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Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Releases Non-Conference Schedule – Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH-The Cleveland State men’s basketball team has released its 2024 Non-Conference Schedule. The Vikings will play a total of 12 games against non-conference opponents including an exhibition contest on October 30 against Lourdes to kick off the season which will be free of charge for all fans.
“Our schedule is officially set, and I’m really excited about the challenges that lie ahead,” said head coach Daniyal Robinson. “We set out each year to challenge ourselves in our non-conference schedule in order to best prepare ourselves for league play. We’ll have a chance to play in several hostile environments throughout the first part of the season. Naturally, we always look forward to the opportunities we have to protect home court, and this year we’ll be hosting a pair of prestigious MAC programs in Eastern Michigan and Kent State at the Wolstein Center. Another thing I’m looking forward to is starting a Home & Home series with a former conference foe in Valparaiso. Looking up and down the schedule, we know we will be tested throughout and it will be a great opportunity for us to gauge where we’re at.”
“We also had the opportunity this year to bring back the Thanksgiving Week MTE in Woodling Gym. We had a ton of success with that last year, and what makes it special is it gives CSU fans and alumni a chance to reminisce on some of the great Cleveland State teams of the past that played in Woodling.”
“When it comes to League Play, I look forward to the challenge of kicking things off on the road this year against two teams that had a ton of success last year in Milwaukee and Green Bay. Just like any year, there are no easy games when it comes to Horizon League play. I’m excited to compete against a handful of new Head Coaches in the league, too. Especially in the cases of Coach Sargent at Wright State and Coach Faulkner at Youngstown State, those guys were a huge part of the success their predecessors had at their respective schools.”
“Everybody knows the Horizon League lost a lot of talent following last season to graduation and other circumstances, but I look around the league now, and I think everybody did a tremendous job recruiting at the high school and JUCO levels as well as in the transfer portal. It’s going to be a fun season ahead!”
The schedule is highlighted by an in-state matchup with Kent State at the Wolstein Center on November 23 which will be the annual Homecoming game. The Vikings also welcome Eastern Michigan to Cleveland on November 16. Cleveland State matched up with both teams on the road in the 2023-24 season and will take on Kent State for the fourth time in the past six seasons.
Cleveland State will also visit three “Power 4” conference opponents, starting with the regular season opener at Michigan on Monday, November 4. The Vikings and Wolverines will meet for the tenth time in series history and the first time since 2012. Cleveland State will also travel to Kansas State on November 9 and Minnesota on November 19. Both the Wildcats and Gophers made appearances in the NIT last season.
Cleveland State will also host the Viking Invitational, a multi-team tournament scheduled to take place at Woodling Gymnasium over Thanksgiving weekend. The games against Morehead State and New Jersey Institute of Technology will be free to attend for all fans. Cleveland State’s game against Brescia on December 14 will also offer free admission.
Viking fans will have a host of ticket packages and opportunities to catch the action inside the Wolstein Center and Woodling Gymnasium throughout the season. Season tickets remain on sale and can be purchased by calling the CSU Ticket Office at 216-687-4848 or online at this link. Cleveland State Athletics is excited to launch the sale of single-game tickets, as well as mini plans including the return of the “Downtown Deals” and “Hoop Diggity Dog” packages.
“Downtown Deals” allows CSU fans to take advantage of one of the best values Downtown Cleveland has to offer. The $35 package includes a lower-level game ticket plus unlimited food and drink, including alcoholic beverages. This package is available for select weeknight home games starting with the regular season home opener against Baldwin Wallace.
Also returning is the “Hoop Diggity Dog” family package. This package is perfect for families looking for a fun weekend activity as fans can purchase a lower-level game ticket along with a concession voucher for a hot dog, popcorn and fountain drink for $15 per person. This package is available for most weekend home games throughout the season.
Groups of ten or more can also take advantage of special discounted pricing for any ticketed home game. Lower-level sideline tickets can be purchased for $22 per person which includes a replica jersey.
Flex plans are also available with options to purchase either four, eight or 12 vouchers at one time. Each voucher is good for a sideline reserved ticket to a majority of ticketed home games throughout the season.
Fans will also have multiple doubleheader opportunities to see both the men’s and women’s basketball team in action for one low price. Doubleheaders will occur on November 23, December 29, and February 8.
More information including broadcast coverage and promotional details will be announced at a later date.
CLEVELAND — For the first time in U.S. history, a Navy warship will be commissioned in Ohio.
Commissioning a ship is a time-honored naval tradition that formally places a ship into active duty.
The USS Cleveland arrived in its namesake city on Saturday, coasting into Cleveland’s North Coast Yard. It’s the fourth ship in U.S. Navy history to bear the name Cleveland.
“It’s a little bit bigger than a flight deck. About 25% bigger,” said Commanding Officer Bruce Hallett. “And it’s higher up, the water makes it a little easier for pilots to be able to land on it. So they like it.”
Hallett has served with the Navy for more than 20 years.
“There are up and overs. So these flags are actually single flags. So we have quartermasters on board,” Hallett said of the colorful flags seen across the ship. “So they can use these to send signals to other ships. But in this capacity right here, they’re just purely for decoration.”
Inside the ship, the decorations pay homage to Cleveland, with two murals in the waterborne mission zone depicting key landmarks and Cleveland Browns signs in the gym.
“It’s all swagged out with all kinds of Cleveland Browns stuff new,” said Hallett. “We got the colors down there, the flags, the towels. It looks phenomenal. And the crew loves it.”
