Basketball

The Rockland community and both Bulldog basketball squads gathered at Rockland High School Wednesday night to celebrate an incredible championship, both the boys and girls teams winning a state championship.

Skyline cheerleader Haileigh Bertram signed her national letter of intent Tuesday to cheer collegiately at Western Colorado.

The District VI Senior Showcase Wednesday night featured great basketball and seniors showing off in the three-point contest and the dunk contest Wednesday night.

A pair of East Idaho teams in Hillcrest and Rockland won their first-ever state titles Saturday in Nampa.

Nine local teams had a chance Friday to make the state championship game in their respective classes.

Nine local teams are heading to the state semifinals, with some of those squads winning thrillers on the court in the opening round.

14 local teams made their way to the Boise area Wednesday to get ready for a potential championship run in the state tournament.

The Snake River Panthers are heading to the 3A state tournament after taking down the Filer Wildcats 50-37 Saturday afternoon in a state play-in game.

Needing a win to advance to their first state tournament in over a decade, Pocatello held off a late comeback from Century for the victory 44-42 to clinch the district title.

The Grace Grizzlies are heading to the state tournament thanks to an excellent performance in a 58-37 1AD1 district title winning game against the Butte County Pirates.

The Rigby Trojans are heading back to the state tournament following a Thursday night home court victory against the Highland Rams to earn the final 5A District 5-6 berth to states.

The Rockland Bulldogs are heading to the state tournament thanks to a dominating 66-42 victory over the North Gem Cowboys in the 1AD2 District 5-6 Championship.

Hillcrest’s 21st straight victory was a big win Wednesday night, as the Knights took down he Blackfoot Broncos 65-40 in the 4A District 6 championship to win the district and advance to the state tournament.

Needing a win to keep their season alive, Century took control throughout and advances to the 4A District 5 title game with a victory over Preston 68-55.

After a close contest in the first half, the Highland Rams dominated Thunder Ridge in the second half to survive in districts with a 69-48 win.

The Madison Bobcats are heading back to the state tournament, as the Bobcats won a thriller in overtime 68-63 Tuesday night against the Rigby Trojans in the 5A District 5-6 championship.

The Firth Cougars are heading to the 2A state tournament thanks to a great road victory Tuesday night against the Ririe Bulldogs 52-47.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers keep winning championships! Tuesday, Sugar-Salem raised two more state title banners for its girls basketball and cheer teams.

The defending 3A state champion Marsh Valley Eagles are heading back to the state tournament, as the Eagles went back-to-back in districts Monday night, taking down the Snake River Panthers 43-24.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers are going back to the state tournament thanks to a dominating 60-34 victory over Teton in the 3A District 6 Championship.

The Burley Bobcats are state champions for the first time since 2018 thanks to a dominating 58-43 victory in the 4A State Title Game against the Skyline Grizzlies.

The Hillcrest Knights stay unbeaten since an early season tournament in Utah, and now, the Knights are one win away from a return to states thanks to a 62-46 victory over Blackfoot Saturday night.

A magical season ended in triumph for the Sugar-Salem Diggers Saturday, as Sugar-Salem took down the rival Teton Timberwolves 47-32 to win the 3A State Championship.

After losing their first two regular season matchups to Century, Pocatello overcame a big halftime deficit to win 64-62.

After pulling off an upset in Friday’s semifinal, the Aberdeen Tigers fell short of a state title in a 58-45 loss to Cole Valley in the 2A State Championship Saturday.

The Rockland Bulldogs are state champions once again! Rockland took the 1AD2 state title Saturday morning against the Council Lumberjacks 44-26.

ARIMO, Idaho (KIFI) – After taking the first two meetings in the regular season, the Marsh Valley Eagles continued their impressive play with a third win against the Panthers Thursday night 49-35.

In a Friday night thriller at Hillcrest, the Grace Lutheran Royals wins a close one against the Mackay Miners 48-46 in an elimination contest.

The Watersprings Warriors picked up a dominating victory Friday night at Hillcrest High School with a 68-34 win against the Sho-Ban Chiefs to avoid elimination.

Amari Whiting and the Burley Bobcats are heading to the 4A State Championship thanks to a 49-36 win in the semifinals Friday against Preston.

The fifth time is the charm for the Skyline Grizzlies, as the Grizz upset Blackfoot in their fifth meeting of the season, ending the Broncos campaign for an undefeated season and advancing to their first state title game.

