AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Kent Ohio. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/kent-oh 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/kent-oh https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 24 May 2024 07:10:26 -0500 The Kent State track and field program begins competition at the 2022 NCAA East Preliminary Round on Wednesday morning. The four-meet meet will take https://www.americantowns.com/news/track-and-field-takes-momentum-into-ncaa-east-prelims-meet-31373510-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/track-and-field-takes-momentum-into-ncaa-east-prelims-meet-31373510-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 KENT, OHIO... The Kent State women's golf team will welcome a trio of new student-athletes in Berta Sanchez, Blanca Yague-Cuadros, and Leon https://www.americantowns.com/news/kent-state-welcomes-three-new-flashes-for-2223-season-31373512-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kent-state-welcomes-three-new-flashes-for-2223-season-31373512-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 CLEVELAND- Outfielder Justin Kirby earned first-team All-MAC honors, highlighting four players who earned post-season accolades from the MAC baseball https://www.americantowns.com/news/flashes-land-four-on-allmac-team-31373511-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/flashes-land-four-on-allmac-team-31373511-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Alexander Shields ran the fastest 110-meter hurdles times by a Kent State athlete since 2016 on Wednesday afternoon, as six https://www.americantowns.com/news/shieldsrsquo-hurdles-pr-leads-the-way-wednesday-at-ncaa-east-prelims-31374383-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shieldsrsquo-hurdles-pr-leads-the-way-wednesday-at-ncaa-east-prelims-31374383-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Four student-athletes represented the Kent State women's track and field program during competition on Thursday at the https://www.americantowns.com/news/flashes-complete-day-2-at-ncaa-east-prelims-31375214-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/flashes-complete-day-2-at-ncaa-east-prelims-31375214-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 KENT, Ohio – Kent State throwers Gabby Bailey and Grace Tennant have been selected to the 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Track & https://www.americantowns.com/news/bailey-and-tennant-earn-cosida-academic-alldistrictreg-selections-31375215-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bailey-and-tennant-earn-cosida-academic-alldistrictreg-selections-31375215-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 CLEVELAND- Kick-off times and television assignments have been released for several Kent State football games this fall, as announced by the https://www.americantowns.com/news/game-and-kick-times-announced-for-several-2022-games-31375216-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/game-and-kick-times-announced-for-several-2022-games-31375216-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Alexandre Malanda matched his best mark of the outdoor season on his final attempt and placed 15th in the triple jump during https://www.americantowns.com/news/malanda-ties-seasonbest-triple-jump-mark-in-bloomington-31376196-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/malanda-ties-seasonbest-triple-jump-mark-in-bloomington-31376196-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Founding Member of YES Jon Anderson with The Paul Green Rock Academy Live at The Kent Stage Friday, July 22nd at 8 P.M.! Prices: Gold Circle $75 https://www.americantowns.com/news/jon-anderson-with-the-paul-green-rockacademy-live-at-the-kent-stage-july-22nd-tickets-on-sale-june-3-2022-31377254-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/jon-anderson-with-the-paul-green-rockacademy-live-at-the-kent-stage-july-22nd-tickets-on-sale-june-3-2022-31377254-kent-oh.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With her season on the line, Kent State's Gabby Bailey unleashed a throw of 180'-1" on her final attempt to https://www.americantowns.com/news/bailey-places-third-in-discus-punches-ticket-to-ncaa-championships-31376767-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bailey-places-third-in-discus-punches-ticket-to-ncaa-championships-31376767-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 CLEVELAND — Kent State lacrosse tied its program record with 17 Academic All-MAC honorees, as the Mid-American Conference named a total of https://www.americantowns.com/news/lacrosse-places-17-on-academic-allmac-squad-31377802-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lacrosse-places-17-on-academic-allmac-squad-31377802-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 KENT, Ohio — Former Kent State women's basketball student-athlete Paige Salisbury has been hired as Director of Basketball Operations, head https://www.americantowns.com/news/starkey-welcomes-back-paige-salisbury-as-dobo-31377803-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/starkey-welcomes-back-paige-salisbury-as-dobo-31377803-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 KENT OH.... It was announced on Wednesday that three members of the Kent State men's golf program had been named among the 31 athletes https://www.americantowns.com/news/three-flashes-named-to-academic-allmac-team-31378666-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/three-flashes-named-to-academic-allmac-team-31378666-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 KENT, Ohio — Kent State volleyball head coach Haley Eckerman announced the team's 2022 schedule on Friday. Read more at Kent State https://www.americantowns.com/news/kent-state-volleyball-announces-2022-schedule-31380567-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kent-state-volleyball-announces-2022-schedule-31380567-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 KENT, Ohio — Tamika Brekke has been hired as an assistant coach, first-year Kent State volleyball head coach Haley Eckerman announced on https://www.americantowns.com/news/tamika-brekke-joins-flashes-volleyball-staff-31381593-kent-oh.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tamika-brekke-joins-flashes-volleyball-staff-31381593-kent-oh.html Sports and Recreation Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500