UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | May 19, 2024

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DSU freezes Penguins

Dixie State University earned its 11th win in the past 12 games Wednesday.   After starting the game cold from the field, the Trailblazers separated themselves from Dominican University of California and ran away with a 78-59 victory.   DUC jumped out to an early lead as DSU shot 4-20 from the field to begin […]

Social media to blame for opinion intolerance

An opinion cannot be wrong. This is something that  has been forgotten in today’s day and age, and I think social media may deserve some of the blame as to why this truth has been overlooked. A couple of weeks ago, I had an interaction on social media that exemplified just this. Some friends of mine […]

DSU women drop conference opener

The bumpy ride continues for Dixie State University’s women’s basketball team. The Trailblazers suffered their seventh loss of the season Saturday against Concordia University Irvine, 89-78.  Despite shooting 44 percent from 3-point range, DSU commited 24 turnovers throughout the game which hindered it from picking up its first win of the season. DSU started off […]

Tailblazers secure two wins at home

The Dixie State University men’s basketball team has turned things around after a lackluster start to its season. After beginning the season 0-3, DSU has now won three straight games including home wins against Sonoma State University Friday and Western Oregon University Saturday. The Trailblazers started things off against SSU in its first home game […]

Blazers fall short in OT

It took overtime for the Central Washington University Wildcats to beat the Trailblazers Friday. Dixie State University led by seven points at halftime after shooting nearly 46 percent from the field. Nearing the end of the second half, the Trailblazers held a two-point advantage with under a minute to play. The Wildcats made a layup […]

Football finishes season with win

It was a season of records for the best football team in Dixie State University history. The Trailblazers notched their record-setting sixth win of the season after defeating Fort Lewis College 16-14 Saturday in the final game of the season.  This marks the most wins for DSU football since 2005 and its first winning season […]

DSU falls to CSU-P

In its final road game of the season, Dixie State University football fell victim to a 24-13 defeat. For most of the game, the Trailblazers were trading field goals for touchdowns against Colorado State University-Pueblo. DSU totaled just 313  yards of offense, which is the lowest total yards allowed by the Trailblazers’ defense this season, […]

Reyes kicks game-winner against ASU

Anthony Reyes experienced something every kid dreams about Saturday. 21 yards separated Reyes and the field goal posts with one second remaining in Dixie State University’s road matchup against Adams State University Saturday in Alamosa, Colorado. Reyes made the game-winning field goal and gave his team a 24-21 victory. “I wasn’t nervous at all,” said […]

Trailblazers trampled by CSM at homecoming

Dixie State University’s homecoming football game was spoiled by the number one pass offense in the country Saturday. DSU yielded nearly 600 yards and nine touchdowns to the Colorado School of Mines’ offense, which cruised to a 62-27 victory over the Trailblazers. The Orediggers were led by quarterback Justin Dvorak, who is second in the […]

Men’s soccer coach fired

Despite the firing of head coach  Tim Busen, the Dixie State University men’s soccer team sits in first place in the Pacific West Conference standings. Jason Boothe, DSU’s athletic director, made the announcement of Busen’s firing Oct. 19.  Boothe declined to comment on the reason for the firing and said the athletic department would not […]