By Mitch Kobie, Contributor
March 29, 2025 • No Comments
It was a Monday morning when I was called and asked if I could go cover Akron in Seattle for the March Madness tournament. I instantly texted my parents to see if I could go, and within the span of 30 minutes, I went from going to work on Friday to covering March Madness in Seattle. This all happened so fast that nerves never even set in. Normally something this massive would have me worrying about how I would get everything done, but this time it was different. My plans for the week changed so fast I really didn’t think about it much going up to the trip. I have never done anything like this before, so I...
By Devyn Lucas, Contributor
March 29, 2025 • No Comments
On Saturday, March 15, The University of Akron Zips Men’s Basketball Team beat the Miami Redhawks in the MAC championship to advance to the NCAA Tournament: March Madness. This season will be a memorable one for the team and campus alike. It is only the 6th time in program history that Akron has won the MAC regular season, finishing with the best record in the Mid-American Conference. Arriving at this milestone game meant overcoming adversity for the team. The Akron Zips lost several players last season, and were playing with a mostly new squad this year. The preseason poll picked the Zips to finish near the...
By Mitchell Kobie, Correspondent
February 24, 2025 • No Comments
Recently, Akron’s men’s and women’s basketball teams each took on the Kent State Golden Flashes, one winning and the other facing defeat. The men’s team won their match up 85-71 facing the Flashes, while the women fell 73-51. Wins and losses against Kent State always hit different for the Zips. That’s because they are UA’s biggest rival. So, how did these two schools with similar colors become sworn enemies? To get the full history, an interested fan would have to go back all the way to 1946. Or maybe even a bit earlier. The first meeting for the Zips and the Golden Flashes was in 1923 for a...
