Softball could not pick up a win in their first midweek game of the season against the Illinois State Redbirds. ISU (15-14, 1-2 MVC) had the same amount of hits as NIU (11-19, 1-1 MAC) but made more of them count as it picked up a 7-3 win. “We weren’t...

The softball team is getting ready to play in its first midweek game of the season as it is scheduled to take on the Illinois State redbirds. The Huskies (11-18, 1-1 MAC) took on ISU in their first game of the season in Texas, where they defeated the...

With football starting off its spring practice schedule, many questions surround NIU when it comes to graduating seniors. Despite the unprecedented success of last year, there are some glaring departures from that record setting team. Gone from the offense...

Over the weekend, softball got its first taste of home and MAC play as it played Western Michigan in a two-game series. The Huskies (11-18, 1-1 MAC) ended up with a draw in the two games, winning the first 12-5 over the Broncos (10-17, 1-1 MAC). They...

Following a 12-day respite from action, the softball team is prepared to take its home field for the first time this Friday and Saturday against Western Michigan. While a break is good for any sporting team to recoup possible injuries or just to relax,...

The Chicago Bears have undergone a series of big time changes without really doing anything on a grand scale. In fact, it has been more what the Bears have not done that has made the bigger difference than what they have chosen to do thus far into the...

The women’s gymnastics team will find itself back in an arena which once held the promise of the highest score of the season. The Huskies (4-5, 2-4 MAC) will travel to Western Michigan to take on the rest of the conference in the season finale. They...

Gymnastics, like many other sports, is dependent on repetition, familiarity and consistency, and no one knows this more than junior gymnast Kim Gotlund. Gotlund, was the lone all-arounder last season and is now just one of two gymnasts this year. The...

The women’s gymnastics did not end the regular season in the fashion it would have liked. The Huskies had been on a run of four consecutive 194 scores, but came up with back-to-back 192s to finish the regular meet schedule. All that awaits the team...