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Hillcrest v. Blackfoot in Round 1, Firth above Rire?: Examining the girls' state bracket

Local/regional sports

Prep basketball

Basketball Whip-Around: Hillcrest, Marsh Valley, Rockland win to round out girls’ state field; boys’ districts get rolling

prep girls basketball

Hillcrest gets surprise contribution, claims state berth — first since 2019 — with win over Mountain Home

Utah

BYU wide receiver no longer with football team after rape charges

nba

Tankers beware: Jazz fined $500,000, Pacers $100,000 by NBA for player participation policy breach

Rexburg Region

Crowd erupts as Rigby teen with special needs nails last-second shot

Game Reports

prep girls basketball

Hillcrest gets surprise contribution, claims state berth — first since 2019 — with win over Mountain Home

Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

Updated at 5:06 pm, February 14, 2026

prep girls basketball

‘This is our shot:’ Mackay headed back to the state tournament at full strength

Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com

Updated at 12:21 am, February 13, 2026

game of the week

Snake River erases double-digit deficit, earns chippy win over Marsh Valley

Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

Published at 10:52 pm, February 11, 2026

prep girls basketball

Broncos blitz Knights, earn district championship and state berth

Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

Published at 9:53 am, February 11, 2026

Game of the week

Youth on full display as Broncos best rival Russets in district tourney quarters

Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

Published at 11:14 pm, February 5, 2026

More Game Reports

Sports Features

bengal weekly

Kacey Spink: Heart, hustle and history at Idaho State

Braxton Gregory, EastIdahoSports.com

Published at 6:00 pm, February 11, 2026

Game of the week

‘We had to earn it:’ Rigby holds off Madison to claim a fourth-straight district title and remain unbeaten

Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com

Published at 10:52 pm, February 10, 2026

athlete of the week

Bailey fills key 2-way role for champion-hopeful Preston

Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

Updated at 10:17 pm, February 10, 2026

Game of the week

Thunder Ridge holds off Highland to keep its hopes alive for a No. 1 district seed

Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com

Published at 10:59 pm, February 6, 2026

Athlete of the Week

‘On another level:’ Soda Springs’ Elijah Dilworth focused on state title push

Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com

Published at 3:00 pm, February 3, 2026

More Sports Features

National sports

Olympics

‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold

Dave Skretta, Associated Press

Updated at 5:34 pm, February 13, 2026

olympics

Norwegian biathlete wins another Olympic bronze medal, 3 days after confessing his infidelity

Martha Bellisle, Associated Press

Published at 12:09 pm, February 13, 2026

nfl

Patriots’ Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation

Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Published at 11:43 am, February 13, 2026

More National Sports

Hillcrest v. Blackfoot in Round 1, Firth above Rire?: Examining the girls' state bracket

Marsh Valley

McCall-Donnelly

Leadore

Rockland

Ririe

Firth

Hillcrest

Mountain Home

Challis

@ Watersprings

South Fremont

@ Bear Lake

Grace Lutheran

@ Mackay

South Fremont

Bear Lake

Local/regional sports

Basketball Whip-Around: Hillcrest, Marsh Valley, Rockland win to round out girls’ state field; boys’ districts get rolling

Hillcrest gets surprise contribution, claims state berth — first since 2019 — with win over Mountain Home

BYU wide receiver no longer with football team after rape charges

Tankers beware: Jazz fined $500,000, Pacers $100,000 by NBA for player participation policy breach

Crowd erupts as Rigby teen with special needs nails last-second shot

Game Reports

Hillcrest gets surprise contribution, claims state berth — first since 2019 — with win over Mountain Home

‘This is our shot:’ Mackay headed back to the state tournament at full strength

Snake River erases double-digit deficit, earns chippy win over Marsh Valley

Broncos blitz Knights, earn district championship and state berth

Youth on full display as Broncos best rival Russets in district tourney quarters

Sports Features

Kacey Spink: Heart, hustle and history at Idaho State

‘We had to earn it:’ Rigby holds off Madison to claim a fourth-straight district title and remain unbeaten

Bailey fills key 2-way role for champion-hopeful Preston

Thunder Ridge holds off Highland to keep its hopes alive for a No. 1 district seed

‘On another level:’ Soda Springs’ Elijah Dilworth focused on state title push

National sports

‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold

Norwegian biathlete wins another Olympic bronze medal, 3 days after confessing his infidelity

Patriots’ Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation