Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Chad Teichert, the coach responsible for leading the ISU Women’s Volleyball team to its first Big Sky title in over two decades, is leaving Idaho State University to finish his career with Star Valley High School in Afton, Wyoming. During seven seasons as head coach, Teichert […]
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.
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Considering that amateur competition is supposedly a bedrock principle of college athletics, especially in light of the widely accepted modern image of the collegiate athlete, the phrase student-athlete has become as much a corporate euphemism as it has passed away entirely. Although the multi-million dollar profit […]
Kayla Nelson Staff Writer Idaho State University offers a wide variety of physical activity courses as well as student organizations representing nearly every corner of the globe, but recently a new region was added to that list. The region: France. The activity: parkour. Parkour is a training discipline that involves […]
Terraka Garner Staff Writer She is admired by fellow softball players, she is dreaded by her opponents and she has a current batting average of .425 along with a total of 15 home runs in the 36 games that the Idaho State University Bengals have played this year. As a […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer It’s safe to assume a baseball player struggling to hit has heard the phrase “get this guy a tennis racket,” but could the opposite be said about a hot-streaking tennis player who seems to hit everything that comes his way? Such is the case for the […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Despite not having another contest for nearly five months, Idaho State head football coach Mike Kramer doesn’t exactly have time to leisurely plow through a few good novels or escape to the island paradise of his choice, refreshing beverage in hand and sand between his toes. […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Having won a sizzling 12 of its last 15 contests and averaging over 10 runs a game in their last four games, the Idaho State University softball team doesn’t exactly appear to need any boosts or additional help. Unfortunately for soon-to-be Bengal opponents, they’ll be getting […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The day this issue of the Bengal is printed just happens to be my birthday (if you see me, feel free to wish me a happy birthday, tell me I don’t look my age, give me gifts or throw a handful of confetti at me). The […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The season for Idaho State University’s club baseball team is officially underway with the conclusion of the annual Mesquite Tournament in which the Bengals split their games finishing with two wins and two losses. Due to both Head Coach Bob Hunt and Assistant Coach Treavor Williams […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor It’s safe to assume that the Idaho State University men’s tennis team agrees with the mantra Dorothy repeats in the Wizard of Oz as she taps her ruby-red slippers together: there’s no place like home. After starting the season off winning just two total points in […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor If you were to purchase a globe and place a red dot to mark the hometown of every Idaho State University student athlete, your globe would end up looking like it came down with a bad case of the measles. From tennis to track and softball […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The Idaho State University men’s rugby team is off to a slow start this season due to a decline in leadership, coupled with multiple injuries and students graduating. The overall lack of depth has been the vulnerable Achilles’ heel for the team resulting in a 0-3 […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Women, long denied the chance to participate in contact sports, are now joining rugby clubs in record numbers and relishing the no-nonsense nature of what has been called a hooligan’s game played by gentleman, or in this case, proper ladies. The women’s rugby program at Idaho […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The Idaho State University Athletics Department will utilize reserve funds approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE) last August to purchase new video and broadcast equipment in order to adhere to updated Big Sky Conference technical standards. SBOE approved ISU athletics to appropriate $250,000 of […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In the final home game of their Idaho State basketball tenures, seniors Jasmine Lemon and Rebecca Schrimpsher both came up big. Lemon made a driving layup with 30 seconds left, giving the Bengals a crucial two-score lead, and Schrimpsher came up with a key stolen pass […]