Sermon Service & Electric Athlete of the Week – November 6 – Dax Brower
American Falls quarterback Dax Brower helped his team pull off a feat never seen in his lifetime.
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American Falls quarterback Dax Brower helped his team pull off a feat never seen in his lifetime.
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The Madison Bobcats began their quest for a state championship with a statement win over Capital on Friday.
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Idaho’s volleyball state tournament stage is set and fully built.
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Ririe volleyball proved Thursday that a number-one seed can still be an underdog.
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The Idaho Falls Tigers will have fresh gold on their shelf for the first time in nine long years.
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The Rockland Bulldogs out-slugged the Watersprings/Clark County Warcats 60-30 on Friday.
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The Hillcrest Knights and Rigby Trojans traded heavyweight blows in an absolute bombfest Friday.
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Many Jewish Idahoans have never been to Israel or even speak Hebrew, but say they’re being blamed for the War in Gaza regardless. Watchdogs say they’re facing the worst antisemitism in more than half a century.
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The Rigby Trojans’ Week Six win over the Highland Rams could be called an upset, but those involved disagree.
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Week Six of the high school football season continues a streak of dynamite match-ups across East Idaho.
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The Firth Cougars climbed ahead of the Ririe Bulldogs in a 28-20 battle for 3A supremacy.
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Week Five of the high school football season brings two of East Idaho’s biggest inter-city rivalries.
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A late game comeback wasn’t enough to push the Watersprings Warcats past the St. Joseph Jayhawks.
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The Skyline Grizzlies mauled the Hillcrest Knights 28-16 in a battle of 5A heavyweights on Friday.
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What’s it like to lose when you’ve never lost before? Friday’s shocking loss ended Sugar-Salem’s historic three-year win streak.
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Here are the top plays from Week Three of the high school football season, as ranked by the Sports Line team.
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The Madison Bobcats spoiled Skyline’s Homecoming game, defeating the Grizzlies by a single point.
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Week Three of the high school football season will trade some notable absences for several high-octane match-ups.
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The Rigby Trojans will unfurl Idaho’s largest American flag before its Homecoming game Friday.
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Idaho Falls High School officially cut the ribbon on its new baseball and softball fields Monday. The Tigers have built it, and people have come.
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The junior put together 14 points against Western Oregon on Saturday, or almost one-third of the Bengals’ point total.
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The Skyline Grizzlies rebounded from a tough Week One loss Friday with a 42-0 blowout win over Blackfoot.
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The Rigby Trojans came up victorious in a Northwest Showdown contest Friday, defeating the Moses Lake Mavericks of Washington State 47-12.
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The Hillcrest Knights opened Westmark Stadium in style Friday, defeating the Bonneville Bees 46-28. Hillcrest is now 16-4 against Bonneville over the past 20 years.
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At the Eastern Idaho State Fair, there are many booths and vendors, but on Monday, one food booth was mostly run by cheerleaders.
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Week One of the 2024 high school football season has arrived in East Idaho, including several match-ups of note.
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Television stations can experience serious computer glitches, too. Local News 8’s 10 p.m. broadcast featured a strange issue which prevented the control room from playing any video. This glitch happened midway through the Sports Line segment, so much of what was planned could not be shown. We went back and re-recorded
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The Leadore Mustangs looked like any other volleyball team when they arrived at a three-way meet Wednesday. But the Leadore School, too small to be separated by grade, has just 32 high school students.
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Week Zero of the 2024 high school football season has arrived in East Idaho, including several match-ups of note.
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Much like the copious construction on the school grounds, the Blackfoot Broncos are also rebuilding. The winless Broncos now have a winning coach.
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The Highland Rams are hoping to silence doubters in 2024 after graduating a gigantic senior class.
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The Grizz fell to Hillcrest 35-31 on a game-ending Hail Mary in 2023, ending their championship pursuit. They finished with an 8-4 record.
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The Rigby Trojans’ 2024 season may hinge on the previous one, when they left the playoffs in the quarterfinals.
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Sugar-Salem has captured five state championships in six years. They haven’t lost more than one game per season during that entire stretch.
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The Hillcrest Knights are hoping to repeat the success of the 2023/24 season despite a seriously depleted senior class.
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A world record attempt for the largest non-tournament Roundnet gathering fell just short Thursday evening.
