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

Author: Derrick Shelley

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DSU basketball hopes higher than final results

The Dixie State University men’s basketball team had many memorable experiences — however, a tournament win was not one of them.  Total wins, 21. National ranking, No. 8. Total stormed courts, two. Total post season wins: zero, again.  The Red Storm showed both promise and disappointment in its roller coaster-of-a season this year. A year […]

DSU softball ready to take on Hawaii

The Dixie State University softball team has its eyes on another Pacific West Conference championship, and it’s only half way through the season. The Red Storm are heating up in conference play, as they won 10 of their last 12 games and are now on top of the PacWest standings. Junior infielder Bailee Freeland, an […]

Tourney creates madness, hope

It might be a stretch, but what if I told you the NCAA 68 team basketball tournament known as March Madness is eerily similar to the wildly popular story of “The Hunger Games?” Yep, it’s that time of year again. It’s time to fill out those brackets and root for your favorite teams in the […]

DSU women’s basketball look to conference tournament

Lights. Camera. Action! The national TV cameras were rolling at 10 a.m. Saturday morning in the Burns Arena as California Baptist University outscored Dixie State University in a shootout, 96-85. In such a high-scoring matchup, Cal Baptist took a 54-44 lead into halftime.  CBU made 21 of 32 shots in the first half. “They spread […]

DSU tennis loses first home match

The Dixie State University tennis team hosted its first match on its own court this year against Southern Utah University in an 8-1 defeat on Thursday. Prior to its match Thursday, DSU came in having won three of the last four in a recent tournament in Glendale, Ariz., last weekend. “The girls played a good hard match,” head coach Eric Pelton […]

Fans help create chaos

Fandemonium — it’s kind of like pandemonium, except it’s a well-deserved description of the hyped-up fans we have all seen at an intense athletic event. Anyone who has experienced an exciting game with a vocal crowd knows that fans can get out of hand quickly. Spectators who attend athletic events want to enjoy the game […]

DSU softball on 6-game streak

No steroids were needed for the Dixie State University softball team as it cruised past Western New Mexico University. Dixie State matched up against WNMU over the weekend, sweeping the four-game series and outscoring the Mustangs by a combined run total of 44-9 in favor of the Red Storm. Getting hits early and often was […]

DSU men’s basketball wins big in comeback

The Dixie State University men’s basketball team has been at the top of the Pacific West Conference standings at the end of the year for four years running. Obviously, DSU is well-known in the PacWest. “Everyone wants to beat Dixie,” said DeQuan Thompson, a junior communication major from Las Vegas. “We have a target on […]

Men’s basketball takes Hilo win

The Dixie State University men’s basketball team showed a lot of love the night before Valentine’s Day as all 12 players in DSU jerseys saw playing time Thursday night in a win against University of Hawaii-Hilo. The Red Storm cruised to victory against the Vulcans at home, tallying the win with a final score of […]