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Sophomore of Sports Adminstration Erica Thorwart comes up to bat during an intramural softball league game, Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

Strong friendships, endless fun

Melissa Puppo April 16, 2014

As the sky turns deep blue and the sun starts to set, Erica Thorwart puts on her black t-shirt, pants and socks, ties the laces to her cleats and pulls her hair up into a ponytail.Lights are turned on...

Flashes overcome tough first game, bounce back to split series with Central Michigan

Taylor Rosen April 13, 2014

Some may have had reason to question Karen Linder, Kent State softball head coach, for switching up the batting order after Saturday’s loss and inserting freshman infielder Maddy Grimm, the best hitter...

After sixth rainout of season, softball team completes weekend sweep against rival Akron

Taylor Rosen April 6, 2014

After another rainout at the beginning of the weekend in Athens, and what was the sixth game Kent State has been forced to miss in the last two weeks, the Flashes were able to sweep Akron and move to 16-14...

Two wins, two losses for KSU softball in Louisville

Taylor Rosen March 16, 2014

Kent State started quickly by scoring 13 runs in their first game, but they still ended up finishing with a split of the four games played at the Class Act Federal Union Classic in Louisville."We started...

Hungry, confident Kent State softball team heads to UGA Softball Classic

Tyler Kieslich March 6, 2014

On the wings of two victories last weekend at the James Madison University Invitational, a confident Kent State softball team will head south this Friday for a number of games against top competition in...

Kent State soccer’s Gironda named Academic All-American

Richie Mulhall December 2, 2013

Senior Jessacca Gironda, a forward on the Kent State soccer team, was tabbed a Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American on Wednesday. Gironda is the third Kent State soccer player to achieve Academic All-American...

KSU’s Varsity ‘K’ Hall of Fame inducts seven

Katie Smith November 15, 2013

Kent State’s athletic department has chosen six former standout athletes and one former administrator to be inducted into the Varsity “K” Hall of Fame.Kara Warnke Mayle, Kent State director of Alumni...

Christina Bucciere is a senior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at cbuccier@kent.edu.

Opinion: Don’t be afraid to quit

Christina Bucciere October 27, 2013

Christina Bucciere Christina Bucciere is a senior journalism major and a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact her at [email protected] I remember agonizing over the decision to quit playing...

Kent State crowns Homecoming queen, king at weekend football game

Mariam Makatsaria October 5, 2013

Jesse Markowitz and Caitlin Kilbane were crowned 2013 Homecoming king and queen during halftime of the Kent State vs. Northern Illinois University football game on Saturday at Dix Stadium.As the Flashes...

Joel Nielsen, Kent State's Athletic director, sits outside the MAC Center. Nielsen got a contract extension and a raise after being at KSU for three years. Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt.

Nielsen’s raise sets record high salary in MAC

Madeleine Winer October 1, 2013

Kent State Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen is now the highest paid athletic director in the Mid-American Conference after a two-year contract extension and 18 percent pay raise.“I enjoy it here,”...

 

UPDATE: Missing Kent State Stark student’s remains identified

Kelsey Husnick September 10, 2013

Carmilla Robinson answers questions during the press conference about her daughter Taylor Robinson, Sept. 11. Taylor's bones were found Monday in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Photo by Chelsae Ketchum.Updated:...

Kent State sophomore Hannah Faulker hits the ball toward the Ball State goal on Oct. 13 at Murphy-Mellis Field in Kent. The Flashes won against The Cardinals 6-5. Photo by Brian Smith.

A breakdown of Kent State sports

Nick Shook and Cindy Deng August 26, 2013

FOOTBALLFormer head coach Darrell Hazell led Kent State’s football team to an 11-3 overall record, including a perfect 8-0 record in the Mid-American Conference in 2012. The Flashes also participated...