By Jonathan Boldt Assistant Sports Editor Fall signifies many things, the end of summer, the transition to winter, and baseball. It’s a time where the boys of summer make the final push towards the fall classic and their ultimate goal of winning a championship. Reggie Jackson is remembered as Mr. October for leading […]
By Jonathan Boldt Assistant Sports Editor The attacks on September 11th, 2001 mean a lot of things to everyone, many of them in a very personal way. For Owlz catchers Ricky Pacione and Kyle Mahoney, simply remembering where they were when the towers fell is only scratching the surface. Pacione’s sixth grade class […]
Through the first nine games of the season the UVU women’s volleyball team has tried to learn how to finish offensive positions. Eleven times Tuesday night, they didn’t have to. The Wolverines flustered BYU-Hawaii in Orem with 11 serving aces en route to a three-set victory (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) one day after surviving […]
Tuesday night Orem fell to the Casper Ghosts 9-6 after a 30-minute rain delay. Prior to the delay, Casper was dominant, taking a commanding 8-0 lead. Just as Orem did in the sand storm earlier in the year, they came flying back to compete and challenge for the lead. The delay occurred in the […]
On top of school work the UVU men’s club soccer team, along with Coach Kemal Makasci, is concluding tryouts with hopes of creating a solid team that will lead them to a successful season through leadership and commitment. As one of the club teams on campus, the men’s soccer program receives no funding […]
There was a time just going to the game, being in a packed arena, feeling the atmosphere, was enough. No more. My needs are greater, the standard higher. I need to be courtside, on the field, as close as I can get to the action. I have to hear post-game comments, unfiltered, straight from the […]
For junior Erica Nish, this year presents a chance for redemption after an injury-riddled 2010-11 campaign. The junior middle blocker is already taking advantage. After garnering 17 kills in three games at the Wolverine Invitational, Nish went for a team-high 15 in Wednesday’s game alone against the Slovenian national team. The Wolverines went on to […]
The UVU volleyball has now played in four matches this year. Through them they have learned a few things. One is that Chelsey Heaps is ready to step up in her senior campaign. She leads the team in kills, kill ratio, and is tied for second-most digs. She has stepped into her leadership role seemingly […]
By Jonathan Boldt Assistant Sports Editor For some, a vision is sitting atop a lofty perch, overlooking the world and seeing things that you couldn’t otherwise. For others it is putting on a pair of glasses or contacts first thing in the morning to achieve the same effect. Vision in sports has varying meanings […]
Lindsey wins MVP, Yakubik snubbed from postseason awards Without fail, every team puts the weight of a win or loss on the team as a whole. The Orem Owlz would not only agree, but go on to prove it true this season. They just went about it a different way. They produced a […]