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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....

Scott Rainey

OPINION: What is the best sport?

Scott Rainey November 6, 2018

All of us in the world of journalism understand the facts. It’s about the facts. Objectivity. Bias? None for me. No, thank you. Sure, this might be the opinion section, and everything I do for student...

ESPN to launch own streaming service

Cameron Hoover April 4, 2018

Mid-American Conference fans who enjoyed watching events for free on ESPN3 are in for a rude awakening April 12.ESPN is launching its own direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service, called ESPN+,...

Kent State women's lacrosse head coach Brianne Tierney (left) and assistant coach Amanda Glass pose for a photo. The pair said they were excited to get the inaugural season underway, even though they are trotting out an inexperienced, mostly freshman class. 

Despite inexperience, Kent State women’s lacrosse ready for inaugural season

Amanda Levine February 16, 2018

Kent State’s brand-new lacrosse team will send a predominantly freshman class against other inexperienced schools. Team members met for the first time at a Kent State football game in November....

Renovations, construction set to be done for fall semester

Caitlin Albright July 20, 2017

Construction workers, engineers and architects have been working diligently to get as many projects as possible done by the start of the fall semester.Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities planning...

Turf to be replaced in Dix Stadium, Murphy Mellis Field

Caitlin Albright July 9, 2017

Dix Stadium and Murphy Mellis Field are set to get new turf in time for the fall semester.The last time the turf was replaced was about eight years ago, Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities...

Buzzelli (center) as a long stick midfielder against Cleveland State in the conference semifinals April 29. 

A personal narrative: Kent State men’s lacrosse takes on Elite Eight

Nick Buzzelli May 4, 2017

Editor's note: Nick Buzzelli is both a paid sports reporter for The Kent Stater, and a member of Kent State's lacrosse club. This is a first-person narrative into the team's march toward the Elite Eight.The...

Kent State’s new women’s lacrosse head coach Brianne Tierney speaks at a press conference in the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. 

Tierney officially announced as women’s lacrosse coach

Henry Palattella May 2, 2017

When Brianne Tierney accepted Kent State’s offer to become the inaugural coach of the Kent State Women’s Lacrosse team, she knew that it would come with “more pressure” than the last time she started...

The Kent State club lacrosse team poses with the NCLL Midwest North Conference championship trophy after beating Penn State Altoona on Saturday, April 29, 2017

Kent State lacrosse club wins Midwest Conference, heads to Elite Eight

Henry Palattella April 30, 2017

The Kent State lacrosse club (13-1) defeated Penn State Altoona 9-5 Saturday afternoon, a win that gave the Flashes the Midwest Conference championship and a berth to Annapolis for the Elite Eight."It...

Source: Tierney to be named women’s lacrosse coach

Henry Palattella April 28, 2017

The women's lacrosse team took another step toward its inaugural season Friday, as the Kent State University Department of Athletics chose Brianne Tierney as the new head coach, a source confirmed to The...

Who gets into college?

If a biotech researcher developed a drug that could reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, few people would care if he or she was motivated by a love of mankind, a love of science or the desire to...

Kent State to add women’s lacrosse team

Stephen Means March 9, 2016

Kent State announced during its board of trustees meeting that it will be adding a women's lacrosse team in the near future.According to a press release, "The university has identified 38 teams in driving...