Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Mann In heartbreaking fashion, the UVU men’s rugby team lost the Rocky Mountain Cup in May of 2016 against a tough Dixie State team in St. George, Utah. It was a disappointing loss for the Wolverines, as they saw all the hard work of the season end in a two-point deficit, […]
Photo courtesy of Mike Smith/MatShots The 2016-17 UVU wrestling season came to an end Friday morning when junior heavyweight Dustin Dennison was eliminated from the NCAA tournament, falling 9-4 to No. 9 Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State. “Dustin competed well here this weekend. He should be able to learn from this experience and use it […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold EDINBURG, Texas — The UVU baseball team swept a road series against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to open up WAC play and push its winning streak to four games. Friday Vaqueros pitcher Carter Johnson stifled the Wolverines’ offense until late in the game, striking out 10 batters and […]
Photos by Brigham Berthold SALT LAKE CITY — Paul Estrada had a big night to help UVU beat the University of Utah 9-7 Wednesday night at Smith’s Ballpark. UVU (5-15) snapped a three-game losing streak and handed the Utes their sixth consecutive loss this season and fourth straight loss in the all-time series dating back to […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold For home-town kid Paxton Schultz, playing for Utah Valley means actualizing an aspiration of playing college ball. Schultz was born and raised in Orem in the shadow of Brent Brown Ballpark. He began playing baseball at the age of six and quickly realized he had a talent and love for the […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton The tough nonconference schedule continues for the Wolverine baseball team, which will head to Nebraska to take on Creighton University. Meanwhile, the softball team will get a brief reprieve from the road as it welcomes the University of Maine and Wagner University to campus. The baseball team will open a four-game […]
Photo courtesy of Michael Tipton Last week, 330 of the top college football players from the 2016 NCAA season gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana for the NFL Scouting Combine. There, they competed in a variety of speed, strength and agility events with professional scouts for all 32 NFL teams present to gauge their athleticism. It’s been […]
Photo by David Roura The UVU rugby team’s Saturday night matchup against the University of Utah was an uneven one. With an inability to capitalize on tackles and more than a few questionable calls by the referee, the frustration was evident from UVU’s coaches and the players. UVU’s winger, Porter Thomas, felt that they could have […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold PULLMAN, Wash. – UVU baseball was swept by Washington State. The Cougars dominated throughout the weekend to continue the losing streak for the Wolverines. Friday Jackson Cofer was able to take the mound for the Wolverines. UVU opened up the scoring in the first inning with two runs from Jackson Overlund and Nick Simmons, […]
Photo courtesy of the WAC LAS VEGAS — In a marathon quadruple overtime game, California State University – Bakersfield beat UVU 81-80 in Orleans Arena Friday night. UVU (15-16, 6-8) lost a heartbreaker in what was the first game in WAC Tournament history to advance to four overtime periods. Between the two teams, five players […]