The beginning of the spring semester is the tangible embodiment of a fresh start full of new opportunities. This rings true for the mentalities of Kent State's on-campus sports teams. Some teams went into...
I’m a fan of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before you say it, yes, I know it’s not real – and that’s the best part.To me, wrestling is the ultimate escape from reality. During this past...
Jonny Szczesniak was nine when he tried heroin for the first time.He was at a friend’s house after wrestling practice when his friend began breaking down the drug on a table, then snorting it.“I was...
Three years ago, Kent State's wrestling associate head coach Matt Hill had an idea.Seeing the success of the University of Stanford’s outdoor dual wrestling meet against Northwestern University in 2010...
The Kent Police Department is concerned about the public’s use of social media after a police cruiser rolled over on top of an officer early Sunday morning and no bystanders took action.According to...
Kent State Tuscarawas Campus is planning to expand its athletics and music programs starting as early as this fall. The goal for the regional campus is to expand the overall collegiate experience for its...
ESPN has progressively been adding to its World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) coverage in 2016, and I love it.The “Worldwide Leader in Sports” has substantially increased its WWE coverage recently,...
WrestleMania was this past Sunday and, as usual, it was the biggest platform in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)—and therefore all of wrestling and sports entertainment.Historically, “The Grandest...
Mike DePalma and coach Jim Andrassy knew what the former had to do in order to be successful in his final year as a Kent State wrestler. They had been preaching it since day one. “It’s mostly mental...
Kent State wrestler Mike DePalma’s goal coming into his third NCAA Championships was to get to the top of the podium.Though the fifth-year senior, 149-pounder didn't achieve that goal, he ended his three-year...
There were no controversies this time. No trips to the table or refs conferring. Fifth-year senior 157-pounder Ian Miller, for the first time in a long time, lost fair and square.But that didn’t make...
It was just another eventful day for Kent State’s fifth-year senior Ian Miller at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.March Madness isn’t just for basketball. For Miller, the postseason madness seems...
