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Kylie Tusing THESTREET Columnist Do you prefer final exams or final papers why? As we enter the month of May, many of us are thinking of dead week, finals or how every warm day is one step closer to summer. While May is about all of those things, it is also the month of awareness for the children apart of America’s Foster Care. With over 500,000 children in and out of the system, the breaking point has been reached. Help is needed “I would and it is easy for us to sit in class, daydreaming on the change we will one day make in the world. Let that change be definitely say today, this month. Here are five ways that you can make a difference in a foster child’s life. final paper because it gives you time to 1. Become aware of the problem. think about Something that costs nothing but can make There is a community out there that your answer.” a world of a difference is being educated needs our help, and in this moment ANDREA LAGANSON on the foster system. There are many Junior | Pre-Med misconceptions that arise in a society based in our lives, we have been given the on foster children. An argument that has become more common is that all children ability to make the change. “Final papers in the system are ready to be adopted. That — Kylie Tusing— because it gives is untrue, while some children are able to be me time to look adopted. Others wait for reunification with Columnist over it, edit it their biological parents or finding out where and get some they will find permanency. stay with a case until it closes (on average for each kid that is being adopted. Offer your feedback from 1.5 years). Essentially, it entails working photography, videography and writing skills the professor if 2. Give back. alongside the judge, case worker, foster to help build those kids adoption portfolios. There are several non-profit organizations NATHAN STELTS I need.” parents and biological parents. Although, Becoming a teacher does not have happen Senior | Marketing that give back directly to foster children. your responsibility is to do what is in the best when you get your degree, offer free tutoring Another more creative way that can be done interest of the child. to foster families that cannot afford a private individually, as a friend group or organization one. There are a vast amount of teenagers in “Final papers is to create care packages. Care packages 4. Mentor a child. the system who have dreams and inspirations. are great ways to bundle a variety of items Big Brother Big Sister is one of the most because there’s Help them take their ACT/SAT or apply to more room to and encouragement letters to give to foster common known programs working with colleges, even BGSU. families and children. Foster families do foster care. More known in high school than in try to finesse an It can be easy to get lost in the college answer versus receive money by the state for the children, college, it is still available for college students experience and forget that there is a whole but it is not nearly enough. Donating clothes, to participate in. Mentoring a child, being an A, B or C world outside this campus, waiting for us. question.” toys, bags, non-perishable food or school an encourager, tutor and friend is a task that Most of us walk around stressed, tired and supplies really can make all the difference. makes a difference in an individual’s life. questioning our entire lives, but there is a JACKIE SIEBENALER community out there that needs our help, Senior | Communication 3. Become a CASA. 5. Offer your services. Disorders and Sciences A position solely based on volunteering, but We sit in classes for hours each week and in this moment in our lives, we have been given the ability to make the change. Let is desperately needed, is a case-appointed learning information, taking exams, “Final paper Foster Care Awareness month be your reason special advocate. This person would have conducting research and experiments. We because I can get to give back and become the person who to be serious about advocating for foster are knowledgeable and talented to the best of it out of the way changes the world. care because it takes a background check, our abilities. Offer your services on what you early, and I can 30 hour special-training and the ability to know best to do. Foster agencies make profiles proofread.”

