High school
All-state volleyball teams dominated by West Side, Bear Lake, Grace players after successful seasons
Plenty of names from local state champions West Side and Grace made the Idaho all-state volleyball teams, released earlier this week.
Local players made their mark on the all-state soccer teams, led by the 4A girls state champions from Preston.
POCATELLO — Years and years ago, Gino Mariani’s relatives relocated from Italy to Ely, Nevada, and worked on the railroads of the small copper mining town. And if you want to know what those houses smelled like throughout the 1900s, Mariani does his best to recreate the aroma in his own home.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Idaho State University
The Idaho State recreation center pool is not all that glamorous. It also isn’t all that occupied during the summers with classes out and students gone. But there were still the regulars, and in that group, Brayden Parker stood out.
The Idaho State women’s basketball game scheduled for Wednesday against Utah Valley has been canceled due to COVID issues with Utah Valley, ISU announced Monday.
Let’s start with the good news of the weekend for Idaho State men’s basketball. It played all three of its games as scheduled. Woo-hoo! Forget a championship, that is seemingly the most elusive feat in sports right now. Only thing is, none of those games were pretty.
POCATELLO — Seton Sobolewski cracked a smile behind his black mask at the postgame press conference. That, and the fact that he was speaking on a Zoom interview from the bowels of Reed Gym, pushed home just how different things are this season — but on the court, it was shocking just how man…
There was no live stream for Friday’s contest. And perhaps that was a positive for Idaho State fans, who weren’t subjected to watch what turned into a slop fest in Santa Clara.
The court at Santa Clara is a Da Vinci on hardwood. It’s a masterful design, a silhouetted picture of the Broncos’ Northern California campus with its palm trees and the school’s Mission Church in the middle of a basketball court. The free-throw lane doesn’t have quite the luster. It’s plast…
Former Idaho State defensive end Jared Allen was named one of 25 semifinalists for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.
The Idaho State women’s basketball team’s season opener has been canceled, according a press release from ISU sports information.
Prep Stars
Former Century High standout Leo Behrend was named an NAIA Division II men’s basketball third-team All-American, announced Thursday.
A lot has changed for Tristen Hoge and Kyler Manu since they celebrated Highland’s 5A state championship together in 2014.
Editor’s Note: Prep Stars in College is a weekly glance at former southeast Idaho high school athletes who are now competing at the college level. If we’re missing anyone, let us know at sports@journalnet.com.
Editor’s Note: Prep Stars in College is a weekly glance at former southeast Idaho high school athletes who are now competing at the college level. If we’re missing anyone, let us know at sports@journalnet.com.
Editor’s Note: Prep Stars in College is a weekly glance at former southeast Idaho high school athletes who are now competing at the college level. If we’re missing anyone, let us know at sports@journalnet.com.
Editor’s Note: Prep Stars in College is a weekly glance at former southeast Idaho high school athletes who are now competing at the college level. If we’re missing anyone, let us know at sports@journalnet.com.
After Ashlyn Winn considered her 27 home runs from this season, she settled on her last as her favorite.
Editor’s Note: Prep Stars in College is a weekly glance at former southeast Idaho high school athletes who are now competing at the college level. If we’re missing anyone, let us know at sports@journalnet.com.
ISJ Sports Stars
POCATELLO — Before the start of every practice, Kobe Tracy worked on screen passes.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
Gino Mariani led Highland back to the state’s biggest stage in 2018.
Longtime coach and ultra-runner extraordinaire Ty Draney is this year’s keynote speaker for the Idaho State Journal’s Sports Stars awards banquet in Pocatello. Draney is a native of Auburn, Wyoming, and attended Idaho State University and Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho).
10. Bear Lake erases 20-year title drought
POCATELLO — Hunter Roubidoux and Michelle Pratt were honored as the area’s top athletes at the Idaho State Journal Sports Stars event, which was held at the Stephens Performing Arts Center on Tuesday evening.
One of the most precarious situations Blackfoot opponents endured this season was when the ball was at Coque Velasquez’s feet.
Baily Permann was terrified.
Skyline entered halftime tied 14-14 with Bishop Kelly before outscoring the Knights 26-0 in the final two quarters in a 40-14 win Thursday at Holt Arena in the 4A state quarterfinals.
National
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis finalized a five-year contract worth up to $190 million to return to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
Word came to Coastal Carolina on Wednesday that the most significant home game in the history of the program was in serious jeopardy.
THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Charley Hull fought through cold and windy conditions to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour's Volunteers of America Classic.
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Russell Knox shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday at breezy and wet El Camaleon Golf Club to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic.
Alabama-LSU has in 13 months gone from Game of the Century to not even as interesting as BYU at Coastal Carolina.
HOUSTON (AP) — New Rockets coach Stephen Silas didn't talk a lot about James Harden and the rumors that he's unhappy in Houston on Thursday.
CLEVELAND (AP) — After more than 40 years, the city of Cleveland has granted landmark status to the correct birthplace of John Heisman, the namesake of college football’s most prestigious player award.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bud Dupree slammed the turf in anger, well aware of what the pain in his right knee meant.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man has been charged in the killing of former Indiana University football player and businessman Chris Beaty in downtown Indianapolis in May during unrest following the death of George Floyd, prosecutors said Thursday.
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — No spectators will be allowed at the Rose Bowl for the College Football Playoff semifinal on Jan. 1 because of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the state, county and city of Pasadena.
