Jerry Miller Bengal Adviser It’s customary when writing a story about someone that a writer or reporter talk to that person, but that won’t happen in this story about new Bengal quarterback Michael Sanders. Idaho State Head Coach Mike Kramer has put the quarterbacks off limits to the press, so […]
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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.
Sven Alskog Sports Editor It was a memorable ending to the 2014 season on the pitch for Bengal soccer, with the unit coming just one win away from taking the Big Sky Conference tournament title. After going through the regular season with a 5-4-1 mark in Big Sky play, Idaho […]
Kayla Nelson Staff Writer Months of hard work and dedication brought Benny the Bengal, the Bengal Dancers and the Idaho State University Cheerleaders to several victories at the United Spirit Association Competition. Benny the Bengal took second place at the United Spirit Association Competition, the Bengal Dancer’s hip-hop group took […]
Terraka Garner Staff Writer Idaho State University graduate, Justin Arias is known to work tirelessly for what he wants to achieve. His hard work and dedication led him to complete a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in physical education, athletic administration within a four-year time-span. Arias completed a little over […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor As the one-of-a-kind, oft-quoted Yogi Berra once said, it’s deja vu all over again. For the third time in as many years, the Idaho State Bengal softball team captured the Big Sky Conference regular season championship after steamrolling North Dakota in two five-inning games Friday, May […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Whether you’re an active participant in sports, a board game aficionado, a video game enthusiast or even the most casual observer of any of these activities, you’ve certainly arrived at the same conclusion as everyone else. Losing sucks. Horribly. By nature, we as humans seem to […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor With just eight games remaining in the regular season, the Idaho State University softball team’s showdown with Sacramento State figured to be critical for both teams, and figured to go a long way in determining the fate of the division. Thanks to a perfect combination of […]
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 […]
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 […]