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Then-junior Eric Chalus pitches during the game against Bowling Green on April 28, 2024.

Baseball drops two of three in season-opening series

Gage Wellman, Reporter February 19, 2025

The Kent State baseball team departed from the frozen confines of Schoonover Stadium and headed down to Mobile, Ala. to compete in the South Alabama Invitational, which took place from Friday to Sunday....

Alexandria Whitmore sends the pitch skipping off the shortstop during the Golden Flashes 7-1 loss to the Bobcats in Game 1 on April 2, 2024.

Softball starts season with back-to-back events with losing records

Emily Lowen, Reporter February 19, 2025

The Kent State softball team traveled to Conway, S.C. over the weekend to play in the Battle at the Beach. The team went 1-3, and the last game was canceled due to rain.  KSU started the weekend...

From the left to right, Kent State Ice Hockey Team's starting line up Adrian Sanchez, Reese Mills, Max Mudge, Brian Odstrchel, and Kyle Holmes, line up on the ice for the playing of the National Anthem before their game against Northern Illinois, Sept. 14th, 2024.

Hockey handily wins home finale

Jamie First, Reporter February 18, 2025

On Sunday, the Kent State hockey team took on Rochester Institute of Technology in its last home game of the season. The Flashes ended their senior night game with a score of 6-2, which means that they...

Junior Zane Cattage competes in the high jump during the track and field meet against Akron Jan. 19, 2024.

Flashes post program records in historical weekend track meet

Gage Wellman, Reporter February 17, 2025

The Kent State Track and Field team saw its athletes post historical program marks over the weekend at the Doug Raymond Invitational. The invitational took place from Friday to Saturday and was hosted...

Kent State University senior gymnast Alyssa Guns finishes off her floor routine in their match against Western Michigan University on Feb. 2, 2025.

Gymnastics falls short for first time this season

Kailyn Tibolla, Reporter February 17, 2025

The Kent State gymnastics team’s winning streak was interrupted Saturday night, as it finished last in a tri-meet against Big Ten opponents Rutgers and Michigan. This was the first loss of the season...

Kent's team huddles together between plays during the game against Miami on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

Disastrous third quarter sinks women’s basketball against Miami

John Engoglia, Reporter February 17, 2025

What started as a good-looking game for the Kent State women’s basketball team turned dark, as a rough third quarter performance led to a 64-62 loss to Miami (OH) Saturday.  The Flashes entered the...

Kent redshirt senior VonCameron Davis, 1, attempts a layup during the first half of the game against OU on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

Men’s basketball tops Bobcats to wins fourth straight

Andrew Gold, Reporter February 15, 2025

With 22 seconds on the clock, senior center Cli’Ron Hornbeak stole the ball and slammed it home on the other end, giving the Kent State men’s basketball team a four-point lead, and it held on to win...

Wrestling head coach Jim Andrassy speaks with the referee during the wrestling meet on Feb. 22, 2024.

Wrestling unable to score a point on the road, drops 12th straight match

John Hilber, Sports Editor February 14, 2025

In a season full of losses, the Kent State wrestling team experienced a different kind of defeat Thursday night at Central Michigan’s place. The Flashes did not win a single match in the dual meet,...

Kent State softball team rings the bell after a victory against Youngstown on March 13, 2024.

Preview: Softball looks to make it work with new faces, splits opening games

Emily Lowen, Reporter February 14, 2025

Last year, the Kent State softball team ended its season as the eighth team in the Mid-American Conference. Despite the above .500 overall record, the team struggled mightily in conference play, finishing...

Men’s golf opens spring season just shy of victory

Men’s golf opens spring season just shy of victory

Kailyn Tibolla, Reporter February 14, 2025

The Kent State men’s golf team carried over momentum from the fall to open its spring season, placing second at the Hal Williams Intercollegiate in Mobile, Ala.  The Flashes shot a 24-under-par 828...

Kent senior Jalen Sullinger, 13, dribbles the ball down the court as Arkansas redshirt sophomore Terrance Ford Jr. tries to block him in the second half of their game on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Men’s basketball keeps streak going with efficient win over Central Michigan

John Hilber, Sports Editor February 12, 2025

It had been over three months since the Kent State men’s basketball team scored 90 or more points in a game. It last happened Nov. 8 in a 98-53 victory over Miami-Hamilton.  The drought was broken,...

Kent junior Delrecco Gillespie, 23, rings the victory bell after their win against Arkansas on Saturday, Feb 8. 2025.

Non-conference thriller: Men’s basketball defeats Sun Belt’s top team

Andrew Gold, Reporter February 9, 2025

In the Kent State Men's Basketball team’s final game against a non-conference opponent, it came out with a clutch 76-75 win over the Sun Belt Conference-leading Arkansas State Red Wolves at home. “Really...