Denim Millward Sports Editor With a shy, infectious smile and a refreshingly pleasant demeanor, Maria Sanchez looks like your average incoming Idaho State University freshman. She could probably even pass for a high school freshman. But behind the soft-spoken recent American Falls High School graduate lies a pitch warrior who […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor I have to be honest: when I took the position of sports editor last fall, it was not without trepidation. How affable would coaches and athletes be in a post-game interview following a loss? How much good news would there be to cover? It didn’t take […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor A hellacious road trip to open the season couldn’t stop them. A challenging conference schedule couldn’t stop them. You can call them unstoppable, and now you can also call them champions. The Idaho State softball team clinched its second consecutive Big Sky regular season conference championship […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Though it may not be reflected in its overall record, the 2013 Idaho State football squad made significant strides in shoring up its glaring defensive deficiencies that plagued the team the year prior. More impressive than the modest two-win improvement from 2012 to 2013 (1-11 in […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor With the retirement of longtime coach and player Ransom Eddings, the Idaho State University men’s rugby team faced a daunting task: continue piling up wins and dominating competition as it had under the Eddings regime. Though the loss of the longtime ISU rugby figurehead was a […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer Once a Bengal, always a Bengal. Matthew and Chelsey Stucki returned to Pocatello and ISU’s community after life’s passions took them across the Atlantic Ocean. After graduating from Century High School and going on a church mission, Matt played for ISU’s men’s basketball team from 2005 […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The Idaho State women’s tennis team had mixed results last weekend. The Bengals faced off against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds Saturday, April 5, in Reed Gym. Idaho State got off to a red-hot start, sweeping the doubles’ 2-0. Sophomore and Oldenburg, Germany native Svenja Tegtmeier and […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After mother nature interfered with their plans, the Idaho State football team finally took the practice field for the first time to start preparing for the upcoming season April 2. After a marginally-improved 2013 season and some key departures from the team, uncertainty and optimism are […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After a span of five games against three different opponents, the Idaho State softball team has seen its fair share of the Beehive State. The Bengals kicked off their Utah road trip with a thrilling 9-8 victory over the Utah Valley University Wolverines on March 25. […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In collegiate football, the dawn of spring should harbor in a fresh new wave of optimism. For the Idaho State football team, the kickoff of spring practices has produced uncertainty and potential controversy. In the last sentence of a press release from ISU Sports Information on […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After an improved 2013 football campaign that saw a modest two-game improvement in the win column, the Bengals will undoubtedly be hungry to tack on more check marks in the win column in 2014. They may have to wait a while to do that. The Bengals […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After up-and-down performances in the Diamond Devil and New Mexico Invitationals, the Idaho State softball team appears to have righted the ship. The Bengals have won eight of their last 10 games, all of those victories, except one, coming by three or more runs and three […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor A furious, frenetic comeback attempt led by senior point guard Tomas Sanchez and his backcourt running mate Chris Hansen fell short as the Bengals lost to the Montana Grizzlies 62-61 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The loss was yet another instance of Head Coach Bill Evans’ squad […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The Idaho State University men’s and women’s track teams will send representatives of their respective teams to the Big Sky Conference Championships, which will be held in the cozy confines of Holt Arena from Feb. 27 to March 1. On Saturday, Feb. 22, the Bengals took […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Here at “The Bengal,” we try to only write about issues relevant to Idaho State University. However, in the past few weeks, the sports world has been inundated with stories of poorly behaved fans and players, and subsequently disappointing reactions to those stories. I felt compelled […]