Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State softball team opened conference play this weekend by taking two of three games from Portland State in a series where no game lasted a full seven innings. The series opened Saturday afternoon with a 14-0 ISU (9-14, 2-1 BSC) rout, which ended per […]
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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.
Madison Shumway Staff Writer Mark Liptak, a sports media veteran with experience in radio and print, has acted as the play-by-play broadcaster for the women’s basketball team since 2008. Since taking over the mic in 2008, Liptak has covered over 250 ISU women’s basketball games. “Everybody’s put here to do […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor For the second consecutive season, the women’s basketball team fell short of a Big Sky championship after falling in the championship game to Montana State, 62-56, Saturday afternoon in Reno. ISU went 19-14 overall this season and earned the six-seed going into the conference tournament. Last […]
Thomas Attebery Staff Writer The Outdoor Adventure Center has a host of activities planned with the changing seasons which include slacklining, climbing and several other trips. There is a trip planned to Maple Grove in the Oneida Narrows Reservoir. For $30 for students and $40 for affiliates, those who sign […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor After a 16-win season last year and losing one starter, the Idaho State men’s basketball team backed up one of the best seasons in recent program history with six total wins, four which came from Division I schools. The Bengals were the only school in the […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Originally from Santiago, Chile, Idaho State junior guard Geno Luzcando has made an impact on the men’s basketball team from the minute he stepped on campus. Luzcando found ISU through a family friend that was living in Provo and in his three seasons with the Bengals, […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor This weekend, the Idaho State softball team will travel to Eugene, Oregon to participate in a tournament hosted by the University of Oregon, who is currently ranked 4th in the USA Today Coaches/NFCA Coaches Polls. The Bengals are scheduled to play the Ducks twice this weekend […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor It’s a possibility that by the time this article prints, both Idaho State teams will already be eliminated from the Big Sky Tournament in Reno. Because of this possibility and the fact that this story has to be written no later than Saturday because of deadlines, […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Hailing from Pocatello, Josh Goodwin is following in his father’s footsteps as he continues his family legacy of playing tennis at Idaho State. The senior chose to stay close to home because of family support, a decision he once regretted but now appreciates. “I never got […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State men’s and women’s Indoor Track and Field teams combined for 13 top-five finishes during the Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Holt Arena last weekend. Justin Franz was the lone overall champion as he won the Big Sky title in […]
Thomas Attebery Staff Writer The last two weekends, Holt Arena played host to the Simplot Games and the Big Sky Indoor Conference Championship meet, two regional track meets which bring hundreds of athletes and their families to Pocatello. The Simplot Games has been an annual fixture in the Pocatello community, […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor For the first time in recent history, the Idaho State softball team has trekked into unchartered territory as the Bengals were picked to finish outside the top three in the Big Sky Conference for the first time since 2012 and received no first place votes in […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The month of February is the shortest month in the calendar year, yet it’s the month where I find myself doing the most work. I want to make one thing clear right off the bat, I’m not complaining because I’m working two jobs which I have […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer In a road game against Southern Utah, sophomore guard Saylair Grandon broke her finger causing her to be sidelined. The injury comes after Brooke Blair was lost for the season at the beginning of the year with a knee injury, leaving the Bengals with two offensive […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer With his 7-foot stature and Serbian accent, Novak Topalovic is a standout presence on the Bengal men’s basketball team not just because of his height, but also because of his personality. “Novak’s maturity level is about on the eleven-year-old level, so he keeps us pretty happy, […]