Basketball

The Skyline Grizzlies are moving on in the 4A District 6 Tournament thanks to a close 55-52 win Thursday night over the Shelley Russets.

The second-to-last girls basketball media polls of the season featured much of the same dominance from East Idaho squads.

The Thunder Ridge Titans defeated the Bonneville Bees 61-43 on home court Wednesday night, but this night was so much more than a game for the Thunder Ridge community, as it was the fourth annual Pink Night at the school.

The Thunder Ridge Titans are one win away from the state tournament, as the top-seeded Titans defeated the Highland Rams 62-41 Tuesday night on home court.

The Shelley Russets are moving on in the 4A District 6 Tournament, as the Russets took down the Bonneville Bees Tuesday night 45-41.

A great event for a great cause is coming up on Wednesday night, as Thunder Ridge High School is set to host Pink Night to help families in the community who are dealing with cancer.

The North Fremont Huskies and Rockland Bulldogs lead in their respective classes in this week’s Boys Basketball Media Polls.

The Pocatello Thunder extend their current winning streak to nine games with a big district victory over Preston 67-53.

Emotions were high at Hillcrest Friday night in a Knights 68-50 victory over Thunder Ridge, Hillcrest’s 14th straight win. But this night was not just about basketball.

The Skyline Grizzlies are back on the win column, in part thanks to a hot night shooting from beyond the arc, as the Grizz defeat the Shelley Russets 71-64 Friday night.

The Watersprings Warriors scored another conference victory Friday night, as the Warriors defeated the Sho-Ban Chiefs 72-35.

Before Thursday’s Sugar-Salem-Snake River boys basketball game, the Panthers honored longtime head coach Bob Coombs for winning his 500th game last Friday against Teton.

The Blackfoot Broncos are a perfect 21-0, and Blackfoot finished off a perfect regular season with a 44-29 win against the Century Diamondbacks.

The Blackfoot Broncos and Sugar-Salem Diggers continue to lead their respective classes along with two other local squads in this week’s girls basketball media polls.

The Madison Bobcats remain undefeated in 5A District 5-6 play thanks to another huge victory over the rival Rigby Trojans Wednesday night 51-44.

The Hillcrest Knights continue to roll, as the Knights dominated the Bonneville Bees Wednesday night in the hive for a 69-31 victory.

The Blackfoot Broncos are one win away from a perfect regular season, as the Broncos used a second-half surge to take down the Bonneville Bees 58-38 Tuesday night.

Senior night went about as perfectly as it could have for the Rigby Trojans, as Rigby blew out the rival Madison Bobcats 52-28 Tuesday night.

Local teams now hold two of the six first-place positions in this week’s boys basketball media polls, as Marsh Valley and North Fremont lead 3A and 2A, respectively.

Pocatello continues promising season with victory over Thunder Ridge 55-45 on Saturday night.

After a close contest in the first half, the Highland Rams came alive in the second half to beat Idaho Falls 53-30.

The Blackfoot Broncos gave the Hillcrest Knights all they could handle Saturday night, but the Knights scored their 11th straight win in a 55-49 victory.

The Blackfoot girl’s basketball team are two wins away from a perfect regular season with a dominating victory over Skyline 60-32.

Snake River defeated Teton 53-38 on Friday night to give Robert Coombs his 500th win in his 29th season as Panthers Head Coach.

The Ririe Bulldogs picked up their 12th victory of the season with a dominating victory Friday night on home court, winning 66-44 over Salmon.

The Watersprings Warriors continue to roll, as the Warriors picked up another dominating victory Friday night 32-9 over the Grace Lutheran Royals.

The Blackfoot Broncos and Sugar-Salem Diggers continue to pace their respective classes in this week’s girls basketball media polls.

The Hillcrest Knights continue to roll, as the Knights won their 10th straight game Thursday night, a dominating 61-44 victory over Preston.

The Thunder Ridge Titans are back in the win column, thanks to a solid victory against the Idaho Falls Tigers Thursday night 57-49.

The Blackfoot Broncos are still rolling, and they’re getting close to completing a perfect regular season, thanks in part to a 73-43 win against the Shelley Russets Wednesday night.

Make it nine straight wins for the Hillcrest Knights, as Hillcrest won by a huge margin Tuesday night over the Skyline Grizzlies 87-51.

