With no team in Wolverine green and the college up the road struggling, football could be a sore subject in Utah Valley. Instead, students are finding their own form of competition on the gridiron through UVU Intramurals. With over 30 teams already registered, flag football boasted enough heated games in last week’s first regular season […]
By Matt Petersen Sports Editor Change is a funny thing, and the way it happens depends on how the viewers see it unfold. Be around your parents, siblings or friends on a near-constant basis, and it’s nearly impossible to tell how they’ve evolved without consciously thinking about it. Step away for a few […]
Its name is greeted with raised eyebrows, blank expressions and the proverbial “Oh…” It’s viewed as a mutated, cross-bred version of its better-known cousins from the gridiron and back net. And it’s played and viewed by more student athletes and fans than many official athletic programs at UVU. Meet Wolverine rugby, a club sport that […]
By Jonathan Boldt Assistant Sports Editor In their final tune up match before conference play begins, the Utah Valley Wolverines women’s soccer team defeated the University of Montana Grizzlies 3-2. Senior and Providence, Utah native Ashley Burdett got the scoring started in the twenty eighth minute as she picked up a loose ball […]
Two seasons ago the men’s soccer club took home a victory from Salt Lake Community College. They pulled it off again for the first time since then Friday night as the Wolverines took a 2-1 victory at home against SLCC in a game that had rugby-like aggression. “If there is one team that we […]
By Jonathan Boldt Assistant Sports Editor For individuals there are certain ages where it’s time to see the doctor even if there is nothing wrong. 40 marks an age where routine checkups become required to maintain optimum health and vitality. In some cases these routine checkups lead to detection and treatment of issues that […]
Jimmer Fredette is mobbed wherever he goes. Jake Heaps carries the weight of BYU’s football program, along with the national attention, on his shoulders. The entire collection of Utah Valley University athletes? Pretty much nothing. Such was the scene during UVU’s Week of Welcome, which featured reps from different departments each day in an effort […]
The Utah Valley women’s soccer team not only scores goals on the rebound, they seem bent on rebounding as team from their 1-4 start. Prior to their last two games, the stats seemed to bear out the vision of a team learning as they go. After winning two close games over the weekend against […]
All-State MVP. All-Valley Player of the Year. Valley Defensive MVP in 2007. It all started when Brianne Larsen Bastian received a call for AA soccer tryouts that would take place in just two hours. Larsen, a senior defender for the UVU women’s soccer team, began playing recreation soccer in the fifth grade and […]
By Kevin Olsen Sportswriter After losing to Utah State last week on the road, the men’s soccer club was eager to come back to Utah Valley and play in front of a home crowd. Tuesday night marked the first home game of the season and left an impression of confidence as they took home […]