High School

From the get-go, the Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels had full control against the Billings Royals Wednesday night, winning 20-3 at Halliwell Park.

On this 4th of July, Conner Hall was the hero for the Idaho Falls Bandits, as his walkoff RBI single led to a thrilling 8-7 victory over the Upper Valley Bulldogs.

With the Idaho Falls Chukars on the road on Independence Day, the Idaho Falls Bandits are stepping up to continue a long-standing tradition of baseball on the 4th of July.

On a busy final day of the inaugural Bandits Invitational, the Idaho Falls Bandits fell just short of winning the Battle at the Falls, defeating the Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels, but losing to Idaho Prospect Baseball.

The Idaho Falls Bandits and Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels both cracked the win column once Friday to wrap up the preliminary stage of the first Bandits Invitational.

The first Bandits Invitational began Thursday in Idaho Falls, featuring six American Legion teams, including the Idaho Falls Bandits and the Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels.

Last weekend, the Pocatello baseball team did something they haven’t done in more than a decade, winning the 4A state championship.

The Marsh Valley Eagles’ baseball team are back to back state champions.

With a crazy comeback win against Bishop Kelly to even make the state championship game, the Pocatello Thunder dominated Skyview 14-4 to win the 4A state championship in baseball.

The Pocatello Thunder are one of five East Idaho teams that advanced to their respective state semifinals with wins on Thursday.

The Bonneville Bees pulled off a district five-peat Thursday in a thriller, taking a series-deciding Game 3 against the Blackfoot Broncos 6-5.

In what was a pitcher’s duel for most of the game, the South Fremont Cougar bats woke up in time to defeat the Snake River Panthers 5-1 Thursday and keep South’s season alive.

Even with both teams have already punched their tickets to the 4A state tournament, the Blackfoot Broncos and Bonneville Bees are fighting for a district title, and they split the first two games of the 4A High Country championship series Wednesday to force a decisive Game 3 Thursday.

One day after the Thunder Ridge Titans forced a second 5A High Country title game, the Highland Rams responded with an emphatic victory to win the district Wednesday.

The Thunder Ridge Titans have forced another 5A High Country championship game, this time on home field, as the Titans edged out the Highland Rams 4-3 in Pocatello to keep their hopes for a district title alive.

The Pocatello Thunder got the early jump on Preston Tuesday afternoon and ran away with an 11-1 win to claim the 4A District 5 title and advance to states.

On side-by-side fields Monday afternoon, the Marsh Valley Eagles secured a pair of district titles, as the Eagles defeated the Snake River Panthers in both baseball and softball to secure conference championships.

The Thunder improved to 17-2 on the season with a 9-2 victory over Preston on Saturday at Halliwell Park.

It was all Bonneville, all day Friday, as the Bees stung the Hillcrest Knights for 27 runs in a two-game sweep to return to the district championship series and defend their title.

In Friday’s semifinal battles between Blackfoot and Skyline, Bronco pitchers Dax Whitney and Ryan Reynolds were the story, as they both pitched complete games to lead Blackfoot back to the 4A High Country Championship.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers are heading back to the 3A state tournament, as Sugar swept South Fremont in the 3A Mountain Rivers Championship series Friday afternoon.

The Highland Rams are one win away from a district title and another berth to the 5A state tournament after they used a big fourth inning to defeat the Thunder Ridge Titans 6-4 Thursday afternoon.

A nine-run sixth inning was the difference in Ammon Wednesday, as the Thunder Ridge Titans offense exploded to turn a 3-2 deficit into an 11-3 win in the 5A High Country tournament.

In the first games of the 4A High Country tournament, the Hillcrest Knights made a statement, scoring 34 runs across two games Tuesday to knock out The Idaho Falls Tigers with a sweep.

Before district tournament games began for both teams, the Pocatello Thunder won a defensive battle against the Bonneville Bees Tuesday in a matchup of two of the top five 4A teams in the state according to MaxPreps.

With a pair of wins Friday afternoon, the Bonneville Bees locked up the top seed in the 4A High Country tournament, as the Bees stung Hillcrest Knights for 14-4 and 15-5 wins.

Pitching was on point for the Skyline Grizzlies on Thursday, as they only surrendered one total run in a doubleheader sweep of the Idaho Falls Tigers.

It was all Pocatello Thunder at Halliwell Park Wednesday afternoon, as Poky defeated Preston by double digits twice in a doubleheader.

What a difference one inning can make. Tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the second inning Tuesday, the Bonneville Bees put up an eight spot to take a huge lead they would not give up against the Skyline Grizzlies.

The Idaho Falls Tigers and Blackfoot Broncos faced off in two good games Thursday afternoon, ultimately splitting a doubleheader in Blackfoot. The Broncos took game one 3-0, and the Tigers won game two 4-3.

Tuesday afternoon, the Bonneville Bees enacted revenge for a 10-2 loss to the Skyline Grizzlies earlier this season, as the Bees stung the Grizz for a 15-8 victory.

Thanks to wintry weather, the Bonneville Bees and Idaho Falls Tigers tangoed in an unusual 11-inning doubleheader Monday, with the Bees coming out on top 8-7 and 11-3.