Black and gold pride
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...
View ArticleJane Meier receives prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
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....
View ArticleSoftball finds strength in pitching
Northern Kentucky University’s softball season is creeping up fast. The Norse have been picked to finish fourth in the Eastern Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Lewis University has been...
View ArticleBaseball and softball swing into GLVC play
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...
View ArticleSport Shorts 3/21/2012
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...
View ArticleSoftball team goes 1-3 over weekend
The Northern Kentucky University softball team played two doubleheaders at home this weekend, and despite finishing 1-3, the team feels they played better than the record indicates. “We played hard...
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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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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...
View ArticleFormer athlete turned student coach
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 offered...
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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...
View ArticleUnusual injury puts an end to softball player’s second season
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...
View ArticleHot Seat: KC Straley
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...
View ArticleHot Seat: Allie Conner
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 fielding...
View ArticlePreview: New coach brings winning pedigree to NKU softball
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...
View ArticlePreview: Softball hopes versatility will guide them to winning season
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...
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GALLERY: Softball drops first Horizon League series of the season
Slideshow • 20 Photoscolin_johnsonDani Devlin catches a pitch during Friday's game with ValpoClose The NKU softball team dropped their first Horizon League series of the year to Valparaiso, losing two...
View ArticleNorse softball falls to No. 16 Kentucky
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...
View ArticleNorse split double header with Morehead State
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...
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Gallery: Norse split double header with Youngstown State
Slideshow • 19 PhotosColin JohnsonThe Norse celebrate after Dani Devlin homered against Youngstown StateClose The NKU softball team split a double header with Youngstown State Wednesday afternoon at...
View ArticleFerrante’s six RBI lead Norse past Penguins
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...
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