Travis Smith Online Editor At the beginning of the season, Idaho State men’s basketball coach Bill Evans adopted a “Drink the Kool-Aid” mantra, where players who were willing to play his style of basketball were given a T-shirt that says, “I drink the Kool-Aid.” Chris Hansen, who just finished his […]
Travis Smith Online Editor Every day at Idaho State University, students sit down in business classes, daydreaming about the day they can apply the lessons they learn. For most of the students, everything is in the hypothetical stage, but for Arizona native Thom Fife and Saudi Arabia native Saleh Alshammeri, […]
Travis Smith Online Editor Last year the ISU women’s soccer team was voted to finish seventh in the Big Sky Conference in the preseason polls and proved everybody wrong when they won the Big Sky Championship. This year the team tied for the top spot and will have to prove […]
A team’s MVP isn’t necessarily the team’s best player but the one player who not only excelled in their sport but pushed their teammates to be better. Their value to their team was irreplaceable and invaluable.
The following students were named to the All-Academic team they must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: Participate in at least half of the team’s competitions Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term and Completed […]
River Rescue Workshop, May 31-June 2 Do you enjoy being in, on, or around the water? If you do, you probably already know that having the confidence in your ability to handle emergencies that may arise adds to the enjoyment of your sport. The ISU Outdoor Adventure Center will hold […]
“The Benny” is an award given out by “The Bengal” at the end of the year honoring those athletes who excelled in their respective sport. At the end of every season, awards are handed out honoring the season’s best and, as with any awards list, there are bound to be […]
Despite the cold, frigid weather, the Idaho State Athletic Department partnered with the Idaho Central Credit Union and broke ground last Tuesday on the new practice field being built south of Holt Arena. Holt Arena is a community center and with all the non-sports related activities that go on inside […]
The Bengals have played like the Big Sky Champions almost all season and with the tournament this weekend, it’s time for the team to finish what it started. For the first time since 2006, the Idaho State men’s tennis team will be competing in the Big Sky Conference tournament in […]
New Beginnings Spring symbolizes rebirth and growth, among other things. Apparently the symbolic meaning of spring has transferred over to the football field. Spring practice started on April 2 and the Idaho State men’s football team is already seeing plenty of rebirth and growth. “Everything is new,” said Idaho State […]
When Idaho State softball coach Julie Wright was looking to add a catcher to her roster she was approached separately by outfielder Courtney Dial and pitcher Kelsie Ott about a catcher out of Huntington Beach, Calif., that Wright needed to check out. When Wright took her players’ advice she found […]
The outdoor track season at Idaho State University is officially under way. The Bengals would like to build on their successful indoor season and one athlete that will be an essential building block for the outdoor track season will be senior Bryce Jenkins. “We have a good majority of people […]
Idaho State Bengal softball player Amanda Fitzsimmons just wants to have fun playing softball this year. It’s a common goal for any athlete, but Fitzsimmons has a specific definition of how to have fun. “My main goal this season is to just have fun, and my definition of fun is […]
During the past two seasons for Idaho State’s men’s basketball team, there hasn’t been much of anything that fans could rely on outside of senior point guard Melvin Morgan. For fans that have only been following Bengal basketball for two seasons, they’ve watched three different coaches, fast-paced basketball, slow-paced basketball, […]
Everything about Kaela Oakes from Basha High School in Chandler, Ariz., to Idaho State University has been unexpected. Sadly, the rest of her journey will be spent away from the comfort of a home crowd as Bengals fans witnessed Oakes’ last home game at Reed Gym. The journey started when […]