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May 2008

Markle tied for second overall at NCAA Championships

May 28, 2008

What a way to start off the the 111th Men's Division I NCAA Championships at kampen Golf Course at Purdue. The Flashes, behind a strong performance from senior David Markle, find themselves six strokes off the lead and tied for fourth place after one round of golf (13 over par 301).
Markle birdied the sixth, [...]

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Moss, Haut officially Horned Frogs

May 27, 2008

It is now official. Eric Haut is the Director of Basketball Operations for TCU, the official TCU athletics Web site announced May 16th. It is far from a shocker, in fact it has pretty much been a done deal since Jim Christian headed south.
Former Kent State recruit Ronnie Moss is also officially a Horned Frog [...]

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Men's golf starts tomorrow in NCAA Championships

May 27, 2008

It is a pretty slow time of year for Kent State athletics. The baseball and softball teams are now done. As is women’s golf. Although It should be a fun watching the Kent State men’s golf team takes another shot at the NCAA Championships in the next few days.
The Flashes are set for an [...]

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MAC Baseball awards announced

May 21, 2008

On a day when the Kent State baseball team begins its quest for its seventh Mid-American Conference Tournament title, awards from its regular season began to accumulate. Juniors Greg Rohan, a power-hitting first baseman, and Chris Carpenter, a right-handed pitcher, were selected as the MAC Player of the Year and MAC Pitcher of the Year. [...]

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Greene expected to sign LOI

May 19, 2008

It appears Geno Ford is on the verge of putting the finishing touches on his recruiting class. Justine Greene, a 6 foot 7 inch power forward from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY is expected to sign a lter of intent to play for Kent State next fall according to Kentsportsreport.com. Greene averaged a [...]

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Walks sink softball team

May 19, 2008

The Kent State softball team's season came to end Sunday in NCAA Regional Competition at Alumni Field in Ann Arbor, Mich. After eliminating Wright State and Notre Dame Saturday The Flashes fell to fourth-seeded Michigan 5-0. The Wolverines (51-6) advance to NCAA Super Regional competition.
Michigan pitcher Jordan Taylor threw complete game one-hit shutout striking [...]

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men's golf closes gap at Regional

May 16, 2008

The Kent State men’s golf team shot an 11 over par 295 to move into a tie for 11th place heading into today’s final round of the NCAA Central Regional play at the Scarlet Course on the Campus of the Ohio State University.
The top 10 teams and top two individuals will advance to the NCAA [...]

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Simpson joins Flashes

May 15, 2008

Pretty horrible timing on my earlier post, Whoops….
Kent State basketball coach Geno Ford signed his third recruit of the summer by inking 6-foot-8 forward/center Anthony Simpson. The Illinois native averaged nine points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots on the season last year at Highland Community College in Freeport Ill. He has spent the last [...]

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Men's golf slips in first round

May 15, 2008

The Kent State men’s golf team finished in a tie for 15th place after one round of play in the NCAA Central Regional at the Scarlet Course on the Campus of the Ohio State University.
The Flashes are 18 over par 302 as a team, 12 strokes behind leader Wake Forest (6 over par 290).
Senior [...]

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Third scholarship still looking for a taker

May 15, 2008

I haven't heard much lately about the third and final scholarship that Geno Ford is looking to fill. It has just been the same two names that have been floating around for a while:
6-foot-8, 230 pound center Rodrigo Peggau and 6-foot-7, 220 pound power forward Anthony Simpson. Peggau is out of high school and just [...]

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