Sven Alskog Sports Editor Emeritus After holding a 26-23 lead at halftime, the Idaho State Bengals fell victim to a dominating second half by the Idaho Vandals, who would hold on to win the Big Sky women’s basketball championship 67-55 on Saturday afternoon at the Reno Events Center. The Vandals […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Emeritus This March has given the Idaho State women’s basketball team a chance to pull off some Cinderella magic, as the Bengals won their third game in five days as the #9 seed, advancing to the Big Sky Conference title game on Saturday at 12:05 p.m. […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor At “The Bengal” it is a tradition to have graduating members of the staff write a variation of a “senior sign off” so to speak. Following this edition of the paper I will be graduating, so here goes my rendition of the tradition. On a personal […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Overall record: 2-9 Conference record: 1-7 Finish: Tied last in Big Sky After entering the season ranked in the top 25 in both major preseason polls, there was plenty of promise for the Idaho State football team. Head Coach Mike Kramer had just been named the […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Overall Record: 23-10 Conference Record: 13-3 Finish: Big Sky Runner-Up Under first year Head Coach Rick Reynolds, the Idaho State volleyball team had another successful season, falling just short of the goal of winning the conference tournament title set at the beginning of the season with […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor After a 13-3 mark in Big Sky play during the regular season, the Idaho State volleyball team enters the conference tournament set to begin this weekend at Northern Arizona as the No. 3 seed. The last time the Bengals entered the conference tournament as the No. […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor From an early age every athlete is taught the basics of what one word means. Sportsmanship. While it is preached often, it seems to me many still have no firm grasp of why this is important. I’d like to preface this by connecting what I am […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Once again the Idaho State volleyball team is sitting at the top of the conference standings, with two pivotal games taking place this week inside Reed Gym. Last week the Bengals took on Eastern Washington, a team that entered the match with an identical 7-1 record […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Heading into the 2015/2016 season, Idaho State men’s basketball has been picked dead last in both the Big Sky preseason coaches’ and media polls, along with recently being ranked 344 out of 351 division one teams by CBS Sports. Fortunately for the Bengals, they don’t play […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor As first reported during the ISU Coaches Show on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Head Coach Mike Kramer recently fired himself as the special teams coordinator for the football team. Brilliant. Let’s take a look at the numbers and happenings for the special teams group up to this […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor “Everybody calls us the Germs.” Back in 2012, three tennis players from different parts of Germany all ended up at Idaho State University, ready to take on the Big Sky. Now in their senior campaigns, the trio looks to leave a mark on the ISU tennis […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor A four-year starter on the pitch for Idaho State soccer, senior goalkeeper Sheridan Hapsic looks to finish the 2015 season strong as the Bengals enter the heart of the Big Sky schedule. While the season has not started the way ISU would have hoped in regards […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Any team can have playmakers, but if those stars don’t have anybody to set them up, the success won’t come. For the Idaho State volleyball team, Hayley Farrer is quietly one of the most important players on the floor, giving high quality attackers such as reigning […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor After never playing volleyball competitively together at any level, the Lyman sisters of Idaho State have taken the floor this season for the Bengals as they look to contend for a conference championship. Tressa is the reigning Big Sky MVP, an honor she earned after helping […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor The beauty of sport is the unpredictability each day brings. This past Friday and Saturday I witnessed three football games for the majority of the action, with a combined final score of 173-27 once the action was complete. While these games are obviously not going to […]