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VIDEO | Norse win big in season opener

Tommy Bailey, Video Editor November 11, 2017

The men’s basketball team opened their season Friday night by picking up an impressive 81-63 win against East Tennessee State. Before the game the Norse unveiled their new Horizon League championship...

The NKU mens basketball team celebrates after winning the Horizon League championship.

Preview: Expectations high for reigning Horizon League champions

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor November 9, 2017

When Newport Central Catholic graduate Drew McDonald committed to NKU to play basketball, he dreamed of making the Norse a competitive Division I program. What he didn’t anticipate, however, was standing...

Mikayla Terry (4) goes around a defender during Fridays game against Milwaukee.

Preview: Norse will look to lone senior for leadership

Austin Elmore, Reporter November 8, 2017

After going 9-22 in her first season as head coach of the NKU women’s basketball team, Camryn Whitaker is looking to improve, but it won’t be easy. “We’ve got five sophomores and seven freshmen,...

Jim Barkei (1) scoops up the ball in the game against Oakland

Barkei named Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor November 6, 2017

NKU goalkeeper Jim Barkei was named Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year Monday afternoon. The redshirt junior had a .797 save percentage in his first year as a Norse after transferring from Loyola along...

NKU Athletics announced that they will be partnering with Braxton Brewing to create a beer garden

NKU athletics and Braxton Brewing agree to partnership

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor November 1, 2017

Northern Kentucky Athletics announced Tuesday they will be partnering with the Covington based Braxton Brewing Company to create the Braxton Beer Garden in BB&T Arena. Braxton will also be creating...

Coach Terry Gruelle watches the game against UC

Gruelle’s grittiness leads to success in orthodontia and coaching

Tommy Bailey, Video Editor November 1, 2017

Within Terry Gruelle’s schedule two unlikely fields merge: soccer and orthodontia. Since 1999, he’s been both an assistant coach for NKU women’s soccer team and a world renowned orthodontist.    “We...

Jessica Frey (left) and Macy Hamblin (right) celebrate after a goal by Frey.

Hamblin named Horizon League Player of the Year

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor October 30, 2017

For the third straight year, Macy Hamblin has been named Horizon League Player of the Year. The senior forward tied for the league lead in goals scored (10) and lead the league in points per match (1.64)...

Stu Riddle (left) and Calvin Murphy (3) (right) shake hands after the 2-1 victory over Fort Wayne

International talent jumpstarts Norse rebuilding process

Kevin Carey, Reporter October 25, 2017

Currently sitting at 6-4-4, the NKU Men’s Soccer team is on pace for a record year. With a new coach at the helm and nearly half the team made up of international students, the Norse have accumulated...

Macy Hamblin (3) wins a headball in the game against Xavier

Hamblin’s offensive prowess lifts her into NKU record books

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor October 12, 2017

NKU women’s soccer coach Bob Sheehan first saw Macy Hamblin play at a combine at Game Time in Fairfield when she was a freshman in high school. Sheehan said it was her pace, skill and goal-scoring ability...

Wlademir Babaew (4) looks for a player to pass to in the game against Fort Wayne

Born to Play: Wlademir Babaew’s Journey to NKU

Kelly Salerno, Reporter October 4, 2017

Wlademir Babaew, an NKU men’s soccer team member, has brought his athletic prowess overseas; born in Russia, his family later moved to Germany before he eventually came to the United States. A sophomore...

NKU Athletics announced that they will be partnering with Braxton Brewing to create a beer garden

NKU Athletics, Matthew 25 Ministries accepting Hurricane Harvey donations

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor August 31, 2017

Northern Kentucky Athletics has partnered with Matthew 25 Ministries to collect donations for the victims of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. The department will be accepting donations today until...

Haley Libs jumps to spike a ball past the Cleveland State blockers. CSU would go on to win the match 3-2.

Libs, Norse look to start new season with W’s

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor August 30, 2017

Senior libero McKenzie Eskridge doesn’t look at her stats. In fact, she is superstitious about looking at the page on the NKU Athletics site and hasn’t read an article about herself since freshman...

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