The leader of Idaho State’s most successful program is sticking around.
Century has found its next football coach.
Idaho State quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was named the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year on Wednesday, when the conference released its individual awards and all-conference teams for the 2021 spring season.
Idaho State’s Tya Seth continued to play well at the Big Sky women’s golf championships Tuesday, shooting a 75 to lead the Bengals.
POCATELLO – Brody Burch has probably never flipped a Monopoly board. The Pocatello sophomore is a statue of composure, a 16-year-old whose emotions don’t teeter on the tip of a pencil.
Although it might have been overshadowed by a 24-22 win over rival Idaho, Idaho State made a big announcement at its final home football game three weeks ago, outlining plans for full attendance at games in the fall. That comes after a spring season in which the Bengals were limited to about…
Idaho State’s Tya Seth shot a 73 on the first day of the Big Sky Conference women’s golf championships on Monday at Arrowhead Golf Club in Molalla, Oregon.
Eight years after she retired from a long and distinguished career as a coach and administrator at Bear Lake High School, Polly Dahlke was named to the Idaho High School Activities Association Hall of Fame on Monday.
As Tenleigh Smith signed her letter of intent to Idaho State, she looked around at the people gathered in the foyer at Century High School.
POCATELLO — The new track at Idaho State’s Davis Field is a runner’s dream. For one thing, it doesn’t have an unexplained dip on one curve like the old track did. It’s regulation, it’s brand-spanking new and, with sparkling clean gray and orange lanes, it’s gorgeous.
The Idaho State men’s tennis team is playing its best tennis at the right time of the year. The Bengals are 4-2 in their last six matches after Saturday afternoon’s 4-3 win over Weber State in Ogden.
There was a time in Tommy Togiai’s life when the Gold’s Gym in Pocatello may as well have been Disneyland. Kids his age wanted their 12th birthday to be filled with PSPs or Guitar Hero or whatever toys were all the rage in the early 2010s. Togiai only wanted a gym membership.
Emmett Holt plays basketball like a contortionist. His game, in some ways, is a circus.
Meghan Calley always had the potential to play college basketball. As an upperclassman at Highland, she began to fulfill that potential. But even as she grew closer to her goal, a fear lurked that she would fall short, that she would be a victim of circumstances.
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
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky freshman guard Terrence Clarke died Thursday following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19.
BOSTON (AP) — Mitch Haniger hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning moments after Sam Haggerty's go-ahead double, and the Seattle Mariners rallied past the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Thursday night despite getting just three hits on a cold, blustery night.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Burakovsky scored twice and Brandon Saad and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare added goals as the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff berth with a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis was rusty in the return from the longest absence of the eight-time All-Star's NBA career, scoring four points while missing eight of 10 shots in the first half against the Dallas Mavericks.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and Khris Middleton had 24 as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-117 on Thursday night in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference's top teams.
BOSTON (AP) — A few days off went a long way for Kemba Walker.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday in the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open to break the tournament 36-hole scoring record and increase her lead to three strokes.
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Brice Garnett and Scott Stallings birdied eight of their last 11 holes, Viktor Hovland and Kris Ventura birdied nine of their final 12, and both teams shot 10-under 62 in Zurich Classic to share the first-round lead Thursday.
A look at what’s happening around the majors Friday:
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alexander Rossi didn't sugarcoat his 2020 season, which was a terrible year at Andretti Autosport. Just one win, never in the championship mix, a driver fired with three races remaining and, worst of all, the team was a non-factor at the Indianapolis 500.
