UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | May 20, 2024

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The Good and the Bad of Region 9: Week Nine

With their victory Thursday night at Desert Hills, the Hurricane Tigers locked up the Region 9 regular season championship. In what many thought had the potential to be a Region 9 shoot out, Hurricane managed to eliminate the chances of that early on. Meanwhile, the Cedar Redmen showed dominance in a matchup with their cross-town […]

Tigers Pounce on Thunder in Route to Big Win

The Tigers pounced on the Thunder to claim the out-right Region 9 title at Desert Hills High School Thursday night. It didn’t take Hurricane High School long to get on the scoreboard. In fact, it was the Tigers’ first play from scrimmage, after stopping the Thunder on a fourth-down attempt early that did it. Weston […]

Local Radio Host to Spend Time on the War Front

Local radio personality Jon Smith, host of “The Jon Smith Show” on 95.9 The Hawk, is taking his job out of the office, for a very special opportunity. Smith boarded a plane headed for Baghdad Friday morning, where he will spend time with Southern Utah’s very own Utah Army National Guard’s 213th Forward Support Group, and […]

iPhone 4S Shatters Previous iPhone Pre-Order Numbers

Apple’s launch of the iPhone 4S last week led to record breaking totals of first-day pre-orders. Orders for the newest member of the iPhone family opened up last Friday, in anticipation of its arrival this Friday. The iPhone 4S is the first iPhone to be released on multiple networks at the same time. With Verizon, […]

The Good and the Bad of Region 9: Week Eight

The Desert Hills Thunder spoiled Snow Canyon’s homecoming, but what their win really did was set the stage for Region 9’s biggest game thus far.  In a Thursday night contest, the Tigers of Hurricane will head to the Thunderdome to face Desert Hills in a pivotal showdown. But it isn’t Thursday night yet, it is Monday, which […]

Flyers Soar In Cedar To Steal Homecoming

The Dixie Flyers soared into Cedar City tonight to pick up a huge Region 9 victory and spoil Cedar’s Homecoming game.  The Flyers got on the board early in the game. The Redmen forced a punt, but then fumbled it, only to be recoverd by Dixie inside the 10 yard line. Justin Cummings then ran […]

“Occupy St. George” Begins

Members of the St. George Community converged on the gazebo at Vernon Worthen Park on Thursday night for the first general assembly meeting about “Occupy St. George.” Despite the rain and cool temperatures, citizens both young and old met at the park to discuss the status of our nation. Inspired by the protest on Wall […]

Man Arrested on Charges of Attempted Murder

Police responded to a call this morning of a reported stabbing in St. George. The call, which was made by 21-year-old Otis Maloney, came in at 11:05 Thursday morning. Maloney told dispatch that he had stabbed his mother. When officers reported to a residence at the 2500 East block of 1240 South Circle, they took […]

Kirilenko Headed Back to Russia

Utah Jazz Forward Andrei Kirilenko is headed overseas while the NBA lockout continues to linger.  Kirilenko has signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow, which is where he played prior to joining the NBA in 2001. The deal is set up to give him an option to return to the NBA if the lockout comes […]

The Good and the Bad of Region 9: Week Seven

They did it again.  The Tigers remained unbeaten through week seven. But Hurricane’s victory Friday night wasn’t the only big news around Region 9. The Redmen went on an offensive explosion. The Flyers went back to the basics.  Hurricane Tigers (7-0) vs. Pine View Panthers (2-5): Hurricane 35, Pine View 21 The Good News: Let’s be real, […]