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NKU baseball begins fall ball season

NKU baseball begins fall ball season

Kari Lakes, Sports Writer September 26, 2015

The air is crisp and the wind snaps around the NKU baseball players’ ears. Baseballs are pinging off metal bats, and the snap of the glove is heard when a player catches a fly ball.It's fall ball season...

NKU mens tennis player Jody Maginley.

Men’s tennis looks to improve with new faces, offseason success

Matt Sexton, Sports Editor September 17, 2015

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- A mild September morning is the backdrop for the NKU men’s tennis team as they prepare for the start of the fall season.Norse senior Jody Maginley, the lone senior on the squad,...

NKU womens tennis player Hailey Shanahan.

Women’s tennis hopes for success in Horizon League

Matt Sexton, Sports Editor September 17, 2015

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky -- The women’s tennis team hopes a lineup including seven returners, a standout transfer and three players from overseas will be the right mix in a new league.NKU fall season is...

NKU womens soccer player, Macy Hamblin shoots the ball during NKUs 4-0 win against Eastern Illinois University. NKU defeated Eastern Illinois University 4-0 after the game was called due to lightning in the area.

Soccer teams off to a hot start

Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief August 26, 2015

Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams are gearing up for jam packed schedules this fall and both teams have kicked off their year’s proving they’re ready for strong seasons. Women’s soccerNKU’s...

Jeff Baldwin works in his new office in the BB&T Arena. Baldwin started the position of Director of Development on July 31, 2015.

New athletic position to raise money for department

Christopher Decker, Contributor August 24, 2015

NKU Athletics faced many changes this summer, one of those being the addition of a director of development.Jeff Baldwin was hired for the position after a nationwide search and began at NKU on July 31.As...

Jenna Ruble goes up for the ball against Eastern Kentucky University. NKU won against them 3-1 on Oct. 28, 2014.

Reports NKU to move to Horizon League

Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2015

Reports began surfacing Saturday afternoon after NKU announced an unplanned Board of Regents meeting followed by a press conference Monday May 11 that the university will be moving to the Horizon League. A...

Hot Seat: Hailey Shanahan

Hot Seat: Hailey Shanahan

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor April 30, 2015

Hailey ShanahanTennisJuniorBiology major Hailey Shanahan is a junior college-transfer from Temple Community College in Texas. A native of Australia, Shanahan finished her first season at NKU with...

NKU guards Chad Jackson (top right), Tyler White (left) and center Jalen Billups (bottom right) struggle to rebound the ball against FGCUs Marc-Eddy Norelia (center) during NKUs 59-65 loss to FGCU. NKU lost to Florida Gulf Coast 59-65 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

NKU athletics progress in third year of Division I

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor April 29, 2015

The NKU athletics program will be completing its third year in Division I competition at the end of the Spring season. From both soccer teams winning a game in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, to...

Miller’s stellar outing gives NKU baseball hard-fought win over Maryville

Chris Looy, Contributor April 16, 2015

The NKU baseball team squeaked past the Maryville Scots, 3-1, on the heels of a dominant pitching performance from junior Tyler Miller on Wednesday afternoon. “I had everything working for me out there,”...

NKU guard Tayler Persons dribbles the ball while holding off a West Virginia University defender during NKUs loss to WVU.

A-Sun freshman of the year leaving NKU

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor April 15, 2015

Coming off its first year of postseason action and the subsequent firing of its head coach, the NKU men’s basketball lost three players from next year’s team to transfer, according to the NKU athletics...

Lauren Hill taught us more than how to shoot a lay-up

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor April 10, 2015

Let me start off by saying that I never met Lauren Hill. I haven’t seen anything more than the images on a computer or the video on the evening news. However, Lauren Hill is one of those people who you...

Hot Seat: Kaitlyn Hooper

Hot Seat: Kaitlyn Hooper

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor April 10, 2015

Kaitlyn Hooper Track and Field Senior Nursing Major Kaitlyn Hooper is a senior long distance runner for the NKU Track and Field team. She currently leads the team with the best time in the 10,000M...

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