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Softball splits double header with Eastern Michigan

Samantha Ross March 24, 2017

The Kent State softball team (9-15, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) lost its first game to Eastern Michigan University (12-13, 1-1) Friday, but came back to defeat the Eagles in the next game.The Flashes...

Then a sophomore, infielder Holly Spears catches a ball tossed by former Kent State infielder Michele Duffy in a rundown with a Youngstown State player on April 25, 2017. [FILE]

Softball falls to Pitt, losing streak reaches six games

Henry Palattella March 22, 2017

The Kent State softball team's losing streak reached six games Wednesday, as they dropped their tilt to the University of Pittsburgh (15-11), 7-0.The Flashes (8-14) found themselves down right out of the...

Freshman outfielder Sydney Anderson races safely to first base after the University at Buffalo player misses a passed ball in the first of their double header games on Saturday April 23, 2016. The Flashes would go on to win their first game 8-0.

Michigan throws no-hitter, sweeps softball in weekend series

Erik Svensson March 19, 2017

The Kent State's softball team's early-season struggled this past weekend, as the team went 0-3 in a series against No. 19 University of Michigan.Friday, Michigan shut out Kent State 2-0. Megan Besta threw...

Then a sophomore, infielder Holly Spears catches a ball tossed by former Kent State infielder Michele Duffy in a rundown with a Youngstown State player on April 25, 2017. [FILE]

Softball struggles over weekend

Henry Palattella March 12, 2017

Kent State softball’s (8-9) early season struggles continued this past weekend as they dropped three of its four games.The Flashes dropped their first game to the University of Dayton (9-10) by a score...

Baseball and softball both secure wins over weekend

Scott Lendak February 26, 2017

BaseballThe Kent State baseball team won three games in a four-game series with Florida International University over the weekend.The Flashes won the series opener 13-5 over the Panthers. Junior Eli Kraus...

Red-shirt senior right hand pitcher Eli Martin pitches a strike against a player from Youngstown State University Wednesday April 13, 2016. The Flashes would go on to win 5-2.

Baseball and softball both in action over weekend

Erik Svesson February 19, 2017

BaseballThe Kent State baseball team won all three of its opening weekend games against Belmont University.Friday, in the first game of the season for Kent State, the team shut out Belmont 15-0. The Flashes...

Kent State's head coach Todd Starkey and senior guard Larissa Larken pose for photos on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 after Larken was honored for scoring her 1,000th career point in the previous game.

Starkey, Flashes embracing opportunity

Henry Palattella February 15, 2017

On April 19, 2016, Todd Starkey was hired as the head coach of the Kent State women’s basketball team after spending the past two seasons as an assistant at the University of Indiana.Starkey inherited...

Kent State senior forward Chelsi Watson comes down with the offensive rebound against the Akron Zips at the James A. Rhodes Arena on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The Flashes won the rivalry game, 72-58.

Stephens’ career-high leads Flashes to victory over Akron

Henry Palattella February 12, 2017

In 2013, then Uniontown Lake forward McKenna Stephens made a name for herself in the Northeast Ohio basketball circuit, as she finished her high school career as the fifth-highest scorer in the Blue Streaks'...

Dakota Hatch, a student at the Horizon Science Academy, is repairing his teams robot for Kent State University’s FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition Saturday Feb. 4, 2017.

Robotics competition turns tech skills into sport

Rick Pongonis February 4, 2017

Looking determined, a Stow-Munroe Falls High School student pushed his joystick forward. At his command, a 15-inch metallic see-through robot scooped up a blue ball about the size of a softball, put it...

Kent State students fill the new Tri-Towers gym at the opening on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. An addition to the Recreation and Wellness Center on the other side of campus, the new center will make working out more convenient for students.

Kent State students finding ways to stick to fitness

Shane Transue January 25, 2017

Students have found several tips and tricks to help keep their New Year’s resolutions on track during the busy semester.There are a variety of options open to students who want to continue their fitness...

Portrait of Suzanne Holt at her home in Kent, Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.

Professor behind Clinton course advocates for women’s rights

Lydia Taylor December 7, 2016

As a young girl, Kent State women's studies professor Suzanne Holt felt as though she had a mission in life — a wish to go out and save the world — but wasn’t quite sure what that mission was until...

Opinion: Rajai Davis homer worth the World Series disappointment

Dan Armelli November 6, 2016

I felt every bit of human emotion during the 24 hours following the Cleveland Indians Game 7 World Series loss to the Chicago Cubs.As with any seven-game series, there were a lot of angles at play, all...