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Miller Motorsports Park racers and businesses feeling anxious

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Miller Motorsports Park racers and businesses feeling anxious

By Brian Petty The decision to put the sale of Miller Motorsports Park on hold has racers and business owners feeling anxious about the future. “I think we are all a little worried,” said Rhett Panter, a patron of Miller Motorsports Park ...

#HireCoachFiefia is trending. Is Coach Wells listening?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on #HireCoachFiefia is trending. Is Coach Wells listening?

By Braden Clark Former and current Utah State University students are taking to Twitter and Facebook to voice their support for the hiring of a fellow Aggie to fill the slot left vacant when running backs coach Dave Ungerer signed on with ...

A “masterpiece” performance, but Logan’s Rylan Jones would rather talk about his team

Sunday, February 7th, 2016 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on A “masterpiece” performance, but Logan’s Rylan Jones would rather talk about his team

By Taylor Emerson Never mind Rylan Jones’ 29-point outing against Juan Diego Catholic on Friday night. Never mind that it tied his career high and kept the Eagles from clinching the Region 11 championship. Never mind that the opposing coach called ...

Aggie men come up short against the Wolf Pack

Thursday, February 4th, 2016 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Aggie men come up short against the Wolf Pack

By Megan McNulty As the seconds ticked away in Saturday night’s game, the University of Nevada Wolf Pack was hitting shot after shot. The Utah State University Aggie men, meanwhile, were failing to do anything right — on either side of the court. “We didn’t ...

Freshman guard figures into short-handed Aggies’ plan for moving forward

Thursday, January 28th, 2016 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Freshman guard figures into short-handed Aggies’ plan for moving forward

  By Megan McNulty What's the key to keep moving on after the loss of an injured senior forward? Developing a freshman guard. That's what Utah State University men's basketball coach Tim Duryea said his team would do in the wake of senior guard Grayson Moore's ...

Have you Hurd? Women’s basketball coach and players wish Utah State’s legendary fans would come for a visit

Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Have you Hurd? Women’s basketball coach and players wish Utah State’s legendary fans would come for a visit

By Paige Cavaness More than double the average crowd showed up last week to watch the Utah State University women’s basketball team dispatch San Diego State University 72-59. Total attendance? Fewer than 700 people. By contrast, more than 9,000 fans packed into the ...

Disastrous second half leads to Aggie loss to Rebels

Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Disastrous second half leads to Aggie loss to Rebels

By Megan McNulty Utah State University men's basketball coach Tim Duryea thought his team seemed static as soon as the clock starting ticking in the second half. Within minutes, his fears had been confirmed — and the UNLV Runnin' Rebels went on to ...

Utah State gets big win over Haskell

Saturday, December 5th, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Utah State gets big win over Haskell

By Ashley Springer ashleyspringer.blogspot.com The Utah State University women’s basketball team won 90-63 tonight against its second non-Division I opponent, Haskell Indian Nations University.  The game was close throughout the first quarter with the score tied at 15 with just under a minute to go. Sophomore guard Funda ...

Utah State women’s basketball to focus on defense

Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Utah State women’s basketball to focus on defense

By Ashley Springer ashleyspringer.blogspot.com Utah State University's women’s basketball team is hoping to bounce back from Tuesday’s 74-60 loss to the University of Northern Colorado by defending better in Friday’s game against Haskell Indian Nations University. “We definitely need to pick up our defense,” USU sophomore guard Funda Nakkasoglu ...

Utah State gets the job done against Pacific

Monday, November 23rd, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Utah State gets the job done against Pacific

By Ashley Springer ashleyspringer.blogspot.com With the game tied at 66 in the middle of the fourth quarter, sophomore Utah State University guard Funda Nakkasoglu told her teammates to do their jobs. And that's just what they did, as the USU women’s basketball team went ...

Utah State University women’s volleyball team stays focused to earn a win against Nevada

Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Utah State University women’s volleyball team stays focused to earn a win against Nevada

By Ashley Springer ashleyspringer.blogspot.com Playing scrappier and getting the win — that was the goal. And it was a goal the Utah State University volleyball team accomplished against the University of Nevada on Thursday night as the Aggies won 3 sets to 1 ...

Student tickets for USU-BYU football game may go back to athletics department

Saturday, October 24th, 2015 Posted in Sports, USU Life | Comments Off on Student tickets for USU-BYU football game may go back to athletics department

The Utah State University Student Association is considering giving the athletics department hundreds of student tickets for the Nov. 28 football game against Brigham Young University. At an executive council meeting on Tuesday evening, USUSA president Trevor Sean Olsen asked council members what they thought ...

Eccles Ice Center raising awareness for ice skating scholarship

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 Posted in Business, Sports | Comments Off on Eccles Ice Center raising awareness for ice skating scholarship

A scholarship aimed at helping less fortunate children learn to skate at the George S. Eccles Ice Center in North Logan has garnered just one applicant so far this year — and the center's leadership team is hoping to change that. The Sheri ...

The Clash MMA welterweight title changes hands

Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on The Clash MMA welterweight title changes hands

By Jackson Wilde jacksahackreporter.wordpress.com A new champion has risen to the top of The Clash MMA’s professional welterweight division. On Sept. 19, Cody Udy submitted Christian Nava for the welterweight title via arm-triangle choke two minutes and 29 seconds into the third round. Udy ...

Utah State University’s stadium renovation: Will more room for luxury boxes mean less room for other fans?

Sunday, October 11th, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Utah State University’s stadium renovation: Will more room for luxury boxes mean less room for other fans?

By Dylan Harlow dylanharlow.wordpress.com  Utah State University’s ongoing $36 million renovation of Maverick Stadium will not add any general admission or student seating to the existing venue. The university plans to add 24 luxury suites, 23 loge boxes and more than 700 covered ...

College students among competitors as Red Bull 400 comes to Utah

Sunday, October 4th, 2015 Posted in Outdoors, Recreation, Sports | Comments Off on College students among competitors as Red Bull 400 comes to Utah

By Bianca Pahl biancapahl.weebly.com The Red Bull 400 meter uphill race made its American debut in Park City Utah on Sept. 26, and students from colleges across Utah came out to conquer the athletic challenge. The tour started in Europe and ended in the United States, with Park City ...

USU receiver takes a big hit in spring practice

Sunday, March 29th, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on USU receiver takes a big hit in spring practice

By Conner Rumsey USU Football News Andrew Rodriguez lay motionless. The wide receiver wasn’t so much as flinching a muscle on the football field. And all of Romney Stadium fell silent. The noise of the hit — a crack that could be heard from ...

Logan High lacrosse transitioning with new head coach

Sunday, March 29th, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Logan High lacrosse transitioning with new head coach

By Chase Ringle Northern Utah Lax After nine seasons off and on as an assistant coach on the Logan High varsity men’s lacrosse team, Clay Christoffersen has now taken over as the new head coach. The change follows the retirement of former head ...

Utah State University women’s soccer team welcomes out-of-state recruits

Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Utah State University women’s soccer team welcomes out-of-state recruits

By Hannah Rose USUWomensSoccer.blogspot.com The Utah State University women’s soccer team recruited its highest number of out-of-state recruits in the past three years for its upcoming 2015 fall season. Six of this year's nine recruits are not from Utah. Head coach Heather Cairns attributes the rise ...

Keeton back in the mix during Utah State spring ball

Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Keeton back in the mix during Utah State spring ball

By Conner Rumsey USUFootball.blogspot.com Chuckie Keeton is back. The Utah State University quarterback, who missed a majority of last season due to an injury he suffered against Wake Forest University, participated in all drills and took the majority of first-team reps during Monday and ...