2021 Spring Graduation is underway
Michigan State began in-person commencement ceremonies for the graduating class of spring 2021 Friday morning.
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Michigan State began in-person commencement ceremonies for the graduating class of spring 2021 Friday morning.
The Michigan State women's golf team has taken home the Big Ten Championship once again after winning at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio with an 11-under-par team score.
It was a cloudy afternoon with light rain falling, but the excitement of playing live football in front of fans — even if it was just 6,000 of them — was felt in and around Spartan Stadium Saturday.
Michigan State softball could not overcome a seven-run outburst from Purdue in the sixth inning as they were bombed, 9-6, in a rain-soaked battle on Saturday afternoon with the Boilermakers. The Spartans fell to 1-2 in the weekend series against Purdue and 8-16 overall on the season.
Spectators still attend the game regardless of the rainy weather, coming prepared with umbrellas and rain ponchos. The Boilermakers made a seven-run comeback in the sixth inning to top the Spartans 9-6 at Secchia Stadium on April 24, 2021.
The Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education has been the home for showcasing livestock at Michigan State since 1996, but has undergone a transformation to help combat COVID-19 in the mid-Michigan area.
"What's funny is, we're actually the same age," Valery Plata said. "The three of us are 19. I'm a little young to be a junior."
Michigan State baseball traded in the rain for runs Sunday afternoon at McLane Stadium in their 5-2 victory over Purdue.
Fans return to the stands for the bottom of the eighth inning after the rain delay. The Spartans excelled against the Nittany Lions and won 7-4 at McLane Baseball Field on April 9, 2021.
Sotres warms up with Michigan State pitcher Erla after the rain delay. The Spartans excelled against the Nittany Lions and won 7-4 at McLane Baseball Field on April 9, 2021.
There was a half-hour rain delay during Michigan State's game against Penn State, which pushed back the second game of the doubleheader to 6:25 p.m. The Spartans excelled against the Nittany Lions and won 7-4 at McLane Baseball Field on April 9, 2021.
Fans huddle under the covering in the bleachers just as the rain had delayed the game. The Spartans excelled against the Nittany Lions and won 7-4 at McLane Baseball Field on April 9, 2021.
The Michigan State baseball team (10-9) started off strong in their first of two games Friday afternoon but were almost unable to pull it off as Penn State (6-12) finally got comfortable in McLane Stadium.
Joe Dandron is a graduating senior and sports editor at The State News. He's also a first-generation college graduate.
Truthfully, nothing could have prepared me for this pandemic-riddled semester of Michigan State athletics coverage. I’m a baby, a beginner, a rookie, fresh meat. Well, I was when I returned to The State News' sports desk in November after a stint on the culture desk.
Despite the howling 19 mph, winds coming in from the west, the soft drizzle of rain and the mid-March 41 degree temperature, Michigan State softball (6-10) managed to top Rutgers (3-13) in a 4-1 win that closed out the Spartans' four-game series with the Scarlet Knights.
Anyone who is close to me knows that music is very important to me. There is seldom a moment where I exist in silence — I am always filling that void with music. I play music while I’m in class, while I’m transcribing audio for work and when I’m just sitting around, doing nothing.
Winter storms blew across the country on Monday, sending huge areas of the US into winter weather advisories and leaving some areas without power.
As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours.
Gruff Sparty.