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Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS unverified information, anonymous submissions and hate speech will not be Meredith Siegel Learn. published. Forum Editor Support. As with any issue, it’s best to educate yourself Wood County has its own Latinx advocacy on what’s really happening. Knowing things as group called La Conexión, as well as a E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS: Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican simple as the difference between Mexico and support group on Facebook that aims to Submissions can be sent as an attachment holiday that white Americans use pretty much its surrounding countries is key. Knowing what support and create connections with the exclusively as an excuse to drink and eat to [email protected] with the subject cultural appropriation is and why it’s harmful community for Latinx members. Going Mexican food. However, I believe that if you line marked “Letter to the Editor,” “Comic” is useful, too. Latinx people have been in the to events La Conexión is putting on or are celebrating a holiday, you should have United States before it was the United States, contributing to a fundraiser are good ways to or “Guest Column.” All submissions are some idea of the cultural significance. and it’s important to see how Latinx people support them. Also, buying from local shops subject to review and editing for length Cinco de Mayo means May 5 if you really have been edged out of their own history, in like Rosita’s Latin Market is good too. and clarity before printing, and the BG don’t know your Spanish, and it celebrates ways like the lack of a Hispanic option on the a Mexican battle victory in the Franco- census for most of American history, or how Change. News reserves the right not to publish any Mexican war, but according to Britannica, they have been and are marginalized today. Changing your behavior might be the submission. outside of the town the battle took place in, most important part of allyship. If you are Cinco de Mayo has little noteworthiness in Advocate. contributing to a harmful environment for Mexico. It actually came over with Mexican Calling out your friends, family or even another group of people, it’s your obligation immigrants who wanted to celebrate their strangers is also an incredibly important part to change something about what you’re doing. heritage. I also don’t believe anyone should of supporting the Latinx population in Bowling Maybe you’ve “dressed like a Mexican” for to La Conexión or Adelante Toledo, a non- celebrate a holiday of a group of people they Green. When people say racist things about Halloween or made a joke at the expense of profit that provides support and advocacy don’t want in their country. So, I encourage Mexican immigrants, don’t let them get away Latinx people. Acknowledging your mistake in Toledo. And, while not all Latinos are anyone who went out to El Zarape or got a with it! When the Pike fraternity dressed up and not doing it again is something you can, recent immigrants, and some were in the margarita to do something for the Mexican, like a “Mexican gang,” it probably would only and should, do. United States before it was the United States, or Latinx in general, community in the States, have taken one person saying, “Hey this isn’t the Latinx community bears the brunt of especially when two boys were attacked for OK, and you shouldn’t be doing it,” for it not Donate. the weight in anti-immigration discourse, being Hispanic in Bowling Green. So, here are to have happened. Especially at a time when Probably the most concrete and best thing legislation and racism. 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BG NEWS May 6, 2019 | PAGE 5 Falcon Finale to ‘take over’ the Union Hunter Huffman “(UAO) has been preparing this event Overall, the organization hopes the event PHOTO BY HUNTER HUFFMAN Reporter since the beginning of the semester and even will be a memorable parting for students. started some conversations at the end of last “We really just want to create an As the spring semester begins to wrap up, the semester about what our vision was for the atmosphere where students can come and University Activities Organization is holding event,” she said. “Getting contracts for the have fun, feel welcome and just create its annual “Falcon Finale” as a last send-off to inflatables and the live entertainment; all that memories with their friends,” Miller said. “It students and staff. stuff has to be done like three months out.” is during dead week and stressful times, so Taking place May 8 from 7 to 11 p.m., the For Miller, the success of the event places (it’s) a little stress reliever to come out and just free event consists of various activities both strong reliance on both members and have fun.” in and around the Bowen-Thompson Student volunteers within UAO. 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PULSE May 6, 2019 | PAGE 6 Internet backlash forces redesign of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’

Evan Hayes VIA YOUTUBE Pulse Editor To change animation at this stage in

