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Adan Benavidez makes his move towards George Mason's JB Dragovich during their second round consolation match at the Mid-American Conference Championships at Kent State on March 8, 2024.

Wrestling’s 10-game slide fueled by 0-3 weekend slate

John Hilber, Sports Editor January 27, 2025

The chapters are all starting to look the same in the wrestling team’s story this season. From Friday until Sunday, Kent State took on three teams in head-to-head style matchups. The opponents were...

Senior Alyssa Guns performs her routine on the floor set. Mar. 3, 2024

Alvine pushes gymnastics to stay undefeated with big win against Big 12 team

John Hilber, Sports Editor January 18, 2025

It’s hard to stop the Kent State gymnastics train now. On Thursday, the team traveled to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in a head-to-head matchup. The Flashes were coming...

Kent State Men's basketball team heads towards the free throw line after being fouled during the second half in the game against Niagara University on Nov. 21, 2024.

How did Kent State sports do over winter break?

John Hilber, Sports Editor January 13, 2025

Kent State classes were off for winter break, but the athletics were in full swing. Four teams competed over the break, which took place from Dec. 7  – Jan. 12. Men’s basketball, women’s basketball,...

Here is The Kent Stater sports department's predictions for the NFL Playoffs

Here is The Kent Stater sports department’s predictions for the NFL Playoffs

The Kent Stater Sports Department January 11, 2025

If there’s one thing this season of NFL Football hasn’t been, it’s predictable.  Teams like the Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers have catapulted themselves from...

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 21, 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 Schaffer'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...