My time here has been incredibly enjoyable. From interviewing athletes, to staff ice cream parties, and running like mad all over campus to get to interviews on time, working for “The Bengal” has been an incredible experience. I do have some parting advice and notes based on my short time […]
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.
The Idaho State soccer team’s offensive prowess has been well documented this year, but if it wants to compete for the Big Sky title then improvements need to take place on the defensive end of the field. On Oct. 12 ISU defeated conference-leader Portland State behind the strong play of […]
The Idaho State University football team gave fans plenty of reasons to cheer as Kevin Yost had a career-high five touchdown passes against UC-Davis on Saturday at Holt Arena. While the Bengals lost the game 52-45, Mike Kramer was pleased with the effort his players showed against the Aggies. ISU […]
Reason No. 1 – Everybody plays both sides of the field Rugby is a two-way game similar to basketball. All players are forced to play on the attack and on defense. Football is lacking that back and forth game. Rarely will football players play both sides of the ball. Wouldn’t […]
In a previous article I predicted freshman running back Xavier Finney would be the starting running back by the end of the season. Finney proved me wrong – he was the starting runningback in the first game of the season. It was only a matter of time before head coach […]
Last place. That’s where Idaho State University’s women’s tennis team could be found during the 2011-12 season. The Bengals haven’t won more than four matches since 2003, making them ISU’s least successful team during that time span. This year shows promise of being different. With three players from last year […]
Idaho State University’s tennis program has been in the middle of a massive rebuilding effort for the past few years. On the men’s side, they haven’t posted a winning record since the 2006 season but last year marked the first time since then that they’ve had a realistic shot at […]
“We’re going into [the game] thinking that we’re going to beat the other team.” Those are the words of Idaho State University’s Breanne Van Every. Van Every, a Highland High School graduate, is one of the centerpieces of ISU volleyball. As a senior, Van Every has had the opportunity to […]
Idaho State University soccer fans don’t know whether they should pat ISU senior Rachel Strawn on the back for her hot start or kick her in the rear for waiting until her senior year to unleash this offensive firepower. Strawn scored her sixth goal in a 2-0 victory against the […]
The Idaho State Bengals football team had one of the most successful seasons in the school’s history last year. Read that again. Yes, the 2-9 Bengals, who finished the season on an 8-game losing streak, had one of the most successful seasons in school history. The ISU football program was […]
Malta is a small country located south of Sicily in the Mediterranean. Its strategic location between the Roman and Greek empires made it an ideal naval port and key trading post during the reign of Julius Caesar. Fast forward two thousand years and it is now the hub of basketball […]
Sometimes all it takes to get hooked on something is a taste. Just ask Mike Arnold, a senior pole vaulter for Idaho State University. Arnold had the opportunity to go to the Olympic tryouts this summer in Eugene, Ore. “It was a great experience to be in the top 24 […]
Bold Prediction #1 – ISU will double their win total from two to four wins this season. The four games ISU will win this year are home games against Black Hills State and Sacramento State and two road games against Northern Colorado. The Black Hills State game should be an […]