Photo by Mykah Heaton It’s conference tournament week in college basketball and both the men’s and women’s teams will be in Las Vegas hoping to secure some wins in their respective WAC tournaments. For more information regarding those tournaments, see the previews written by Kaleb Searle and Ryan Willie. Meanwhile, the baseball and softball teams […]
Photo by Nathan Gross The UVU women’s basketball team has experienced a down year. Barring a sudden turnaround or modern-day miracle, the Wolverines will finish the season in this week’s WAC tournament. This team has been frustrating to watch for several reasons this season as they have sputtered their way to an 8-20 record and […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold On Sunday, the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament field will be revealed. As the much-anticipated selection show approaches, let’s look back at the many storylines of how we arrived here and what to look forward to in the weeks to come. For the local teams, each squad had its […]
Photos by Brigham Berthold OREM — Down by four runs in the fourth inning, UVU stormed back to beat Indiana State University 9-7 at Brent Brown Ballpark Sunday afternoon. Logan Hold picked up the win in relief and Trevor Howell and Nick Simmons each homered to guide UVU to the win over the Sycamores. Paxton […]
Photos by Mykah Heaton OREM — A measured offensive attack from Indiana State helped defeat UVU in the first game of a double header 10-5 Saturday afternoon at Brent Brown Ballpark. The Sycamores scored in all but three innings, putting a 10-run hurting on the Wolverines. In a one-run game in the ninth inning, ISU’s […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM — A big eighth inning helped UVU beat Indiana State University 7-6 at Brent Brown Ballpark Friday night. A single, double and a triple guided UVU (2-6) to a three-run eighth inning to put the Wolverines ahead of the Sycamores (3-5) and win the game. “I was proud of our […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold Retire, transfer or try to sign with a professional team oversees—those were the options laid before Kenneth Ogbe last summer before he transferred to UVU for his final two years of eligibility. Ogbe was born and raised in Germany before his on-court prowess brought him to the United States, first as […]
Photo by Sarah Sanchez The UVU baseball team will be hosting its first home series of the season this week. The softball team, still looking for its first win on the year, will be in St. George participating in the SUU Red Desert Classic with games against UC Santa Barbara, Utah State, UNLV, Montana and […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold Before we know it, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will be upon us. The first weekend of March Madness is my favorite weekend in all of sports. Flipping back and forth among four channels with simultaneous close games watching for buzzer beaters and bracket busters is as fun as […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton The 2017 Big 12 Wrestling Championships will take place on March 4 and 5 at the Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The UVU wrestling team will have had three weeks from the end of the regular season to prepare for the conference tournament. Judging by the level of competition […]