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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

UNI senior Trae Berhow shoots over the Kohawks Greg Hall. Berhow finished the game with 18 points and four made three pointers in the win.

Panthers come out on top over Coe College, 70-60

DAVID WARRINGTON, Sports Editor Jan 28, 2021

After going eight days without a game, the UNI Panthers men’s basketball team finally returned to action Monday, Jan. 25 against Coe College. The Kohawks, a Division III school playing in the American...

Panthers take down Sooners in home opener

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Jan 28, 2021

In a year which everyone seems to be looking for some sense of normalcy, the UNI Panther wrestling team  provided just that in the McLeod Center last Sunday. Hosting the 23rd-ranked University of Oklahoma...

Volleyball season begins, Panthers drop first three

NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Jan 28, 2021

After coming off back-to-back conference championship seasons, the UNI volleyball team is back in action. They ended last season losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Missouri. This...

Panther Softball will be one of many sports returning in the spring semester

Panthers spring back into action

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Nov 19, 2020

This past semester has seen a total lack of Panthers sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last summer, the Missouri Valley Conference decided it was in the best interest of the safety of student-athletes,...

IHSSA restricts spectators; reduces attendance

EMMA'LE MAAS, Executive Editor Nov 19, 2020

Following the governor’s proclamation on Nov. 16, the Iowa High School Sports Association (IHSSA) announced they would be limiting attendance at the upcoming playoff games. Last week, the governor...

The UNI-Dome has hosted high school football championships since 1976, with this year having the site host its most unique set of games yet.

UNI-Dome sees unique circumstances for high school football

DAVID WARRINGTON, Sports Editor Nov 16, 2020

The UNI-Dome is no stranger to high school football. State championship football games have been held at the venue ever since it was first opened in 1976. Now both the semifinal and championship games...

NBA draft preview: what to expect come Wednesday

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Nov 16, 2020

The 2020 NBA Draft will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at ESPN facilities in Bristol, Conn. through video conference. The draft was originally planned to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y....

UNI Womens basketball head coach Tanya Warren announced two commits for the 2021 season.

National Signing Day brings new talent

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Nov 12, 2020

Wednesday, Nov. 11 was the National Signing Day for men’s and women’s high school basketball players around the country, where recruits formally signed their letters of intent to play basketball in...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks like the frontrunner for the MVP race so far this season.

The race for NFL most valuable player heats up

NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Nov 12, 2020

With the NFL season more than halfway complete, the race for the most valuable player is in full swing. Among the contenders for the award are Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Kansas City Chiefs...

The UNI football team has been adjusting to many of the changes in recent months, including preparing for a spring season and COVID-19 protocols.

Panther football adjusting to changes

DAVID WARRINGTON, Sports Editor Nov 9, 2020

In a normal year, Northern Iowa football would be getting ready to finish up the final few weeks of the regular season and peeking ahead towards the beginning of the postseason in just under a month. However,...

The Spring semester will have a full slate of sporting events here at UNI and supporting our Panthers will be important, says sports editor Colin Horning.

We should do out best to support the Panthers this spring

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Nov 9, 2020

This spring will be unlike any other that UNI Athletics has experienced. We will see spring football and volleyball along with basketball, wrestling and every other sporting event UNI offers our student-athletes....

The University of Northern Iowa routinely has among the best voter turnout of college campuses in the country, in large part of the registration efforts by campus groups such as UNI Athletics.

UNI receives award for voter registration efforts

DAVID WARRINGTON, Sports Editor Nov 5, 2020

This past Tuesday, Nov. 3, was the 2020 general election, with everything ranging from the Black Hawk County sheriff to president of the United States being on the ballot. The athletics department at the...

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