The final day of April brought the trailer for production is a hard enough to do for a “Sonic the Hedgehog” to the Internet, and the film team, much less the main character early returns were far from great. The trailer left many viewers feeling wary after revulsive who’s an iconic piece of video game responses to the CGI-animation of the movie’s main character. culture. It involves changing what is “Sonic the Hedgehog” features the blue video game speedster as an extraterrestrial, likely a majority of scenes in the movie, anthropomorphic hedgehog and has been given a human-like appearance, including but also advertising and marketing fur, distinct facial features and a human like physique. The resulting look is slightly jarring efforts that were already under way. to look at. The character looks very little like the cartoon version from the Sonic catalog, and as humanoid objects get closer to appearing to the premiere, it suggests the studio is doing video game version, and the trailer gave us a backlash over the eery human-like features like real humans they will invoke an eery or everything it can to make sure early opinions look at both styles of the villain. prompted the film’s director to take to Twitter revulsive feeling in viewers. don’t sink the movie right away. Video game movies have seen a bit of a to promise changes are on the way. To change animation at this stage in The rest of the trailer does little to inspire resurgence recently with “Pokemon: Detective The key pieces that viewers seemed to production is hard enough to do for a film hope. The plot to the movie seems zany, as Pikachu” already expected to break the have problems with were the appearance team, much less the main character who’s an Sonic teams up with a local sheriff (James box office when it releases on May 10. But of the character’s fur, the proportions of his iconic piece of video game culture. It involves Marsden) to travel across the country to the genre has largely been disappointing body and legs and the separation of his eyes. changing what is likely a majority of scenes in recollect his gold rings, all while Sonic evades for viewers and fans alike, and “Sonic the All of these aesthetic features, according to the movie, but also advertising and marketing capture by both the government and the Hedgehog” has shown some worrying signs it executive producer Tim Miller, were made efforts that were already under way. The movie evil scientist Doctor Robotnik, played by Jim could go in the same direction. to make the character design as human as premieres in six months, scheduled to release Carrey. Carrey’s Robotnik is a prerunner to the possible. While Sonic has been thought of by on Nov 8. many as a creature from Earth, the movie has The redesign is ultimately disconcerting VIA YOUTUBE made him an alien, so a human-like design for a movie that has been in production style feels even more off base. since 2016 and has a reported budget of This is also a strange strategy for a revered $90 million. Fowler was hired in 2016 and animated character, who comes ready-made filming for the production didn’t take place with agreed-upon design proportions and until the second half of 2018, with the time previous examples of animation in other between being extended due to Paramount media. The approach has essentially plunged acquiring the movie from Sony after it was put the character into the bottom of the uncanny in turnaround. With additional production valley, the aesthetic relationship that suggests costs being sunk into this redesign this close

VIA TWITTER PULSE May 6, 2019 | PAGE 7 Third-party games need Switch ports however, if it were just empty rooms with remastered trilogy released on Switch after David Escobedo the stylish JRPG series. And indeed, Switch owners will get a Persona game, just in the puzzles to solve, no matter how inventive a timed exclusivity on PlayStation. “Spyro: Reporter form of a Musou game. Musou games are part the puzzles. As a result, there is a narrative Reignited Trilogy” has been out for a while and of the Koei Tecmo Warriors franchise where happening simultaneously as players solve still has not been announced to be coming The Switch is a fantastic console. Yes, I’m players are tasked with taking on large waves puzzles. Taking control of Chell, the silent to Switch. The possibility is still there though, clearly biased; nice to meet you. It has of enemies all at once. The Zelda and Fire protagonist, players must escape the clutches but it is uncertain as to the game’s fate on fantastic first-party games, with more to come Emblem franchises have had previous releases of the evil sentient robot GLaDOS as she Nintendo’s console. soon, and great indies that seem to be coming in this style of game as well on the Switch. makes snarky comments while trying to out every month on a steady stream. I, personally, would love to see “Persona torment Chell. The story is intriguing enough VIA REDIT Apart from that, there are also ports of older 5 Royal” come to the Switch at some point. that, merged with the excellent puzzles, keeps third-party games that sporadically arrive on “Royal” is an updated version