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Practice facility

Basketball, volleyball teams getting long-awaited practice facility

Ian Kreider February 20, 2019

For more than 15 years, Kent State basketball and volleyball coaches have wanted a place to practice outside of the M.A.C. Center.  Their teams will finally get one. Construction on a $1.6 million facility...

The Gymnastic team meets in the center of the mat before the Floor Routines started at the Beauty and the Beast match on February 10, 2019.

Gymnastics has MAC’s best score in win over Bowling Green

Sara Al Harthi February 17, 2019

Kent State’s gymnastics posted the highest score by a Mid-American Conference team this season and won over Bowling Green Sunday 195.800-194.075.In their first MAC win, the Flashes set season highs in...

Madison Trott finishes her floor routine at the Beauty and the Beast match on February 10, 2019.

Gymnastics improves score, but falls to Central Michigan

Sara Al Harthi February 10, 2019

Kent State’s gymnastics team hit its highest team score of the year Sunday, but lost to Central Michigan, 195.175-194.925.The Flashes’ previous high had been 194.450 against George Washington and West...

Spencer Berthold gets pinned during the Beauty and Beast Match on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. The Flashes lost, 23-12.

Late losses haunt KSU wrestling in 23-12 defeat against Central Michigan

Brandon Lewis February 10, 2019

The fifth Beauty and the Beast event took place Sunday for the Kent State wrestling and gymnastics teams. The event did not go well for the wrestlers; they fell to Central Michigan, 23-12.The Flashes now...

Kent State red-shirt freshman Shane Mast struggles against Oklahoma State senior Nolan Boyd during Kent State University's Beauty and the Beast double meet event for gymnastics and wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Gymnastics, wrestling teams look to carry momentum in Beauty and the Beast event

Sara Al Harthi and Brandon Lewis February 6, 2019

The Kent State gymnastics and wrestling teams will be competing simultaneously against Central Michigan in the Beauty and the Beast event, which will be returning after a one-year hiatus.  Gymnastics...

Interim President John Engler, center, and trustee Joel Ferguson listen to a student during the public comment portion of the Michigan State Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 9, 2019, in East Lansing, Michigan. (Clarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP)

Michigan State President Engler says he’ll resign next week

COREY WILLIAMS and DAVID EGGERT Associated Press January 16, 2019

DETROIT (AP) — The former governor brought in to help Michigan State recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal resigned Wednesday as the school's interim president amid backlash over his comments...

Sophomore Tim Rooney grapples with a Central Michigan wrestler during his match Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. The Flashes won with a 21-13 upset over the Chippewas, who entered the match ranked second in the Mid-American Conference. 

The Kent Stater’s winter sports preview:

Henry Palattella January 14, 2019

McNalley, Rooney highlight final stretch of regular seasonWhen Kyle Conel announced in December he would undergo a surgery that would end his season, it quickly became a rebuilding season for the Flashes....

Kent State's Sarah Lippowitsch goes through her beam routine as her team looks on during the Flashes' 195.625-195.400 win over Bowling Green on March 9, 2018, at the M.A.C. Center.

Young gymnastics team looks to senior leaders

Henry Palattella January 13, 2019

The Kent State gymnastics team is in the middle of a youth movement.The team currently has eight freshmen on the roster who are led by senior captains Dara Williams and Sarah Lippowitsch, as well as junior...

Rachel Stypinski poses with four of her Mid-American Conference gymnast of the year awards. 

Stay Humble, Stay Hungry, Stay Stypinski:

Libby Schrack April 26, 2018

When Rachel Stypinski was 3 years old, she would jump from couch to couch in her family room in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania.She had so much energy that her mother knew she had to do something — anything...

Kent State coach Rob Senderoff reacts as a foul is called against the Flashes in the final seconds of the second half against Southeastern Louisiana at the M.A.C. Center Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. Kent State lost to Southeastern Louisiana, 70-66. 

Best of Kent 2018: SPORTS

Cameron Hoover (Sports Editor) April 18, 2018

Best Sports MomentFirst place - Kyle Conel pins No. 1 seed Kollin Moore from Ohio State, then beats him again to secure third place at NCAA ChampionshipsHeading into the NCAA Wrestling Championships in...

Best of Kent: Best Women’s Team

Cameron Hoover April 17, 2018

First place - GymnasticsThe Kent State gymnastics team finished its season 8-7, including 3-3 against Mid-American Conference opponents. The team played top quality competition all year long: No. 16 Nebraska,...

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