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Colin Horning

Colin Horning, Sports Editor

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Spencer Cuvelier (41) is leading the UNI defense in tackles so far this season. The linebacker has 54 tackles.

Preview: Trailblazers @ Panthers

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 12, 2022

Women finish 12th, men 17th, at Missouri

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 5, 2022
Dom Williams (7) runs with the football during UNI's 52-17 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday. Williams carried the ball 14 times for 69 yards and a touchdown.

Panthers dominate Leathernecks, 52-17

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 25, 2022
The 2022 class of the UNI Athletics Hall of Fame posing with their plaques. This class includes seven individuals as well as the 1963-64 men's basketball team.

2022 UNI Athletics Hall of Fame class inducted

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 21, 2022
The UNI men's basketball team won the MVC regular season championship for the second time in three years. The Panthers open this season Nov. 7, hosting Wartburg.

UNI unveils 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 19, 2022
Macy Smith (22) prepares to kick the ball for UNI. The Panthers fell to Iowa on Sunday, 6-0. All six goals were scored during the opening half.

Panthers stymied by Hawkeyes, 6-0

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 11, 2022
Quarterback Theo Day completed 20 of his 32 pass attempts for 286 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in UNI's 48-17 loss to Air Force.

Air Force jets past Panthers, 48-17

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 7, 2022
Theo Day enters 2022 as UNI's opening day starting quarterback for the first time. Last season, Day started the final 10 games, passing for 2316 yards with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Preview: Panthers @ Falcons

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 31, 2022
Nobody could score a goal throughout the 90 minutes on Thursday as Omaha and UNI finished in a scoreless tie.

Panthers tie Omaha, blowout Saint Ambrose

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 29, 2022
After two years as the sports editor for the Northern Iowan, Colin Horning says farewell to the NI's readers, and gives thanks to those he has worked with.

Sports editor bids farewell

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
May 5, 2022
NBC's Peacock is one of the new streaming platforms that Major League Baseball has partnered with to broadcast exclusive games.

MLB needs to figure out their broadcast problems

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 28, 2022
UNI softball is in the midst of a great season, winning their last 13 games and are currently leading the Missouri Valley Conference with a 17-1 record in league play.

First-place Panthers sweep Illinois State

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 25, 2022
The Panthers continued their winning ways, sweeping the Ramblers of Loyola over the weekend at Robinson-Dresser.

UNI sweeps Loyola at home, stays in first place

CADEN SHEA and COLIN HORNING
Apr 11, 2022
For the first time ever, North Carolina and Duke will meet in the NCAA Tournament. The two legendary programs will match up in the Final Four, set to take place in New Orleans in April 2.

Final Four preview: Duke and UNC meet in New Orleans

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 31, 2022
The UNI wrestling team competed in the NCAA Championship this past week, with Parker Keckeisen earning a bronze finish.

Keckeisen earns bronze in 2022 NCAA Championships

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 21, 2022

Rucker, Bofelli earn all-MVC honors for 2021-22

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 10, 2022

Multiple panthers honored with MVC awards

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 7, 2022
The UNI softball team opened up their season this past weekend in the Doc Halvorson UNI-Dome Classic, going 2-3 in their five games played.

Softball opens season in the UNI-Dome Classic

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 17, 2022
The Panther wrestling team took the mats on Saturday night against North Dakota State in the West Gym, where they easily handled the Bison, 29-13.

Panther Train takes down NDSU in home dual opener, 29-13

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Jan 24, 2022
The Panthers knocked off the 16th-ranked St. Bonaventure on the road by the score of 90-80 last Saturday in Olean, N.Y.

Panthers knock off 16th-ranked Bonnies 90-80

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Nov 29, 2021
UNI basketball player Antwan Kimmons returns to the court with his signature energy which gave him the nickname "spark plug."

Antwan Kimmons: A spark plug on and off the court

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Nov 11, 2021
The UNI women's soccer team ended their season to in-state rivals Drake, falling by a score of 2-0 on Oct. 28. They then turned right around and faced off against Drake again on Oct. 31 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, losing in heartbreaking fashion in overtime by the score of 3-2. The Panthers end their season with a 6-10-1 record overall and 3-41 in MVC play.

UNI falls to Drake in regular season finale, MVC tournament

HUNTER FRIESEN and COLIN HORNING
Nov 1, 2021

Panthers go 1-1 in road games with Bears, Salukis

DEVON CANTY and COLIN HORNING
Oct 11, 2021

Panthers split weekend matches vs. Aces, Roos

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 20, 2021
The UNI women's soccer team dropped their third straight match last Sunday, falling 1-0 on the road against South Dakota.

Coyotes edge Panthers in Vermillion, 1-0

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 16, 2021
Pictured is Jake Paul who faced Tyron Woodley on Sunday, Aug. 29/

Modern boxing: more about social media than actual boxers

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 9, 2021
Northern Iowa's Quan Hampton clears the endzonea\ after a 52-yard catch-and-run in the first quarter against Iowa State, putting the Panthers up 7-0 early on in the contest at Jack Trice Stadium.

