Millikin ties up loose defensive ends

Following a three game losing streak that saw the defense give up over 30 points in each contest, the Millikin football team finally won in blow out fashion at conference rival North Park University 28-6 this past weekend, and now the team believes that the defense has turned a corner on its season.

“[A big reason we gave up so many points was because] we played some outstanding offensive teams,” head coach Doug Neibuhr said. “And we were getting acclimated to a new [defensive] system.”
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Season is a lesson in strategy

The 2004 Millikin women’s soccer team has been hard at work trying to figure out ways to consistently put the ball in the back of the net.

“Scoring goals is difficult,” head coach Craig Lee said. “It isn’t like basketball where you’re expected to score every time you touch the ball.”

With a 4-10 record overall, and a 1-4 record in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) play, the girls have had a tough time this season putting together a string of victories.
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Student athlete of the month

Every team needs a bonafide leader and someone to look to for guidance. For the men’s cross country team that person is the lone senior, Larry Huffman (Watseka H.S., Watseka, IL.). As a three-year captain, Huffman has led this season’s young squad with much enthusiasm and experience.

Boasting quite a few awards to help back his experience and expertise, his credentials include two All-Conference awards for track, the team’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the past two years, and is well on his way to a third straight MVP award. He has managed to improve on his times from one race to the next, which gives him greater hope of achieving his ultimate goal of qualifying for Nationals in the post-season.
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