of “Persona 5” players moving forward. the hybrid gaming system. “Dragon’s Dogma: that adds in a new character, a new area to “Portal 2” would be an excellent addition to Dark Arisen” just released on the system explore and much more. The Persona series the Switch’s ever-growing library. Especially not long ago and the popular “Dark Souls: has largely been a PlayStation exclusive with the multiplayer component of the game. Remastered” also received a port. There are since its creation, so the odds are not likely “Portal 2” has a two-player mode that forces some third-party games, though, that I would of “Royal” coming to the Switch. Relations duos to work together in order to solve some like to see make their debut on the console. between Microsoft and Nintendo have been very notoriously-crafted puzzles. GLaDOS Here are a few of them. great though, so perhaps the same can also returns to bully players in this mode, ‘Metal Gear Solid: The happen between Sony and Nintendo. Or so prepare to be insulted. With the Switch’s VIA YOUTUBE maybe I’m just being greedy and want every on-the-go nature and the removable Joy-Con Legacy Collection’ game on the Switch. You decide. on the sides, taking and playing “Portal 2” My cheating continues as this collection anywhere with a friend sounds fantastic. Who has, like, eight games in it. Almost every ‘Ori and the Blind Forest’ knows what Valve does anymore though, so I game in the Metal Gear Solid franchise has This game is more in the vein of what I don’t think this game will ever be ported. I like contributed an innovative piece of game usually play. “Ori and the Blind Forest” is ending on happy notes. design to the industry. Whether that be in a platformer Metroidvania adventure with actual gameplay or narrative, the series has gorgeous visuals and a magical soundtrack. VIA XBOX DVR been an important piece of gaming history. Players are tasked with restoring the forest The games have a sometimes wacky tone home that shelters Ori and pals after it is to them while also balancing an ambitious, ‘Persona 5 Royal’ decimated by a tragic event. There have been politically-driven narrative with some great “Persona 5” is a JRPG set in contemporary other games that tell the tales of adorable spy action mixed in. Japan centered on struggling high school forest creatures, but this one just has a great The foreseeable future of Metal Gear Solid students that try to change the hearts of mix of so much. The art style is charming, has been murky ever since series creator those corrupted by society. Yes, it sounds very the score summons a tide of emotions at key Hideo Kojima and series publisher Konami angsty by description and something that moments, the gameplay looks top-notch and got into a spat over the series. Things got someone who shops too much at Hot Topic the world beckons to be explored. “Ori and the ‘Spyro Reignited Trilogy’ messy between the two that left fans of the would come up with, but it’s a quality game Blind Forest” looks like the perfect game to fit series mad at publisher Konami, since it Yeah, this is technically cheating since this with depth for days. in with the Switch’s library. resulted in Kojima’s untimely departure from is more than one game, it’s a trilogy. Most There is traditional dungeon crawling as The game, however, is a Microsoft exclusive the studio and consequently, Metal Gear people know the iconic purple dragon as a many RPGs have, and it’s not too bad in this title. It first released in March 2015 for the Solid. “Metal Gear Survive” was the first game PlayStation classic. And indeed, for a time, one, but that’s only half the game. Along with Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. The odds released by Konami that wasn’t under Kojima’s Spyro’s best games were coming out on Sony’s dungeon crawling, you can gather personas, of this title coming to the Switch are rare, but guidance. It was met with mediocre reviews consoles exclusively. As time went on, more the in-game enemies-turned-allies you collect it could happen. “Cuphead” was surprisingly from critics and largely negative fan reception. Spyro titles came out to varying degrees of and fuse to earn more powerful ones. They announced for the Switch and was a welcome While the future is uncertain for the series to quality, all culminating in a toys-to-life video serve as spirits that you can use a variety of surprise partnership between Microsoft and move forward, a port of the older games in games series called “Skylanders.” Some people elemental attacks with for combat. Picture Nintendo. I’d like to see this partnership the franchise to modern consoles would be barely know that the series started as a Spyro them as pokémon, but they’re demons. There’s continue to blossom with smaller titles such welcome. The Legacy Collection contained spinoff title. I barely remembered, not that I a social life you must maintain throughout as Ori. With Ori’s sequel announced at E3 all the games except for the split entry: “Metal wanted to either. the game as well. Now I barely do this in 2017, “Ori and the Will of the Wisps,” perhaps Gear Solid V.” The older titles re-releasing