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The 13th annual ‘Guns vs. Hoses’ charity softball game came to Melaleuca Field on Friday.
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East Idaho Roundnet players came just shy of setting a world record Thursday evening.
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Missoula Paddleheads battle Idaho Falls Chukars Wednesday for Game 2 in a 3-game series.
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They took on the Idaho Falls Banditos Wednesday night, a group of Bandits alumni playing college ball, in an exhibition.
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The wind advisory continues across the Arco Desert, Snake Plain and Lemhi Highlands until 9PM tonight. Some spots around the INL will likely gust in excess of 60 mph but in the Snake Plain generally expecting gusts more in the 35-45 mph range. We saw a few thunderstorms pop up this afternoon in the far
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The once-struggling Idaho Falls Chukars have become the hottest team in the Pioneer League. The Chukars won four of six against the Boise Hawks, who entered the series in second place, and strung together a three-game win streak for the first time all season. Local News 8 spoke with manager Troy
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Wednesday saw the first-ever public Juneteenth celebration in Idaho Falls’s history. “If you know anything about African American culture,” asserted mononymed Idaho Falls music promoter Mosy, “it is soaked in music.” That’s why the city’s African American Alliance, alongside other local non-profits, put together a musical celebration at the Colonial Theater
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Chukars soared over the Northern Colorado Owlz 11-8 in a battle of the birds Wednesday. The Chukars snapped a two-game losing streak in their second road game of the season. The team improves to 3-5, while the Owlz fall to 6-2. Home runs by Brett Barrera and Trevor
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An elderly veteran in danger of losing his house is asking for compassion as Memorial Day approaches.
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Rigby High School has put together one of Idaho’s best esports programs in just two years of existence.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Wind gusts of 60 miles per hour forced the Cirque Ma’Ceo equestrian circus to cancel Friday’s Idaho Falls performance. Inside the big top, strong gusts created a low rumbling noise. Rattling metal filled the treble range. “It’s pretty scary to be in here,” owner Olissio Zoppe admitted. “I’m being extremely
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The State of Idaho held its collective breath Thursday as a clerical error threatened to derail the Chad Daybell murder trial.
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Sometimes tennis partners just click. Sometimes they don’t need to. “We’ve been friends for a really long time,” said Ashley Preece. “And then we both started entering tournaments in middle school, elementary school, just when we were younger. And then, when we got to high school, we just kept playing together.”
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Chukars are days away from competitive play. The team has been practicing together for one week. Players said their chemistry has formed instantly. “It’s special, man, being in this clubhouse,” said starting pitcher Owen Sharts. “It’s a bond that, y’know, not a lot of people get to have.”
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Hundreds of people flocked to the St. Anthony Sand Dunes late Friday night to see the northern lights.
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The City of Idaho Falls says there is a small but unlikely chance of power outages from Friday night’s massive solar storm. Instead of rain or snow, the Earth will be hit with the largest burst of electromagnetism since 2005. The storm is expected to last throughout the weekend. While the
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AMMON (KIFI) – Hillcrest High School, one of the largest in Idaho, will soon have a stadium of its own. Hillcrest has played football, lacrosse, and soccer games at Bonneville High School, located five miles away, for its entire 32-year history. Starting this fall, the Knights’ home games will actually be played at home. Larry
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – A public records request made by Local News 8 has unearthed witness testimony regarding the killing of Eric Leask. The Bonneville County Courthouse turned over a three-hour audio recording of the suspect’s April 23rd preliminary hearing. Lance Broncho, 23, is facing five felony charges in connection to the March 9th killing,
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A public records request made by Local News 8 has brought new evidence to light in the killing of Eric Leask – including what prosecutors said could be the suspect’s confession.
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Pocatello Thunder’s Boys’ Basketball head coach, Joe Green, has resigned.
