NIU baseball was unable to take advantage of its home field as it was swept in three games by Toledo over the weekend. Toledo (20-20, 9-6 MAC) won in a variety of fashions over the three game series against NIU (11-27, 5-10 MAC). In game one, Toledo came...
Whether you’re a lifer or just someone who jumped on the bandwagon a few years back, all Chicago Blackhawks viewers are aware of Raffi Torres’ hit on Marian Hossa. I’m not going to rehash the situation or the time frame, as everyone should be familiar...
NIU baseball hopes to carry its momentum from its last series into this weekend’s home series against Toledo. Toledo (17-19, 6-6 MAC) will come into the contest winners of its last five of six games, including two in the MAC. NIU (11-24, 5-7 MAC) will...
NIU senior gymnast Tanya Rachan set career highs, garnered numerous accolades and took part at the NCAA Regionals in her final year as Huskie. Rachan sat down with the Northern Star to reflect on her time at NIU and to take a look at what her future holds....
NIU baseball gained its composure and swept its three game series with Miami (Ohio) over the weekend, backed by power pitching and hitting. The Huskies blasted four home runs in three games, hitting more than half the amount they came in with in seven....
NIU baseball will resume MAC play as it will take on Miami (Ohio) for a weekend series starting Friday. The Redhawks (17-15, 4-5 MAC) are coming off a series loss against Ball State. Miami is 1-3 in its last four games. NIU (8-24, 2-7 MAC) will come in...
NIU baseball closed its eight-game homestand in an affair it will likely forget versus Illinois State Tuesday afternoon. The Redbirds (20-10) scored 19 runs through the first five innings on their way to a 22-3 victory over NIU (8-24, 2-7 MAC). The Redbirds...
NIU baseball looks to end its three-game losing-streak as they host Illinois State Tuesday afternoon at Ralph McKinzie Field. This game will serve as the wrap up to an eight game home-stand, in which NIU (8-23, 2-7 MAC) can go to 4-4 or 3-5 on the home-stand,...
The NCAA women’s gymnastics regional meet wrapped up Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill. While this means little for the NIU gymnastics squad as a whole, it featured two members of the team, both sophomore all-arounder Kim Gotlund and senior specialist...
Two members of the NIU women’s gymnastics roster will compete in the regional meet at different times in their college careers. Sophomore all-arounder Kim Gotlund and senior Tanya Rachan will both be heading to U of I to compete in the NCAA Regional...
Sam Morreale, NIU women’s gymnastics coach, recently completed his first full season in his new capacity. Prior to this season, Morreale, an NIU graduate and former gymnast himself, served as the program’s assistant coach for nine years. Morreale...
There has been a long-standing debate about the value and importance of having a leadoff hitter in baseball. On one hand, the leadoff hitter will only start an inning three to four times in a typical game, so that value is not always present. There is,...
