NKU WBB adds transfer Lindsey Duvall
Matthew Dietz, Sports Editor
May 14, 2020
Head Coach Camryn Whitaker and the NKU Women’s basketball team announced a new addition to their roster on Thursday, adding guard Lindsey Duvall from the University of Louisville. A former five-star recruit out of Bullitt East High School in Mount Washington, Kentucky, Duvall joins the Norse as...
Sporting season may be canceled but staying fit isn’t
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
May 8, 2020
Although no games are being played, it’s imperative that student athletes stay in shape for when they can compete.
Farewell: Senior Sports Editor Sierra Newton
Sierra Newton, Super Sports Editor
May 5, 2020
I’ve known I wanted to be a journalist since the fifth grade when I wrote an article on our new playground made out of recycled material, but I didn’t really believe I could do it until I joined The Northerner. Joining in the fall of 2018, I didn’t know what to expect but once I started writing,...
Coach Horn ranks top 5 on CBS Sports college basketball 2019 hires list
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
April 22, 2020
Head men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn is one among the roughly 60 college basketball coaches hired in the spring of 2019. Coach Horn was ranked fifth on CBS Sports Writer Matt Norlander’s list of the top 12 coaches who had strong debuts during the 2019-20 season.
Tate, Mocaby enter Transfer portal
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
March 27, 2020
Redshirt Junior guard Jalen Tate entered the transfer portal Friday morning. A tweet from basketball analyst Jeff Goodman announced Tate's departure from the NKU men's basketball team.
NKU Men’s basketball 2020 National Champions
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
March 23, 2020
This past weekend would have been NKU’s third showing in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Due to COVID-19, the Norse weren’t able to compete in the national tournament. A lot of teams didn’t even get to start their conference championships, speculation of NKU would play was still out. Villanova and Baylor were number two seeds that popped up the most as NKU’s contenders.
Norse take off their dancing shoes as NCAA tournament canceled nationwide
Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor
March 12, 2020
The NCAA cancelled the men’s and women’s Division I basketball championships on Thursday afternoon, as well as all remaining winter and spring championship events. The decision comes after the global pandemic of COVID-19, known as coronavirus, in the U.S., and the country’s growing need to pract...
NKU wins the 2020 Horizon League Tournament, 71-62
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
March 10, 2020
NKU defeated the UIC Flames 71-62 in the 2020 Horizon League Championship game Tuesday night. The Norse will go onto their third NCCA Tournament appearance in NKU’s Division I history.
NKU men’s basketball team advances to Horizon League Finals
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
March 10, 2020
NKU men's basketball team survived and advances to the final round of the Horizon League tournament after defeating the Green Bay Phoenix 80-69. NKU took dominated the last five minutes of the game propelling them into their 11 point win. Redshirt junior guard Jalen Tate scored 23 points, shooting 10-of-15 from the free throw line.
NKU women’s basketball season ends due to last second basket
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
March 9, 2020
NKU women's basketball team put on a show at Indiana Farmers Coliseum Monday afternoon. The Norse end their season 20-12 after falling to the Green Bay Phoenix 50-49 in the Horizon League semifinals.
PHOTO GALLERY: NKU women’s basketball team beats Milwaukee, advances in Horizon League Tournament
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
March 6, 2020
NKU women's basketball secured their spot in Indiana after a comeback win over no. 5 Milwaukee Panthers at BB&T Arena. Sophomore point guard Ally Niece led NKU in their 78-58 win with 27 points, shooting 12-of-18 from the field.
A Conversation with Griffin Doersching: Home Run Derby Champion
Matthew Dietz, Reporter
March 5, 2020
As Griffin Doersching, the NKU Norse junior first baseman and Home Run Derby champion, stepped up to the plate for his first-round swings at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, he had just one thought going through his mind. “Wow.” In June of 2019, Doersching was invited to participate in the 2019 College Home Run...
