Sports Articles
By Jake Garcin
Classes may have ended for the summer but the sporting scene in the Treasure Valley kept on rolling into the dog days of summer. Since the end of May Boise State University has prepared for title runs at the NCAA track and field and tennis championships. Meanwhile, local professional franchises such as the Idaho Steelheads hockey team have excelled in their own respective leagues. …
By TATE CASTLETON
Assistant Sports Editor
After winning the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Boise State Bronco football team has catapulted itself into the national spotlight. With fives games expected to be televised on ESPN this fall and what Boise States anticipates will be a larger national fan base as a result of winning one of the greatest football games of all-time, it wants to look sharp. …
The Boise State football team kicks off the 2007 season on August 31 in Bronco Stadium against Division I-AA Weber State.Aug. 3, however, is that the first day of spring football practice, which is when the search for the new Bronco quarterback will resume. …
No one is safe
By Jake Garcin
Athletes, prom queens and computer nerds - no one is safe from the unavoidable pitfalls of college life. There’s the alcohol, there’s the newfound freedom from parental guidance and of course, the “freshman 15.” It can happen to All-State athletes and bench-warming wannabes. …
By TATE CASTLETON
Assistant Sports Editor
As the city of Boise continues to grow residents are noticing that Boise State athletics are no longer the only sporting events in town. Although Boise has no team from any of the major sports such as the NBA, NFL or MLB, they do have the next best thing. …
By MARY ALBL
Sports Writer
Splash, hike or climb into action this summer with the Boise State Outdoors Program at the Recreational Center. This summer the Outdoors Program has myriad activities and trips that will help keep you in shape and involved.One of the Recreation Center’s premier trips this summer is the 8th Annual Wilderness Quest. …
By MARY ALBL
Sports Writer
Advantage Boise State. On May 31 the tennis teams at Boise State University and the City of Boise were presented with the completed renovation of the six Julia Davis Park tennis courts. With the fully resurfaced courts at Julia Davis and the preexisting courts at the Appleton Tennis Center, Boise State has 12 courts to play on. …
By TATE CASTLETON
Assistant Sports Editor
The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame announced in May that seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star Edgar Martinez, eight-time NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo and NASCAR veteran Kyle Petty will be enshrined for selfless humanitarian achievements across the globe on June 20 at its 13th annual Induction Ceremonies, presented by Albertson’s/SUPERVALU, in Boise, Idaho. …
BSU ranks 22nd in preseason pollThe Boise State football team is ranked 22nd in the preseason top 25 by “Sporting News” magazine heading into the 2007 season, while offensive tackle Ryan Clady is a preseason first-team All-America selection by the magazine. …
By Jake Garcin
The Boise State University Student Recreation Center states one goal in its online mission statement – to enrich the student community with good habits and a healthy lifestyle. In the eight years since The Rec was constructed the faculty has tried to do its best to hold true to its word. …
By ADAM ADER
Sports Writer
The Boise State track and field teams have spanned the Northwest this spring in preparation for a run at both the men and women’s outdoor track championships May 9, in Fresno, Calif. BSU will be bringing a team that has approximately 18 people that have qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships. …
By KYE JOHNSON
Assistant Sports Editor
Playing in the NFL is a dream for most young football players. For a very familiar, former Boise State linebacker, that dream is coming true. Korey Hall finished his career as the No. 4 all-time leading tackler in school history. He also finished as the second all-time leading tackler in the Western Athletic Conference. …
The Arbiter Awards
By Jake Garcin
More than just time has passed in the eight months I’ve been in business here at The Arbiter. The Fiesta Bowl came and went quicker than I could order free drinks at the media resort’s hospitality bar. One of the greatest football games in the history of the world was played in Phoenix January 1, and my most vivid memory is of the free Third Eye Blind concert on New Year’s Eve. …
Men’s golf finishes thirdThe Boise State University men’s golf team set a school-record for low three-round score at a conference championship Wednesday by registering an 866 (+2) to finish in third place at the 2007 Western Athletic Conference Championships hosted at the Hidden Valley Country Club. …
By Jake Garcin
Four was the lucky number last weekend. That was the total number of former Boise State football players selected in the 2007 NFL draft. Coincidentally, the record-setting draft class came in the fourth month of the year, San Diego draft pick Legedu Naanee wore the No. …
By Drew Mayes
Football season — four or five months. Baseball season — 180 games a year. Natural bodybuilding — 24 hours a day. Sixty of the most dedicated and disciplined athletes from all over the country competed Saturday night in the 15th annual Northwest Natural – Pro Atlas Bodybuilding/Figure Championships at Timberline High School. …
By ADAM ADER
Sports Writer
This past Tuesday women’s tennis Coach Mark Tichenor found out that his team would get an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. This berth shows what kind of season the now 43rd ranked Broncos have had. After losing to Fresno State last Saturday and getting second place in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament all the Broncos could do was sit and wait. …
By TATE CASTLETON
Sports Writer
Boise State men’s tennis Head Coach Greg Patton and his nationally-ranked Broncos are about to embark on a journey they’ve been prepared to take all their lives. For the third consecutive season the Broncos received an automatic invitation to compete in the NCAA Championship next Friday, May 11, at noon. …
‘Playboy’ chooses CladyBoise State junior offensive tackle Ryan Clady has been selected as a member of ‘Playboy’ magazine’s 2007 College All-America Football Team. Clady, an SI.com second-team All-American and First-Team All-Western Athletic Conference selection last season was instrumental in the Broncos finishing the 2006 season second in the country in scoring, sixth in rushing and 10th in total offense. …
My farewell to Boise State
By KYE JOHNSON
Assistant Sports Editor
Maybe I picked the right year to come to this university. In terms of athletics - how could anyone really disagree? The women’s basketball team made a ridiculous run to the NCAA tournament for the first time in more than a decade. The men’s tennis team dominated its opponents and the football team went undefeated and beat the University of Oklahoma in what might have been the greatest college football game ever played. …
By BRIANNA RUSSELL
Opinion Writer
I sit patiently on the raft, my heart racing with anticipation as we approach the almighty Water Spout rapids. Waves towering over us at about four feet high, I clench the raft straps tightly with my hands and hold on for dear life. This past weekend I took a rafting/camping trip down Hell’s Canyon, located in the Snake River of Idaho. …
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