The Northerner

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Assistant Sports Editor

Previous week recap: Tuesday, Sept. 10 Men’s golf finished the tournament in seventh place as a team at two over par. Zach Beard led NKU in the 54-hole event finishing T-6th at -5 for the tournament....

NKU softball makes historic run to Horizon League championship, comes up short

Alex Perez, Sports Co-Editor

NKU softball made a historic turnaround in the Horizon League tournament that ended on Sunday. The defending champs lost their tournament opener, but won a school record of five games in a row right...

Historic win in preseason shows promising signs for Norse softball

Emory Davis, Photo Editor

The Norse softball team made history this past weekend by earning the first win against a power five school in NKU’s history. The Norse had a near shutout victory against the Michigan State Spartans,...

Norse weekend roundup: Basketball and softball earn wins on Sunday

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief

NKU Athletics was active throughout the country this weekend, as the men’s basketball team, women’s basketball team, baseball team and softball team were among many sports competing over the last few...

Norse softball falls to Miami Redhawks during double-header

Jasmine Smart, Reporter

The NKU softball team took on Miami (Ohio) in a double header on Tuesday afternoon. The final score of the first game was 5-1 with the Redhawks winning. The final score of the second game was 3-2 with the Redhawks taking the win as well. Overall, the Norse’s record falls 17-30 while the Redhawks’ record improves 30-14.

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Softball rookies make the switch from varsity to collegiate play

Mike Canizales, Reporter

Freshmen women's softball players Hailey Whitmer, Faith Howard and Josie Frazier are among the latest crop of Norse rookies making the switch from high school varsity teams to an accredited college program, and they came prepared.

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Softball looks to improve offensively in 2018 season

Kevin Carey, Assistant Sports Editor

Moving two spots up in the Horizon League preseason polls to seventh, the Norse are looking to improve their 14-38 record in 2017. They enter their third season in the Horizon League with a mindset to...

McQueen steers Norse to senior day victory over Phoenix

Kevin Carey, Contributor

The NKU softball team split an odd double header with Green Bay on Sunday afternoon. The Norse lost 7-3 in the first game, which was a continuation of Friday’s rain shortened game. The Norse capped...

Norse drop both games of Friday DH with Cleveland State

Kevin Carey, Contributor

Northern Kentucky and Cleveland State battled it out in Horizon League play Friday afternoon in a doubleheader that was originally scheduled for April 22nd, but was moved due to inclement weather projected...

Softball steals a Saturday victory against UIC

Cole Grecco, News Editor

Over the weekend the Norse softball team traveled to Chicago to play three games against the University of Illinois-Chicago, two of which in a doubleheader on Saturday. The Norse ended the series 1-2,...

Ferrante’s six RBI lead Norse past Penguins

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor

The NKU softball team secured their first Horizon League series victory of the season and first league series win since 2014, defeating Youngstown State 11-3 in five innings at Grein Stadium Thursday afternoon. "It's...

Gallery: Norse split double header with Youngstown State

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor

The NKU softball team split a double header with Youngstown State Wednesday afternoon at Frank Idnatius Grein Field. The Norse improve to 10-26 and 4-7 in Horizon League play while the Penguins are 17-23...