He has returned

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes While it’s not quite as dramatic as Michael Jordan’s return to Chicago or Mario Lemieux’s return to the ice in Pittsburgh, Ronnie Price, the face of Utah Valley basketball, is back in the Beehive State as a member of the Utah Jazz. After a two-year stint with the Sacramento Kings, the Jazz signed Price to a multi-year contract as a free agent over the summer.

Real Salt Lake three-for-three in disappointing seasons

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Freddy Adu, Chris Klein, Jeff Cunningham and Jason Kreis were among many of Real Salt Lake’s players talking about the possibilities for the team at the beginning of the season. The hopes were high with playoffs a main goal. That was April and things sure changed. The problems mounted all season and none of those […]

Losses continue to mount

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Things continue to worsen for Utah Valley on the pitch this season. After dropping two more games to North Dakota State and South Dakota State by a combined score of 8-1, the lady Wolverines’s record drops to 2-11-1 on the year. With two regular season games remaining, both on the road Utah Valley is on […]

Crazy, crazy college football

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Maybe we should have known we were in for a crazy, ridiculous, exciting season of college football when Appalachian State beat then-ranked No. 5 Michigan in The Big House the first week of the season. If you didn’t realize it at that point, you must have known when five of the top ten teams went […]

Former Cougar on NFL practice squad

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Orem’s own Johnny Harline wasn’t drafted during the NFL draft, but he is doing what he can to make a name for himself in the NFL. If you’re having trouble remembering who Harline is, just think of the 2005-06 football seasons at BYU. Harline came up with key catches for the Cougars during their 10-2 […]

Sports briefs

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: 3 minutes Women’s basketball Utah Valley women’s basketball head coach Cathy Nixon will be honored for her storied collegiate playing career on Friday night when she is enshrined into the BYU Athletic Hall of Fame. Nixon played at BYU from 1985-88 and ranks fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,771 career points. The American Women Sports […]

Wolverine Service Center ribbon cutting

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute – 24,000 square feet– New computer lab houses 30 computers compared to eight in old lab– Athlete tutoring center, study area and lounge– Wrestling area with locker rooms, offices and practice area– Offices for cross country, golf, track, and in the future, women’s soccer– Training room to treat athletes and equipment room for sports housed […]

Hoopsters ready to start new season

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute Utah Valley men’s basketball team started practice on Oct. 12 to start a new season where expectations are high after last season’s 22-7 record. What was remarkable about the mark was that is was the best finish for an NCAA Division I independent since Notre Dame finished with the same record in 1986-87. "It was […]

Making headlines

October 22, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute MLB Joe Torre won four World Series with the New York Yankees and took the club to the playoffs all 12 seasons he was there, but New York still wanted Torre to take a pay cut. Torre turned down a one-year offer with a $5 million base salary, $2.5 million less than he made last […]

Sports briefs

October 8, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes VolleyballUtah Valley swept the Division-I Independent weekly awards after the team went a perfect 4-0 last week. Senior Jessica Endres earned Offensive Player of the Week and sophomore Allyce Wilson nabbed Defensive Player of the Week honors. Endres led the Wolverines to a first place finish at the NJIT Invitational and was named to the all-tournament team.