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Fighting for a season
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – With Idaho’s high school baseball season pretty much done due to the coronavirus, the focus has now turned to American…
Continue ReadingHigh school rodeo opens sooner than expected
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – High school rodeo is happening sooner than previously thought. District 7 is holding events this weekend in Rigby starting…
Continue ReadingIdaho American Legion Baseball releases schedule update for 2020
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – There will be American Legion baseball in Idaho this year. The Idaho Legion baseball board announced a schedule to return…
Continue ReadingGrays preparing for season with Covid precautions
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – “I can’t wait to hear the crack of the bat and hear the umpire yell play ball again.” Gate City Grays owner Terry…
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Continue ReadingRyan uses creativity to keep Bengals in-shape
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – COVID-19 has changed life’s drastically. For Idaho State strength coach Dan Ryan, he has had to adjust his program on…
Continue ReadingHigh school rodeo postponed until June 13
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – All high school rodeo events in Idaho are postponed until June 13. The Idaho High School Rodeo Association announced the…
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Continue ReadingChidi Udengwu ready to chase NBA dream
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The last Idaho State Bengal to play in the NBA was Jeff Cook in 1988. Chidi Udengwu wants the be the next one. Udengwu…
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – How are you entertaining yourself during the pandemic? Show us! Send your videos to sports@localnews8.com. We will…
Continue ReadingISU’s Udengwu to test NBA waters
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Chidi Udengwu won the Most Inspirational Player award for Idaho State men’s basketball. Now he hopes to inspire much…
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Continue ReadingBengals ink 8 new players
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho State men’s basketball team added eight new players to its roster and some much needed size. Head coach…
Continue ReadingCleveland joins Vikings after 2nd round selection
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Boise State offensive lineman, Ezra Cleveland is reunited with former Bronco Alexander Mattison in Minnesota. The…
Continue ReadingWeaver picked by the Dolphins in the 5th round
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Boise State defensive end Curtis Weaver waited longer than expected to get drafted. The Miami Dolphins selected the…
Continue ReadingSee where regional athletes signed after the 2020 NFL Draft
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The 2020 NFL Draft concluded Saturday and while some players did not hear their name called, they still signed with…
Continue ReadingChukars team up to help Food Basket
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – This time of year Melaleuca Field is usually hosting high school baseball games. On Friday, they were filling up the…
Continue ReadingAckley eager to start as new Blackfoot football coach
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – American Falls native Jerrod Ackley is taking over the Blackfoot football program. He is taking over for long-time…
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Continue ReadingHawkins leaves lasting legacy at Madison
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The name Bill Hawkins and Madison boys basketball will forever be linked. Twenty-nine years and five state championships…
Continue ReadingChukars hosting COVID-19 supply drive
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Chukars are doing their part to be good neighbors during these trying times. The defending Pioneer…
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Continue ReadingLong term future of Chukars in doubt after MiLB plans to concede
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The future of the Idaho Falls Chukars beyond 2020 is very much in doubt. Minor League Baseball is reportedly…
Continue ReadingBoise State implements staff furloughs including athletics
Boise State head football coach Bryan Harsin and other coaches and athletic department employees earning more than $40,000 per year will be…
Continue ReadingHomebound Highlight April 19
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Continue ReadingBengals ink four new recruits
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho State women’s basketball coach Seton Sobolewski was hard at work recruiting four new Bengals to Pocatello. The…
Continue ReadingSpillett misses out on spring season
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Pocatello High School’s Adison Spillett played basketball and soccer this school year and she signed with the…
Continue ReadingKhalil Shakir misses the Blue Turf
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Boise State head football coach Bryan Harsin let his players go home after spring football was canceled. For Bronco…
Continue ReadingHomebound Highlight April 17
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Continue ReadingSpring coaches and athletes react to season cancellation
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho High School Activities Association officially canceled the spring 2020 season Friday. Coaches and athletes…
Continue ReadingHomebound Highlight April 16
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Continue ReadingIHSAA officially cancels spring sports season
The Idaho High School Activities Association is canceling all spring sports and activities for 2020. The release Friday stated the decision was based…
Continue ReadingMadison’s Bill Hawkins named to IHSAA Hall of Fame
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Madison legend Bill Hawkins has a long list of accomplishments to his name. He can add hall of famer to that list. The…
Continue ReadingHomebound Highlight April 15
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Continue ReadingBonneville football finds ways to build teamwork from a distance
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – One challenge for any head coach taking over a program is building relationships with players. That gets harder to…
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Continue ReadingBlackfoot’s Colby Pearson reflects on XFL experience
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Cobly Pearson played with the New York Guardians of the XFL. Pearson is a former Blackfoot Bronco and BYU Cougar. He…
Continue ReadingKicking for an opportunity: NFL Draft prep with Dominik Eberle
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFK/KIDK) – Utah State kicker Dominik Eberle graduated as the highest scoring kicker in Aggie history. He was a Lou Groza Award…
Continue ReadingHeartbreaking end for Treyshon Malone
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – COVID-19 has abruplty ended seasons for atheltes. For Idaho State track star Treyshon Malone, his season ended as he…
Continue ReadingEast Idaho participates in Be the Light campaign
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Friday night lights are typically associated with football. On Friday April 10, it was all about the spring sports.…
Continue Reading“Be the Light” – Class of 2020
High school football stadiums all over the country will be lit up Friday, April 10 at 8:20 p.m. for 20 minutes.…
Continue ReadingAmerican Legion Baseball cancels national tournaments
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Bandits will not have the chance to defend their national championship. The American Legion canceled…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus cancels Wyoming’s 2020 Shrine football game
