Krystal Geeson Staff Writer Once a Bengal, always a Bengal. Matthew and Chelsey Stucki returned to Pocatello and ISU’s community after life’s passions took them across the Atlantic Ocean. After graduating from Century High School and going on a church mission, Matt played for ISU’s men’s basketball team from 2005 […]
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.
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer Idaho State University’s intramural program holds events to allow students to meet new people, stay active and participate in social activities. “We offer around 70 to 75 different events for the intramural [program] per fiscal year, whether it be team, individual or events per fiscal year,” […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The Idaho State women’s tennis team had mixed results last weekend. The Bengals faced off against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds Saturday, April 5, in Reed Gym. Idaho State got off to a red-hot start, sweeping the doubles’ 2-0. Sophomore and Oldenburg, Germany native Svenja Tegtmeier and […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After mother nature interfered with their plans, the Idaho State football team finally took the practice field for the first time to start preparing for the upcoming season April 2. After a marginally-improved 2013 season and some key departures from the team, uncertainty and optimism are […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After a span of five games against three different opponents, the Idaho State softball team has seen its fair share of the Beehive State. The Bengals kicked off their Utah road trip with a thrilling 9-8 victory over the Utah Valley University Wolverines on March 25. […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer The Bengal cheer team and dance team support Idaho State University sports all year. At the end of the year, they have the opportunity to compete for themselves. Both teams travelled to Anaheim, Calif., on March 23 and 24 to participate in the United Spirit Association […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In collegiate football, the dawn of spring should harbor in a fresh new wave of optimism. For the Idaho State football team, the kickoff of spring practices has produced uncertainty and potential controversy. In the last sentence of a press release from ISU Sports Information on […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer The Bengals finished in the top four of the Big Sky Tournament on Friday, March 14, at the tournament at the University of North Dakota. “It was our friendship on and off the court and the heart and hard work that we put in that got […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After an improved 2013 football campaign that saw a modest two-game improvement in the win column, the Bengals will undoubtedly be hungry to tack on more check marks in the win column in 2014. They may have to wait a while to do that. The Bengals […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After up-and-down performances in the Diamond Devil and New Mexico Invitationals, the Idaho State softball team appears to have righted the ship. The Bengals have won eight of their last 10 games, all of those victories, except one, coming by three or more runs and three […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer After back-to-back wins last week, the Idaho State Women’s Basketball team earned the fifth seed in the upcoming Big Sky Conference tournament. Senior Sheryl Bitter led the Bengals to a victory against Eastern Washington last Thursday, after scoring a game-high 21 points. “It’s a very good […]
Travis Smith Online Editor At the beginning of the season, Idaho State men’s basketball coach Bill Evans adopted a “Drink the Kool-Aid” mantra, where players who were willing to play his style of basketball were given a T-shirt that says, “I drink the Kool-Aid.” Chris Hansen, who just finished his […]
Chris Banyas Staff Writer Since opening in 1970 as the first domed stadium to be built on a college campus, Holt Arena has become a landmark for the region and one of the most prominent features of Idaho State University. Originally named the MiniDome after a facility in Texas, it […]
Krystal Geeson Staff Writer Junior Logan Henderson and Christoph Lange were named All-Conference on the second day of the Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship hosted by Idaho State University. Henderson finished in second-place in the heptathlon with a score of 5356 points. He began competing in this […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor A furious, frenetic comeback attempt led by senior point guard Tomas Sanchez and his backcourt running mate Chris Hansen fell short as the Bengals lost to the Montana Grizzlies 62-61 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The loss was yet another instance of Head Coach Bill Evans’ squad […]