By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Beginning a two-game road trip following a bye week, the SUU football team defeated West Georgia 28-17 to improve to 3-1 in conference play on Saturday. First half After both teams stalled on the first few drives, the T-birds were able to break through near the end of the opening…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Two Southern Utah rivals battled on Saturday afternoon with a spot in the WAC Tournament on the line, with the Trailblazers securing a 4-0 win. In the final match of the campaign, Utah Tech came out firing early as they looked to notch a rivalry victory and punch its ticket…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   Facing Cal Baptist on Thursday night, the SUU volleyball team dropped its fourth straight match in a 3-1 defeat. A solid start The T-birds began set one on a 4-0 spurt, later stretching their lead to 12-6. Cal Baptist cut the SUU lead to two using a 5-1 run…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Traveling to St. George, the T-birds fell 3-1 to the rival Trailblazers on Monday night. The opening set was back and forth to begin, with the two teams splitting the first eight points (4-4). SUU used a 4-0 spurt to take the lead (8-4), but three straight Utah Tech points…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Playing the first match of a Texas road trip, SUU soccer picked up a valuable point in a 1-1 draw with Abilene Christian on Thursday night. The T-birds controlled much of the opening half of the game, and it showed. In the 29th minute, Rylan Tebbs found a streaking Steph…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Hitting the road on Thursday night, SUU dropped its second straight match, losing to Seattle U 3-0. The first set was close throughout, with the two teams knotted at 10 a piece through 20 points. Southern Utah appeared to gain the upper hand using a 4-0 run, but the Redhawks…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz   Playing in their final road match of the season, the T-birds dropped a 1-0 contest to Tarleton State on Sunday afternoon. The match was a tight one, as both teams needed favorable results as they tried to secure a spot in the upcoming conference tournament. Tarleton State would deliver…

Facing Grand Canyon on Saturday night, the T-birds fell in a five-set battle as the Lopes took sole possession of second place. Set one began with a 4-0 GCU lead, but SUU battled back to even the score at 6-6. The Lopes immediately answered with a 5-0 run, pushing its lead to 11-6. The T-birds…

By Tom Zulewski, Iron County Today   IVINS – With a gentle, cooling breeze blowing softly around Black Desert Resort, Matt McCarty found an extra jolt of energy that pushed him to the front of the field at the right time through three rounds of the Black Desert Championship. McCarty, a left-handed hitter who played…

Taking on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels on Saturday, the T-birds came away with a 42-21 win to improve to 3-4 on the season. First half After SUU was forced to punt on the opening drive, EKU drove down to the 31-yard line. Facing fourth-and-six, the Colonels decided to gamble but were unsuccessful, giving the ball…

By Tom Zulewski, Iron County Today   IVINS – Stephen Jaeger carded an 8-under par 63, and it was good enough for a 1-shot lead after two rounds of the inaugural PGA Tour Black Desert Championship being played at the Black Desert Resort. Jaeger had nine birdies to go with one bogey to take a…

By Spencer Rodak, Stadium Sportzz Facing the WAC’s top side, the SUU soccer team fell 3-1 to Grand Canyon on Thursday afternoon. The match did not get off to a great start for the home team, as Grand Canyon took a 1-0 lead in just 39 seconds. SUU began to find their footing after allowing…