Sailors have been touring the city throughout the week, and Executive Officer Adam Cline has been coordinating community relations events with the crew. He sent two specific sailors to City Hall.
“We have two members of our crew that are from Cleveland,” Hall said. “That’s where they grew up. So it was real nice to incorporate them into that and to get a great memento from the city, a nice flag for us.”
The USS Cleveland will be commissioned Saturday and then head to its home port of Florida. When the ship eventually retires, the USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation hopes to bring it back to become a museum.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A U.S. Navy warship will be commissioned in Ohio on Saturday for the first time in 250 years.
The USS Cleveland is docked on Lake Erie ahead of the 10 a.m. ceremony.
Commander Bruce Hallett has commanded the USS Cleveland for more than two years.
“It is extremely exciting to be able to bring the USS Cleveland here to Cleveland and to be able to commission this ship here — obviously to introduce it to the city so that they can see the ship that bears their name,” Hallett said. “This has been a long time coming.”
The ship’s hallways are named after Cleveland streets, including East 9th and St. Clair Avenue.
A mural honoring the city of Cleveland is displayed on board. The Navy says it is rare to see something like this on a warship.
“Amazing mural, right? We’re so proud to have that on board,” Hallett said. “We’re just pretty much in awe when we saw all the stuff that we have in the city, and now we have it as part of the Cleveland. We love it as a crew.”
The ship’s weight room was outfitted by the Cleveland Browns with flags, towels, and mats.
“The Browns came and added their own touches to that weight room,” Hallett said. “So it’s all swagged out with all kinds of Cleveland Browns stuff now.”
The ship carries a crew of about 90, including two sailors who grew up in Cleveland.
The USS Cleveland is the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to be commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
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A trio of locally made films will grace area screens, here is your Movie Nerd Report for the week of May 11-17.
Thursday evening will bring the red-carpet premiere of “The Last Shop On Walnut” at the Cedar Lee Theatre (2163 Lee Rd Cleveland Heights, OH 44118) . The film, which was written and directed by Jason Richardson, was mostly shot in Ravenna. It stars Peter Lawson Jones and Cleveland native Kym Whitley. The screening will benefit the Charles & Margaret Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund at College Now. Tickets can be found at this link.
Can’t make the premiere? The Cedar Lee will be playing the film for at least a full week starting Friday!
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“Blood & Rust” the debut feature from Kent State alumni Jeremy Herbert, will be coming to Cranked Up TV on May 19 and The Ashland Cinema (212 Center Street Ashland, OH 44805) will be offering a screening of it this Friday evening at 7 p.m., and it is free!
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. the Capitol Theatre (1390 W.65th Street Cleveland, OH 44102) will present the directorial debut of Frank Calo IV in “Last Call”. Sounds like this one is poised to sell out so click here to grab your tickets.
Over at the Cleveland Cinematheque (11610 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44118) :
Cleveland is fortunate to be one of the five select cities of the Future of Film Is Female Series which highlights films from female and nonbinary filmmakers. The first film in this series kicks off Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with the Midwest road trip film, “Dreams In Nightmares.”
Thursday at 9 p.m. and Friday at 9 p.m. they will present a 4K Restoration of the Dutch classic “Malpertius,” which features Orson Welles.
Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 4:30 p.m. they will present the Italian dramedy “The Last One For The Road.”
Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:35 p.m. they will present a documentary that explores the effects of colonialism on Northern Argentina in “Our Land.”
Saturday at 8:50 p.m. and Sunday at 5:45 p.m. they will present a 4K Restoration of the Argentinian film “The Headless Woman”
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. they will present the documentary “Four Rational People,” which looks at the Emerson String Quartet’s final performance.
More information about the films and ticket prices are at: cinematheque.cia.edu
At the Nightlight Cinema (30 N High Street Akron, OH 44308):
One of the most acclaimed films of the year is the Canadian drama “Blue Herron,” it is the feature debut of Sophy Romvari, who gained attention for her short films.
They also will be playing the documentary “Steal This Story, Please,” which highlights independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman.
More Information about the films and ticket prices are at: nightlightcinema.com
This weekend there are a trio of new films opening in wide release: The first is one that I would recommend if you are a horror fan – “Obsession”. This film continues a trend where we are seeing Youtubers become filmmakers, in this case it is 26-year-old Curry Barker. This is a spin on “be careful what you wish for” when a young man makes a wish for his crush to love him more than anything else in the world, and it gets increasingly disturbing from there. I personally loved it and thought the performance from actress Inde Navarrette will make her a star.
“Is God Is” is a revenge tale which was based on an award-winning play by Alesha Harris. Harris makes her feature directorial debut and currently the film stands at 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
The other film opening is the latest from director Guy Ritchie, the action-thriller “In The Grey” with Jake Gyllenhall and Henry Cavill.
Rounding out this busy week are some anniversaries hitting screens in “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick” for one week to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Tony Scott’s original, and the original “Shrek” is also playing for one week to commemorate its 25th Anniversary (Anniversaries like this are making your resident movie nerd feel old!).
Lastly, I just wanted to wish congratulations to my longtime friend Dave Huffman, who has just been named the new director of The Cleveland Cinematheque! If you have ever attended some of the Late Shift Series back in the day at the Cedar Lee or Capitol, or the 12 Hours of Terror, you know that Dave is a huge cinephile and I am certain will do a great job at the Cinematheque!
Until next week my friends, see ya at the movies!
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