But, after years of not exactly receiving a real life, so having a game about it sounds more publicity could be brought to the series would give modern console owners the core Spyro title, someone somewhere decided unappealing, but the way it works in “Persona with a Switch port. opportunity to play them. All the games have to remake the first three main games in the 5” is highly satisfying. Building bonds with the been released on the PS3 before, so in terms of series. The remade games look great. They have varied characters and slowly learning more ‘Portal 2’ power, the Switch should not have a problem a splendid, cartoony vibe to them that’s easy about their personalities and backstories can I play two puzzle games a year, and then with the games. Konami’s plan with the series on the eyes. And the gameplay looks polished range from heart-warming to heart-breaking. I’m satisfied with the genre. Though one game is unknown, but a release of the classic titles of and cleaned up compared to the originals. The With Joker, the main protagonist of I’m always up for playing either single or Metal Gear Solid would be much welcome. “Persona 5,” coming to “Super Smash Bros. multiplayer is “Portal 2.” remade trilogy had a simultaneous release on Ultimate” as DLC not long ago and Atlus The critically-acclaimed and consumer- PS4 and Xbox One at its launch. The Switch teasing Persona news over the course of a beloved “Portal 2” tasks players with solving was not announced to have a version of it, however. Activision owns the rights to Spyro few months with mysterious titles, many first-person physics puzzles but with a twist: Read the rest online @ bgfalconmedia.com. were expecting to hear a Switch version of you use portals. The game would grow tiring, as well as Crash Bandicoot. Crash had his own BG NEWS May 6, 2019 | PAGE 8 BG Spotlight: Danielle Austinson

Megan Borger VIA BGSU ATHLETICS DDiscoiscoVVerer YYourour Falcon Communications Danielle Austinson is a sophomore majoring in business management. Austinson is a member of Bowling Green’s golf team suPerPoWer and the Delta Gamma Fraternity. This is suPerPoWer Austinson’s second year on the golf team and her sixth year taking part in the sport. “I really love all of the friends I have made through golf and all the opportunities this program has given me,” Austinson said. She finds the love and support she gets from her teammates and coaches really motivating. community. She has done 69 hours of Austinson says that her coach is such a strong volunteer work this year from working with mentor and has been able to make her two the Wood County Humane Society to working seasons at BG amazing. with BGSU athletics and different community Being part of Delta Gamma and the golf events. She enjoys all the work she is able to team, Austinson finds it difficult to find free do and is happy to give back. Austinson is time, but she enjoys being busy. excited to start another amazing season with Through being on the golf team, Austinson the golf team and cannot wait to see where the has done a lot of volunteer work for the program takes her.

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10674_SH_5_0417x10_4cFR.indd 1 9/21/18 6:25 PM SPORTS May 6, 2019 | PAGE 9 Baseball loses to Dayton Flyers, swept by Central Michigan Zane Miller home on a wild pitch and Tirotta driving in a “The second inning proved to be the and when you give good teams two extra outs, Sports Reporter run on an error. The Falcons would be unable difference,” Schmitz said. “We made a few that’s not a good thing, especially when you’re to mount a comeback, however, as lightning mistakes, and Central Michigan made us pay.” struggling to score.” The Falcon baseball team, falling 6-3 against and an impending thunderstorm forced Central Michigan senior starting pitcher Pat Central Michigan junior pitcher Cameron the Dayton Flyers in seven innings on the game to end after seven innings, giving Leatherman took the win, going 6 2/3 innings Brown earned the win, going seven innings Wednesday, before losing 7-3 on Saturday Dayton the 6-3 victory. while allowing just one earned run on three with no earned runs on a pair of hits and four against the Central Michigan Chippewas, 4-0 “I thought our guys came ready to play hits and a walk, as Falcons sophomore pitcher walks, while Falcons freshman pitcher Tyler in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader and we got off to a nice start,” Schmitz said. Andrew Abrahamowicz took the loss with five Hays was hit with the loss, going 5 2/3 innings and 6-2 in the second game of the “We are still searching for ways to win close innings pitched, allowing one earned run on with no earned runs allowed on six hits and doubleheader, extending the team’s losing games, and it comes down to execution and seven hits and five walks. four walks. streak to nine games. making plays.” After Friday’s scheduled game was pushed The second game of the doubleheader saw “You’re not going to win many games if Dayton junior pitcher RJ Wagner got the back to a Sunday doubleheader, Central Central Michigan again take the lead in the you don’t score,” Falcons head coach