Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The season for Idaho State University’s club baseball team is officially underway with the conclusion of the annual Mesquite Tournament in which the Bengals split their games finishing with two wins and two losses. Due to both Head Coach Bob Hunt and Assistant Coach Treavor Williams […]
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.
Denim Millward Sports Editor It’s safe to assume that the Idaho State University men’s tennis team agrees with the mantra Dorothy repeats in the Wizard of Oz as she taps her ruby-red slippers together: there’s no place like home. After starting the season off winning just two total points in […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor If you were to purchase a globe and place a red dot to mark the hometown of every Idaho State University student athlete, your globe would end up looking like it came down with a bad case of the measles. From tennis to track and softball […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The Idaho State University men’s rugby team is off to a slow start this season due to a decline in leadership, coupled with multiple injuries and students graduating. The overall lack of depth has been the vulnerable Achilles’ heel for the team resulting in a 0-3 […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer Women, long denied the chance to participate in contact sports, are now joining rugby clubs in record numbers and relishing the no-nonsense nature of what has been called a hooligan’s game played by gentleman, or in this case, proper ladies. The women’s rugby program at Idaho […]
Shelbie Harris Staff Writer The Idaho State University Athletics Department will utilize reserve funds approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE) last August to purchase new video and broadcast equipment in order to adhere to updated Big Sky Conference technical standards. SBOE approved ISU athletics to appropriate $250,000 of […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In the final home game of their Idaho State basketball tenures, seniors Jasmine Lemon and Rebecca Schrimpsher both came up big. Lemon made a driving layup with 30 seconds left, giving the Bengals a crucial two-score lead, and Schrimpsher came up with a key stolen pass […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Day two of the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships was a good one for the Bengals, but day three was twice as nice. Junior jumps specialist Deante Gaines and senior distance runner Katie Nicholls each earned individual conference championships on Feb. 28, the final […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Former Idaho State University football offensive coordinator Don Bailey left some large shoes to fill when he departed ISU for the sunny shores of Hawai’i earlier this month. Following Bailey’s departure to accept the offensive coordinator position for renowned Hawai’i head football coach Norm Chow, Bengal […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Amidst a sea of fans speckled with pink and with her team down by two, Idaho State University senior guard Jasmine Lemon caught the inbounds pass, pirouetted and hurled up a desperation shot. As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Lemon’s shot was nothing but […]
Jerry Miller “The Bengal” Adviser To some fans of Idaho State football, the announcement was like a punch in the stomach. Bengal football offensive coordinator Don Bailey is on his way to the University of Hawaii, finally reaching one of his goals of coaching at the next level. It’s likely […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor It wasn’t quite Christmas day for ISU head football coach Mike Kramer, but it was close. An upbeat and gregarious Kramer announced the 2015 football recruiting class in a press conference Wednesday, Feb. 4. Though not all signings were finalized at the time of the conference, […]
Jerry Miller “The Bengal” Adviser They all look good on paper, because hope springs eternal. That’s the position Bengal football fans have now that the 2015 football recruiting class has been revealed. The unveiling came on Feb. 4 and 5 as Idaho State University Athletic Department officials released the […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor For senior heptathlete Logan Henderson, there’s no place like home. In front of a supportive home crowd at Holt Arena, Henderson qualified for the Big Sky Indoor Championships Saturday, Jan. 31 by winning the heptathlon with a score of 5,331 points. The score has Henderson currently […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor There is no shortage of interesting tidbits and factoids about Matt Gittins. Did you know he’s one of 12 children? That he’s worked for two minor-league sports teams? That he’s a BYU grad? Probably not. But I’m sure you know about his pants. “The crazy, colorful […]