Two days, eight games, 16 teams, thousands of fans and you! Such is the slogan of IHSA Destination DeKalb, the group of Northern Illinois University staff, community leaders and volunteers who plan, coordinate and host the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football State Championships in DeKalb County. 2015 marks the second time that NIU’s Huskie...

NIU once again is proud to partner with the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau to host the 2015 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Football State Championships Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 at Huskie Stadium. Volunteers play a big role in the success of the event, and the IHSA Destination DeKalb team is...

Emani Brinkman can’t exactly say what prompted her to attend an informational meeting about Sycamore High School’s SpartanTV broadcasting club. “I just went,” the 14-year-old freshman says. “I started doing graphics for the basketball games, and it was really cool and fun.” Given that same opportunity Feb. 7 inside the NIU Convocation Center for the...

Northern Illinois will install a new scoreboard and audio system, and add ribbon boards on the east and west sides, at Huskie Stadium for the 2013 season, NIU officials announced Tuesday. The improvements will significantly upgrade the fan experience at Huskie Stadium, home of the back-to-back Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois Huskies and the 2013...

Northern Illinois Athletics invites all local high school athletic directors and guidance counselors to attend the first Northern Illinois High School Athletic Directors’ Resource Seminar at NIU from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. The free event will provide information to high school personnel so that they can assist student-athletes during the recruiting and...

Northern Illinois University will host the Illinois High School Association state football finals in odd-numbered years beginning in 2013 and running through 2021 the IHSA announced today. “This is a great day for our university, the DeKalb-Sycamore community and our entire northern Illinois region,” said Jeff Compher, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics....