Spud Kings fall to Mustangs 2-1 in heartbreaker, but keep lead for final playoff spot
In a hard fought Friday night battle, a late third period goal stung the Idaho Falls Spud Kings in a 2-1 defeat against the NCDC Mountain…
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In a hard fought Friday night battle, a late third period goal stung the Idaho Falls Spud Kings in a 2-1 defeat against the NCDC Mountain…
Continue ReadingBig changes are coming to North Fremont athletics next school year. The school announced Shannon Hill has retired from coaching boys basketball and…
Continue ReadingDunks and threes were at the center of the District 5 Senior Showcase inside The Palace at Pocatello High School…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls is still buzzing from a huge Spud Kings win Saturday, highlighted by the goal of the year, “The Michigan” from Ty…
Continue ReadingFive local basketball teams, two wrestling teams, and two dozen wrestlers capped the winter sports season with state…
Continue ReadingIdaho State’s best player and Preston native Brayden Parker is a Big Sky All-Conference First Team honoree, the first Bengal to make the first team…
Continue ReadingA pair of conferences announced their all-conference basketball teams Thursday, with the 4A High Country unveiling its boys hoops honorees and the 2A…
Continue ReadingIt was a tough night for Idaho State hoops Monday night on the final night of the Big Sky regular season, as the Bengals fell to the Montana…
Continue ReadingIt’s a championship 24 years in the making. The Pocatello Thunder have finally gotten over the hump to win their first state title since…
Continue ReadingThey never quit, and they are finally over the hump. The Pocatello Thunder won the 4A state championship Saturday night in their third try against…
Continue ReadingThe Teton Timberwolves came just a few points short of a state championship Saturday, falling to the Bonners Ferry Badgers 54-47 in the 3A title…
Continue ReadingThree local teams are just one win away from glory. Pocatello, Hillcrest, and Teton each won their semifinal games Friday to advance to their…
Continue ReadingOne-third of Friday’s semifinal squads are from East Idaho, as eight local teams punched their tickets to the semis…
Continue ReadingBoys state basketball tournaments tip off Thursday in the Boise area, and 13 local teams head west to chase a state title this…
Continue ReadingHolt Arena was jumping for joy Saturday for the wrestling finals in the 2024 state tournaments, featuring a plethora of local…
Continue ReadingLocal wrestlers moved closer to winning state titles, Butte County and Grace boys basketball contested the 1AD1 High Desert Conference championship,…
Continue ReadingThe Butte County Pirates will play for a 1AD1 state championship this season, as Butte County took round three against Grace in the High Desert…
Continue ReadingA plethora of local wrestlers made the trek to Pocatello looking to win a state championship this weekend, with many making strides towards a title…
Continue ReadingBlackfoot High School hired Declo Head Football Coach Josh Stewart Friday to take over for Jerrod Ackley, the school announced on the Blackfoot…
Continue ReadingPocatello makes a thunderous return to the 4A state tournament thanks to a 58-46 victory over Preston to win the 4A South East Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe back-to-back 4A state champs are back in the dance thanks to a third straight district championship, as Hillcrest took care of business against…
Continue ReadingIdaho State Football’s bench boss is sticking around for a few more years, as Cody Hawkins signed a five-year extension through 2029 with the Bengals…
Continue ReadingIt was a weekend to remember for four local girls basketball teams in the Boise area, because Shelley, Snake River, Bear Lake, and Grace all brought…
Continue ReadingShelley, Snake River, Bear Lake, and Grace are all girls basketball state champions in…
Continue ReadingAt least three local teams will win a state championship Saturday, and as many as four titles could belong to East…
Continue ReadingNine local teams are one step closer to winning a state championship after big first round wins…
Continue Reading15 local teams head to the Boise area this week three victories away from winning a state championship, and three of those teams (Shelley, Teton,…
Continue ReadingOnce the Firth Cougars got going offensively Monday, it was smooth sailing to victory, as Firth cruised by the Ririe Bulldogs 60-27 to open the 2A…
Continue ReadingHillcrest Boys Basketball has won back-to-back 4A state championships, and they chase a three-peat this season. Their unsung hero is their team…
Continue ReadingFriday was the final night of the boys basketball regular season for many of our local boys basketball…
Continue ReadingThe only unbeaten girls basketball team in Idaho stayed perfect Thursday when Shelley defeated Blackfoot 58-37 to win the 4A High Country…
Continue ReadingThe Grace Grizzlies are going back to the 1AD1 state tournament, thanks to a 54-33 win over the Butte County Pirates Thursday to punch their…
Continue ReadingThe final statewide media polls before next week’s girls basketball state tournaments say one thing, East Idaho teams are here to win this season.…
Continue ReadingThe Rigby Trojans are district champions for the second season in a row, as the Trojans dominated the Madison Bobcats 62-34 to return to…
