Online Only: Wrestling makes double-header home debut

January 11, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wolverine wrestling team made up for over a month’s worth of road matches, hosting two consecutive home meets over the weekend. UVU opened its two-day homestand Friday against conference rival Northern Colorado. The matchup featured two nationally ranked grapplers in Ben Kjar (12) and the Bears’ Justin Gaethje (13), though they competed in different […]

Wrestling returns home with fine-tuning in mind

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes After two months of matches abroad, the UVU wrestling team can finally look forward to competing at home. Coach Greg Williams is confident Wolverine fans will like it as much as his players. “We like the fact that Utah loves wrestling,” Williams said. “There’s a lot of fans. We have a good team to watch. […]

Wolverines begin 2011 with big win

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Five Wolverines finish with double-digits To start off the new year, the Utah Valley men’s basketball team took to their court against Haskell Indian Nations University Jan. 4 and came away with a 48-point win, 98-50. Senior Jordan Swarbrick started the Wolverines off with a 3-pointer to put them on the board first.  Utah Valley […]

Sports Brief: Utah Valley’s Ben Kjar named WWC Wrestler of the Week

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University 125-pounder Benjamin Kjar (Centerville, Utah/Viewmont HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week by the league on Wednesday after an outstanding performance on the mat last week. Kjar wrestled his way to a third place finish and an impressive 5-1 record at the Southern Scuffle […]

Wolverine fans have good sportsmanship

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes According to Randam House Dictionary, “sportsmanship” can be seen defined as: 1. the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman, and 2. sportsmanlike conduct, as fairness, courtesy, being a cheerful loser, etc.   Most sports fans show sportsmanship when they are cheering for a team, but there are always those that don’t.   UVU students […]

Wolverines compete over break to finish out pre-conference play

January 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the break, students left for the holidays, but the men’s and women’s basketball teams stayed to play a handful of games apiece. After finishing finals, the lady Wolverines hit the court to host Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 18. Utah Valley found themselves on the lower end of an 81-74 game. Even with four […]

Lady Wolverines fall twice more, but grow stronger

December 21, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The lady Wolverines wrapped up their pre-Christmas schedule against Boise State falling short 80-71 at home Monday night. The Broncos of Boise State (8-4) were a little too much for the lady Wolverines (1-10) to handle coming up short on a late rally in the second half. The lady Wolverines were within one point and […]

Wolverines get victory before Christmas break

December 20, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two days ago, 7,124 fans rocked the UCCU Center to watch Utah Valley host Utah State, setting a school attendance record in the process. The 415 fans that turned out for Monday’s game were more subdued. That didn’t stop UVU from rolling over the Mayville State Comets 80-60. The Wolverines dominated from the start, scoring […]

Wolverines battle, but fall to Aggies

December 20, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah State’s alley-oop and dunk combo with 1:15 left in the game was the exclamation point on their 76-58 blowout over Utah Valley University Saturday night. The 7,124 fans that attended the game Saturday night, a division I school record, created a charged atmosphere both teams were able to use in the first half. Despite […]