Michael Lycklama

Cole Valley didn’t just win a state title. It took its place in the record books Only one Idaho basketball team has ever won a state championship by a larger margin.

Only one Idaho basketball team has ever won a state championship by a larger margin.

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‘He was cooking.’ Sophomore’s career night sends Owyhee back to state title game “Even last year as a freshman, we’d scrimmage JV and he would just light us up. ... We knew we had an elite shooter with us.”

“Even last year as a freshman, we'd scrimmage JV and he would just light us up. So coming into this year, we knew we had an elite shooter with us."

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6A basketball state tournament: Owyhee cruises, Highland completes wild comeback Treasure Valley teams split their first two games at the tournament. Three more Boise-area squads tip off Thursday evening.

Treasure Valley teams split their first two games at the tournament.

Three more Boise-area squads tip off Thursday evening.

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AC Boise unveils 3 new jerseys. Get a sneak peek before the club’s debut game Which of the new looks is your favorite?

Which of the three new looks is your favorite?

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Title predictions: The favorites at every Idaho boys basketball state tournament We’ve made our picks. Who do you think will bring home a championship banner this weekend?

We’ve made our picks.

Who do you think will bring home a championship banner this weekend?

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NFL combine 2026: Grading top TE prospects as Kenyon Sadiq, Eli Stowers deliver all-time performances What we learned about the 2026 NFL Draft tight end class at the combine.

Skyline grad Kenyon Sadiq ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash, the fastest by a tight end in NFL combine history.

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Idaho boys basketball state tournament brackets are set. See all the matchups The final rankings seeded all 48 teams. Find out who stands between your favorite team and a championship.

The final rankings seeded all 48 teams.

Find out who stands between your favorite team and a championship.

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Complete individual results, team scores from Idaho wrestling state tournament See how your favorite team did and who brought home a state medal from the Ford Idaho Center on Saturday.

See how your favorite team did and who brought home a state medal from the Ford Idaho Center on Saturday.

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Girls state wrestling recap: Eagle back on top. Tri-Valley sophomore goes unbeaten Three wrestlers from the Boise-area won individual state titles on a busy Saturday at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

Three female wrestlers from the Boise-area won individual state titles on a busy Saturday at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

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Meridian smashes ‘untouchable’ record, cruises to another state wrestling title Southwest Idaho saw 17 boys win state titles Saturday, including a new four-time state champ and a record-setting performance from the Warriors.

Southwest Idaho saw 17 boys win state titles Saturday, including a new four-time state champ and a record-setting performance from the Warriors.

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Slow start, big finish. Owyhee cruises to 5th straight district basketball title The streak stands as the SIC’s longest since at least 1945, as far back as records date.

The streak stands as the Southern Idaho Conference’s longest since at least 1945, as far back as records date.

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Teams to beat, Boise-area title favorites at Idaho wrestling state tournament The favorites in each classification and the top Treasure Valley wrestlers to watch at the state wrestling tournaments.

The favorites in each classification and the top Treasure Valley wrestlers to watch at the state tournaments.

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Oregon State's Dax Whitney breaks down 17-strikeout performance  - The Bulletin Although the second weekend of the college baseball calendar is just getting started, Oregon State’s Dax Whitney set a high bar to clear for the season’s most-dominant performance thus far. […]

Blackfoot grad Dax Whitney tied an Oregon State record with 17 strikeouts over the weekend.

He also thew the fastest pitch in Oregon State history at 100.1 mph

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All-conference girls basketball teams are out. See who earned the 6A to 1A awards Meet the top players in Boise and Southwest Idaho this season, according to the coaches in each league.

Meet the top players in Boise and Southwest Idaho this season, according to the coaches in each league.

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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people local newspaper reporters are rarified elites instead of ink-stained wretches driving their Honda Civic to a crime scene so you know don’t have to rely on Nextdoor and the police press release.

Eagle needed a hero. Its new point guard stepped up to deliver a 6A state title “You can’t understate what she sees and what she does. And tonight, she decided I need to step up for my team. I need to be that leader. I need to be that player.

“You can’t understate what she sees and what she does. And tonight, she decided I need to step up for my team. I need to be that leader. I need to be that player."

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Middleton vowed to return to state finals. It spoiled a perfect season to do it “Nobody wanted us in this conference. But we proved it and showed that we should be here, because we’re back in the state championship where we belong.”

“Nobody wanted us in this conference. But we proved it and showed that we should be here, because we're back in the state championship where we belong.”

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Overlooked? Not anymore. Junior carries Eagle girls basketball to state title game She may not top the scouting report. But her career night led the Mustangs to another blowout in the 6A state semifinals.

She may not top the scouting report. But her career night led the Mustangs to another blowout in the 6A state semifinals.

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Revenge was on the menu at 6A girls basketball tournament. Two teams grabbed it Last year’s heartbreak turned into this season’s celebration for two teams. A third fell just short of payback.

Last year’s heartbreak turned into this season’s celebration for two teams, while a third fell just short of payback.

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Eagle, Coeur d’Alene score early wins at 6A girls basketball state tournament Two teams punched early tickets to the state semifinals. One avenged an upset last year, and another held on in a nail-biter.

Two teams punched early tickets to the state semifinals.

One avenged a last year's upset, and another held on in a nail-biter.

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Picking the title favorites, top threats at Idaho girls basketball state tourney We’ve made our predictions. Who do you think will bring home a championship banner this weekend?

We’ve made our picks.

Who do you think will bring home a championship banner this weekend?

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Inside info on all 48 teams at the Idaho girls basketball state tournament Become the state’s smartest fan with scouting reports on every team in every classification.

Become the state’s smartest fan with scouting reports on every team in every classification.

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Seeds, brackets set for Idaho girls basketball state tournaments. See them all The final rankings are in. See who stands between your favorite team and state championship.

The brackets are set.

Who was snubbed, and who is overrated?

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Eagle cruises to 6A girls basketball district title, just misses historic feat “The job’s not done,” Eagle coach Jeremy Munroe cautioned. “We’ve got more to do.”

Eagle didn’t enter the 6A District Three girls basketball tournament as the top seed.

But it left no doubt about who was the conference’s best team the past two weeks.

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District boys basketball tournaments: See the playoff matchups, schedules The tournament brackets are quickly filling in. See what it will take for your favorite team to make it to state.

The tournament brackets are quickly filling in.

See what it will take for your favorite team to make it to state.

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6A SIC boys basketball standings heading into the final night of the regular season.

District play-in round starts Saturday.

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Idaho’s Sammy Smith competes in first Olympic ski race. How did she finish? “(She’s) one of the best stories in cross country skiing right now,” NBC said during Tuesday’s broadcast.

“(She’s) one of the best stories in cross country skiing right now,” NBC said during Tuesday’s broadcast.

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Avery Howell carries No. 24 Washington women past Wisconsin in OT Avery Howell had a career-high 34 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 24 Washington beat Wisconsin 91-86 in overtime.

Another big night for Boise High grad Avery Howell with 34 points and 14 rebounds for her sixth double-double this season for Washington

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A 42-point outburst, another upset sends two 6A girls basketball teams to state The matchup for the 6A SIC district championship is set. It’s a rematch few expected entering the tournament.

The matchup for the 6A SIC district championship is set.

It’s a rematch few expected entering the tournament.

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One big upset, one wild comeback top 6A SIC girls basketball tournament first round Four Boise-area teams are now just one win away from clinching a state tournament berth.

Four Boise-area teams are now just one win away from clinching a state tournament berth.

It probably wasn't the four anyone expected.

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