Reading Time: 2 minutes Provo doesn’t celebrate many things. With the exception of a few strands of lights in December and a handful of window displays on Valentines day, holidays seem to comeand go rather imperceptibly in Utah County—but not the Fourth of July. As the Fourth approaches, smoke from barbeque grills will waft through the air, Old Glory […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Owlz rally fell short as they lost Wednesday to the Ogden Raptors 8-6. The Owlz started off strong again with three runs in the first inning. All came with two outs. After that inning, the Owlz failed to put any runs on the board until the bottom of the sixth, when Brennan Gowens knocked […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes We’re at Day 105 of the NFL lockout, and although things are beginning to look fruitful, some worries are looming as to whether a deal will get done in time for the preseason. A few key areas of a new CBA, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between players and owners, need to be finalized and some […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes They may not be the Murderers Row featuring major league greats like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, but the Orem Owlz are turning into a formidable offensive team. First round draft picks Taylor Lindsey and Kaleb Cowart headline a group also including breakout players Jarrod Parks, Francis Larson, and Frazier Hall. To add to this […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Orem Owlz opened their four-game homestand with a 3-2 victory over the Ogden Raptors Tuesday night after entering the game with a 6-2 record, good for first place inthe Southern Division of the Pioneer League. With both team’s pitching staffs having gem nights, the first two innings only took twenty minutes with neither team […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jimmermania in Utah has officially been downsized from every day to a couple times a year. BYU fans are depressed, Ute fans most likely happy or undecided, and the Jazz brass can breathe a huge sigh of relief. Phew, it’s over! The most intriguing and most important draft in Utah Jazz history didn’t come without […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Owlz relied on a three-run first inning and great relief pitching to get a 3-1 series win over Casper, Thursday. Logan Odom, the big 6-foot-6 righty from USC, struggled with his command early with three walks and a hit batter in one inning of work. Odom was pulled after loading the bases in the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes June 10-11 was a good weekend to be a Scotsman in Utah at the 37th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games. Festival goers milled around the fairgrounds, entering vendors’ booths to purchase flags, clothing, even swords and knives made in the traditional Highland fashion. Adjacent to the vendors’ booths were booths of the various Scottish […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Like a boat on a river, the bus floats down the interstate through the bleak Nevada desert. My distant gaze out the window is cut by road signs whipping by, and my thoughts are battered with the sound of young voices. Personal time is something that can’t be brought along by participants on a tour […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes After Tuesday’s 23-1 win, Owlz manager Tom Kotchman cautioned that Orem could easily lose 2-1 the following night, calling the offensive explosion a “fluke.” “Just because you have an Owlz jersey on doesn’t mean you’re going to walk out there and win,” Kotchman said. Almost prophetically, the Owlz fell to the Ghosts 4-1 the next […]