page_title: Orem, Utah
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Orem, Utah / Sports
caption_attribution_description: Hootz, the mascot of the Orem Owlz franchise in the Pioneer League. Photo taken during game with Helena Brewers on July 16, 2006.
context_page_description: Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and Juab counties. The 2019 population estimate was 97,828, while the 2010 population was 88,328 making it the fifth-largest city in Utah. Utah Valley University is located in Orem. The Orem Owlz of the minor league baseball Pioneer League play their home games at the college.
  Orem uses the slogan "Family City USA." In 2010 Forbes rated it the 5th best place to raise a family. Time magazine rated the Provo-Orem area as the best place to live for spiritual well-being, due to a high population of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
context_section_description: Orem has been home to a number of professional sports teams in addition to being the home to Utah Valley University's Wolverines athletic teams. The Orem Owlz minor league baseball team, a rookie league affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, has been located in Orem since 2005. The Owlz have won 5 championships and have had more than 90 major league players as part of the team. The Owlz play their home games at UCCU Ballpark on the campus of Utah Valley University. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The Owlz compete in the Pioneer League against teams from Colorado, Idaho, Montana and one team in Utah - the Ogden Raptors. 
  Orem has also been the home to two indoor football teams as well as a G League professional basketball team. In 1998, the Utah Catzz played their only season in the Professional Indoor Football League as the league only lasted one season. The Utah Flash was an NBA G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers that was established in 2007.
caption: Hootz, the mascot of the Orem Owlz franchise in the Pioneer League
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