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 […]
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, […]
In a sport where the individual is glorified, modesty and humility is a rarity. In track and field, one may recall the tantalizing exploits of Usain “Lightning” Bolt and not even remember the nation he races for. For UVU sprinter and hurdler Megan Brown-Burr, her track teammates are what make the sport worthwhile. […]
Two-steps forward, one-step back. This seems to be the story for the UVU women’s basketball team. After winning two straight games and opening up conference play with a 3-1 record, the team suffered a devastating two-point loss at the hands of the NJIT Highlanders. The Wolverines had a chance to pull away from […]
It seems as though the baseball season wants to start already with how warm the weather has been recently. The baseball season is getting what it wants, as the Utah Valley Wolverines start the season Feb. 17 at Seattle University. Five of Utah Valley’s returning players averaged a .311 batting average or better, with […]
Keawe Enos pronounced (Kay-AHH-Vay) is a 6-1 transfer from Mesa Community College majoring in exercise science. Sports writer Zach Smith caught up with Keawe and got to know a little bit more about the sophomore guard. Q: What is the biggest difference playing basketball here at UVU versus Mesa Community College? A: The competition […]
Men’s basketball needed two overtimes to gut out a win on the road. Women’s hoops dropped a 48-46 home game, a nail biter where the final two minutes of game time dragged out to 15 minutes in real time. The wrestling team hosted three wrestling matches, one against defending national champion Penn State, in 24 […]
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 […]
Work, toughness and determination are the qualities that coaches have been preaching since the dawn of time; it is the ultimate formula for success. Those who watch UVU’s 133-pound wrestler Blake Mangum see those qualities in him. Wrestling has always been in Mangum’s blood. His father wrestled at Utah State University and has been […]
OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley University Athletics family is mourning the loss of one of its own. Former women’s volleyball coach Lori Richards, who was one of the most successful coaches in the school’s history, passed away over the weekend. Richards was the head coach of UVU’s women’s volleyball program for 18 years, […]