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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]