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Here’s who the Kent State athletics teams have signed this year

Here’s who the Kent State athletics teams have signed this year

John Hilber, John Engoglia, and Demetri Manousos December 4, 2024

National signing day hit Kent State, as well as the nation, Nov. 13. The day is dedicated to high school students committing to colleges across the nation to further their academic and athletic aspirations. Many...

Kenni Burns, Kent State's 23rd football coach in program history, gives his opening remarks at his first Kent State press conference Dec. 16, 2022.

Kenni Burns, Kent State’s football coach, owes $24K to Kent bank in credit card debt lawsuit

John Hilber, Sports Editor November 20, 2024

Kent State football coach Kenni Burns is in nearly $24,000 of credit card debt, as determined by a default judgment Nov. 13 in a lawsuit filed by Kent’s Hometown Bank.  Burns owes the bank $23,852.09,...

Here is how The Kent Stater’s sports department predicts the major college football conferences will end

Here is how The Kent Stater’s sports department predicts the major college football conferences will end

Sports Department November 16, 2024

With the last weeks of the 2024 College Football season closing in on fans and committees alike, the end is still in doubt. Games are close, results are surprising, nothing is set in stone and final...

The Kent State Field Hockey team celebrate their goal in the first quarter against the Liberty Flames, Sept. 1, 2024.

Field hockey erased from MAC playoffs after comeback ends uncompleted

John Hilber, Sports Editor November 7, 2024

The deficit was large. The score was 3-0 going into the final quarter for the Kent State field hockey team, and a loss would boot the Flashes out of the Mid-American Conference playoffs. In the semifinals...

Freshman forward Delfina Larripa (28) chases the action down the pitch at the field hockey game against Penn State Sept. 13, 2024.

Keep it moving: Field hockey advances to MAC semifinals after overtime thriller

John Hilber, Sports Editor November 6, 2024

Regulation was not enough time to decide the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals field hockey match between Kent State and Ball State Wednesday. Both teams had issues gaining traction offensively,...

Edinboro's Jack Kilner tries to pull out Blake Schaeffer's leg for a takedown during their Mid-American Conference quarterfinal match on March 8, 2024.

Wrestling hit hard in double-digit losses to open season

John Hilber, Sports Editor November 5, 2024

After an offseason of preparation, the Kent State wrestling team took on Bucknell and Maryland for its first matches of the season Sunday. The Flashes dropped both games by an average margin of over...

OPINION: The Kent Stater’s sports department’s takes on the men’s and women’s basketball seasons

OPINION: The Kent Stater’s sports department’s takes on the men’s and women’s basketball seasons

Sports Department November 4, 2024

This week marks the highly anticipated start to the basketball seasons at Kent State, and everything from large crowds to highly anticipated matchups to buzzer beaters and heartbreaking losses are to be...

Kent State then sophomore Quarterback Tommy Ulatowski celebrates with then senior Wide Receiver Luke Floriea (0) after they connected for a 19 yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of the Wagon Wheel game at Akron's Infocision Stadium on Nov. 1, 2023.

Two out with injury: An update on Kent State’s quarterbacks

John Hilber, Sports Editor September 25, 2024

After the Kent State Football team was defeated for the fourth time this year Saturday, the quarterback roles will look different for the rest of the season. Before week one’s game against the University...

Kent State's soccer team faces Northern Illinois on Oct. 15, 2023.

Down the hatch: Soccer takes 20 shots in first loss of season

John Hilber, Sports Editor September 9, 2024

Senior goalkeeper Heidi Marshall was forced to face the highest number of shots against her this season when she saw Duquesne shoot the ball 20 times against the Kent State soccer team Sunday. Of the...

Kent State football team celebrates another first down against Central Connecticut during its home opener Sept. 16, 2023.

Football runs out of gas in ‘Pitt’ stop to start new season

John Hilber, Sports Editor September 1, 2024

The Kent State football team let the University of Pittsburgh have its way offensively in a 55-24 drubbing Saturday in Pittsburgh in the first game of the season – the Flashes’ 10th loss in a row. The...

The Kent State football team celebrates a touchdown during the game against Bowling Green State Nov. 8, 2023.

New season, same results: Football loses first game of season by 31 points

John Hilber, Sports Editor August 31, 2024

The Kent State football team dropped its first game of the season and 10th game in a row, carrying over from last season. The Flashes lost 55-24 on the road against the University of Pittsburgh Saturday...

The Kent State football team celebrates during the first quarter of the homecoming game against Buffalo Oct. 21, 2023.

Preview: Football will need to fill in roster gaps ahead of fresh season

John Hilber and Demetri Manousos August 30, 2024

After a rebuilding season in 2023, the Kent State football team will look to earn its first win against a Division I opponent in the coach Kenni Burns “Kent GRIT” era. This February, Burns earned...