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DSU softball brings home seven wins

The Dixie State University softball team ventured out to the Hawaiian Islands and came away with a 6-2 record against Pacific West Conference foes. DSU outscored its opponents 44-7 throughout the week, including four consecutive shutouts against Chaminade University. The Trailblazers swept the Silverswords and then split with Brigham Young University-Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific University. […]

DSU loses first game of NCAA tournament

An upset-minded Dixie State University men’s basketball team ran into a red-hot University of California San Diego March 10 and lost 94-68. The Trailblazers secured the final spot in its region to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Division II tournament. Being the No. 8 seed in the bracket meant a matchup with the […]

DSU softball splits with Dominican

The Dixie State University softball team spilt a two-game series with Dominican University Tuesday. Each game was decided by a narrow margin, with the Trailblazers taking the first game and dropping the second. In the first game, DU took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first. The deficit was short lived when DSU […]

DSU smashes HNU in softball

The Dixie State University softball displayed complete and utter domination in its four-game sweep of Holy Names University on Saturday and Sunday. The Trailblazers outscored HNU 34-5 over the course of the series and each game only lasted five innings. “Obviously, we are happy about how we played this weekend,” head coach Randy Simkins said. […]

DSU basketball upset by PLNU

The Dixie State University men’s basketball team was buried at the buzzer after spending much of its Pacific West Conference tournament game trying to dig itself out of a 20-point hole. Despite a furious comeback, the No. 3 ranked Trailblazers were upset 71-69 Thursday against No. 6 Point Loma Nazarene University. The loss put DSU’s […]

DSU women victorious on last game of season

A season bursting with highs, lows and 21 loses ended Saturday with smiles all around for the Dixie State University women’s basketball team. DSU won its final game of the season against Holy Names University 79-65. It was senior night for guard Cassidy Carrillo and Center Hannah Roberts of the Trailblazers.  “We really wanted to […]

DSU take 2 of 3 from No. 9 Adelphi

The weekend was a hit for the Dixie State University softball team who took two out of three from No. 9 ranked Adelphi University. The No. 20 ranked Trailblazers shut out the Panthers 10-0 Friday and then split the remaining two games  Saturday. “Our fielding was really solid and consistent this weekend,” said junior outfielder Kenzie […]

DSU goes 0-3 in Hawaii

 It was not smooth sailing for the Dixie State University women’s basketball as they dropped all three games in Hawaii over President’s Day weekend. The Trailblazers encountered University of Hawaii-Hilo Thursday, Brigham Young University-Hawaii Saturday and Hawaii Pacific University Monday. All three resulted in early deficits and ended with double-digit losses. “This [road trip] really […]

DSU softball goes 4-1

The Dixie State University softball team blasted its way to a 4-1 record in the Cactus Classic in Tucson, Arizona. DSU’s bats swung well throughout the weekend, scoring an average of over eight runs per game. Perhaps the biggest accomplishment of the weekend was when the Trailblazers beat the No. 2 team in the country, […]

DSU tennis goes 1-2

The Dixie State University women’s tennis team opened its 2017 season by extending its program winning streak to five, before dropping its final two matches of the weekend. “We had a great weekend,” head coach Eric Pelton said. “We picked up a great team win and even though we lost the other two, we were […]