Sport Shorts 3/21/2012
March 20, 2012
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Baseball The Northern Kentucky University baseball team began Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a pair of doubleheaders. The Norse was swept by Quincy March 17. Quincy scored four runs in the 12th inning to take the first game 8-6, and cruised to a 16-5 victory in the nightcap. The Norse came...
Baseball player one step ahead
Andrew Despotes, Staff writer
February 22, 2012
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Brent Wagner, left-handed pitcher for Northern Kentucky University’s baseball team, entered college with more of a head start than most traditional students. Wagner is 20 years old and is already in graduate school. According to Wagner, he took a lot of Advanced Placement courses in high school. The...
Baseball club members run team
Matt Reed, Contributing writer
February 15, 2012
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As Northern Kentucky University’s varsity baseball team is awaiting for its season to begin, another NKU baseball team is already in action. Many NKU students are not aware that the varsity team is not the only baseball team on campus. There is another team that also wears the black and gold who play...
Norse prepare for final GLVC season
Andrew Despotes, Staff writer
February 15, 2012
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It’s that time of year again when the weather improves and the leaves start growing back. Baseball season is right around the corner, and practice is underway. Northern Kentucky University’s baseball team is coming off a strong season after having a 36-21 record. They had a season high eight-game...
New sport added to NKU intramurals
Kevin Erpenbeck, Staff Writer
January 25, 2012
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The Hollywood-created sport of BASEketball has come to life, thanks to the intramural league at Northern Kentucky University. The sport of BASEketball was originally created by director David Zucker (“Airplane!,” “Scary Movie 3”), who also directed a movie of the same name centered around his...
Baseball returns to campus
April 6, 2011
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The Northern Kentucky University baseball team held its first home games on campus this weekend in a four-game series against Kentucky Wesleyan College at the freshly renovated Bill Aker Baseball Complex. NKU came out strong in the first game Saturday, outscoring Kentucky Wesleyan, 12-1, in a sev...
NKU baseball club team works to improve record
Jeff Kleynenberg
April 6, 2011
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The Northern Kentucky University baseball club team is hoping for a bounce back season. A more experienced roster may raise opportunities for the team to rebound from last year’s 1-5 record. “We have a lot of returning upperclassmen,” President Andrew Hovekamp said. “This should give us ...
Baseball and softball swing into GLVC play
March 23, 2011
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The Northern Kentucky University baseball and softball teams are looking to continue recent success within the Great Lakes Valley Conference. With a strong showing outside conference play, the baseball team is looking to make a charge at winning the GLVC. The Norse own a 9-6 record for the sea...
Underclassmen to lead Norse baseball
February 2, 2011
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When a team loses 15 seniors, many would think that this means it’s time to rebuild, but the Northern Kentucky University men’s baseball team simply plans to reload. The Norse enter this season ranked 17th nationally, and are picked to finish second in a strong Great Lakes Valley Conference Eas...
Jane Meier receives prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
John Minor
January 19, 2011
Jane Meier has received several awards and recognition for her years of success as Northern Kentucky University’s athletic director. Now she can add a lifetime achievement award to her collection. Meier was selected by the Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) to receive the 2011 Lif...
Black and gold pride
Nick Jones
September 15, 2010
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While many of the 16,000 students that attend NKU don’t even know what sports are offered, there is one group that is doing there best to try and spread school spirit throughout campus. This group is comprised of students that are dedicated to supporting our student athletes, and they are known as...
Norse steal one of two
Mark Payne
April 9, 2010
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The Northern Kentucky University men’s baseball team picked up one win in a double-header against the Mount St. Joseph Pumas April 5. The win brings the Norse to 22-11 overall, and 14-11 — second place, East Division — in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The first game the Norse were led...