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Kent State basketball strength coach critical to program’s success

Alex Cossin June 27, 2017

Music and voices echoed up a dim staircase in the M.A.C. Center. Down the stairs, in the basement, is the weight room.In this weight room, seven-year sports performance coach Rhen Vail trains last year’s...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: There are more than four sports

Lucas Misera June 8, 2017

The Super Bowl. The World Series. The Stanley Cup. The NBA Finals.The championship series in America’s “Big Four” of professional sports – football, basketball, hockey and basketball – tend to...

Flashes' junior LHP Eli Kraus winds up for a pitch during the first round game of the MAC Tournament on Wed., May 25, 2017.

Kraus pitches shutout in first round MAC tournament win

Will Kovach May 24, 2017

Although rainy, the day belonged to the Flashes Wednesday, as the baseball team won its first game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 7-0 shutout against University of Toledo.When Kent State...

Kent State athletics finish respective seasons strong, multiple NCAA appearances

Jenna Kuczkowski May 15, 2017

Baseball team to play their final home game of the seasonThe Flashes (33-14) play their final home game of the season against Youngstown State University (15-36) Tuesday night at 6 p.m.Kent State is 67-21-1...

Kent State softball player Lauren Kesterson throws a ball to first base during a during a double header against University of Akron on Saturday, March 30, 2013. 

Keeping up with compliance

Karl Schneider May 3, 2017

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 mandates that public universities report sexual discrimination, assault and harassment on campus. When universities do not comply with these regulations and...

Sophomore catcher Pete Schuler bunts the ball on April 30, 2017 at Schoonover Stadium. Kent State won their game against Central Michigan 6-5.

Matthews’ single in 10th lifts Flashes to series win over CMU

Nick Buzzelli April 30, 2017

After Central Michigan right fielder Daniel Robinson dropped John Matthews' fly ball at the warning track in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday afternoon, the Kent State dugout spilled onto the field...

Junior infielder Dylan Rosa is called safe at home plate to bring in another run  for the Golden Flashes against Central Michigan on Friday, April 28, 2017. Kent State won, 9-7.

Flashes move into first place in MAC with win over CMU

Nick Buzzelli April 28, 2017

In the series opener against Central Michigan University, the Kent State baseball team was trailing entering the bottom of the seventh inning Friday afternoon. But after that frame, the Flashes regained...

Flashes blank Bowling Green behind strong outing from bullpen

By: Nick Buzzelli April 25, 2017

Kent State manager Jeff Duncan knew he was going to pull starting pitcher Joe Vranesic early in Tuesday’s game against Bowling Green.Though Vranesic, a redshirt freshman, cruised through the Falcon’s...

Kent State redshirt junior outfielder Nick Kanavas, slides into home plate to score the first run of the game against Bowling Green in the bottom of the 7th inning at Schoonover Stadium on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. 

Flashes blank Bowling Green behind strong outing from bullpen

Nick Buzzelli April 25, 2017

Kent State manager Jeff Duncan knew he was going to pull starting pitcher Joe Vranesic early in Tuesday’s game against Bowling Green.Though Vranesic, a redshirt freshman, cruised through the Falcons'...

Alexander Wadley / The Kent Stater Redshirt junior Mason Mamarella bunts the ball to advance to first base. The Flashes swept the Rockets with a final score of 10-1 in the game April 23, 2017.

Bullpen continues to shine in season sweep of Toledo

By: Nick Buzzelli April 23, 2017

Kent State coach Jeff Duncan realized how efficient his bullpen was in the weekend series against University of Toledo following Sunday’s 10-1 win.There was the 15-inning marathon Friday night in which...

Kent State pitchers combine for shutout extra innings win over Toledo

Nick Buzzelli April 21, 2017

It took 15 innings to score one run in the Kent State baseball team’s series opener against University of Toledo Friday night. But that one run, which was unearned, was all it took to pick up the program’s...

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Best of Kent 2017: SPORTS

KentWired Staff April 15, 2017

More Best of Kent categories: FOOD | DRINK | ENTERTAINMENT + STUDENT LIFE FIRST - BasketballWhen the men’s basketball team was in the midst of its four game losing skid in early January, the prospects...

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