Areas of improvement for UVU baseball in 2016

February 9, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Offense an area of emphasis for the Wolverines The 2015 UVU baseball team finished the season 19-35, so head coach Eric Madsen is aware of where the team can improve this year. The telling statistic for the Wolverines last season is the average of five runs scored per game, compared to giving up 7.2 runs […]

UVU baseball set to dig in for 2016

February 9, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines return a full lineup of starters With spring on the way, baseball season is just around the corner. This past season, the UVU baseball team finished with a record of 14-13 in the Western Athletic Conference. This year, the Wolverines are looking to lean on veteran pitching to get through the WAC tournament and […]

UVU men’s soccer receiving national attention in offseason

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU men’s soccer head coach Greg Maas is establishing himself and his program as one of the best in the country. On Feb. 3, all Maas did was sign the 12th-best recruiting class in the nation. Maas added four “richly talented” players to a roster that returns all but one player from a team that […]

Hate crime bill takes over State Capital

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a new bill working it’s way through the state capitol that will intensify hate crime punishments. There’s a lot of debate as to whether or not this is necessary or worthwhile. Much of the states conservatives are feeling that they are being punished for a “thought,” but what really separates a thought and […]

5,256 miles of separation

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photos courtesy of UVU Athletics Jessica Duffin will serve an LDS mission in Madrid, Spain The all-time leader in shutouts for the UVU women’s soccer team will no longer wear gloves, cleats, shin guards and shorts every day.  Instead, she will be wearing a skirt for 18 months when she goes to Madrid, Spain to […]

Seniors find their fit with UVU basketball

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Darrious Hamilton and Alex Carr look to finish careers on a high note As a pair of seniors from different backgrounds on the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team, Darrious Hamilton and Alex Carr have had similar roads leading them to Orem. Hamilton is originally from San Antonio and Carr from Birmingham, Ala., yet their […]

The lesser evil: What to do when you don’t like any of the candidates

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many a time I have wandered to the fridge, stomach growling, only to find that there is nothing there to satisfy my appetite. There’s definitely food there, but it’s a mishmash of incompatible ingredients that wouldn’t taste good in any combination; a single slice of American cheese, a liquefied head of cabbage, and a half-empty […]

Big 12 conference play starts for UVU wrestling

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes   The Utah Valley University wrestling team has had an up and down season, but it’s time to tighten up and get tough as conference play begins. North Dakota State and South Dakota State come to UVU on Feb. 5 to the start of competition in the Big 12 Conference. This has been a long […]

UVU got it right with Pope

February 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Anytime you can get an NCAA Champion and former NBA player to be a part of your basketball program, there is typically an excitement that comes along with it. When Utah Valley University announced the hiring of Mark Pope as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team last summer the excitement was exactly […]