Danny win, going three innings with one earned run Michigan took the lead first as senior left second inning, with Warren drawing a bases- Schmitz said. “That’s been our bugaboo, we allowed on three hits and no walks, as Falcons fielder David Cole came home on a passed loaded walk and junior center fielder Zach just can’t score runs and we’re struggling so freshman pitcher Griffin Parrill was hit with ball in the third inning for a 1-0 lead. In the Gilles getting an RBI sacrifice fly, followed much with the at-bats.” the loss, going a third of an inning with no sixth, freshman designated hitter Garrett up with Lockwood-Powell and senior right Wednesday’s game saw Dayton grab the earned runs, three hits and no walks. Dayton Navarra drove in a run on a sacrifice bunt and fielder Jacob Crum each earning RBI singles lead first as freshman catcher Jay Curtis hit an junior reliever Tyler Jones got the save. Rollin had an RBI single. Central Michigan for a 4-0 lead. RBI sacrifice fly to give them a 1-0 lead in the On Saturday, Central Michigan grabbed capped off the scoring with sophomore Senior second baseman Jason Sullivan first inning. However, the Falcons responded the lead early with a five-run second inning, shortstop Zavier Warren getting an RBI single added an RBI single for Central Michigan in the third inning as junior center fielder Jake punctuated by sophomore catcher Griffin as well. That would be all for the offense as in the fifth to give them a 5-0 lead, but the Wilson hit a two-run home run to give the Lockwood-Powell hitting a two-run homer. Central Michigan held on to take the 4-0 win Falcons got a pair of runs back as senior left team a 2-1 lead. They then added another run in the fifth as and claim the series victory. fielder RJ Williams scored on a passed ball and The Falcons added to their lead in the fifth senior first baseman Evan Kratt drove in a “We gave them all four runs,” Schmitz said. senior designated hitter Anthony Smith hit as senior second baseman Riley Minorik got run on a double play to make it a 6-0 game, “The first run scored on a passed ball and the an RBI single. Central Michigan tacked on a an RBI single, but the advantage wouldn’t last but the Falcons got the run back in the sixth next three scored because we didn’t make two run in the ninth as junior third baseman Zach long as Dayton came back in the bottom of with a Wilson RBI single. Central Michigan routine plays. We gave them two extra outs Heeke got an RBI single as they went on to win the inning with sophomore third baseman responded with sophomore left fielder Chase 6-2 to get the sweep. Riley Tirotta hit an RBI sacrifice fly, followed Rollin knocking in a run on an error in the Sophomore pitcher Jordan Patty picked by sophomore right fielder Michael Cleary seventh and while the Falcons got two more up the win for Central Michigan, going five stealing home to tie the game at 3-3. Dayton runs in the ninth as senior left fielder Jeff Scott innings while allowing one earned run on four carried the momentum into the sixth, with drove in a run on a double play and senior hits and no walks, while Falcons junior pitcher junior left fielder Connor Wilson scoring an right fielder Ty Suntken getting an RBI single, Chase Antle took the loss, going 1 2/3 innings RBI single to take the lead, followed by junior it wouldn’t be enough as Central Michigan got while giving up four earned runs on two hits second baseman Takahiro Yamada crossing the 7-3 win. and five walks. The series also saw the jersey retirement of former Falcon baseball player Gary Haas’ number 6, as well as a commemorative plaque in honor of former player Cory Miller, who passed away in January. “Gary has been a very dear friend of mine for about 25-plus years,” Schmitz said. “He bleeds brown and orange and is always there to help out the program and the university in any way, shape or form, and I can’t think of anybody that is more deserving to have his number retired. … With Cory Miller, that was a really tough phone call that I got in late January, he was in my first recruiting class and was just a great young man. He was one of those guys was just a coach’s dream and had that ‘hate-to- lose, love-to-win’ attitude. … That’s why we’re dedicating the season to him.” The Falcons will next play on Tuesday PHOTO BY MICHAELA DAVIS PHOTO BY MICHAELA DAVIS afternoon at home against the Purdue Fort Anthony Smith swings to try and get a hit. Andrew Abrahamowicz sends the pitch to the plate. Wayne Mastodons. SPORTS May 6, 2019 | PAGE 10 Softball wins last 2 out of 3 games Michael Hubler run homer, making the lead 8-2. The Vikings the Golden Flashes. This game also ended top of the fourth, would then tag on another Sports Reporter would score one run in the top of the seventh, with Kent State pitching a perfect game. In run doubling to right center with Kali Holcomb but the Falcons prevailed. Meredith Miller was the bottom of the third, Kaitlyn Miller of scoring. The Flashes would score in the bottom In the last week of their season, the Falcons the winning pitcher of the Falcons going to the Flashes stole second base allowing Jen of the fourth but would hold on winning softball team won against Cleveland State and 15-15 while the Vikings pitcher Kelly Hysong Cader to score. Brenna Brownfield in the 2-1. The winning pitcher for the Falcons was split a doubleheader with Kent State. They would fall to 8-12. bottom of the fifth singled batting in Sabrina Meredith, improving to 16-15 while for the finished the regular season with a record of Saturday’s Game 1 resulted in a 4-0 loss to Kerschner. Then in the bottom of the sixth, Flashes, Madi Huck would fall to 5-10. 