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Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month with discounts at DWR gun ranges
LOGAN - The Cache Valley Public Shooting Range is celebrating National Shooting Sports Month by offering free entry to their rifle, pistol and archery ranges on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. as well as discounted rounds on the shotgun ranges. Owned and operated by the Utah...
Minnesota man bikes all of Cache Valley in 9 months | Multimedia
LOGAN – It all began with a bike and a desire to explore. “Cache County total – I have about 3,000 miles of biking in those 9 months,” says 24-year-old Neil Thompson of Minnesota. He says an app on his phone helped him gamify his progress –...
2024 Utah State Football Prediction & Preview With Betting Odds, Schedule, Key Returners & Outlook
It has been both a tragic and turbulent offseason for Utah State. On July 20, cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died. Seldon had transferred this summer after two seasons at both New Mexico State and Michigan. Also this summer, Blake Anderson was fired as USU’s head coach. Nate Dreiling, Utah...
Madison High alum and former Utah State great Chari Hawkins talks about becoming an Olympian
The third time was the charm for Chari Hawkins. And what a reward it was for the former Utah State University track & field standout. You see, Hawkins can now call herself an Olympian — a distinction she earned by placing second in the heptathlon at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which were contested last month at iconic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The five-time second-team All-American at USU...
Explaining both sides of the dispute between Blake Anderson and Utah State | News
LOGAN – Utah State University has gutted its athletics department this July with the firing of three of its senior-level management and one mid-level position within days of each other. Head football coach Blake Anderson, deputy athletic director Jerry Bovee, senior woman administrator Amy Crosbie and football director of player development Austin Albrecht have all been dismissed over alleged failures to report an incident of domestic violence as required by USU policy.
Former USU Guard Steven Ashworth To Host Youth Basketball Camp
SALT LAKE CITY – Former Utah State guard Steven Ashworth will be back in his home state to host a basketball camp before the school year kicks off. Ashworth transferred from USU to Creighton following the 2022-23 season but his love for the Beehive State remains strong. From Aggie...
Local representative excited for 2034 games coming to Utah
LOGAN - News broke at about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday morning, making it official that Salt Lake City had been awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics. On KVNU's For the People program on Thursday, outgoing state Representative Dan Johnson, R-District 3, said every county in the state benefited from the games back in 2002.
Utah State Football Starts Fall Camp on Friday, August 2
LOGAN, Utah – Under the direction of interim head coach Nate Dreiling, Utah State football will begin fall camp on Friday, Aug. 2. All practices – minus two scrimmages – will be closed to the public. Fans are invited to watch Utah State's first scrimmage on Saturday,...
Aggies football: Previewing the 2024 season with a look at New Mexico, Wyoming
LOGAN — This is Part 4 of the weekly series breaking down every Utah State football opponent leading up to the start of the 2024 season. Date: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m. 2023 record: 4-8 (2-6 Mountain West) Final AP ranking: N/A. Last meeting: Nov. 24, 2023; Aggies won...
Utah State Softball Adds Shelby Thompson to Coaching Staff
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State head softball coach Todd Judge announced the addition of Shelby Thompson to his coaching staff on Friday. Thompson will serve as an assistant coach. Thompson joins the Aggies after a strong playing career as a pitcher at UC San Diego. There, she made 73 appearances and 38 starts in the circle in four years from 2021-24. Her best season came as a senior in 2024, when she made 25 appearances and 16 starts for the Tritons. Thompson was a three-time Big West All-Academic Team honoree.
Letter: 'Voting with my wallet'
Amy Crosbie, executive associate athletics director for internal affairs and senior woman administrator-FIRED; Blake Anderson, head football coach- FIRED; Jerry Bovee, associate vice president and deputy athletic director of external affairs - FIRED; Austin Albrecht, director of player development and community - FIRED; Wade Denniston, asst. coordinator of media relations for Aggie sports teams - FIRED! Other lesser high profile employees also either fired or resigned from complaints of a hostile work environment.
Top 25 Aggies of 2024 – #23 Bo Maile | Sports
The Cache Valley Media Group Top 25 Aggies of 2024 continues with the No. 23 player on the list, junior defensive tackle Bo Maile. Maile is the nephew of longtime assistant coach and former USU player, Frank Maile, and is entering his fourth season with the program. He redshirted in 2021 and has since appeared in 22 games across his redshirt freshman year in 2022 and sophomore 2023 campaign. He’s accumulated 12 tackles and one sack with a career-high three tackles coming in two of last year’s games, at Iowa and against Fresno State, and is primed for a breakout season with a potentially bigger role following the departure of some of the players ahead of him on the depth chart.
High school girls soccer: Lone Peak, Maple Mountain, Green Canyon, Ogden, Rowland Hall open 2024 as preseason No. 1s
The 2024 high school girls soccer season begins on Aug. 5, and Lone Peak, Maple Mountain, Green Canyon, Ogden, Rowland Hall are the preseason No. 1s
60 in 60: #28 Utah State’s Micah Davis (Wide Receiver)
SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown is on for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 for the 2024 college football season. Coming in at No. 28 is USU wide receiver Micah Davis. Davis is the 11th Aggie to make our list through 32 selections. Hans & Scotty’s 2024...
Utah State Golfer Esteban Jaramillo Named Cobalt All-America Scholar
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State golfer Esteban Jaramillo was named a Cobalt All-America Scholar, it was announced on Thursday. In all, 532 NCAA Division I athletes from 180 schools earned 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors. Jaramillo, a junior from Bogotá, Colombia, holds a 3.64 GPA while majoring in...
Top 25 Aggies of 2024 – #25 Elliott Nimrod | Sports
The Top 25 Aggies of the 2024 Utah State football season, presented by Cache Valley Media Group, kicks off with No. 25, the kicker for Utah State football, Elliott Nimrod. Nimrod is entering his fourth season with the Aggies after transferring to Utah State in 2021 from Arkansas State. He served as the team’s kickoff specialist in 2021 and 2022, appearing in all 27 of the Aggies games those two seasons.
Tournaments! Tournaments! Read All About’em!
If you’re looking for a fun tournament to enter, International Days is the place. Whatever your forte, there is a tournament for you. Beginning Friday, July 26, the cornhole and pickleball tournaments will run simultaneously. Cornhole will be held at the basketball courts adjacent to Washington Park. There is...
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