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Negro Baseball League lecture gives new insight to the sports history

Negro Baseball League lecture gives new insight to the sport’s history

Stephen Wilder, Managing/Sports editor February 21, 2013

Before some Americans evolved into civilized human beings, certain people had to deal with segregation and were held back from reaching their true potential. However, the laws did not stop African Americans...

Freshman stands out, earns two  Newcomer of the Week awards

Freshman stands out, earns two Newcomer of the Week awards

Brook Clifford, Staff writer February 21, 2013

Chinese food and the University of Kentucky athletics program are two of freshman Rianna Gayheart’s favorite things. Gayheart is a 5-foot-7-inch guard for NKU’s women’s basketball team from Owenton,...

Former players, staff added to Hall of Fame

Brook Clifford, Staff writer February 21, 2013

NKU’s David Lee Holt Athletics Hall of Fame inducted nine new members on Feb. 17 at The Bank of Kentucky Center. The inductees for 2013 included NKU’s former president, an NKU founder and a handful...

Twins embrace connection, competition

Twins embrace connection, competition

Kyle Biggs, Contributing writer February 14, 2013

Christine and Courtney Roush could rarely play one-on-one basketball against each other when they were growing up. The twins (Christine is older by nine minutes) would get too competitive, get mad and...

Athletics Hall of Fame to induct new members

Brook Clifford, Staff writer February 14, 2013

The David Lee Holt NKU Athletics Hall of Fame will induct nine new members on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. at The Bank of Kentucky Center. The ceremony will include a lunch, reception and program. The Hall of...

Rugby club searching for committed students

Rugby club searching for committed students

Matt Hempfling, Contributing writer February 14, 2013

Students at NKU have a plethora of opportunities in front of them athletically. Every year our sports programs benefit from athletically gifted students that are driven to help NKU athletics excel, and...

Monster trucks roar at BOKC

Monster trucks roar at BOKC

Matt Popovich, Staff writer February 14, 2013

Screams, howls and the roar of 1,500 horsepower alcohol-powered monster trucks could be heard emanating from The Bank of Kentucky Center Feb. 8-9. This was the first time the BOKC has hosted a monster...

Leading scorer cares more about team success than personal gain

Leading scorer cares more about team success than personal gain

Brook Clifford, Staff writer February 7, 2013

NKU men’s basketball senior guard Eshaunte “Bear” Jones scored the College Sports Madness Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks. The title is awarded each Monday nationally...

School spirit is strong among members at Norse basketball games

School spirit is strong among members at Norse basketball games

Derek White, Contributing writer February 7, 2013

When watching any college basketball team, the band is often something heard echoing in the background but not seen. The same is often the case with the NKU Pep Band, a group comprised of on average just...

Baseball team at top of A-Sun players

Brook Clifford, Staff writer February 7, 2013

Five NKU baseball players have been named top players to watch in the Atlantic Sun Conference by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. All of them are returning players from last year who helped the team...

Norse men and women work through D-I season

Norse men and women work through D-I season

Brook Clifford, Staff writer January 31, 2013

Women Saturday: The women’s team took control early, keeping Kennesaw State University to 11 points at halftime, while scoring 37 of its own. This was the first time the Owls and Norse have ever...

Freshman impresses coach, teammates and conference

Freshman impresses coach, teammates and conference

Brook Clifford, Staff Writer January 31, 2013

Tyler White is the new kid on the block from Lima, Ohio. A freshman guard on the NKU men’s basketball team, White entered the starting line up about three weeks ago and was just awarded a Newcomer of...

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