22-29. While going 22-29, their conference Hunter Brancifort hit a two- Overall, on the season the Falcons improved record was 7-14, home 8-6 and road 10-14. PHOTO BY WILL ARNDT run homer making the lead pitching tremendously. Meredith Miller won On Tuesday, the Falcons hosted the Vikings 4-0. The score would stay the her last four games over the Wright State at Meserve Field which resulted in an 8-3 win. same the entire game as the Raiders, Akron Zips, Cleveland State Vikings The first run was scored in the bottom of the Falcons would lose the first and Kent State Golden Flashes. Meredith had first with a Kellie Natham double batting in doubleheader. Brooke Parker 187 strikeouts this year while having 456 total Taylor Blevins. In the second inning, Madeline would receive the loss going during her four years. Seven seniors were on Dyer singled with Logan Everett scoring, 6-12 while Andrea Scali would the softball team this year. The seven seniors resulting in an early 2-0 lead for the Falcons. improve to 19-7. leaving are Holcomb, Meredith, Natham, Although the Vikings would score in the third, Game 2 would consist of a Parker, Alex Sorgi, Kiley Sosby and Kathleen in the bottom half Madi McCoy would have 2-1 win for the Falcons.Natham Shier. For next year, it will be an uphill battle a two-run homer to left field with Blevins would have a single in the top while losing two starting pitchers, but with scoring, making the lead 4-1. With a 5-2 lead of the first with Payton Hamm young promise like McCoy, the Falcons look to in the bottom of the sixth, McCoy had a three- Payton Hamm prepares to swing and hit the ball. scoring. Sarah Gonzalez, in the reload with young talent swarming in. Liverpool taking City to final day is enough Jacob Clary Manchester City will finish with 98 points League team ever. Pep Guardiola will most has made this side into one that is to be feared. Sports Editor and Liverpool with 97. Just to put that into likely have led this team to two straight Liverpool has only lost one match this whole perspective, the most points any Premier Premier League titles, which hasn’t happened season. Unfortunately, that was to Manchester, No matter what happens, Liverpool taking League side has ever achieved is 100 points, since 2007-09 when Manchester United won it which set them on course to come back and Manchester City to the final day in the Premier which was by Manchester City last season. The in back-to-back seasons. take the lead in the title race. League title race is all I could have ever hoped second most was done by Chelsea in the 2004- However, talking about the greatness At the beginning of the season, all I wanted for. I’ll be honest, I’m a Liverpool fan. That 05 season when they tallied 95 points. Think of Manchester City is giving Liverpool not at the end of the season was to believe that my means I have been wanting Manchester City to about that, this season will most likely have enough credit. Last season, Liverpool lost to team gave it their all. To believe that they didn’t falter for weeks. However, this Manchester City the second and third highest point totals ever Manchester City by 25 points. Now, this season give up on the title race. I definitely got that team just won’t let that happen. Even though I in the Premier League. Having that happen they might lose by only 1 point. That is a this season. The team gave everything they might be disappointed that Liverpool doesn’t in the same season is just fun to watch. Even massive improvement. Also, Liverpool finished could and even if they don’t win, this season win the title, all I ever wanted was a good race, though my team would be the one to lose the with 75 points, and this season they might isn’t the last time they will be challenging and I got that and then some. This has been league, taking it to the final day is all I could finish with 97 points. A 22-point improvement for the title in the new few years. They will one of the most interesting title races in any have wanted. is what was needed to take this season to the continue to get better consistently. However, sport I have ever watched. This Manchester City side will have tallied final day. Yes, it could have been even better. there are still a couple of matches left and you For those who are keeping score, if both 198 points in a two-season span. That’s just There were plenty of matches they should have know what people always say. They play the teams win the rest of their matches, then ridiculous. This is probably the best Premier won, but everyone has a bad day. Jurgen Klopp matches for a reason.

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