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With only four days left in the Northern Illinois Huskies’ preseason football camp, NIU head coach Dave Doeren mixed fundamentals, special teams, live action and situational drills during Wednesday’s two practices. In the morning, the Huskies worked on special teams and techniques in shorts and helmets, before suiting up in full gear and picking up...

The Northern Illinois Huskies held their first extended scrimmage of the preseason Sunday at Huskie Stadium, with both the offense and defense enjoying success at different times during the nearly two-hour workout. The “back-and-forth” nature of the scrimmage, as well as the level of play and competition on both sides of the ball, gave NIU...

Postseason college baseball was at its finest on Friday morning at VA Memorial Stadium. Unfortunately for No. 4 Northern Illinois, it was on the wrong end of a 10-inning, 12-11 game against No. 5 Eastern Michigan in a Mid-American Conference Tournament elimination contest. In all, the best game of the tournament thus far took three-hours...

No. 4 seed Northern Illinois defeated No. 8 seed Bowling Green 4-2 on Thursday afternoon in a Mid-American Conference Tournament elimination game at VA Memorial Stadium. The win for the Huskies (30-26) gives NIU its first win in the MAC Tournament since 2008, which was its last postseason appearance. The win also gives NIU its...

In a pitching duel, No. 4 seed Northern Illinois was unable to muster enough runs against Rob Wendzicki this morning as No. 5 seed Eastern Michigan won 4-2 in the first round of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament at VA Memorial Stadium. NIU (29-26) starter Zach Oates and Wendzicki (6-5) faced each other in...

Northern Illinois center fielder Jamison Wells was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday in the awards’ final week. Earning the honor for the first time in his career, the sophomore’s bat caught fire over NIU’s 3-2 week as he hit .667 (14-for-21) with 11 runs, two doubles, one...

With plenty of offensive support Saturday afternoon, Northern Illinois starter Tony Manville earned his ninth win of the season to tie the NIU single season wins record. Manville’s accomplishment came as the Huskies beat Western Michigan 9-4 in the rubber match of a three-game Mid-American Conference series to end the regular season. In his first season...

The Northern Illinois baseball team split its seven-inning doubleheader against UW-Milwaukee Tuesday, winning 11-7 in Game One before dropping a 13-6 decision in Game Two. Wisconsin native Jamison Wells paced the Huskies (27-24) to the first win, ending a triple short of completing the cycle. He led off with a single to right in the...

With the help of seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings and an eight-run eighth Sunday afternoon, Northern Illinois took down Ball State 18-8 at Ralph McKinzie Field during Senior Day. The three-game series rubber match win clinched the Huskies’ first appearance in the Mid-American Conference Tournament since 2008, and gave them their sixth...

Northern Illinois hung on for a 2-1 victory Sunday, May 8, in the rubber match finale of a three-game Mid-American Conference West Division series against Eastern Michigan at Oestrike Stadium. The Huskies improved to 24-22, 12-9 in MAC play, as the Eagles fell to 31-17, 13-8 (MAC). The win came large in part because of Tony...

Staying comfortable away from home, Northern Illinois has started its six-game road trip on the right foot, as the Huskies climbed to 2-0 Wednesday afternoon with a 4-2 win over Chicago State, extending their winning streak to four games. Since starting the season 0-10, the Huskies (15-16) have gone 15-6, a run that has only...

For the third time in four days, the Northern Illinois baseball team earned a victory Tuesday afternoon as the Huskies defeated Illinois State 4-1 at Duffy Bass Field.  Fittingly, the main factor in the win was starting pitcher Tony Manville, who also earned his third straight win, coming over his last three starts. Sparking the Huskies...