High school
There was no fourth-quarter letdown this time around, much to the delight of Preston head coach Tyler Jones.
POCATELLO — Noah Watt likes the long shots.
Grace’s Rhet Jorgensen did not have a unique dream. Every wrestler executes their first cradle or pins their first helpless opponent and wants to be a state champion. Willing that into existence is always a bit tougher. Especially when you’re a senior and haven’t even finished in the top thr…
Some things never change in wrestling. You can put the state tournament in a new location, trim it down to a day, trim the attendance by two-thirds and so much still feels the same.
3A REGIONAL PLAY-IN GAME
BLACKFOOT — Blackfoot High School softball pitcher Kymber Wieland, who amassed a high school record of 38-3, has signed a letter of intent to attend Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangeley, Colorado.
PRESTON — The bad news for West Side’s boys basketball team is it struggled mightily from 3-point range with a chance to capture its third straight 2A District 5 tournament title.
Pocatello senior Brevin Vaughan is not the biggest guy in the world. For his sport, that doesn’t matter. In cross country, it’s about preparation, about endurance, about mental fortitude. It’s one of the few sports where the biggest or strongest or most-skilled guy doesn’t always win.
Idaho State University
POCATELLO — Seventy-four yards, Tyler Vander Waal to Tanner Conner, touchdown.
...and Brett returned the favor by asking me five questions about Idaho State heading into the spring season. If you’ve skipped our positional previews, consider this a quick-and-dirty primer on ISU’s roster and situation heading into a season unlike any other. To see Weber State beat writer…
Weber State, ISU’s season-opening opponent, has been one of the best teams in the Big Sky Conference in recent years, winning shares of three-straight conference titles under coach Jay Hill. With so much turmoil and uncertainty coming into the spring 2021 season, we asked Brett Hein, Weber S…
Facing the graduation of all four 2019 starters in the secondary, ISU opted to go for experience, bringing in five transfers at defensive back in the offseason.
If there was an award for Most Surprising Player in Idaho State’s 2019 season, Malakai Rango would have won, hands-down.
POCATELLO, Idaho — The Idaho State women’s basketball team lost a tough 88-80 overtime contest against the Montana State Bobcats Saturday afternoon in Bozeman, Mont.
POCATELLO, Idaho–– In close collaboration with the Southeastern Idaho Public Health Department, Idaho State University has announced that approximately 2,800 fans will be admitted into Holt Arena for each of the three spring home football games. This limited capacity will allow for student s…
Writing a preview about Idaho State’s linebackers can be more difficult than at some other positions on the team. Instead of similar players filling similar roles, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Roger Cooper recruits his guys to fill one of four distinct positions on the Bengals…
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
With Drew Brees coming off injured reserve, Pocatello’s Taysom Hill was relegated back to his backup quarterback/utility player role for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday in their 32-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Being a starting quarterback in the NFL is supposed to be hard — but it appears nobody told Pocatello’s Taysom Hill, who helped the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 21-16 on Sunday to run his record to 3-0 as a starter in the NFL.
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.
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
NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Undefeated Gonzaga still No. 1 but Michigan takes over at No. 2 after Baylor's loss; Iowa jumps to No. 5.
The image of Grand National-winning trainer Gordon Elliott seemingly posing for a photo while sitting on a dead horse provoked horror and anger in British racing circles on Monday as authorities weighed up what action to take against the Irishman.
Novak Djokovic is gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, and he’s already caught Federer in another significant statistic: As of Monday, Djokovic has been No. 1 in the ATP rankings for a total of 310 weeks.
Mets president Sandy Alderson says the team may have been naive to think it could manage Trevor Bauer’s habit of inflammatory social media posts but says he’s happy with New York's offseason changes despite failing to sign the NL Cy Young Award winner.
MADRID (AP) — Catalan police detained several people after raiding Barcelona’s stadium on Monday in a search and seizure operation, adding to the club's turmoil less than a week before it holds presidential elections.
ESPN has re-signed Rece Davis to a multiyear contract that will keep him in place as host of the network’s popular Saturday college football pregame show.
TOKYO (AP) — It's now March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics came apart just a year ago. Will it happen again? Frankly, it seems unlikely.
MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta coach and USA Basketball men’s national team assistant coach Lloyd Pierce had a one-day coronavirus scare a few weeks ago and had to stay in his hotel room while the matter was sorted out.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Louis Nix III, a standout nose guard at Notre Dame before being drafted into the NFL, has died in Florida after being missing for several days, but many questions linger about the circumstances of his death.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brian Delaney checked his ticket, found his seats and then sat down for a minute in the sunshine. It wasn't a typical late February day in Arizona — a little cool, a little breezy — but Delaney didn't complain a bit.
