Basketball

Blackfoot Bronco Riley Layton signed her NLI Monday afternoon to compete for the Big Bend Community College women’s basketball team.

Idaho Falls girls basketball standout Lillee Duffin signed her letter of intent Monday afternoon to compete for the Lane Community College Titans next year.

The Palace in Pocatello was fit for the stars Monday, the District 5 all stars that is, who showed off their skills in the annual festivities.

The best District 6 basketball players from Salmon to Blackfoot converged on Bonneville High School for the annual senior showcase Wednesday night, which included a dunk contest and a three-point contest.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers added two more banners to their gym Tuesday to honor the state title-winning boys basketball and cheer squads.

Hillcrest, Sugar-Salem, and Bear Lake brought home boys basketball state championships this weekend, creating memories they will never forget.

The Hillcrest Knights, Sugar-Salem Diggers, and Bear Lake Bears are state champions! Check out our recap of Saturday’s state championships!

Pocatello and Hillcrest will face off in a 4A championship rematch, while Sugar-Salem and Bear Lake also play for state championships! Check out our recap of Friday’s state semifinals!

11 local teams advanced to their state semifinals Thursday, keeping their dreams alive to win a state championship! Check out our recap of day one of action in this year’s boys basketball state tournaments!

Thursday at high noon, this year’s boys state basketball tournaments tip off from the Boise area!

10 local boys and girls basketball players and five alternates will head north for the Idaho statewide senior-only all-star games next month.

With a 4A district championship on the line, the Pocatello Thunder came out on top, taking down Preston 53-35.

The Blackfoot Broncos escaped on Saturday with a win over Shelley 56-53 to advance to the 4A state tournament.

The West Side Pirates are heading back to Boise after Saturday’s win over North Fremont 67-62.

The defending 4A state champs are going back to states, as the Hillcrest Knights won another district title Thursday night 61-50 over the Blackfoot Broncos.

A strong second half fueled the Grace Grizzlies to a 64-51 victory against the Butte County Pirates Thursday night to win the 1AD1 High Desert Conference.

The Ririe Bulldogs are back in the 2A state tournament thanks to a 62-55 win against the North Fremont Huskies Wednesday night in the Nuclear Conference championship.

The Madison Bobcats will go dancing once again, as Madison took an early lead and ran away with a 53-32 win against the Highland Rams Tuesday in the 5A High Country championship.

The Bear Lake Bears are going back to the Boise area, as the Bears took down the West Side Pirates 56-50 Tuesday night to win the 2A South East Idaho conference.

In the final boys basketball media polls of the season, Hillcrest, Sugar-Salem, and Rockland all lead their respective polls.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers are going dancing again in 2023 thanks to a 66-55 victory over Teton in the 3A District 6 championship Monday night.

Snake River won its first state title since 2013, and two other local teams made their championship games! Check out our recap of Saturday’s girls basketball state championships!

Shelley, Snake River, and Soda Springs will play for a state championship Saturday at the Ford Idaho Center! Check out our weekend of the state semifinals in girls basketball state tournament action!

Shelley, Snake River, and Rockland are among seven local teams that advanced to their state semifinals! Check out our recap from day one of the girls basketball state tournaments!

The red-hot Madison Bobcats will play for a district title Tuesday night after dominating the Highland Rams 52-37 on home court.

The Hillcrest Knights are a win away from returning to states to defend their 4A title after taking down the Skyline Grizz 60-51 Thursday night.

The Highland Rams won an overtime thriller over Rigby on Wednesday night 64-54.

The Madison Bobcats came out in full force on Wednesday night, taking down Thunder Ridge 64-54.

The Shelley Russets defended home court well in their playoff opener, defeating Bonneville on Tuesday night 48-32.

Butte County came out on Monday ready for the playoffs, taking down Challis 64-29 at Thunder Ridge High School.

The Skyline Grizzlies took down Idaho Falls on Tuesday night 66-59 in basketball’s version of the Emotion Bowl.

The Shelley Russets bounced back after their loss to Blackfoot with a convincing 69-39 victory over Hillcrest.

The West Side Pirates survived a close one on Saturday, edging past North Fremont 33-31.

The Grace Lutheran Royals took care of business against Leadore on Saturday in a 44-26 victory.

The Teton Timberwolves came out ready to play on Thursday night, taking down Marsh Valley 66-45 at Skyline High School.

The Blackfoot Broncos pulled off an impressive upset on Thursday, defeating Shelley 58-55.

In a back-and-forth rivalry battle Wednesday night, the Madison Bobcats held on to their lead for a 54-51 win over the Rigby Trojans, their 11th straight victory.

