Taylor Meeks Sports Editor The Idaho State University men’s basketball team dropped its two home matches last weekend against both Montana schools inside Reed Gymnasium. In its first match Thursday evening, the Bengals battled against the Montana Grizzlies, but suffered a heartbreaking loss, 77-74. Montana is at the top of […]
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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.
Taylor Meeks Sports Editor The Idaho State University men and women’s track and field teams had another strong weekend of performances after hosting the 2020 Stacy Dragila Open on Friday, Jan. 17, inside Holt Arena. The Bengals had top finishers in nearly every event on both the men and women’s […]
Devon Burningham Sports Writer As students are settling back in for the spring semester, the Idaho State University women’s softball team has begun practicing in preparation for the impending season. After a disappointing end to the 2018-2019 season, the team is looking to redeem itself by going far in this […]
Taylor Meeks Sports Editor The Idaho State University women’s basketball team lost in a closely contested game to Portland State University, 69-64, on Saturday, Jan. 18 inside Reed Gymnasium in its seventh Big Sky Conference game this season. The Vikings shot 46 percent from the field, 39 percent from beyond […]
Devon Burningham Sports Writer The Idaho State University men’s basketball team competed against Southern Utah University last Thursday night, Jan. 8, in Reed Gymnasium but unfortunately came up short, 71-55, in its fourth Big Sky Conference (BSC) game of the season. ISU came into the game looking to bounce back […]
Steve Schaack ISU Sports Information The Idaho State University head men’s tennis coach Mark Rodel announced his resignation as the head coach last October. Idaho State Director of Athletics Pauline Thiros announced that assistant coach York Strother has been hired as the new head men’s coach. Rodel has been with […]
Taylor Meeks Sports Editor The Idaho State University men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Snake River Open tournament last Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10-11, inside Holt Arena to kick off the 2020 indoor season. The Bengals had impressive finishes on the weekend with veterans Ashley VanVleet-Sturgis, Brianna […]
Brooke Pehrson Bengal Submission Dear Volleyball, I can’t believe after 11 years we are going our separate ways. It’s crazy to think of the ride we’ve been on and that its suddenly coming to an end. Thank you for giving me more opportunities than I could have ever wished for. […]
Haley Harrison, ISU Sports Information Taylor Meeks has been named second-team All-Conference as announced by the Big Sky on Monday afternoon. The junior middle blocker led the Bengals in attacking percentage (.327) and was consistently in the top-five Big Sky leader board in attacking percentage throughout the season. She also […]
Steve Schaack ISU Sports Information The Idaho State football team had six players earn all-conference honors as announced by the Big Sky Conference on Nov. 26 and voted on by the coaches. Adkin Aguirre earned second-team all-conference while Dallen Collins, Luke Holloway and Kody Graves earned third-team all-conference. Mitch Gueller […]
Haley Harrison ISU Sports Information The Idaho State softball team has announced the signing of seven future Bengals for the 2020-21 season: Aspen Frey, Emma Montoya, Katie Machado, Jillian Martinez, Brooklynne Esquibel, Skyler Sethman, and JJ Nguyen. “We are so proud of the athletes that will be joining us next […]
Taylor Meeks Sports Editor The Idaho State University women’s basketball team defeated Seattle U, 73-48, in Reed Gymnasium on Nov. 1. The Bengals knocked down 27 of 61 shots from the field for an overall 44.3 shooting percentage as well as shooting 46.7 percent from behind the three-point arc (7-15). […]
Jonathan Match ISU Sports Information The Idaho State University cross country men and women’s teams headed to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2019 NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Nov. 15. The race was held at the Rose Park Golf Course in SLC with the women’s race kicking off at […]
Taylor Meeks Sports Editor The Idaho State University men’s basketball team defeated Eastern Oregon University last Wednesday night in Reed Gym with a 78-53 victory, marking not only the start of the 2019-20 season but also the beginning of head coach Ryan Looney’s era. The exhibition against the Mountaineers was […]
Steve Schaack ISU Sports Information The Idaho State football team lost 59-34 to Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon at Eccles Coliseum. The Bengals had 420 yards of total offense while SUU racked up 501. Idaho State had 190 passing yards and 230 on the ground. “I have to do a […]