Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Sixty-seven years in broadcasting is nothing short of incredible. As a young and aspiring journalist doing anything in his power to accomplish a lifelong dream of working in sports media, Vin Scully is a man that I have looked up to for some time now. Scully […]
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.
Tanner Sucher Staff Writer Southeast Idaho is known to have some of the best fly fishing in the world and students at Idaho State University don’t have far to go to experience that world-class fly fishing. The Portneuf River, a 124-mile-long tributary of the Snake River, is only an hour […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor In a 56-7 loss to Colorado, Josh Cook hauled in a four-yard pass that launched him into the Idaho State University record books for most career receiving yards by a tight end in school history, a record previously held by current New Orleans Saints tight end, […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer The 2016 Idaho State women’s tennis team features nine fresh faces, a 100 percent turnover, requiring head coach Gretchen Maloney to recruit an all-new cast of players. Six teammates graduated in 2016, as expected, and the two remaining members decided this spring to pursue other opportunities. […]
Tanner Sucher Staff Writer A true Bengal – that is the phrase that comes to mind when you think of Hayley Farrer. Farrer is more than a volleyball player. She is a true student-athlete. Farrer grew up in Idaho Falls, where she was a standout athlete at Idaho Falls High […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Rain or shine, tailgating is part of the cultural fabric of college football, drawing fans to brave the elements of Mother Nature to carry on a tradition that those who don’t partake in will never fully understand. For the diehards, it doesn’t matter if there is […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Katherine Roberts watched from the stands at Davis Field as the Idaho State Bengals women’s soccer team won the Conference Championship game in the Big Sky Soccer tournament in 2012. She was a senior in high school and an ISU commit for the following season. Even […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Chloe Hirst claims that she couldn’t have done this without her parents supporting her throughout her entire journey. That journey has consisted of a full-ride scholarship to a division one school to play volleyball, two Big Sky All-Academic awards and the makings of a bright future. […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor We here at The Bengal have let the students down when it comes to game coverage. There is no spot on our website, twitter page or weekly paper where you can find the results of every, or for that matter, any game on campus. Since taking […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Many athletes growing up dream of playing sports professionally. ISU senior Bailey Bars is working hard to turn her dreams into reality, but that reality may have to be put on hold for the time being, as Bars will not be able to compete for the […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State Athletic Department has pocketed close to $1 million in the last two weeks as the University of Colorado Boulder and Oregon State University paid to play ISU for an almost guaranteed win. Colorado paid ISU $500,000 while Oregon State paid $475,000, bringing the […]
Jenna Crowe Staff Writer Frisbee fanatics now have a place to call home with the ultimate Frisbee club at Idaho State University. The sport has been around since the 1960s, and not many people know what ultimate Frisbee is, making it that much more difficult to find recruits. Ultimate Frisbee […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The 2015 season ended before it even began for Mario Jenkins and Taison Manu, as two of the team’s top three leading tacklers from 2014 both suffered season-ending injuries during the offseason. Jenkins, a redshirt junior, tore his ACL just four practices into the new campaign. […]
Madison Shumway Staff Writer After pushing through pain for years, Kylie Hutchison needed a break from competitive running. What began as persistent nerve pain formed into a mystery injury, and progressed into numbness in both her legs. Though running was both a talent and a passion, over time Hutchison found […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State Bengals thumped the Simon Fraser Clan Saturday afternoon by a score of 47-3 at Holt Arena. This is Simon Fraser’s second trip to Pocatello in three years, the Bengals defeated the Clan in 2014 by a score of 66-14. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tanner […]