On Tuesday night, domination was spelled R-I-G-B-Y, as the Rigby Trojans won the 5A High Country championship by 20 points, defeating the Thunder Ridge Titans 71-51.

The Ririe Bulldogs are heading to the 2A state tournament thanks to a 44-36 win against the North Fremont Huskies Thursday night in the Nuclear Conference championship.

The Snake River Panthers and Rockland Bulldogs are first place teams in the final girls basketball media polls in the 2022-23 season.

Down 15-1 to start the 3A District 6 championship game, the defending state champion Sugar-Salem Diggers chipped away at the deficit to pull off a comeback victory 48-46 against the Teton Timberwolves to win the district.

The Rigby Trojans are the first, and so far only team to knock off the Thunder Ridge Titans this season, as Rigby won its third battle against Thunder 53-48 Thursday to advance to the 5A High Country championship.

The top-seeded Shelley Russets got off to a good start in their district tournament Thursday night, winning a good battle against the Idaho Falls Tigers 45-36.

In a packed gym Wednesday night, the Sugar-Salem Diggers jumped out to a big lead and held it late against the Teton Timberwolves, winning 59-51.

Down five points entering the fourth quarter, the red hot Madison Bobcats played maybe their best quarter of the season to defeat the Highland Rams 47-39 for their ninth straight victory.

The now-22-0 Thunder Ridge Titans added another dominating win to their record Tuesday, opening their 5A High Country title defense with a 65-17 win against the Highland Rams.

The Rigby Trojans are off to a good start in districts, as the Trojans defeated the Madison Bobcats Tuesday night 40-29 on home court.

The Thunder Ridge Titans, Snake River Panthers, and Rockland Bulldogs lead their respective media polls as the district tournament play begins.

The Butte County Pirates got the jump start they were looking for to begin districts, defeating the Challis Vikings Monday night 50-33.

The six-time defending district champion Ririe Bulldogs got off to a good start in this year’s Nuclear Conference tournament Monday with a 54-32 win against Salmon.

The Thunder Ridge Titans enter the 5A High Country tournament as the top seed with a perfect 21-0 record after a 64-45 defeat of the Rigby Trojans on senior night Thursday.

The 4A High Country tournament runs through Shelley after the Russets clinched the top seed in the district tournament with a 74-56 win over Skyline Thursday night.

After Hillcrest’s first loss since Dec. 2021 last week, the 17-0 Pocatello Thunder barely took the lead in 4A this week, leading the Knights by just one point.

After trailing at halftime, the Blackfoot Broncos chipped away at the deficit to bring home a 66-61 victory over the stingy Rigby Trojans.

The Highland Rams are starting to heat up at the right time. After a big win against Rigby last Thursday, Highland took down the Bonneville Bees Wednesday night 70-58.

Jack Nelson’s go-ahead three-pointer with 7.6 seconds to go propelled the Teton Timberwolves to a one-point win Tuesday night over the Ririe Bulldogs in a great battle.

The unbeaten Thunder Ridge Titans and the defending 1AD2 state champion Rockland Bulldogs continue to win and continue to lead their respective media polls as a result.

In dominating fashion Thursday night, the Madison Bobcats handed the Hillcrest Knights their first loss since Dec. 2021, winning 81-67 on home court.

The Hillcrest Knights, Teton Timberwolves and Rockland Bulldogs continue to win and continue to lead their respective boys basketball media polls.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers jumped out to a significant lead early against the Marsh Valley Eagles Wednesday night, and they held that advantage for a 70-58 win.

The Thunder Ridge Titans remain unbeaten this season, improving to 18-0 with a conference victory over the Rigby Trojans.

It took a few minutes for the Hillcrest Knights to get going Tuesday night, but once they did, they left the Idaho Falls Tigers in the dust in a 92-51 victory.

The Madison Bobcats outlasted the Thunder Ridge Titans in a big conference battle Tuesday night, taking the dub 51-49.

The Thunder Ridge Titans, Shelley Russets, and Rockland Bulldogs continue to win, maintaining their first place positions in their respective media polls this week.

The Idaho State women’s basketball team lost their second straight game on Saturday, falling to Montana 77-68.

The Pocatello Thunder kept their undefeated season alive, coming back from a double-digit deficit in the second half to win over Preston 65-60.

Hillcrest, Teton and Rockland all lead in their respective polls, the first media polls of the boys basketball season.

The 5th annual Pink Night takes over Thunder Ridge High School Friday night, as the annual tradition of supporting community members effected by cancer continues in 2023.