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Mens golf to play in FAU Spring Break Championship, womens golf to play in SIU Invitational

Men’s golf to play in FAU Spring Break Championship, women’s golf to play in SIU Invitational

By Sean Anderson | March 21, 2012

NIU men’s and women’s golf will both be in action over the weekend. The women’s team will head south to Carbondale to play in the SIU Invitational. The Huskies are coming off a seventh place finish in the NIU Snowbird. “Well, it was great. We...

Courtney Oldenburg

Track and field breaks two more records

By Sean Anderson | March 19, 2012

After its success in the indoor season, NIU track and field claimed two event titles and broke two more school records at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge Saturday. The Huskies had a 15 top-five finishes and nine personal records at the meet. In the...

 

Men’s golf ready to keep swinging

By Sean Anderson | March 19, 2012

NIU men’s golf team hit the links Monday competting in the UCF Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando, Fla. Coming off a third-place finish at the MAC Match Play last month, the Huskies turned in a 36-hole total of 582, which earned them fourth place at...

 

Mens, women’s tennis set for action

By Sean Anderson | March 8, 2012

NIU men’s and women’s tennis will be in action over the weekend and during spring break. The men’s team will be home to play against Brown March 9. After that, the Huskies will travel to Daytona and Orlando to play matches against North Carolina...

The Rant: Lin’s play is going down

By Sean Anderson | March 5, 2012

Jeremy Lin is being over hyped for every little thing he does except for turning the ball over. Seems like every night ESPN’s SportsCenter covers Lin for at least 20 of the 60 minutes in their broadcast. Yes, Lin has been playing good for a guy that...

The Rant: No worries, Hawks fans

By Sean Anderson | February 22, 2012

Chicago hockey fans need not to worry about their beloved Blackhawks.The Blackhawks did lose nine straight games, and at times, it looked like they might never win another game this season.The Hawks have a great coach in Joel Quenneville and have one...

Northern Star File Photo - NIUs Sarah Mclaughlin backhands a tennis ball.

Men’s women’s tennis set for weekend matches

By Sean Anderson | February 22, 2012

NIU men’s and women’s tennis will both hit the hard top this weekend.The women’s team will travel south to Carbondale for matches against Arkansas State and Southern Illinois.The Huskies (5-2) opened the season with a loss, but have turned their...

Freshman business major Matt Cavanaugh of AKL (left), battles
junior management major Kyle OConnor of Sigma Nu (right) at the
Chick Evans field house Tuesday night.

Hampton says ‘increase in participation in intramural sports’

By Sean Anderson | February 21, 2012

The majority of intramural sports being offered at the NIU Recreational Center have seen an increase in participation, said Rhonda Hampton, assistant director of intramural sports and sport clubs. Hampton said there have been increases in basketball,...

The Rant: Cut the NBA season moving forward

By Sean Anderson | February 14, 2012

Thanks to the NBA lockout, this year's season was shortened from the regular 82 games to 66.Teams, like the Chicago Bulls, are facing more injuries and fatigue as they have to play as many as five games in a week, and sometimes even three games in a row.Derrick...

Men’s golf places third at MAC match play

By Sean Anderson | February 14, 2012

NIU's men's golf hit the links for the Mid-American Match Play Monday and Tuesday at the South Course Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City, Fla.Wins by Nick Schiavi, Griffin Bauman, Matt Gorman and Kurtis Luedtke against Miami (Ohio) highlighted...

NIU gets a perfect Storm

By Sean Anderson | February 9, 2012

A storm invaded the NIU Convocation Center Wednesday; a storm named Tyler.Storm came off the bench against Miami (Ohio) and scored 10 first half points to help NIU men's basketball win 62-59.The Huskies' forward had a career-high 17 points and a career-high...

The Rant: NBA seasons should be 10 games shorter

By Sean Anderson | February 1, 2012

Thanks to the NBA lockout, this year's season was shortened from the regular 82 games to 66.Teams, like the Chicago Bulls, are facing more injuries and fatigue as they have to play as many as five games in a week, and sometimes even three games in a row.Derrick...