SEASIDE, Calif.-Per a release from suutbirds.com Thursday afternoon, a former Southern Utah University men’s golf competitor has qualified for the prestigious PGA Championship tournament this August. The report confirms that Zach Johnson, who competed for the Thunderbirds from 2001-2005 finished in the top 20 at the PGA professional championship Wednesday […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-In the Dixie State athletic department’s final days as a member of the Pac-West Conference, Dixie State women’s soccer player Darian Murdock and men’s basketball player Brandon Simister have been named as the conference’s women’s and men’s scholar athletes of the year respectively. Murdock becomes the second Dixie […]
PROVO, Utah-Per reports Thursday, BYU men’s basketball has announced its non-conference schedule which consists of eight regular season home games, a challenging road schedule, four in-state games and a pair of high-profile contests on neutral courts. Seven of the Cougars’ non-conference foes made postseason appearances in 2018, while three of […]
EPHRAIM, Utah-Wednesday, the Wasatch High girls’ soccer team completed its third day of competition at Snow College’s soccer team camp. The Wasps started with ties against Class 6-A Riverton and Class 4-A Hurricane before suffering a disappointing loss to Class 6-A Syracuse, the prohibitive favorite in that classification entering this […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday afternoon, the Brigham Young University athletic department announced the death of Ann Valentine, a legendary Hall of Fame tennis coach for the Cougars. Valentine passed away June 15 surrounded by family and friends. Valentine joined the Cougars’ athletic department in 1969 and served as the women’s tennis coach. […]
SALT LAKE CITY-With summer league ball having opened everywhere throughout the minor leagues, Utah baseball has seven current players or alumni playing ball all over the country. Sophomore infielder Oliver Dunn is currently with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape League. Additionally, sophomore outfielder Dominic Foscalina has joined the Glacier […]
MINNEAPOLIS-Per the official Twitter account of the Minnesota Vikings Wednesday afternoon, the franchise announces it has signed former Southern Utah University football star, linebacker Mike Needham. Needham, who was signed by the Arizona Cardinals this past April as a rookie free agent but was subsequently released, will likely have a […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Wednesday, Dixie State senior Division II all-American women’s soccer player Damian Murdock was named as the Pac-West Conference’s female athlete of the year. Murdock is the first Dixie State University student-athlete in school history to win the Pac-West player of the year award in any sport. Incidentally, it […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, Utah women’s soccer released its 2018 schedule, which is less than two months away. The Utes have set themselves up with a challenging slate as the schedule consists of 7 NCAA Tournament teams from 2017, with three of those matches at Ute Field. Head coach Rich Manning […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, the University of Utah women’s tennis program announced a new assistant head coach. Head coach Matt Iandolo announced the promotion of Ruth Ann Allen, a 20-year staple with the program, to associate head coach. Allen, formerly Ruth Ann Stevens, was an All-American women’s tennis player for the […]
