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The NIU women picked up a double-overtime win against Bowling Green with Lexi Carlsen scoring a career-best 19, while th...
02/03/2025

The NIU women picked up a double-overtime win against Bowling Green with Lexi Carlsen scoring a career-best 19, while the NIU men lost.

NIU athletic director Sean Frazier is betting that having football and Olympic sports in separate conferences will set t...
28/02/2025

NIU athletic director Sean Frazier is betting that having football and Olympic sports in separate conferences will set the university up well in an ever-changing landscape of college athletics. It seems like it's a good bet.

NIU athletic director Sean Frazier said the university's decision for a new home for most of its athletic programs came ...
27/02/2025

NIU athletic director Sean Frazier said the university's decision for a new home for most of its athletic programs came down to two conferences, with the Horizon League winning out.

Northern Illinois University held a press conference Thursday at the Convocation Center to announce that they will be jo...
27/02/2025

Northern Illinois University held a press conference Thursday at the Convocation Center to announce that they will be joining the Horizon League starting with the fall 2026 season for most sports other than football.

The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday approved $1.4 million to pay the entrance fee to join the Horizon League, effectiv...
27/02/2025

The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday approved $1.4 million to pay the entrance fee to join the Horizon League, effective July 1, 2026. The move will officially end NIU’s run as a full member of the Mid-American Conference, of which they’ve been a member since 1997.

The DeKalb and Sycamore boys basketball teams each reached regional finals with wins on Wednesday.
27/02/2025

The DeKalb and Sycamore boys basketball teams each reached regional finals with wins on Wednesday.

Sycamore wrestling dropped their team sectional to Geneseo while the NIU men lost at Miami (Ohio).
26/02/2025

Sycamore wrestling dropped their team sectional to Geneseo while the NIU men lost at Miami (Ohio).

Northern Illinois University is set to join the Horizon League for most of its non-football sports, according to the age...
25/02/2025

Northern Illinois University is set to join the Horizon League for most of its non-football sports, according to the agenda of a Board of Trustees special session set for Thursday.

Hinckley-Big Rock's Martin Ledbetter scored 34 points, passing 2,000 career points, in a win at the Indian Creek Shootou...
16/02/2025

Hinckley-Big Rock's Martin Ledbetter scored 34 points, passing 2,000 career points, in a win at the Indian Creek Shootout, Kaneland also won at the Indian Creek Shootout, DeKalb boys basketball won a nonconference game and the NIU women were winners in Saturday's roundup.

Sycamore had 10 sectional qualifiers as it won the Rockford East Regional, DeKalb qualified five, Lexi Carlsen drained f...
09/02/2025

Sycamore had 10 sectional qualifiers as it won the Rockford East Regional, DeKalb qualified five, Lexi Carlsen drained four 3s as the NIU women, plus more in the prep roundup.

Payton Huber scored 19 or Indian Creek in a win, Kaneland girls wrestling knocked off DeKalb and the NIU men lost. That ...
29/01/2025

Payton Huber scored 19 or Indian Creek in a win, Kaneland girls wrestling knocked off DeKalb and the NIU men lost. That and more in the roundup.

The Sycamore dance team took second at its home sectional and earned a trip to state next week, the NIU men's basketball...
26/01/2025

The Sycamore dance team took second at its home sectional and earned a trip to state next week, the NIU men's basketball team won its first MAC game and other basketball and wrestling scores in the roundup.

An Elmhurst native with experience as both a coordinator and position coach, Rob Harley has joined the Northern Illinois...
17/01/2025

An Elmhurst native with experience as both a coordinator and position coach, Rob Harley has joined the Northern Illinois University football coaching staff as defensive coordinator.

Marcus Johnson powered a Genoa-Kingston comeback at Harvest Christian as part of a boys-girls doubleheader sweep, Aiden ...
15/01/2025

Marcus Johnson powered a Genoa-Kingston comeback at Harvest Christian as part of a boys-girls doubleheader sweep, Aiden Cooper had 21 points and 21 rebounds, the NIU men lose at home plus more in the roundup.

Quinn Sanders has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Northern Illinois University, head coach Th...
15/01/2025

Quinn Sanders has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Northern Illinois University, head coach Thomas Hammock announced Tuesday.

Former Sycamore teammates Evyn Carrier (Western Michigan) and Lexi Carlsen (NIU) combined for 19 points and 14 rebounds ...
11/01/2025

Former Sycamore teammates Evyn Carrier (Western Michigan) and Lexi Carlsen (NIU) combined for 19 points and 14 rebounds in the Broncos' 61-57 win over the Huskies on Saturday.

DeKalb has no mountains and is not in the west. MACtion is great. But neither are reasons to jeopardize the future. Coll...
09/01/2025

DeKalb has no mountains and is not in the west. MACtion is great. But neither are reasons to jeopardize the future. College football is about to change very quickly, and NIU administrators have taken a big swing to give the school's atlhetics the best chance to survive.

A roundup of sports around the DeKalb area for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
08/01/2025

A roundup of sports around the DeKalb area for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

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