SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer Throughout the 2013 season for the Idaho State football team, there was a new sense of energy not present in recent years. In Mike Kramer’s third season at the helm, the 3-9 record that will show up in the record books is not the important factor. […]
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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.
Denim Millward Sports Editor Facing the daunting task of toppling the top two seeds in the Big Sky Conference tournament, the members of the Idaho State women’s volleyball team didn’t just take on the challenge; they bumped, set and spiked it into submission. The Bengals steamrolled their conference tournament foes, […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Despite the success of certain athletic programs within ISU, this era of Bengal athletics as a whole can’t objectively be considered to be anything short of a disappointment. The recent lack of success combined with a great deal of time has appeared to have masked the […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer A five-game winning streak over the last few weeks of the regular season helped to clinch a berth in the Big Sky conference tournament to be held on November 29 and 30 in Portland, Ore., for the Idaho State University volleyball team. With only two games […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In NCAA athletics, so-called “bodybag” games are as common as the spread formation, painted chests and liquored-up frat boys. These games pit powerhouse teams, usually from a higher division, against a much smaller and weaker opponent. The outcomes of these games are decided long before the […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After only one game for the ISU men’s basketball team, one thing is already crystal clear. For head coach Bill Evans, simply winning a game is not enough. Despite a dominant 99-62 victory over Evergreen last Saturday night, Evans eschewed effusive praise for his players in […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer It has been a successful run so far at Idaho State University for women’s basketball coach Seton Sobolewski, leading the Bengals to the NCAA tournament in 2012 and the NIT in 2013, with both teams being primarily veteran groups. This season, the story is a little […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer For the last 18 years, head coach Ram Eddings has been a fixture on the sideline for Idaho State University rugby. With the recent announcement of his retirement, recognition is due to the man largely responsible for turning the program into a powerhouse. As has been […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor As a group, sports fans are not exactly known for their sweet understanding and ample patience. When the often-irrational demand for a team to succeed is mixed with said team being stuck at or near the bottom of its conference, the result is an understandably pessimistic […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer Hailing from the Czech Republic, men’s basketball graduate assistant coach David Marek has brought his knowledge to the Bengals over the last two years. From 2008 to 2010, Marek was a member of the Czech Republic national team, all while playing professionally overseas as well. The […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The ISU men’s basketball squad has a lot more in common with legendary singer Aretha Franklin than may appear at first glance. Just like the original R&B diva, the Bengals are looking for some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Emanating from a dismal 2012-13 campaign that saw the Bengals finish […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer When Idaho State University graduates Ashleigh Vella and John van Vliet exited Pocatello for their futures, each ventured all the way to Durham, England, to further their educations and continue their athletic pursuits. Vella was a member of the 2011-2012 Big Sky conference champion women’s basketball […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer When fans looked out onto the field this past weekend to watch the Idaho State University Bengals football team there was a rare site: two true-freshman offensive lineman in the starting lineup. Along with freshmen Thomas Vazorka and Skyler Phillips, Bengals head coach Mike Kramer’s other […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In the realm of sports, there is no buzzword that will instantaneously create more controversy than the word “concussion.” The very utterance of the word conjures images of muscle-bound behemoths annihilating unsuspecting foes with malicious helmet-to-helmet hits, or basketball players crashing to the ground and slamming […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor If you’re reading this article and you attended last week’s homecoming game, you had a marked effect on the game. Maybe your fingerprints weren’t as indelible on the outcome as Mitch Beckstead or Cam Richmond’s were, but you, the fan, made a difference. Too often, the […]