Basketball is one of the most demanding sports played on this planet; requiring grace, physicality, and skill. For Derek Dawes, basketball was the game which melded perfectly with his personal attributes, a game which has been the foundation of his life and character. “It’s a game I’ve always loved, and still do. It’s just what […]
With high school football ending this weekend, Region 9 fans are rapidly turning their attention to Southern Utah’s hardwood. And with the Region season shaping up to be one of the most competitive ever, Snow Canyon High School’s men’s basketball team is preparing for a long season while continuing to showcase their signature physical style […]
For some observers, basketball is merely an entanglement of bodies on hardwood. For others, it’s a zen-ful game, filled with concentration and inner peace. For Jon Judkins, basketball is a game of excitement and that excitement continually keeps him intrigued. And while Judkins played as one of Dixie College and Utah State’s premiere athletes in […]
One of the newer clubs at Dixie State College is the Rugby Club, a club sport. Several players and supporters feel rugby could become the new contact sport of the future in the United States. For most Dixie State students, rugby is a foreign game and a brutish game. But students have rarely thought of […]
For some small towns, football is just a game. In Hurricane, high school football is life and the Tigers are eager to continue their football lives Friday night, as they open the 3A playoffs at home against Wasatch High School. “Well, we’re excited to win our region again and get out two home playoff games,” Hurricane coach Chris […]
Dixie State College’s annual Powderpuff Football Game is one of the highlights of Homecoming Week on the DSC campus, but this year’s event ignited a sports gender-supemacy debate. Indeed, who is the better athlete: a man or a woman? Karli Owens, a DSC student, said women can do anything they set their mind to. “Girls […]
The Huntsman World Senior Games features several long-running athletic events, like softball or basketball, but new events are being added virtually every year. This year’s competition included adding sand volleyball. The world-class competition attracts a diverse group of players to this competition, including California native Margie Wiher and Tennessee resident Linda Horenkamp. “We play […]
Most runners in the St. George Marathon say the finish line atmosphere at Vernon Worthen Park makes the entire race worth it. Marathons test everyone involved, from runners to fans. But the finish line environment at the 35th annual St. George Marathon excited organizers as well, including St. George Mayor Dan McArthur. “That the people […]
Dixie State College’s men’s basketball team is one of the school’s elite athletic programs, as the team has won two consecutive PacWest championships and enters this season fresh off a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament. By the intensity already evident this preseason, it is apparent that Dixie head coach Jon Judkins feels encouraged. […]
The Dixie State College football team won its first football game last Saturday night, a 42-7 victory over Simon Fraser University. DSC is now 1-0 in the GNAC and the team is experiencing a new-found optimism. Various figures around the program, from coaches Scott Brumfield and Judd Thompson to players like QB Cody Stephenson, are […]
