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UPDATED: Mon., March 23, 2020
Spring football practice canceled for Eastern Washington, Idaho after Big Sky decision
Eastern Washington and Idaho will no longer get the benefit of spring football after the Presidents’ Council of the Big Sky Conference voted Monday to cancel all spring workouts and …
UPDATED: Tue., March 10, 2020
All-Big Sky Team: Eastern Washington’s Mason Peatling earns MVP honors, Shantay Legans named coach of the year
Big Sky Conference champion Eastern Washington earned a heap of honors on Tuesday
Fri., March 6, 2020
Grizzlies, Hauck Agree to 4-Year Contract Extension
The University of Montana and Grizzlies football head coach Bobby Hauck have agreed to a four year contract extension, the school announced on Friday, extending his current deal through January …
UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2020
Trevon Allen taking time to enjoy final games with Idaho Vandals
Time flies. Only a couple of years ago, Trevon Allen was a precocious sophomore riding the coattails of talented, disciplined, mature upperclassmen like Victor Sanders, B.J. Blake, Nate Sherwood, Perrion …
Mon., Feb. 17, 2020
Isabelle Hadden sparks Idaho to 65-52 win over Portland State
Isabelle Hadden scored a season-high 16 points to lead five players in double figures and the Idaho Vandals (15-8, 10-4 Big Sky Conference) rolled to a 65-52 victory over the …
Mon., Feb. 17, 2020
Matt Hauser guides Portland State to 90-69 win over Idaho
Matt Hauser tossed in 24 points, sinking 6 of 10 shots from 3-point range, to spark the Portland State Vikings to a 90-69 victory over the Idaho Vandals in Big …
UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 16, 2020
Vandals’ Klinker sisters proud to be ‘workhorses,’ not ‘show ponies’
The concept of paired accomplishment is not unfamiliar to the University of Idaho’s women’s basketball team. This season, Lizzy Klinker, a senior wing, and her sister, Natalie, a junior post, …
Mon., Feb. 3, 2020
Idaho snaps its 6-game skid, beats Sacramento State 67-53
Trevon Allen scored 27 points and Idaho snapped a six-game losing streak by beating Sacramento State, 67-53 on Monday night.
UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 3, 2020
Eastern Washington wins sixth straight, topples Northern Arizona 77-66
Jacob Davison scored 17 points and added five assists to lead Big Sky Conference leader Eastern Washington to a 77-66 win over Northern Arizona
Sun., Feb. 2, 2020
Sky’s the limit: Former EWU receiver Kendrick Bourne could be the first Big Sky Conference player to score a TD in the Super Bowl
A dancing Kendrick Bourne made his way down the steps of the San Francisco 49ers’ team plane after landing in Miami earlier this week, the sort of Super Bowl entrance …
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 27, 2020
Idaho Vandals prove no match for Southern Utah
In the best of circumstances, Southern Utah (12-7, 5-3 in the Big Sky Conference) is a tough matchup for Idaho. “They are a big, strong, mature team. We knew that …
Tue., Dec. 31, 2019
Grizzlies’ Pridgett, Anderson Sweep Big Sky Player of the Week Awards
This week everyone is ready to turn the calendar to a new year and a new decade, but a couple of Montana basketball players certainly enjoyed the end to 2019 …
Sun., Nov. 24, 2019
North Dakota State lands top seed in FCS playoffs; EWU left out
The NCAA Division I playoff selection committee spread the wealth in the 24-team FCS playoff pairings that were announced Sunday. Seven of the 10 conferences involved had multiple qualifiers in …
Mon., Oct. 28, 2019
Leonick Tamba takes advantage of opportunity with Vandals
Sharp as broken glass, sudden injury tempers victory which is part of what makes football more than pinball on turf. The game is not merely the score.
UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 17, 2019
Big Sky basketball: Coaches pick Eastern Washington men to win conference title; Idaho women second in polls
After reaching back-to-back Big Sky Conference Tournament championship games and returning the bulk of its talent, EWU was picked first in the coaches poll on Thursday.
Wed., Oct. 16, 2019
Griz, Cats Basketball Stars Earn Preseason Honors
The Big Sky Conference released its 2019 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference selections and multiple Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats were honored. Read more on the players who …
UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 8, 2019
Disappointing first half of season has EWU Eagles hoping to win out
More than five minutes had burned off the halftime clock Saturday at Hornet Stadium, and a group of EWU coordinators and assistants were still half-circled around head coach Aaron Best …
UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 7, 2019
Big Sky roundup: Weber State runs past Cal Poly 41-24
Josh Davis ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns and Kris Jackson added two short scoring runs, powering Weber State to a 41-24 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night …
Wed., Sept. 4, 2019
Move to offensive line paying off for Eastern Washington right guard Kaleb Levao
If not for the switch from defense in 2016, Levao, who swiftly developed into an All-Big Sky Conference right guard, his college career would likely be over.
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 31, 2019
Big Sky football roundup: Dalton Sneed leads Montana past South Dakota in opener
Dalton Sneed threw for a career-high 430 yards and had three passing touchdowns and another rushing to lead Montana to a 31-17 win over South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, …
UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019
Big Sky Picks: Eastern Washington will have its hands full with big, talent-stocked Huskies in Week 1
EWU beat writer Ryan Collingwood predicts Saturday’s Big Sky Conference football games.
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 31, 2019
Live thread: Updates on which Washington State, Eastern Washington, Idaho and Spokane-area prep players made NFL 53-man rosters
These next 24 hours are some of the most nerving on the football calendar for NFL hopefuls. All 32 teams will have their rosters trimmed to 53 players by 1 …
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 17, 2019
Bigger, faster Idaho Vandals hold back-to-back scrimmages
With two weeks to go before the season opener, Idaho’s practices will begin to focus heavily on its plan for Penn State, according to head coach Paul Petrino.
Thu., Aug. 1, 2019
Dante Olson Named to Buck Buchanan Watch List
Dante Olson continues to rake in the preseason honors and the senior Griz linebacker nabbed another one on Thursday.
Mon., July 15, 2019
Coaches, media pick Eastern Washington to win another Big Sky Conference crown
The Eagles were picked first in both Big Sky preseason media and coaches polls on Monday. Idaho was picked eighth.
UPDATED: Sat., July 13, 2019
Five things to watch at the Big Sky Football Kickoff media event
For two days, downtown Spokane will be the epicenter of Big Sky Conference football.
Sat., June 29, 2019
Former Big Sky Conference players well represented at Hoopfest
A decade removed from his last Hoopfest appearance, former Post Falls High and Montana State standout Marcus Colbert quickly regained his familiarity with the world’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday …
Sun., May 26, 2019
Idaho’s Sophie Hausmann soaks in Augusta as part of historic women’s golf tournament
When I received my invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur championship at the end of January, first I was speechless, but obviously super excited. I couldn’t wait to get …
Mon., May 13, 2019
Five predictions for Washington Huskies’ football team heading into Aug. 31 opener against EWU
Regardless of the program, spring football and its 15 practices provide very little in the way of stone-cold certainties. But here are five predictions as coach Chris Petersen and his …
Tue., May 7, 2019
Big Sky Conference announces football schedules for 2020 through 2023 seasons
There will be more Montana on Idaho’s football schedule and less Montana on Eastern Washington’s.