Reading Time: 2 minutes Anissa Urtez, Mexican National Team member, as well as professional Scrap Yard Dawg of the National Pro Fastpitch League, joins the Utah Valley University softball coaching staff. Urtez is originally from Long Beach, California, and is the oldest of three. Both younger siblings have, surprisingly, also chosen to pursue sports. However, it was who […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brigham Flint, Assistant Sports Editor With fall sports now underway, UVU’s cross country team is getting ready to dominate. On Sept. 1, both the men’s and women’s teams will be kicking off their season with a meet in front of their home crowd, the UVU Invitational. This will be the first of many exciting races […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carly Dehlin and Bailey Henley were recently named Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars. To receive this award, an athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and play in at least 50% of tournaments. Winners of this award receive recognition from the WGCA and from the college golf community. Dehlin is from Draper, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Women and men’s soccer will begin their season on August 13 with exhibition games; Volleyball will begin August 18 with an exhibition match against cross-town rival BYU. Men and women’s soccer and volleyball will continue to play through the following weeks as regular season starts. During the summer, free activities such as spikeball, pickleball, volleyball, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The men’s and women’s soccer seasons kick off beginning fall semester in August. Both teams have reason to be excited to start their respective seasons. The men had a down year by their standard and the women finished with a bang, going 6-1-1 in their final seven matches before falling to the eventual national champions […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo Courtesy of Dale Garvey UVU softball finally returned to its home field after being on the road the entire season. The two games on the home opener schedule were against the Utah State Aggies and Idaho State Bengals. This season, the Wolverines are currently 8-16, while last year, it was 16-24 by the end […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The UVU women’s basketball team struggled during their game at home Feb. 8 falling 84-74 against Chicago State. A rough start in the first quarter made it difficult for a comeback as they ended with 1-13 on field goal attempts. However, the Wolverines were able to increase that by 10 percent every quarter, ending with […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the regular season wrapping up for both men and women’s basketball, both teams are hoping to carry their momentum into the WAC tournament. Key plays from big-time players will be needed to have a fighting chance of winning the WAC and getting the tournament bid that both programs are striving for. Here is a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Maricel Evangelista A seasoned group of seniors, three preseason all-conference selections among them, had the UVU volleyball team setting its sights higher than the third-place preseason conference prediction assigned to them by the media. However, a slow first half to the year cast doubt upon even a third-place finish. Entering conference play, the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Colin Cooper Despite a tough opening schedule with a five-game road trip, the Wolverines are currently on a roll. Two home games in Orem have provided the Wolverines with two much needed wins, and there have been definite performance improvements from the team as they’ve looked to move forward from their tough season […]