Know thy enemy: A preview of the week in UVU sports

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold It’s a busy week on the diamond for the UVU baseball and softball teams. Both squads have midweek games before their respective weekend series. The baseball team will enjoy a midseason break from conference play while the softball team is just getting started in its WAC schedule. The baseball team goes […]

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 […]

A run of great hope

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez Who would have ever thought that a team that finished its season with a 17-17 record would give its fan base such a great deal of hope for the coming season? For the UVU faithful, that is exactly what the UVU men’s basketball team did in its final eight games of […]

An MVP race for the ages

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Daniel Drost Each year, the NBA hands out its award for the league’s most valuable player. During most seasons the most deserving recipient of the trophy is abundantly clear by the end of the season, as was the case the last two years when Stephen Curry was honored. With as many as […]

Baseball: Wolverines avoid sweep, beat Sacramento State

April 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM — UVU’s bats lit up to avoid the sweep against Sacramento State Saturday afternoon. Two big home runs propelled the Wolverines to a one run victory in the final game of the series 7-6. Kaden Schmit took the mound for UVU. He got rocked from the beginning. Sac State opened up the […]

Resting players hurts fans — but don’t be quick to judge

March 27, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Michael Tipton The Golden State Warriors faced the San Antonio Spurs March 11 in a game between the first and second place teams in the NBA’s Western Conference. ABC had rights to broadcast what should have been a potential playoff matchup of championship-caliber teams. What both national viewers and fans in the […]

For UVU rugby’s Mann it’s progression over perfection

March 27, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Mann In heartbreaking fashion, the UVU men’s rugby team lost the Rocky Mountain Cup in May of 2016 against a tough Dixie State team in St. George, Utah. It was a disappointing loss for the Wolverines, as they saw all the hard work of the season end in a two-point deficit, […]

Baseball: Wolverines sweep UTRGV

March 26, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold EDINBURG, Texas — The UVU baseball team swept a road series against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to open up WAC play and push its winning streak to four games. Friday Vaqueros pitcher Carter Johnson stifled the Wolverines’ offense until late in the game, striking out 10 batters and […]