Panthers fall to Cyclones in Ames, 16-10

COLIN HORNING and DAVID WARRINGTON
Sep 9, 2021
Pictured is Colin Horning, the sports editor & opinion columnist for the Northern Iowan newspaper.

Advice to new students

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 26, 2021

Volleyball preview 2021: Panthers look to get back to the top

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 26, 2021

Tennis falls to Stony Brook in MVC quarterfinals

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 26, 2021
Both political partiese have expressed disdain towards the. "Big Tech" companies, yet not much has been done in regulation.

Taking down Big Tech: a cross-party issue

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 12, 2021

UNI beats Drake, falls to Loyola in MVC tournament

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 8, 2021
The UNI softball team turned in a decisive victory over the Evansville Purple Aces in a three-game series April 2-3.

Panthers clobber Aces in 3-game sweep

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 5, 2021

Pay for play, compensate student athletes

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 1, 2021
The Panthers split their two games with Bradley over the weekend. They will face Drake in their first round of the MVC volleyball tournament.

UNI splits two games with Bradley in Peoria

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Apr 1, 2021
UNI defense back Benny Sapp III looks to the sidelines before a play in the Panther's game against Illinois State.

UNI blazes through Leathernecks

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 29, 2021
UNI softball had a promising start at Saturday's game, but fell short in Sunday's.

UNI softball goes for sweep, lands flat against Indiana

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 29, 2021
UNI split their two games with Loyola-Chicago on Sunday and Monday. Their record on the season is now 7-11 overall and 7-7 in MVC play.

Panthers split games with Loyola-Chicago

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 25, 2021
Columnist Colin Horning discusses the long-term effects stimulus checks have on the Federal Reserve.

Price to pay with stimulus money

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 22, 2021
After dropping the first two games of their weekend series against Missouri State by one run. UNI took the rubber match 7-6 on Sunday.

UNI goes 1-2 in against Mo. State in MVC opener

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 22, 2021
UNI's women soccer team picked up their first win of the season last Saturday, 1-0 against Missouri State.

Panthers defeat Bears 1-0, earn first win of season

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 18, 2021
UNI falls short of a victory against SIU in Saturday's game.

Southern Illinois rallies past UNI, 17-16

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 15, 2021
Colin Horning discusses the importance of taking a break from media.

Be social, get off of handheld media

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 11, 2021
After going 2-3 over the weekend in Alabama, the Panthers now move to 7-8 on the 2021 season.

Panthers fo 2-3 in Alabama Tournament

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 11, 2021
Following their first-round victory in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Thursday in St. Louis, UNI's men's basketball season was cut short due to COVID-19 complications.

MBB season cut short in St. Louis

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 8, 2021
UNI's Megan Maahs was honored last Sunday for Senior Day following the Panther's 96-48 victory over Evansville.

Panthers blow out Aces, Maahs honored on Senior Day

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 4, 2021
UNI's Bowen Born scored 12 points on Friday and a team-high 21 points on Saturday. Both games were victories for the Panthers, who will now match up with Illinois State again on Thursday for the MVC tournament.

Panthers complete sweep vs Illinois State

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 1, 2021
Opinion Columnist Colin Horning argues the consequences of the United States' growing debt.

Start paying attention to the national debt crisis

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 1, 2021
UNI rallied back for a thrilling 3-2 victory in the second game of their weekend series against Southern Illinois. The final three sets of the game were decided by the final point.

UNI goes 2-0 versus SIU, wins thrilling second game

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 25, 2021

Detox your news and social media feed

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 22, 2021

UNI defeats Butler, falls to Iowa State and SDSU

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 15, 2021
The UNI football season kicks off on Friday, Feb. 19 in the UNI-Dome at 7 p.m.

2021 football preview: unprecedented season ahead for UNI

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 11, 2021
Colin Horning questions the motive behind social media censoring.

Help keep free speech free

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 11, 2021
Noah Carter attempts a shot vs Indiana State. He finished Sunday's game with a team-high 25 points in UNI 70-67 victory.

Panthers go 1-1 vs Sycamores

NICHOLAS SCHINDLER and COLIN HORNING
Feb 8, 2021
Columnist Colin Horning argues the importance of keeping bis businesses open for essential employees.

Appreciate the essential worker, no matter the business

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 1, 2021
UNI defeated Southern Illinois 74-62 on Saturday in the first game of a two game matchup between the two teams. They played again on Sunday Jan. 31.

Panther men take game one against SIU, 74-62

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 1, 2021

Panthers take down Sooners in home opener

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Jan 28, 2021

Take your time during this upcoming fall break

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Nov 19, 2020
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

NBA draft preview: what to expect come Wednesday

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Nov 16, 2020
UNI Women's 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

Movie theatres are dying at an alarming rate

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Nov 9, 2020
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

Iowa State defeats Kansas, Iowa falls to Northwestern

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Nov 2, 2020
Opinion Columnist Colin Horning discusses the different possibilities that could lead to a split vote in the electoral college.

The election could turn into a split electoral vote – here’s how

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 29, 2020
The UNI men's basketball team is looking to the NCAA to waive transfer Goanar Mar's requirements in order for him to play this season.

