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Recreation and Wellness
Conrad Company Akron’s recreation and wellness facility is known for working out and playing college intramural’s; but did you know about the classes that offer fitness and help you graduate? Levi Nelson, former class teacher at the rec, said, “Most kids are completely unaware of some of the great classes UA has to offer regarding [...]
Final words: looking at the Zips
Matthew Balsinger This being the last issue of the year, I thought it was appropriate to leave with some final words on Zips athletics and what I’ve seen them become since I’ve been at The University of Akron. My first semester on campus was in the fall of 2008, and I knew almost nothing about [...]
Lady split St. Francis 1-1
Matthew Balsinger The University of Akron softball team advanced to 22-25 on the season with a 1-1 game split in a doubleheader against St. Francis. In game one, the Zips downed St. Francis by a final score of 10-4. The Zips had a greater hitting efficiency, hitting 13-28 at bats with nine runs batted in [...]
Undrafted Zips get taken
Matthew Balsinger Every year after the National Football League (NFL) draft, there is a period of signing undrafted free agents who were not drafted during the seven rounds of the regular draft. Though none of the graduating Akron Zips were drafted in the seven rounds of the draft, there were two players who were picked [...]
Zips athletics: a year in review
DJ Johnson The end of the 2012-13 school year is on the horizon as graduation lingers for a select group of us. Over the last four years I have had the opportunity to cover a variety of teams here at UA, highlighted by the men’s basketball and football teams. While the athletic department as a [...]
Zips Softball Springing forward
Matthew Balsinger The University of Akron women’s softball team advanced to a three game winning streak over the weekend as they split a series with Northern Illinois 1-1, and swept Western Michigan 2-0. The Zips faced off against Nothern Illinois in a double header last Friday. In game one the Zips fell 3-0, however they [...]
Zips football spring game
Matthew Balsinger The Akron Zips football team took to the field Saturday afternoon in the annual spring game, where the blue squad defeated the white squad 16-7 at Infocision Stadium. Redshirt sophomore quarterback, Kyle Pohl, and the first string offense showed incredible improvement over this time last year; Pohl has led the blue squad offense [...]
Football prepares for Saturday
Matthew Balsinger The University of Akron football team has been hard at work preparing for the spring practice game this Saturday. The Zips are looking to improve after being a 1-11 team for three consecutive years. Though this may seem to be a difficult task, the Zips have been making fast improvements in the off [...]
Soccer schedule analysis
Matthew Balsinger This is a continuation of the hypothetical analysis of the 2013 men’s soccer schedule that was featured in the April 23 issue of the Buchtelite, titled “Men’s soccer 2013 schedule” Eight games were featured on Tuesday, with the last eight regular season games featured in today’s issue. To read Monday’s analysis, click here. [...]
Men’s baseball continues to slide
Sartaj Aujla The Zips were able to notch one win in a three game series against the Bowling Green Falcons, dropping the other two games. The Zips are currently 9-28 with a 6-9 conference record. Bowling Green currently stands at 13-19 overall with an 8-7 conference record. Akron traveled to Bowling Green Saturday for a [...]
Men’s soccer 2013 schedule
Matthew Balsinger The 2013 NCAA soccer season will mark the third year since The University of Akron Zips men’s soccer team won the National Championship: And it will be the first without former head coach Caleb Porter. Under Porter, the Zips went 119-18-17 from 2006-2012, with six post season NCAA bids. The loss of Porter [...]
Softball brings home the win
Matthew Balsinger The Lady Zips softball team brought home a win Tuesday afternoon after defeating the Niagara Purple Eagles 4-1. The Zips were originally scheduled to face the Purple Eagles in a double-header Tuesday, but game one of the contest was delayed. This caused game two to be pushed back and eventually called in the [...]
Akron Falls to Xavier
Matthew Balsinger The University of Akron baseball team fell to Xavier University 11-3 Wednesday evening at Canal Park. With the loss, Akron moves to 8-27 on the season, and remains at the bottom of the conference. Xavier is a non-conference opponent, so the loss does not affect Akron’s conference record which sits at 4-8. The [...]
Men’s baseball battles back
Sartaj Aujla Akron baseball found a spark against the Ohio University Bobcats this weekend and they were able to leave Athens with two wins after a three game series against the Bobcats. Akron’s record improves to 8-25 and 5-7 in conference play with this weekend’s wins, while the Ohio Bobcats’ overall record has fallen to [...]
Softball struggles to close
Matthew Balsinger The Lady Zips had a difficult weekend as they went 1-4 over the weekend, dropping two games to undefeated conference opponent Ball State and splitting a series with Miami University 1-1. The Ball State Cardinals are currently undefeated in conference play, sitting at 12-0 and 28-11 on the season. The Zips had a [...]
Zips lose in the sixth
Matthew Balsinger The Akron Zips men’s basketball team fell to Cansius 8-5 in their first game of a doubleheader between the two teams Wednesday afternoon. Both games were originally scheduled back-to-back, however the second game has been postponed due to weather. The Zips got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first [...]
Football recruiting of the MAC
Dante Rones This is the second installment in a series on football recruiting within the Mid-American Conference. The first issue ran on March 9 where Akron was featured. This week features Bowling Green and Massachusetts. Look next week for Kent State and Buffalo. Bowling Green (8-5) had a pretty good season last year. Their defense [...]
Zips alumni in the NFL
Dante Rones The Former Akron Zips inside linebacker Chase Blackburn has a new home in the NFL. He was signed by the New York Giants in 2005 as an undrafted free agent. During his eight years with the Giants, Blackburn recorded 334 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and four interceptions. In Super Bowl XLII, Blackburn had a [...]
Football spring game
Matthew Balsinger With those unfamiliar to Akron football, it’s easy to overlook our modest program in lieu of following other state powerhouse programs, such as Ohio State. There may be good reason to follow these other programs because of the Zips lack of production over the years, but there is considerable reason Akron students should [...]
A short look at Zips softball
Matthew Balsinger Though both Akron men’s and women’s basketball were wrapping up throughout the month of March, Zips softball has only wrapped up their second month of play. The month of March has been a roller coaster for the Lady Zips, as they started the month off with a 5-1 start in the first 10 [...]
