Jerry Miller Bengal Adviser Idaho State’s men’s basketball team may be hosting the University of Idaho Vandals Saturday, but the UCLA Bruins will be on the minds of many Bengal fans at the game. Why? Saturday night at halftime, ISU will honor members of the team that defeated the Bruins […]
Sports
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.
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Two members of this year’s women’s basketball team, Brooke Blair and Freya Newton are 7,000 miles from home, away from the crashing blue surf, white sand beaches and clear blue skies and into single digit temperatures with sub-zero windchill. The two hail from New Zealand and […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State University men’s basketball team lead Montana Tech for 38:24 of the 40-minute basketball game at Reed Gym Friday night, as the Bengals lead by double-digit the entire second half in route to a 76-46 blowout win over a Division II school with six […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Saturday night’s men’s basketball game at Holt Arena was supposed to be an easy win. The final score appears that it was, but the Idaho State Bengals left Bristol University, a United States Collegiate Athletics Association, a division that is lower than NAIA, in contention well […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer When the Idaho State University men’s basketball team plays the University of Wisconsin Dec. 7, it isn’t supposed to win. The Badgers, ranked 17th in the nation, play in an arena that seats over 17,000 and are in one of the five power conferences – The […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor I learned in my ethics class this semester about the trait of publicity, which means if you find the best ethical theory, you should publicize it to the world so everybody can follow that particular theory. But, if you are an ethical egoist, which means, you […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Idaho State head football coach Mike Kramer is about to enter the last year of a three-year extension he signed after the 2014 season despite rumors around campus regarding a possible dismissal. According to Athletic Director Jeff Tingey, coaches are graded, in order, on three things […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The men’s basketball team picked up its first win of the season Tuesday night at Holt Arena, defeating the Lamar Cardinals 77-60 as four Bengals finished with double-figure points. Robert Jones III led the way with a game and career-high 18 points while Gary Chivichyan scored […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Now, before you read this list you have to understand how I came up with it. There is a difference between me not liking a game and me not liking teams. I hate both BYU and Boise State, but I like watching the game between them. […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer After starting 27 games as a true freshmen, Grace Kenyon was forced to the bench after an injury ended her sophmore season before it started. Kenyon tore her ACL, forcing her to sit out last season and use her one and only redshirt. Kenyon underwent surgery […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Two years ago, the Idaho State football team went 8-4 and had a chance at the FCS playoffs. After two straight 2-9 seasons, that seems like an eternity ago as the Bengals have now only won four games in the last two seasons. ISU started 2016 […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State Bengals didn’t have anything but pride to play for Saturday afternoon as the team took on the Weber State Wildcats at Holt Arena. The Bengals had an opportunity to knock rival Weber State out of the FCS playoff picture with a win and […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Milton “Dubby” Holt, an ISU legend and the man that ISU’s Holt Arena is named after, was 92 when he died in 2007. He left behind two national championships, 13 conference championships and one new athletic facility. Holt retired in 1979 after leading the Bengals to […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor They call it “The Inferno.” An eye-popping, bright red field on the outskirts of Cheney, Washington with jet-black end zones, white lettering and sprawled out black and white eagle at midfield. This field has played host to Eastern Washington football since 1967, but has only been […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Melissa Coburn and Megan Poe are both freshmen from Texas and knew each other before they enrolled at Idaho State. Both finished their high school tennis careers ranked in the top 50 in the state of Texas and the pair attended the same high school, giving […]