Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor @IdahoSportsLG Former Idaho State Track and Field head coach Dave Nielsen announced his retirement after 33 years with the program, 31 of which were as the head coach. Assistant Coach Hillary Merkley has taken over for the remainder of the outdoor season. “I’ve been lucky, I’ve […]
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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.
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor @IdahoSportsLG Opening Day is one of the greatest days of the year. It means that summer is just around the corner and we all get to enjoy America’s pastime in a leisurely manner that cannot be fully described in words. But I’ll try. When baseball rolls […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer Entering her third season at ISU, outfielder Kacie Burnett has already established herself as a force to be reckoned with. The junior is a nursing major and started in all 52 games last season. Burnett had an impressive season in 2015 with 79 hits, two home runs […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer ISU senior Tressa Lyman is an athlete of many talents. Lyman, who plans to graduate this May with a degree in elementary education, has played volleyball at ISU for the five years she has attended. But she also stepped up to play a little more than […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor @IdahoSportsLG Some of the best parts of March Madness are the Cinderella stories. From Davidson’s magical Elite 8 run during the Stephen Curry era in 2008, to Florida Gulf Coast’s 2013 run as the Eagles stole the hearts of every college basketball fan who didn’t attend […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor @IdahoSportsLG The Idaho Vandals defeated the Idaho State Bengals in the Big Sky Women’s Basketball Conference Championship game by a score of 67-55, a game which ISU led 26-23 at halftime. Vandals’ head coach Jon Newlee, who coached in Pocatello for six seasons, was fired up […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Emeritus After holding a 26-23 lead at halftime, the Idaho State Bengals fell victim to a dominating second half by the Idaho Vandals, who would hold on to win the Big Sky women’s basketball championship 67-55 on Saturday afternoon at the Reno Events Center. The Vandals […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Emeritus This March has given the Idaho State women’s basketball team a chance to pull off some Cinderella magic, as the Bengals won their third game in five days as the #9 seed, advancing to the Big Sky Conference title game on Saturday at 12:05 p.m. […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor After one of the most successful regular seasons in recent history, the Idaho State University men’s basketball team fell victim to an 83-49 defeat at the hands of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Thursday. It was a rough start for ISU, as the Bengals struggled […]
Jaclyn Figg Staff Writer First founded by Jigoro Kano with the vision of citizens working towards making the world a better place, Judo is a Japanese martial art that has found its way into communities across the world, including ISU. Judo focuses on throws aimed to take the opponent down, […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer ISU student Deante Gains is making major waves in the collegiate track and field world. Gains recently placed first in men’s indoor triple jump for the second year in a row at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship with a personal best mark of 14.96 meters, […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Students get into ISU Men’s Basketball games for free, however, after you graduate, you will be paying $17 for an adult ticket for games in Reed Gym. The only other ticketing option that is cheaper than $17 in Holt Arena is a $12 seat with an […]
Madeleine Coles Staff Writer Cody Lind loves the mountains. Growing up in Challis, Idaho, running, hiking and exploring the mountains defined his childhood. Just two weeks ago, Lind took second place in the Moab Red Hot 55K, a grueling ultrarace through the mountains. Ultrarunning means running incredibly long distances. If […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Pebble Creek Ski Area has seen a good amount of snowfall this season, and ISU students are running out of time to experience the fresh powder the mountain has provided this year. According to owner Mary Reichman, this has been a very consistent season regarding snowfall […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The ISU men’s basketball team was picked to finish dead last in both the preseason coaches and media polls. Well, they were wrong. ISU is currently 9-5 in conference play, good enough to currently be fourth in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) just two weeks before […]