Softball: Frailey, Vansway shine during rebuilding season

May 30, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez On the surface, the 2017 UVU softball season might not look like much. Finishing with a 16-24 overall record and a 7-8 record in the WAC, the Wolverines weren’t quite able to play .500 ball this season. However, when placed in the context of the previous three seasons, in which UVU […]

Five takeaways from the 2017 men’s soccer schedule

April 24, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Photo by Julie Ostler The UVU men’s soccer team announced its 2017 schedule April 14. It features eight nonconference matches before the beginning of WAC play. Here are five takeaways from the rundown: To be the best, you have to beat the best It’s clear from this schedule that […]

For NCAA basketball teams, continuity is king

April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez When the field of 68 teams in the 2017 NCAA March Madness tournament was whittled down to the Final Four, basketball fans looking to get a glimpse at future high-end NBA talent were left with little to be excited about. With all the projected NBA draft lottery talent in the college […]

Softball team making progress in first season with Hubbard

April 10, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold Just under two months into TJ Hubbard’s first season as the head coach of the UVU softball team, the Wolverines were one win shy of matching the previous season’s win total of nine despite having played only 23 games. Over the previous two seasons, the team had a combined record of […]

2016-17 season marked by historic highs, consistent struggles

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The story of the 2016-17 UVU basketball season can be largely defined as historical moments of achievement with stretches of adversity in between. The first high point was the 27-point comeback victory over Denver University on Nov. 23. The win marked the biggest deficit overcome in Wolverine basketball history; it was […]

NFL Combine is not indicative of collegiate talent

March 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Michael Tipton Last week, 330 of the top college football players from the 2016 NCAA season gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana for the NFL Scouting Combine. There, they competed in a variety of speed, strength and agility events with professional scouts for all 32 NFL teams present to gauge their athleticism. It’s been […]

Wolverines rolling heading into WAC Tournament

March 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold With the WAC Tournament tipping off Thursday, the Wolverines couldn’t be peaking at a better time. After a performance in conference play that left a lot to be desired, the last two weeks of the regular season served as a reminder of this team’s potential. The Wolverines’ improvement this season has […]

Conference tournaments: The pre-March Madness madness

February 27, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold Before we know it, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will be upon us. The first weekend of March Madness is my favorite weekend in all of sports. Flipping back and forth among four channels with simultaneous close games watching for buzzer beaters and bracket busters is as fun as […]