In the fourth meeting of the season between the Rigby Trojans and Thunder Ridge Titans, Rigby dominates in a 62-47 win to advance to the state semifinals.

The Rigby Trojans are heading to the 5A District 5-6 championship thanks to a dominating 67-43 win against the Highland Rams Thursday night.

In a Thursday night elimination game, the Thunder Ridge Titans stay alive with a 60-49 victory on home court against the Thunder Ridge Titans.

The Ririe Bulldogs are moving on in the Nuclear Conference tournament, as the Bulldogs took down Firth Wednesday night with a 46-37 victory.

After playing two overtime games in less than two weeks, the Highland Rams were back in OT on Tuesday night, but this time the team came out with the victory over Thunder Ridge 50-39.

Pocatello took down Preston 60-52 on Tuesday night to move on in the 4A District 5 tournament.

The Hillcrest Knights stay red hot, winning their 19th straight game Tuesday night to start the 4A District 6 Tournament in a 76-34 defeat of the Bonneville Bees.

The Madison Bobcats are one win away from returning to the state tournament, as the Bobcats won big over the Idaho Falls Tigers 79-54 Tuesday night to clinch a spot in next week’s 5A District 5-6 championship game.

The final boys basketball media polls of the season feature a pair of local squads, the Marsh Valley Eagles and the Rockland Bulldogs, in first place in their respective classes.

Monday afternoon, multiple local players were named Idaho All-Stars as the selections were announced for the 19th annual statewide all-star basketball games, which will be held at North Idaho College Mar. 12.

The Leadore Mustangs are heading to their first state tournament since 2000 thanks to a nail biting 45-43 win over the North Gem Cowboys Saturday night at Hillcrest High School.

The Teton Timberwolves are heading to the 3A state tournament thanks to a great win at Pocatello High School Saturday afternoon 65-47 over the Gooding Senators.

The Watersprings Warriors advanced to the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Conference Tournament with a dominating 79-26 win against Leader Saturday afternoon.

In their second matchup in less than a week, Century and Highland went to overtime for a second time and once again, the Diamondbacks came out on top with a 60-57 win.

On the final day of the regular season, Pocatello capped off their impressive campaign with a 59-46 win.

In a hard fought battle in the Dungeon Friday night, the Hillcrest Knights were victorious once again, taking down the Blackfoot Broncos on senior night 50-41 for Hillcrest’s 18th straight win.

The Madison Bobcats wrapped up a perfect regular season in conference play Friday night with a solid victory at Thunder Ridge 68-57.

The Rigby Trojans are heading to the 5A state tournament thanks to a 53-40 victory over the Idaho Falls Tigers Thursday night.

The Idaho Falls Tigers won a thriller in the bee hive Wednesday night, spoiling the Bonneville Bees’ Senior Night with a 59-58 overtime victory.

The Thunder Ridge Titans are heading to states, as the Titans won a good battle Tuesday in the 5A district 5-6 title game against the Rigby Trojans 60-49.

A pair of excellent teams in East Idaho lead in the latest boys basketball media polls, with Marsh Valley and Rockland taking the top spots in their respective classes.

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Even with a sub-.500 record, Highland continues to push many of area’s best teams and on Friday, the Rams pulled off the upset against Rigby 57-51. Braedon Kelley led the Rams in scoring with 22 points. Karson Barber paced the Trojans with 23 points. The Rams (7-12) lost a nail-biter to

The defending 4A state champions are one step closer to returning to the state tournament, as the Blackfoot Broncos advanced to the district 6 championship Saturday night with a 58-46 win over the Skyline Grizzlies.

The Snake River Panthers stay alive in the 3A District 5 tournament, as the Panthers won a hard-fought elimination game Saturday night against Marsh Valley.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers lost a tough Saturday afternoon contest to the Kimberly Bulldogs, as Sugar-Salem suffered a 65-53 defeat to the Bulldogs.

The Watersprings Warriors continue to win, as the Warriors took care of business on home court Saturday afternoon with a 41-30 victory over the Sun Valley Cutthroats.

The Hillcrest Knights had their work cut out for them Friday night, and the Knights came out victorious with a 64-57 comeback victory against the Madison Bobcats.

The Marsh Valley Eagles continue to dominate in 3A, and the Eagles latest victory came at the hands of the Sugar-Salem Diggers Friday night in a 59-41 win.

The Rigby Trojans are heading to the 5A District 5-6 championship thanks to a 48-41 victory on home court Thursday night against the Madison Bobcats.