Articles by Porter Larsen

Dixie State women’s tennis got aced by Division I opponents last week.

On the final week of the regular season, DSU stood at 6-7 as a team and needed to some wins to keep its postseason hopes alive. Unfortunately, the Storm would not be able to get those victories ...

It’s well known around the country that college athletic programs often have huge budgets and are funded by the school but at Dixie State University, an institution that competes at the Division II level, the budget is stifled dramatically.

DSU’s athletic program’s budget currently sits at about ...

Dixie State baseball and softball continued to garner national attention with impressive sweeps over Academy of Art and Colorado Mesa University. 

Baseball 

Dixie State baseball had a four-game sweep of Academy of Art at Bruce Hurst field this weekend. 

DSU exploded in the first game of the series on Friday ...

Dixie State men’s basketball faced a little madness of its own this March with two tournament games and a heart-breaking, buzzer-beating finish. 

After winning a Pacific West Conference title, beating four nationally ranked opponents and breaking numerous records, the Dixie State men’s basketball team finished off the season ...

Boasting impressive winning streaks, both Dixie State softball and baseball teams looked to continue their winning ways last weekend.

Baseball 

Leading off on Saturday, the Red Storm welcomed Holy Names University to Bruce Hurst field to start the four-game series between the two teams. 

In the series-opener, DSU jumped out ...

The Dixie State women’s golf team teed off in the BYU Entrada Classic, an invitational tournament in which the Storm were the only Division II invited. 

The Entrada Classic is an annual event hosted by Brigham Young University usually, open exclusively to high-ranking Division I programs. This year, a ...

After routing Brigham Young University-Hawaii in four straight contests, Dixie State softball finished off their spring break trip to the Aloha State in impressive fashion. 

The Storm downed the Seasiders 8-0,8-2, 9-2, and closed them out with a dominant 13-0 performance. Following the strong outing, DSU matched up with ...

Following a less than stellar performance at the Pacific West Conference tournament, Dixie State men’s basketball team looked to turn things around in the NCAA Division II tournament. 

After winning a share of its fifth conference title in the last six years and sixth straight 20-win season, Dixie State ...

The Dixie State University basketball teams celebrated senior night on Saturday, then another kind of celebration unfolded after the games.  

 Men’s Basketball 

It was a night of celebration at the jam-packed Burns Arena against Point Loma Nazarene University, as the senior class took the floor for the final time ...

Before, during and after the season, Dixie State athletics teams put in countless hours of work to prepare for their time in the limelight. 

Throughout the season, student-athletes are often seen throwing down alley-oops or reeling in one-handed catches. Something that isn’t usually seen is the effort and dedication ...

The Dixie State baseball and softball teams are both boasting impressive winning-streaks after a busy week. 

Baseball 

 After a very slow start to the 2015 season, the DSU baseball team finally found its stride with a win against No. 4 Colorado Mesa University this weekend. 

Head coach Chris Pfatenhauer said ...

Dixie State University added numerous recruits to its athletic programs in the recent weeks, highlighted by National Signing Day on Feb. 4. 

Signing day is mainly focused on football prospects from around the country, but student-athletes from other fall sports often sign their letter of intent on the day as ...

The Dixie State University basketball teams put themselves in great position for post-season play last week with three wins from the men and one from the women,

 Men’s Basketball 

 DSU mens’ basketball had a good weekend; so good in fact, it is now sitting atop the Pacific West Conference ...

The Dixie State University Athletics Hall of Fame got a little bit bigger this weekend; there were four inductees introduced last week.

Ralph Brinton (football), Barry Sims (football), Brandon Lyon (baseball), and the 2000 women’s soccer team were formally inducted into the DSU athletics Hall of Fame during a ...

Dixie State University led off the season slowly this weekend with four losses in a series against California State Polytechnic University, Pomona at Bruce Hurst Field.

The season started off on the right foot, as senior center fielder Donald Glover scored on an Austin Nelson hit to right field, and ...