The power of health in making an NCAA tourney run

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November 2, 2016

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Photo courtesy UVU Athletics Pulled hamstrings, sprained ankles, concussions and other various injuries are all part of the game of soccer. Just ask the UVU men’s soccer team. Let’s not forget that cancer has played a part in that department as it knocked out Austin Buxton for the year. Buxton was supposed to be a […]

UVU women’s soccer team has lost its offensive mojo

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October 18, 2016

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Photo by Brad Curnow In the game of soccer, holding opponents to one goal or no goals means that the team had a solid defensive effort. It also should mean that you get a result in the form of either a tie or a win. For the UVU women’s soccer team, the defensive effort has […]

Adversity brings teams closer together

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October 3, 2016

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Photo by Brad Curnow There are times when expectations for some sports teams are so high that they feel like they are invincible. Players work hard to keep those expectations high and don’t feel like anything will happen to them. However, there are those times when adversity hits and players and coaches have to take […]

What once was great can be great again

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September 12, 2016

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Photo courtesy UVU Review There was a time when the Western Athletic Conference was full of big-name schools. Its charter schools included Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In 1980 the Arizona schools took off for what is now known as the Pac-12. They were replaced by San Diego State and Hawaii. […]

Nation needs to take notice of UVU soccer teams

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September 6, 2016

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Photo by Keely Damara There is something happening on the campus of Utah Valley University and if you weren’t at Clyde Field on Friday night, Aug. 26, then you probably have no idea what I am talking about. I am about to tell you. To put it plainly — the UVU men and women’s soccer […]

Women’s Soccer: Wolverines down previously unbeaten UNLV

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September 2, 2016

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OREM — The UNLV Rebels women’s soccer team came into Friday nights match at UVU with a perfect record. But they left Clyde Field with a perfect record no more. Kalli Suesue scored her first goal of the season and the Wolverines defense held of a late rally by the Rebels to earn the 2-1 […]

The Olympics: Where obscure sports take the spotlight

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July 25, 2016

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Photo courtesy of USA Today The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are coming up in a few weeks in Rio and I am pumped. It is another opportunity to watch some of the greatest athletes in the world compete and represent their respective countries. It is also an opportunity to cheer for many teams or athletes […]

Why no love for UVU baseball?

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May 18, 2016

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Photo by Linsey Craig On Wednesday morning, I looked through my Twitter feed and saw that KSL Sportsbeat had posted a tweet regarding the outcome of the Utah-BYU baseball game played on Tuesday night at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City. I opened the article and the first sentence read as follows: “It’s been a […]

Baseball: Wolverines knock off BYU in extra innings

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May 4, 2016

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PROVO — Utah Valley center fielder Justin Erlandson came into Tuesday nights contest against BYU with just one home run on the season. But the second home run for the junior from Bend, Ore. couldn’t have come at a better time. With the game tied at five in the top of the 11th inning, Erlandson […]