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Defense injuries lead to Huskie Bowl changes

By Frank Gogola | April 17, 2014

The Huskie Bowl, 3 p.m. Saturday at Huskie Stadium, will have a new format but should bring the same competitive feel.Instead of the teams originally drafted and the seven-series-apiece scrimmage used in the past, this year’s format will be more of...

Rantings: Carmelo Anthony so overrated it’s funny

By Frank Gogola | April 16, 2014

I don’t know who first deemed New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony an elite NBA player, but the notion of him being in a category of elite players is laughable.What exactly has Anthony done in his 11-year NBA career to earn an elite distinction?...

Softball looks to ‘get on a flow’

By Frank Gogola | April 16, 2014

Softball will have a chance to work on its 2-9 road record when it travels to Michigan over the weekend.The Huskies (17-20, 5-5 MAC) will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (26-13, 5-3 MAC) noon and 2 p.m. Friday in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. They will then...

Senior Nicole Gremillion has started all 37 games in left field and batting leadoff for softball this season.

Gremillion provides charge

By Frank Gogola | April 15, 2014

Consistency is the first thing Nicole Gremillion’s coaches and teammates mention when they talk about her.Senior left fielder Gremillion, of Missouri City, Texas, has started in 191 of 201 games during more than three seasons in DeKalb. In each of her...

Rupard ‘stepping up’ in circle

By Frank Gogola | April 14, 2014

Freshman pitcher Rebecca Rupard has thrown 79.1 innings this season — exactly 79.1 innings more than she expected to toss in her first season with softball.The Huskies lost junior pitcher Emily Norton, their No. 1 starter from 2013, to a medical hardship...

Former defensive tackle Ken Bishop tackles Akron Zips running back Jawon Chisholm Oct. 12 at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies lost their starting front four, and they have eight returning defensive linemen who saw playing time last season and six returning defensive linemen who didn’t play last season to fill the hole.

Defensive line undergoes revamp

By Frank Gogola | April 14, 2014

Football wants to build a defensive line so good it’s “bad.”The Huskies lost their entire starting front four — Ken Bishop, George Rainey, Joe Windsor and Anthony Wells. They also lost Stephen O’Neal, who played in 12 games and started one,...

Softball leaves pair of wins on field

By Frank Gogola | April 13, 2014

Softball had a chance to leave its quartet of weekend games with a pair of sweeps, but it instead left with a pair of splits.The Huskies (17-20, 5-5 MAC) split their Friday doubleheader against the Ball State Cardinals (23-14, 4-2 MAC) and their Saturday...

Sophomore catcher Emily Naegele readies to swing against the Bowling Green Falcons March 29 at Mary M. Bell Field. Naegele went 3-for-7 with one run scored and two RBIs in the Huskies’ two losses Tuesday against the Valparaiso Crusaders in Valparaiso, Ind.

Softball squaring off with conference foes

By Frank Gogola | April 9, 2014

Softball looks to get back to its winning ways in a quartet of weekend conference games.The Huskies (15-18, 3-3 MAC) will take on the Ball State Cardinals (20-13, 1-1 MAC) at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday at Mary M. Bell Field. They then will face the Miami...

Quarterback Jordan Lynch scans and prepares to launch the ball downfield during Saturday's game against Central Michigan.

Race to Replace Lynch

By Frank Gogola | April 8, 2014

Football is searching for former quarterback Jordan Lynch’s successor, but it’s a search that likely won’t come to a close until the temperatures soar into the triple digits.Among the candidates to replace Lynch are redshirt junior Matt McIntosh...

Senior Nicole Gremillion runs to second base during a game against Bowling Green March 29. Softball lost both games of a doubleheader against Valpariaso Tuesday.

Softball swept by Valpo, ending streak

By Frank Gogola | April 8, 2014

Softball entered Valparaiso, Ind., on a four-game winning streak but left with a pair of losses.The Huskies (15-18) dropped the doubleheader opener against the Valparaiso Crusaders (13-23), 8-6, Tuesday at the Valparaiso University Softball Field in Valparaiso,...

Junior pitcher Jessica Sturm winds up to pitch during Saturday’s game against the Western Michigan Broncos at Mary M. Bell Field. Sturm is 9-8 after winning each of her last three starts in the circle.

Sturm, Rupard gel into pitching roles

By Frank Gogola | April 7, 2014

Junior pitcher Jessica Sturm and freshman pitcher Becca Rupard started the 2014 season on different projections, but they have solidified softball’s starting pitching staff.Sturm, the Huskies’ No. 1 pitcher, began the season with back-to-back victories...

Junior Bryanna Phelan (12) slides to base during Saturday's game agasist Western Michigan.

Softball eager to continue streak

By Frank Gogola | April 7, 2014

Softball will put its four-game winning streak on the line in a midweek, non-conference doubleheader.The Huskies (15-16) will take on the Valparaiso Crusaders (11-23) at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. today at the Valparaiso University Softball Field in Valparaiso,...