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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Norse gather at the mound prior to the start of the inning against Valparaiso.

Norse split double header with Morehead State

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor April 5, 2017

The NKU Norse split a double header with Morehead State on Tuesday afternoon. The Norse fell in game one 4-2 but came back in game to and got the victory 4-3. The Norse record is now 8-23. The Norse will...

Outfielder Ava Lawson throws the ball back into the infield to keep runners from advancing .

Norse softball falls to No. 16 Kentucky

Austin Elmore, Assistant Sports Editor March 29, 2017

The NKU softball team lost 2-1 to No. 16 Kentucky on Wednesday. The loss brings the Norse to 6-20 on the season, and 1-5 at home. Kentucky advances to 23-6 on the season. NKU's Charlie Nolen pitched...

Zahrya McFarland stands in to face Valparaiso on Friday. The Norse would fall to the Crusaders 7-4

GALLERY: Softball drops first Horizon League series of the season

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor March 27, 2017

The NKU softball team dropped their first Horizon League series of the year to Valparaiso, losing two out of three games. The Norse fall to 6-19 on the season and open Horizon League play 1-2 while...

Preview: Softball hopes versatility will guide them to winning season

Preview: Softball hopes versatility will guide them to winning season

Amanda Meagher, Contributor February 17, 2017

After placing ninth in the Horizon League’s 2017 preseason poll, the Northern Kentucky University softball team is motivated to advance their record this year and improve from last year’s 13-40 record...

Nicolette Hayes (6) and the NKU softball team opened its season over the weekend.

Preview: New coach brings winning pedigree to NKU softball

Natalie Meyer, Contributor February 19, 2016

A new league isn’t the only change this season for the NKU softball team.Kathryn Gleason was hired Aug. 3 as Northern Kentucky head coach. She spent the previous three seasons as Boston University head...

Hot Seat: Allie Conner

Hot Seat: Allie Conner

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor April 2, 2015

Allie Conner Softball Senior Athletic Training   Allie Conner is the starting catcher for the softball team and has started all but one game this season for the Norse. She currently has a .967...

Hot Seat: KC Straley

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor March 23, 2015

KC Straley Softball Senior Early Childhood Education KC Straley has appeared in eight games for the Norse this season, where she has a .261 batting average with six hits in 23 at-bats. She is a graduate...

Sophomore infielder Nicolette Hayes goes to catch a ground ball last year in her first season as a Division 1 athlete.

Unusual injury puts an end to softball player’s second season

Brook Clifford, Sports editor October 24, 2013

Nicolette Hayes stepped up to the plate in a softball game against Urbana at Miami University. At the top of the inning, there were two outs and the Norse were down 3-0. There were two players on second...

Sports Shorts

April 18, 2013

Baseball The team faced North Florida on April 12, 13 and 14. All three games resulted in losses, 1-12, 7-8 and 4-12, respectively. The Norse are ranked last in the A-Sun Conference with a 1-11 conference...

Former athlete turned student coach

Brook Clifford, Staff writer April 11, 2013

  During her first two years at NKU, Katie Sullivan played third base for the softball team. She left the team her sophomore year because of a heavy class load. But before she left, her coach...

Sports Shorts

April 4, 2013

Tennis The women’s and men’s tennis teams took on Mercer on March 28. Both matches resulted in losses with ending scores of 0-7 and 3-4, respectively. The next match was against Kennesaw State with...

SPORTS SHORTS

March 21, 2013

Softball The softball team traveled to North Carolina on March 8 to compete in the Camel Stampede tournament. The games against Morehead State (6-8) and Campbel (4-6) l both resulted in a loss. The...

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