The Madison Bobcats keep rolling, as Madison won big against the Idaho Falls Tigers 63-31 for its fifth straight win and another 5A conference victory.

The Marsh Valley Eagles continue to lead 3A, while multiple teams, including Madison, Hillcrest and Snake River moved up in their respective rankings.

Looking to avoid the upset, Pocatello took control in the fourth quarter and won a thriller against Burley 64-53.

After getting off to a hot start, Century would seize control throughout and defeated Thunder Ridge 57-44 for their eighth straight victory.

The Watersprings Warriors took care of business on home court Saturday afternoon as the Warriors stormed out of the gates, winning convincingly 80-28.

The win straight is up to nine games for the Hillcrest Knights thanks to a 74-43 victory over Bonneville Friday night, as the Knights haven’t lost in nearly a month and a half.

The Rigby Trojans came out victorious in a back-and-forth contest at Skyline Friday, taking down the Grizzlies 73-72 to get back in the win column.

The Blackfoot Broncos remain perfect on the court this season, but they had to work for the win Thursday night as Blackfoot held off a late charger from Thunder Ridge in a 50-49 win.

The Rigby Trojans are rolling, and coming off of a big win at Thunder Ridge Tuesday, the Trojans won another conference contest Thursday night 55-44 against Highland.

It’s a banner week for local teams in the Idaho Girls Basketball media polls, as East Idaho squads lead four of the six polls.

The Madison Bobcats prevailed in a rivalry matchup Wednesday in Rigby against the Trojans, winning a back-and-forth game 56-52.

The Snake River Panthers, ranked fourth in this week’s 3A media poll, have now won six games in a row thanks to a 48-34 win over the Soda Springs Cardinals Tuesday night.

From the second quarter on, the Firth Cougars were in control on home court in a 62-31 beatdown of the South Fremont Cougars Tuesday night.

East Idaho teams are well-represented once again in this week’s boys basketball media polls, including the Marsh Valley Eagles retaking first place in 3A.

The Hillcrest Knights have won seven straight games since returning to Idaho from an early season tournament in Utah, and they extended the streak with a 77-67 win at Idaho Falls Saturday.

Pocatello brought the thunder from the get-go Saturday afternoon in the Pit, taking down the Bear River Bears from Utah 62-47.

In a Saturday night rivalry game, the Skyline Grizzlies clawed back after facing an early deficit to defeat the Bonneville Bees 70-66.

Holding the lead to start the fourth, Marsh Valley was able to control time of possession down the stretch and outlast Sugar-Salem 48-42.

In this 1A Rocky Mountain Conference matchup, Grace Lutheran took control throughout and defeated Mackay.

The North Fremont Huskies just keep winning, as the Huskies scored early and often against the Malad Dragons Friday night in a 69-29 win on home court.

The Snake River Panthers are rolling right now as they extended their winning streak to five games Friday night, their second five-game winning streak this season, with a 56-32 win at South Fremont.

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) – It was a tight game in Rigby, as the Trojans girls basketball team took on the undefeated Blackfoot Broncos. Blackfoot opened the game with a 5-0 run thanks to senior Hadley Humphery hitting a pair of two-pointers and a free throw. But the Trojans bounced right back and shut down the

In a cross-town rivalry matchup, it would be Isiah Harwell who helped guide Century to a big win over Pocatello 54-32.

The Rigby Trojans extended their winning streak to four games Thursday night with a 73-42 victory at Bonneville against the Bees.

The Ririe Bulldogs keep on keeping on, as Ririe won big on home court Thursday night, taking down the Firth Cougars 54-24.

A trifecta of East Idaho teams lead their respective classes in the latest Girls Basketball media polls, the first polls in 2022.

The South Fremont Cougars are back in the win column thanks to a well-played road victory at Ririe Wednesday night 69-56 over the Bulldogs.

The Rigby Trojans just keep winning, and that continued Wednesday night when the Trojans took down the Idaho Falls Tigers 55-38.

The Rigby Trojans stayed perfect in 5A conference play Tuesday night with a 68-56 victory on the road at Idaho Falls.

The Hillcrest Knights did not miss a beat in their first game in two and a half weeks, shooting lights out for a 26-point victory over the Skyline Grizzlies.

No East Idaho teams lead in any of the six classes at the start of 2022, but some East Idaho teams are getting some deserved recognition in the polls.