Panthers seek waiver for Goanar Mar

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 29, 2020
Iowa's head coach Kirk Ferentz is the longest-tenured Power 5 coach in the country and the winningest coach in Iowa history. The Hawkeyes began the 2020 season with a 24-20 road loss to Purdue.

Iowa falls to Purdue in Big Ten’s football return

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 26, 2020

The election is not the end of the world

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 22, 2020
The Missouri Valley Conference released the 2021 volleyball schedule. The Panthers begin on Feb. 7 at the University of Evansville.

MVC releases 2021 volleyball schedule

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 22, 2020
UNI Women's soccer is set to begin on March 5 on the road against Evansville.

Women’s soccer schedule announced for spring 2021

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 22, 2020
UNI quarterback Pat Grace escapes pressure form the NDSU defense on Oct. 18, 2008. The Panthers defeat the Bison 23-13.

Oct. 18, 2008: Panthers defeat NDSU at the Dome

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 19, 2020
UNI senior guard Karli Rucker was picked forth MVC's preseason all-conference team, announced on Tuesday. She was the Panther's leading scorer from a year ago.

UNI picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 15, 2020
UNI student-athletes gather in protest of social and racial justice as part of their UNIty Walk. The theme of the event was "Together We Rise"

Student-athletes hold “UNIty” walk

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 12, 2020
Opinion Columnist Colin Horning evaluates the norm of shaming those who choose not to vote.

Don’t comdemn non-voters

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 8, 2020
The UNIty walk lead by student-athletes will be held on Friday morning at sunrise.

Student-athletes to hold “UNIty” march

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 8, 2020
The Cayman Islands Classic preseason basketball tournament has been cancelled for the upcoming college basketball season due to the NCAAs decision to after the start date of the season.

Cayman Islands Classic cancelled for 2020-21

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 5, 2020
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have their first of three debates before the election.

First Presidential debate: a fail

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Oct 1, 2020
UNI will be returning a strong team on both sides pf the ball for the unconventional spring 2021 football season. The Panthers are ranked third in the country in the STATS Preseason ranked third in the country in the STATS Preseason poll and look to be a national title contender this season.

MVFC announces spring football schedule

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 28, 2020
Clouded in uncertainty midst a pandemic, the Missouri Valley Conference releases schedules for both the men's and women's side.

MVC releases schedules for conference play

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 24, 2020
UNI Athletics launches UNI FIGHT Initiative

UNI Athletics launches UNI FIGHT Initiative

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 21, 2020
Horning: Independent media is lost, let's find it again

Horning: Independent media is lost, let’s find it again

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 17, 2020

Big Ten football to return on October 24

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 17, 2020
Former UNI Panther David Johnson on Arizona Cardinals team.

Former Panthers make impact in NFL

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 14, 2020
Alumni Player Profile: Daurice Fountain

Alumni Player Profile: Daurice Fountain

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 10, 2020
Taking a look at 1968 vs 2020 election years

Taking a look at 1968 vs 2020 election years

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 8, 2020
Iowa State football reversed their decision to allow 25,000 fans into Jack Trice Stadium this fall

ISU reverses fans in stadium decision

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 8, 2020
NBA players such as LeBron James (middle) and others have been outspoken about recent racial unrest in the United States this year.

Athletes need to do more to see desired change

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Sep 3, 2020

Horning: Find a student org for you

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 27, 2020
UNI ranked third nationally in pre-season poll

UNI ranked third nationally in pre-season poll

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 27, 2020
UNI graduate and current Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse was named the NBA's Coach of the Year for the 2019-2020 season. Nurse also won an NBA championship with the Raptors in 2019.

UNI grad Nick Nurse named NBA’s top coach

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 24, 2020
UNI postpones fall sports to spring

UNI postpones fall sports to spring

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Aug 20, 2020
Arch Madness, Panthers fall to Drake

Arch Madness, Panthers fall to Drake

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 9, 2020
Sports Editor Colin Horning expresses uncertainty in who Democrats will nominate to become the Democratic nominee to face incumbent President Donald Trump.

‘Super Tuesday’ leaves uncertainty

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 5, 2020
UNI sophomore A.J. Green was named the 2019-2020 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. Green is the fourth Panther player in history to win the Larry Bird trophy.

Panthers honored with all-conference awards

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 5, 2020
UNI head coach Ben Jacobson looks to lead the Panthers through Arch Madness to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.

Arch Madness preview: who will take home the title?

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 5, 2020
Panthers finish with 2-3 record in Shamrock Classic

Panthers finish with 2-3 record in Shamrock Classic

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Mar 2, 2020
Sports Editor Colin Horning discusses the rise of Michael Bloomberg’s campaign, despite being a late-comer to the 2020 race.

The rise of Michael Bloomberg

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 24, 2020
Panther Train takes down Badgers

Panther Train takes down Badgers

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 24, 2020
Tennis picks up first win of the season in Michigan tourney

Tennis picks up first win of the season in Michigan tourney

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 20, 2020
Loyola Ramblers take Panthers on the road in overtime

Loyola Ramblers take Panthers on the road in overtime

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor
Feb 17, 2020
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