The ISU men's basketball team played their best game of the season Saturday night, dismantling Weber State 84-60 at Reed Gym. ISU has won their last two conference games, giving the Bengals a record of 8-12 overall and 2-5 in Big Sky Conference action.
Over the years ISU has played host to the Big Sky Championships, the Simplot Games, and other events that have put a spotlight on the university. Once again ISU hopes to be the center of attention with a bid to play host to the NCAA indoor track and field Championships.
POCATELLO, ID - Idaho State University's Department of Sport Science and Physical Education will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday morning, February 12, with a sports clinic for girls from grades kindergarten through six at Reed Gym.
The thunderous sound of Holt Arena's infamous wooden track was apparent as the men's track team came away from Friday night's multiple duals in first place beating Weber State and Utah Valley State College. The Women's team finished in second behind Weber State.
The Idaho State women's basketball team struggled on both sides of the court Saturday as the Weber State Wildcats defeated the Bengals 82-71 at Reed Gym. "We need to play for 40 minutes," said Bengal post Chelsey Chambers. "We go on a roll then we shut down for a little bit.
In 1998, born and raised North Carolinian Tyrone Horne made headlines by doing something no one else in the history of professional baseball had ever done before or has replicated since. It could be argued that most readers of The Bengal do so while at school or if nothing else, in a public place.
This week's Bengal scholar athlete recipient Christa Brossman's philosophy in life can be described in one phrase: hard work. This tenacious grad student makes balancing a college sports career and academics look easy. Brossman currently plays basketball for ISU while attending graduate school for a degree in athletic administration.
POCATELLO, ID - CW HOG, Idaho State University's Cooperative Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group, will hold its annual ski-a-thon to benefit handicapped skiers on Feb. 12 at Pebble Creek Ski Area. Registration will take place from 9 to 9:30 a.m. in the lodge.
This week the Bengal chats with ISU center, Molly Hays. Molly is a sophomore from Missoula, Montana. She has two sisters who are twins, a brother, and a twin sister of her own. Molly is a business major. She likes peanut M&M's and powder blue. Bengal: What's it like being a twin? Hays: It's nice.
POCATELLO, ID --- Idaho State University's men's basketball team was ranked #73, earning a spot in Street & Smith's 100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time, which officially hit the newsstands last weekend. The Bengals rank ahead of such prominent programs such as Boston College, Southern California, Washington, Gonzaga, and Arizona State.
PORTLAND, OR-The Idaho State men's tennis team fell 7-0 in Portland Saturday afternoon at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center in Portland, Oregon. With the loss, ISU falls to 1-1 on the season. The Bengals lost all three of their doubles matches to drop a point, 1-0.
Pocatello, ID - Five lucky fans who attend the final men's basketball home game on February 12 between Idaho State and Sacramento State will get a chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Cleveland to watch LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers play, courtesy of a special Key Bank promotion.