Continue ReadingThe North Fremont Huskies are going back to the 2A state tournament, as the Huskies defeated the West Jefferson Panthers Tuesday night to win a…
Continue ReadingOur Sermon Service and Electric Athlete of the Week is a superstar eight-man football player who announced his commitment to player power five…
Continue ReadingThe Hillcrest Knights and the Snake River Panthers are unanimous leaders in their classes in the latest boys basketball media polls this…
Continue ReadingOnly one team could keep its season alive Monday night in Ammon, and it’s Butte County that advances to its district championship thanks to a 29-27…
Continue ReadingThe hottest boys basketball team in East Idaho kept it rolling Monday night on the road, as Madison scored its 13th straight win 95-47 over Idaho…
Continue ReadingOne of the best eight-man football players in recent memory in the Gem State will make the jump to power five college football, as Rockland’s Teague…
Continue ReadingAnother Hillcrest Knight has decided where he will play college basketball, as Ike Sutton announced his commitment to Hawaii Pacific Sunday night on…
Continue ReadingIn one of the best games, if not, the best game in the entire NCDC Mountain Division this season, the Idaho Falls Spud Kings finished an incredible…
Continue ReadingThe start of February means the beginning of championship season for winter sports in…
Continue ReadingThe 4A High Country title runs through Shelley. The Russets took care of business 71-41 Thursday against the Hillcrest Knights to advance to the 4A…
Continue ReadingThe Blackfoot Broncos had all the momentum in the second half Thursday night at Skyline, as the Broncos outscored the Grizz by 15 points in that half…
Continue ReadingEast Idaho teams lead three of the six classes in the Gem State in the second-to-last girls basketball statewide media polls of the…
Continue ReadingThe Ririe Bulldogs were the road warriors Monday night in Firth, as the Bulldogs took down the Cougars 51-42 in the first round of the 2A Nuclear…
Continue ReadingIt was all Grace from the get-go Monday night at Thunder Ridge, as the Grizzlies opened up the 1AD1 High Desert Tournament with a 79-11 blowout of…
Continue ReadingTwo state champion Highland Rams are staying home to college football. Running Back Jackson Riddle and Linebacker Colton George announced their…
Continue ReadingOn the final Friday of January, the games keep getting bigger and better on the hardwood as the season winds…
Continue ReadingRegular season perfection was completed Thursday night in Shelley when the Russets scored a thrilling 64-62 victory against the Skyline…
Continue ReadingIn the more than 30 year history of Hillcrest Boys Basketball, no player has scored more points than Isaac Davis, as he reached the all-time school…
Continue ReadingThree local squads have the lead in their respective classes in the final week of the girls basketball regular…
Continue ReadingThe women are victorious while the men fall short for Idaho State hoops on Monday after a pair of battles against Montana…
Continue ReadingFor the second time in her high school career, Skyline’s Nelah Roberts is the Gatorade Idaho Girls Cross Country Player of the…
Continue ReadingAn all-conference goalie made his next step official Monday when Hillcrest’s Zack Stephens signed his NLI with Dakota Wesleyan…
Continue ReadingWith just a week remaining in the girls basketball regular season, girls hoops gets the spotlight this week on Friday…
Continue ReadingThursday night was a perfect night for the Idaho State Bengals. Both the men’s and women’s scored five-point wins against Idaho in the Battle of the…
Continue ReadingThe new top team in 4A boys basketball according to the statewide media is back in the win column, as Preston took care of Century by double digits…
Continue ReadingWith less two months left in the regular season and the Spud Kings three points out of a playoff spot, the team announced a coaching change Thursday…
Continue ReadingAs the regular season begins to wind down, the Shelley Russets and Teton Timberwolves have stayed perfect, keeping their first place positions in the…
Continue ReadingThe Shelley Russets stayed hot Monday night in Idaho Falls, as they defeated the Skyline Grizz 74-59 to improve to 16-0 on the…
Continue ReadingDespite a close battle early, the Blackfoot Broncos had control Monday night in Idaho Falls, blowing out the Bonneville Bees…
Continue ReadingDespite a large number of postponements and cancelations across the region, there was still plenty of hoops action in eastern Idaho…
Continue ReadingThough there is still basketball being played Friday night, many games in our region have been postponed or canceled due to winter…
Continue ReadingThe third-ranked 5A girls hoops team in the state showed fans why they’re among the state’s best teams Thursday, as the Rigby Trojans won big at home…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Chukars announced Thursday the team has hired Troy Percival as Idaho Falls’ next…
Continue ReadingShelley, Teton, and Malad continue to pace their respective classes in the latest statewide girls basketball media polls, which were released…
Continue ReadingEvery conference matters tremendously in a three-team conference, and in the first battle of the season between state title contenders Preston and…
Continue ReadingOur Sermon Service and Electric Athlete of the Week came all the way back from a severe injury to win his second individual cross country state title…
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