Travis Smith Online Editor Last year the ISU women’s soccer team was voted to finish seventh in the Big Sky Conference in the preseason polls and proved everybody wrong when they won the Big Sky Championship. This year the team tied for the top spot and will have to prove […]
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.
John van Vliet Freelance Writer While you are working your brain during classes and homework, you must take some time to work your muscles and lungs at the Reed Gym Student Recreational Center! Reed Gym offers plenty of physical activities for you to undertake as a student at Idaho State. […]
John van Vliet FreelanceWriter Men’s and Women’s Cross Country The men’s and women’s cross country teams will be building off a 2012 season that finished the Bengals in the middle of conference. The women’s team finished fourth in the Big Sky Championships while the men’s team finished seventh. While this […]
A team’s MVP isn’t necessarily the team’s best player but the one player who not only excelled in their sport but pushed their teammates to be better. Their value to their team was irreplaceable and invaluable.
The following students were named to the All-Academic team they must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: Participate in at least half of the team’s competitions Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term and Completed […]
River Rescue Workshop, May 31-June 2 Do you enjoy being in, on, or around the water? If you do, you probably already know that having the confidence in your ability to handle emergencies that may arise adds to the enjoyment of your sport. The ISU Outdoor Adventure Center will hold […]
“The Benny” is an award given out by “The Bengal” at the end of the year honoring those athletes who excelled in their respective sport. At the end of every season, awards are handed out honoring the season’s best and, as with any awards list, there are bound to be […]
Despite the cold, frigid weather, the Idaho State Athletic Department partnered with the Idaho Central Credit Union and broke ground last Tuesday on the new practice field being built south of Holt Arena. Holt Arena is a community center and with all the non-sports related activities that go on inside […]
The Bengals have played like the Big Sky Champions almost all season and with the tournament this weekend, it’s time for the team to finish what it started. For the first time since 2006, the Idaho State men’s tennis team will be competing in the Big Sky Conference tournament in […]
Growing Pains The Idaho State football team conducted their second scrimmage of spring training on April 19. While watching their practices leading up to the scrimmage, I focused on watching the defense. I will note a few general thoughts about the defense before I break them down by position. We […]
Kasey Bacon is quickly making an impact on the women’s tennis team. She leads the team with seven singles wins, 4-3 in Big Sky Conference as a freshman. While recognizing there is still room for great improvement, she is happy to see where she is now and she possesses great […]
From Young Guns to Top Guns In last year’s first spring scrimmage, I pulled my hamstring. This year’s opening spring scrimmaged netted me a nasty paper cut. Transitioning from collegiate football player to collegiate newspaper sports writer is still a painful process. For the last week, I attended the early […]
New Beginnings Spring symbolizes rebirth and growth, among other things. Apparently the symbolic meaning of spring has transferred over to the football field. Spring practice started on April 2 and the Idaho State men’s football team is already seeing plenty of rebirth and growth. “Everything is new,” said Idaho State […]
Andrea Vicic is a junior this season, yet this will be her first year being able to compete in outdoor track. Though she has ran for three entire indoor seasons with the Bengals, nagging injuries have kept her away from running with her team in the sunshine of outdoor track. […]
When Idaho State softball coach Julie Wright was looking to add a catcher to her roster she was approached separately by outfielder Courtney Dial and pitcher Kelsie Ott about a catcher out of Huntington Beach, Calif., that Wright needed to check out. When Wright took her players’ advice she found […]