Reading Time: 3 minutes Dreams mean nothing without work, even for a five-year-old. Competition brings out that sentiment better than anything, and it’s far too common that it comes from driven parents. Now step aside from the vision of two dads coming to blows over whose boy should be pitching, and imagine it’s the five-year-old telling his father to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes In any political campaign, like the student government elections, getting your name out is essential. So essential, in fact, that in order to level the playing field, rules exist as part of the student government bylaws to dictate when and how parties can spread the word about their campaign. Unfortunately one incumbent team vying […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Two-time GWC champions eye postseason run. Training days have come and just about passed for the Wolverine baseball team as they prepare for a month-long road trip to get the 2012 season underway. Their first game is set for the Feb. 17 against Seattle University, the program that was selected to join the Western […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Baseball jargon In the ballpark – Educated guess Out in left field – Crazy Playing Hardball – Not going easy Strike out – Ultimate Fail Home run – Ultimate Success Win or lose, good or bad, if you experience life you experience baseball. The game may have been eclipsed in popularity by other sports, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes My wife Jennie likes to think she knew what she was doing when she married me, but I contend that she did not. It’s probably only fair to admit that neither did I. This March will be our seven-year anniversary and apparently we are falling short of the “itch.” By now the average American […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute UVU Hall of Fame volleyball coach will always be remembered for more than her coaching legacy. Hall of Fame volleyball coach and associate professor of Community Health at Utah Valley University, Lori Richards passed away Feb. 4, 2012. Her love of volleyball began in Long Beach, CA where she was born. Richards moved […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jonathan Boldt and Alex Rivera chat about the upcoming season for the UVU baseball team. Jonathan: It was really interesting talking to coach (Eric) Madsen. Most coaches would shy away from answering questions about joining another conference and just give the rehearsed answers, but he came right out and said their goal is to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes About the time Punxsutawney Phil is looking for his shadow, pitchers and catchers pop up out of their hole and start to stretch-out and limber-up. The Feb. 19 reporting date for pitchers and catchers in the major leagues is creeping up fast and baseball season is beginning the march to October while sneaking up […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Jonathan Boldt As much as it pains me to admit it, baseball has gone from America’s favorite pastime to past its time. It will always have its place on the four-letter network and in the hearts of the fans in Boston and New York as well as anyone over the age of fifty. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Starters are producing, but bench is lacking There is nothing in sports quite like the emotions that are evoked by the senses. The smell of freshly cut grass and the sight of morning dew glistening in the early morning sunlight immediately bring to mind the joy of stepping on to the field for the […]