Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor I have a hard time seeing the Atlanta Falcons winning the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think this game will even be close, but Vegas doesn’t seem to agree with me, which makes me a little nervous as I’m putting my reputation on the line […]
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All about sports at Idaho State University. We include stories about our traditional university sponsored sports like Football, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball and Volleyball as well as the independent club sports like Rugby, Archery and Judo.
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor After joining the Big Sky Conference in 2012, the University of North Dakota announced last week that the school will pull out of the Big Sky to join the Summit League and Missouri Valley Conference. The Fighting Hawks will join the Missouri Valley for football in […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor In a game that tipped off over two weeks ago in Holt Arena, the Idaho State men’s basketball team fell to the Weber State Wildcats, 85-73, Wednesday night at Reed Gym in a game that took 18 days to complete and featured two different locations. Idaho […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Last season, the Idaho State men’s basketball team finished fourth in the conference and one game above .500, the best season in recent history. This season, the stakes were raised and the Bengals have yet to answer the bell. The Bengals are currently 4-15 and sit […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer With six seniors on the squad, the Idaho State men’s tennis team will look to use senior leadership to build off of its 10th place finish last season. This season, the Bengals were picked to finish 8th in the conference by league officials after going 8-12 […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State women’s basketball team has seen an increase in international players the last three season. This is due in part to associate head coach Ryan Johnson and the connections he has built overseas that date far beyond his time at ISU. The Bengals have […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Idaho State head football coach Mike Kramer promoted Rob Phenicie to offensive coordinator in the wake of Matt Troxel’s departure to Montana, where he accepted an offensive assistant position. Phenicie was an offensive assistant head coach as well as receivers coach last season for an offense […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Skyline Sports reported last week that ISU offensive coordinator Matt Troxel is heading to Montana where he will take an offensive assistant position. Troxel will join the staff of Bob Stitt, who will enter his third season at the helm for the Griz this fall. The […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer After the retirement of 33-year coaching veteran Dave Nielsen, an all-new staff was assembled which will present a big adjustment for the ISU indoor track and field team. With a short seven-meet schedule, which includes both the conference meet and regional meet, the team doesn’t have […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The 1976-77 Idaho State men’s basketball team was inducted into the Ring of Honor Friday night for its historic run in the 1977 NCAA tournament, a run that included beating second-ranked UCLA ending its streak of ten consecutive Final Fours. ISU beat UCLA 76-75 at BYU’s […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor After scoring a season-high 85 points Thursday night against Eastern Washington, the Idaho State Bengals struggled in every offensive category Saturday night at Reed Gym, falling to the University of Idaho 77-62. The Bengals (3-13) shot 34.6 percent from the floor, went 8:20 without a made […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Despite scoring a season-high 85 points, the Idaho State Bengals fell to the Eastern Washington Eagles, 92-85, Thursday night at Reed Gym in a game that saw no shortage of offense with a limited supply of defense. With an offense that averages over 75 point per […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The College Football Playoff seemed like a great idea at the time, but two years later it is apparent that it was a huge mistake. On paper, it seemed like a great idea. Instead of having the top two teams duke it out for the national […]
Thomas Attebery Staff Writer The plans for a new $20 million on-campus arena that would house volleyball and basketball has yet to reach the halfway point of the fundraising stage. According to ISU Athletic Director Jeff Tingey, the school is in need of a large gift in naming rights to […]
Bengal Staff If you’ve ever been sent to bed early by your mother, you may understand a bit how the ISU Bengals and Weber State Wildcats felt Saturday night after just under five minutes of play in their Big Sky men’s basketball game at Holt Arena. With 15:02 left to […]