Wyoming’s 2020 Shrine Bowl all-star high school football game has been canceled due to the…
Continue ReadingEhardt believes NCAA recruiting will be a level playing field
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – NCAA head coaches are having to deal with not being able to meet recruits face to face. Before being a…
Continue ReadingDraft prep with Idaho State’s Michael Dean
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Preparing for the NFL Draft has always been tough, but COVID-19 has made it even tougher. Had a chance to talk to…
Continue ReadingEhardt aims to protect girls and women in sports
After hearing Team USA and Nike athlete Chris Mosier’s side of the new transgender law, Representative Barbara Ehardt responded to what she believes…
Continue ReadingFairness In Women’s Sports Act bans some transgender athletes
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho Governor Brad Little signed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act in March, which makes Idaho the first state…
Continue ReadingIHSAA extends suspension of spring sports until April 20
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho High School Activities Association announced Tuesday spring sports remain suspended until April 20. This is in…
Continue ReadingRudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell cleared of COVID-19
The Utah Jazz announced Friday all players and personnel, including Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, were medically cleared by the state’s health…
Continue ReadingHighland, Riverside Golf Courses to open
CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Following additional guidance from Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Southeastern Idaho Public Health on…
Continue ReadingGolf courses open for season with COVID precautions in place
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The three municipal golf courses in Idaho Falls are open for the season. Pinecrest, Sage Hills, and Sand Creek golf…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls golf courses open with COVID-19 restrictions
The City of Idaho Falls public golf courses are open for use to the public beginning Tuesday with restrictions in place to help prevent the spread of…
Continue ReadingBig Sky cancels all athletic activities until May 15
FARMINGTON, Utah (KIFI/KIDK) – The Big Sky Conference cancels all practices and workouts through May 15. The President’s Council voted to make the…
Continue ReadingDavis Field renovation project underway
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Construction is underway for the $7.1 million renovation project at Davis Field at Idaho State University. The work…
Continue ReadingBig Sky shares details leading up to tournament cancellation
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill held a conference call with media Monday. He outlined the events leading to the…
Continue ReadingIHSAA suspends springs sports through April 5
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho High School Activities Association announced Monday it is suspending all spring sports. It will begin Tuesday…
Continue ReadingSobolewski surprised by Bengals success, excited for future
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The future is bright for Idaho State women’s basketball. Head Coach Seton Sobolewski is excited for next season. Following…
Continue ReadingRush Rugby inspires young women in East Idaho
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Rush Rugby team represents the whole East Idaho region. The girls competing in the sport get a lot…
Continue ReadingA family title game
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Grace guard Gage Stoddard and his grandpa made the 1A D1 State Championship game. Gage’s grandpa received a kidney…
Continue ReadingIdaho State men’s basketball team reacts to canceled tournament
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Ending your season with a win, usually means you won a championship. In this case, it means your season ended before…
Continue ReadingShelley sweeps Firth in double header
SHELLEY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Shelley baseball took both games from Firth in a double header at home on Friday. The Russets won the first game 8-7. In…
Continue ReadingChukars unveil new Madres uniforms
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Chukars unveiled their new Madres de Idaho Falls uniforms today at Thunder Ridge High School. The…
Continue ReadingBig Sky Conference cancels rest of mens basketball tournament
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Big Sky Conference is canceling the remainder of the mens basketball tournament due to concern over the coronavirus.…
Continue ReadingAnother Jazz star tests positive for coronavirus
The Utah Jazz has a second player testing positive for the…
Continue ReadingHigh school scores – Tuesday, March 11
High school baseball and girls softball…
Continue ReadingNBA season postponed, Gobert tests positive for COVID-19 according to reports
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The NBA has postponed their season due to coronavirus. Before Wednesday’s Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz game,…
Continue ReadingBengals fall to Idaho in Big Sky semifinals
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho State women lost to Idaho 66-51 in the Big Sky women’s basketball semifinals Wednesday. It was the third time in…
Continue ReadingAthlete of the Week: Crew Clark, Sugar-Salem basketball
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Sugar-Salem basketball player, Crew Clark is the Sermon Service and Electric Athlete of the Week. Clark helped his…
Continue ReadingUtah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, Tom Hanks tested positive for the coronavirus
OKLAHOMA CITYÂ (AP)Â – AP Source: Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has tested positive for the coronavirus. Also, Actor Tom Hanks says he and his wife,…
Continue ReadingNBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
NBA suspending season after Wednesday night’s games until further notice because of the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingJazz-Thunder postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances”
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night has been postponed, with the only explanation a public address announcement…
Continue ReadingIdaho State hangs on to beat Northern Arizona
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho State rode a big first half to grind out a 64-62 win over Northern Arizona in the Big Sky Men’s basketball…
Continue ReadingOnly essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the…
Continue ReadingIdaho State knocks out Southern Utah in tournament opener
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho State women’s basketball team advanced to the semifinals with their 70-63 win over Southern Utah. Montana…
Continue ReadingNorth Fremont used team saying “IPP” to win state title
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Intensity, physicality, and poise. That is what North Fremont head coach Shannon Hill said helped his team win back to…
Continue ReadingSugar-Salem add another title to their trophy case
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Saturday’s 72-43 over Kimberly gave Sugar-Salem back-to-back state titles and their seventh overall in school history. The…
Continue ReadingPreston boys team inspired by community support
BOISE, Idaho (KIFK/KIDK) – The motto all year the Preston boys basketball team was “take it back”. Preston claimed their fourth state title in the…
Continue ReadingPreston takes back 4A title
NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Preston student section chanted “take it back” inside the Ford Idaho Center, and the Indians delivered. Preston beat…
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