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Mejia leaves NIU Freshman wide receiver Chase Mejia has left the Northern Illinois football team, Mejia's father, Jeff Mejia confirmed in a phone interview. “He's not on the team anymore,” Jeff Mejia said. Chase Mejia enrolled at NIU in the spring semester after graduating early from Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. Mejia participated in spring football and at the time was hoping to avoid a redshirt year for the 2008 season.

Wrestling meeting The DeKalb Wrestling Club's annual meeting will be held Thursday, July 31 at 5 p.m. at 1125 Glidden Ave., in DeKalb. For information, call Arch Richoz at 815-751-7780.

Golf outing The DeKalb Barb Booster golf outing will be held Friday, Aug. 1 at Noon at River Heights Golf Course. The shotgun start will cost $100 per golfer and all proceeds will benefit DeKalb athletics. For information, call Tammi at 815-739-3208.

Telling Number 8 The number of first place trophies taken home by the Huskie Track Club at the USATF Regional Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships earlier this month.

They said it “This is the hardest working group I've ever coached. They give 110 percent every day during practice.”

- Chrissie Feldmann, Huskie head coach, talking about this year's team

NIU soccer schedule Northern Illinois soccer coach Steve Simmons announced the Huskies' 2008 schedule Wednesday. Five teams that appeared in the 2007 NCAA Championships will be on the schedule, including Duke, Northwestern, Akron, Bradley, Tulsa and Southern Methodist. NIU opens up against IUPUI at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic on Aug. 29. The Huskies are scheduled to play their first match at the new NIU Track and Field/Soccer Complex, Sept. 5, against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The Huskies travel to Duke for a Nov. 2 match and will play host to Wisconsin on Oct. 29.

Hockey set for Wrigley CHICAGO (AP) - Wrigley Field is going to be the frozen confines on New Year's Day 2009 when the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings meet the Chicago Blackhawks outdoors in the home park of the Cubs. It will be the NHL's second Winter Classic. Jan. 1 in Buffalo, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 before a crowd of 71,217. Snow fell during the game.