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – In 1952, 19-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Ron Necciai became the only pitcher ever to strike out every batter in a game. His effort resulted in a no-hitter. Thursday, one month shy of 72 years later, 17-year-old Dax Whitney of the Blackfoot Broncos nearly matched that feat. He struck out all but
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Skyline High School’s Brayden Merzlock was nigh untouchable in the Grizz’s win against Hillcrest on Wednesday afternoon. Snow dusted the ground at Melaleuca Field as Merzlock hurled a gem on the diamond. The senior threw 110 pitches and went the distance, taking a no-hitter through four and two-thirds innings. Merzlock’s final
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BLACKFOOT (KIFI) – It’s hard to stress just how dominant Dax Whitney has been this baseball season. Blackfoot’s senior ace leads 4A in strikeouts, he’s third in ERA, and he’s also batting .500. He’s putting up video game numbers very few high schoolers can ever hope to reach. “I just try to make sure that
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – “Blackfoot’s actually a pretty good place to grow up if you want to be a bull rider.” Blackfoot native Brady Oleson, 28, is one of the best bull riders in the world. He’s a two-time PBR world finalist who’s ranked within the top 10 during his decade-long career. “Y’know, I had
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Professional Bull Riders has sold out the Mountain America Center Friday and Saturday.
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The Idaho Falls Spud Kings wrapped up another record-setting season Wednesday night – not on the ice, but around it.
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The Idaho Falls Spud Kings’ season is over.
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The preliminary hearing for Lance Broncho, charged with first-degree murder following a robbery-turned-double-shooting, has been delayed. Bonneville County prosecuting attorney Randy Neal was expected to call witnesses in court Friday to establish probable cause. Now that won’t happen until April 23rd. Neal told Local News 8 the defense requested more time
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Tigers have no problem playing on an unfinished field. The Tiger Athletic Complex, or “TAC,” will eventually house most of Idaho Falls High School’s sports. The master plan calls for baseball, softball, soccer, and football fields, plus tennis courts and potentially an indoor facility. No one had ever
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The Idaho Falls Police Department held a community meeting Tuesday evening to address violent crime in the Numbered Streets neighborhood.
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The Idaho Falls Police Department is addressing crime in the numbered streets.
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The Gem State is seeing a serious shortage of prosecutors.
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Bonneville County’s top cop has has commented on the killing of Eric Leask March 9th.
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The suspect in a fatal Idaho Falls shooting and standoff on March 9th made his first court appearance Friday. 23-year-old Lance Broncho (pronounced “Bronco”) has been charged with five felonies: First-degree murder Aggravated battery Robbery Burglary Unlawful possession of a firearm Local News 8 was not only in court for Broncho’s
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – East Idaho schools gathered in Idaho Falls on Thursday for a conference of Hope Squad programs. Youth suicides have risen 62 percent since 2007, according to the CDC. Lori Baldwin, a teacher at Bonneville High School, saw that rise first-hand in 2017. “We had had three deaths by suicide that year,”
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An Idaho Falls man allegedly entered a home and shot two people Saturday night, killing one, before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police.
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RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) – The Central Fire District is figuring out how to move forward after its Ririe station burned to the ground Jan. 3. The fire station has since been demolished. Besides the building, the flames claimed four fire trucks and caused well more than $1 million in damages. “The last two months have
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The Ririe Fire Station burned to the ground days into the new year.
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SHELLEY, Idaho (KIFI) – Shelley High School’s mascot costume is getting a much-needed makeover. “Boomer the Russet” was crowned the second-best mascot in America, according to a 2022 poll by SBLive. Local News 8 had the extremely rare privilege of speaking with the student inside the suit. Sports mascots rarely do interviews because they cannot
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BLACKFOOT (KIFI) – The Blackfoot Broncos formally introduced their new head football coach Tuesday evening. The Blackfoot gym’s main bleachers were as packed as a basketball game as players and parents got their first chance to meet Josh Stewart. The event began as a 25-minute Q&A session before players mobbed him to make personal introductions.
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IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – An Idaho political group is accusing legislators of shutting down public comment on a controversial bill. House Bill 447 would use up to $50 million each year to provide a $5,000 tax credit for parents whose children attend private school. The bill is currently making its way through the House Revenue
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MENAN, Idaho (KIFI) – Even as snow dusts the plains of Menan, its farmers are still hard at work. Jordon Raymond grows corn and hay across 900 acres of land. “It used to be that you could work all summer and then kinda take it easier in the wintertime,” he said. “Unless you’re running 10,000
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The United States Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture says Idaho is losing more farms than the national average.
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If truck drivers are the lifeblood of America, caffeine is what’s in their blood.
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When a fire displaces someone, our state isn’t without resources.
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Idaho librarians are speaking out against a bill that would limit access to certain books.
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The Central Fire District is picking up the pieces after its Ririe Fire Station caught fire Wednesday night.
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