Bemis--Jacob Harry (Student--2011)

Displaying 51 - 71 of 71 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
51 UNI completes two-game sweep of Creighton, moves to 14-0 in MVC
Northern Iowan 108:51, p.10
Softball team remains unbeaten in conference play; photo.
52 Drawing the line on violence
Northern Iowan 108:49, p.9
Recent developments in the New Orleans Saints organization have brought the concern for football injuries to a new level. Coaches are being held accountable for "hard hits". Concussion awareness is more visible at all levels; photo.
53 'One and dones' create parity in college basketball
Northern Iowan 108:46, p.8
High school basketball players can no longer go directly to the NBA. Many choose to go to college for only one year. This trend seems to hurt the teams with rapid turnover in players; photo.
54 Heartbreak
Northern Iowan 108:45, p.11
Women's basketball team loses in the finals of the WBI invitational tournament. Congratulations on a fantastic season. Hold your heads high; photo.
55 What's next for the UNI men's basketball team?
Northern Iowan 108:43, p.8
A loss in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament has eliminated the Panthers from an NCAA bid. Will the team be invited to the NIT or one of the smaller tournaments?
56 UNI's offensive outburst leads to three wins in Colorado
Northern Iowan 108:43, p.8
Women's softball team wins three of five game over the weekend. The team scored forty-seven runs in the five games, but lost one game, 12-10, and another, 16-13.
57 UNI women finish with No. 5 seed
Northern Iowan 108:42, p.8
Women's basketball team will face Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Shooting woes during the last games of the season left the Panthers with a No. 5 seed; photo.
58 UNI women split with Creighton and Drake
Northern Iowan 108:40, p.8
Women's basketball team loses fourth in a row to Creighton, before bouncing back with a victory over Drake. The team is fifth in the conference with a record of 9-7; photo.
59 UNI softball stays hot in Memphis
Northern Iowan 108:40, p.8
Softball team goes 4-1 in the Memphis Tiger Invitational. The only loss came at the hands of Miami (Ohio) in a game that saw only three combined hits.
60 Five great NCAA Tournament games of the past 10 years
Northern Iowan 108:37, p.8
Writer's choice of great basketball games. The top choice, of course, was the UNI victory over Kansas.
61 Fisher starts season strong for Panther softball team
Northern Iowan 108:37, p.8
Sophomore pitcher Jamie Fisher won three games in three starts to open the softball season. She allowed only three runs in nineteen innings and struck out twenty batters.
62 Panthers drop two games on the road
Northern Iowan 108:36, p.11
Women's basketball team loses to Illinois State and Indiana State. Team presently is in fourth place in the conference, but only one game out of first place; photo.
63 Panthers take two games in three days
Northern Iowan 108:34, p.12
Women's basketball team defeats Southern Illinois and the University of Evansville. The women have won eight of the last ten games; photo.
64 Poor shooting dooms Panthers in 65-50 loss to Creighton
Northern Iowan 108:32, p.8
Women lose to Creighton, but defeated Drake. Their conference record now stands at 4-4; photo.
65 Should the NCAA Tournament field be expanded
Northern Iowan 108:31, p.8
Sixty-eight teams now qualify for the tournament, as of 2011. There are some who feel that the field should grow to ninety-six teams. This would be nearly one third of Division I teams.
66 Can UNI make it back to the "Big Dance"
Northern Iowan 108:29, p.8
Case is made for what it will take for the men's basketball team to be invited to the NCAA basketball tournament.
67 No-playoff system fails football again
Northern Iowan 108:24, p.12
Debate continues between the current Bowl Championship Series and a playoff system to determine the national champion. The is no one system to make everyone happy.
68 Can Theo Epstein reverse the curse in Chicago?
Northern Iowan 108:18, p.10
Theo Epstein turned around the Boston Red Sox. He has been hired to do the same thing for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs will bring a new and perhaps more difficult challenge to Epstein.
69 Bold NFL predictions
Northern Iowan 108:10, p.6
Author admits that most of his "bold predictions" will not come true; photo.
70 Baseball: America's pastime
Northern Iowan 108:6, p.9
With the arrival of fall and the National Football League season, people seem to have forgotten the American pastime. It is frustrating that no one seems to know the winner of the World Series, but can rattle off the Super Bowl winners; photo.
71 With some effort, any sport can be great
Northern Iowan 108:3, p.9
Forming an emotional connection with any sport can make you a fan.