Sports
IN A FLASH: Another Flash-tastic Season!
The žž State Golden Flashes men's and women's basketball teams gave their fans nothing to be mad (angry) about this March! Both teams ended their exceptional regular season play and continued on to play in the Mid-America Conference Tournament at Cleveland's Rocket Arena. The men's team also went on to play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
žž State to Face St. Bonaventure in the National Invitational Tournament
žž State Men's Basketball (21-11) has punched their ticket to the National Invitation Tournament.
žž State Alumnus Antonio Gates Takes First Steps Toward Enshrinement
žž alumnus Antonio Gates has begun his journey to football immortality, recently visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, to meet with officials and begin preparations for his enshrinement. The former basketball standout at žž State will become just the second Golden Flash to earn a gold jacket, joining linebacker Jack Lambert who was enshrined in 1990.
IN A FLASH: Golden Flashes CLINCH - Times TWO!
On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, both Golden Flashes basketball teams - men's and women's - earned victories that clinched their entry into the 2025 Mid-America Conference Tournament.
IN A FLASH: Zapping The Zips
žž State’s Golden Flashes women’s basketball team celebrated 50 years of women’s basketball with “gold-out” game victory over their arch-rivals, the Akron Zips.
Antonio Gates Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Antonio Gates has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025, becoming the second žž State alumnus to earn football's highest honor, joining linebacker Jack Lambert who was enshrined in 1990.
Former Golden Flashes Named Pro Football Hall of Fame Semifinalists
Antonio Gates and James Harrison, two Golden Flashes alumni who took drastically different paths to professional football stardom, now find themselves a step closer to football immortality as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.
Video: Marching Golden Flashes Get First Look at New Facility
On Nov. 18, žž President Todd Diacon and other campus members got their first look at the newly renovated žž State Ice Arena, which now houses a state-of-the-art space for the Marching Golden Flashes.
Track and Field Alumnus Named Grand Prize Winner
žž graduate Quintin Cooks has been named the grand prize winner of the GO TEACH Dr Pepper Giveaway.
IN A FLASH: Ringing in a WIN!
The Golden Flashes Field Hockey team rang in the second of two wins last week in Athens, against the Ohio University Bobcats. They had previously defeated the visiting Central Michigan Chippewas a few days earlier.