. The Huskies (0-4) were shut out in their game against Texas Tech, 8-0, on Friday and lost to BYU, 5-3,...

Men’s basketball loses to Western Michigan

By Brian Earle | February 17, 2013

Men’s basketball’s 66-58 road loss to Western Michigan will be a tough pill for the team to swallow. With the Huskies (5-19, 3-9 MAC) leading 58-50 with 4:01 left to play in the game, the Broncos (16-9, 8-4 MAC) went on a 16-0 run to close out the...