Regaining that winning feeling

February 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brooke Morrill Utah Valley ends losing streak at five games The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak in blowout fashion against long-time foe Chicago State 84-62 Feb. 20. The Wolverines were lead by the sophomore tandem of center Sam Loggins and guard Katie Kuklok, which started off the […]

Chasen a dream

February 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Delta, Utah is a small farming community that most people probably don’t know about. It has a population of around 3,200 people and the people are passionate about one thing: wrestling. Every young boy is expected to be thrown on the mat and help his team compete for a championship, something that UVU’s own Chasen […]

Go for gold: An Olympic ideal

February 18, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes While thinking of what to say concerning the Winter Olympics, nothing really came to mind. It hasn’t been an area of focus in my life. The spectacle that is the Olympics is just not as interesting to me as it once was. I see the waste of billions of dollars in an event that, after […]

UVU wrestling defeats South Dakota State late in dual

February 8, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley wrestling opened up Western Wrestling Conference action in dramatic fashion against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Feb. 6, winning 18-15. The Wolverines looked as they were going to run away with the victory early on, but South Dakota State fought back until the very end as the dual victory hung on the very […]

Wolverines dominate Boise State

February 8, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Gabi Campbell Utah Valley wrestling overcame Boise State for the third straight time at home in a 23-18 comeback at the PE building Feb. 1. “We knew there were going to be a lot of close matches tonight,” UVU head coach Greg Williams said. “We didn’t expect to lose a couple of the […]

Victory evades UVU wrestling due to a forfeit

January 27, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Victory was in the forefront of Utah Valley (3-4) wrestling on Jan. 18 when they took on a team in Arizona State (5-4) that was looking to avenge a loss that the Wolverines had given the Sun Devils last season in come-from-behind fashion. The Wolverines again had to start out in a 6-0 deficit due […]

Filling the stadium

January 27, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes In case you didn’t know, Utah Valley University has a men’s basketball team. If you were also unsure of the potential of this team, know that it is pretty damn good and is eligible for the NCAA tournament. How awesome would it be to watch the “big dance” in March and be able to see […]

Wrestling uses UVU Open to help young’uns gain experience

January 21, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Garrett Coleman Wolverine wrestling had six grapplers place in the seventh annual UVU Open Jan. 11, an opportunity for members of the team to gain experience.   The UVU Open is a little different than most tournaments the Wolverines have participated in this season. It is designed to help wrestlers who are redshirting, or wrestlers […]

Women’s basketball continues to struggle.

January 21, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jessica Whalen with additional reporting from Garrett Coleman Sports writer @jlhudginswhalen   The Wolverines hit another skid in the season, losing three straight losses after winning two in a row. Utah Valley fell on the road against Grand Canyon University 88-51 on Jan 11, and again at home to Idaho 55-96, on Jan. 16. Unfortunately, […]