Andy Trane doesn’t shy away from any of it. Bonneville’s new interim girls basketball coach acknowledges that the circumstances around his hiring are far from normal. Not only is he replacing a coach who led the Bees to an undefeated state title last season, but he also hasn’t coached at the…
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Bonneville High School Athletics officially announced Andy Trane as the interim head girls basketball coach.
The senior drew interest from multiple East Coast schools
The Post Register’s second annual Sports Stars Awards had a different look Wednesday night as area high school athletes were honored during a virtual Facebook live ceremony.
Ellie Miller has been one of the top players on North Fremont’s girls basketball team for the past three seasons and now she’s moving on to the next level.
Shaun Messick has been named the new head girls basketball coach at Bonneville High School.
Three Thunder Ridge High School seniors signed national letters of intent April 21 outside of the high school.
COVID-19 attempted to throw a wrench into the recruiting process, but Rigby's Ruby Murdoch has chosen where she will continue her basketball career.
Bill Hawkins, former Madison High boys basketball coach, will be inducted into the Idaho High School Activities Association’s Hall of Fame.
Bonneville senior Sadie Lott concluded her high school basketball career with another honor.
This season’s all-area coach of the year selection could have gone several ways.
Most days Britton Berrett can be found shooting around on his hoop at home or practicing down at the local church. His father Jeremie typically joins along.
2019-20 All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Boys basketball coaches are asked to submit final season stats, including scoring, rebounds, FG shooting, 3-point shooting, FT shooting, assists, steals and blocks. Please email to prsports@postregister.com by noon on March 21.
Ryan Erikson knew there was something special at Bonneville upon his hire as head coach last year when he watched film on the Bees and got to know their nine seniors.
FIRST TEAM
Well before a memorable senior year officially began for her, Bonneville’s Sadie Lott was maintaining a business-like approach to summer basketball.
4A/5A Boys Basketball All-Conference
All-conference teams are selected by coaches
All-conference teams are selected by coaches
The District 6 Senior Showcase had a little bit of everything on Wednesday night, with 1A -3A boys and girls teams battling it out at Bonneville High. There was a 3-point shooting contest and dunk competition and a spirited game between 4A-5A boys and girls teams.
The 2019-20 high school basketball season comes to an end tonight in District 6 with the annual senior showcase at Bonneville High School.
Ryan Erikson will not be roaming the sidelines for the defending 4A girls basketball state champions next season.
NAMPA – Sugar-Salem coach Shawn Freeman and his staff were up into the early morning hours Saturday watching tape of Kimberly and looking for something the Diggers could exploit.
NAMPA – Winning one banner is historic. So what does it mean to win back-to-back boys basketball state titles?
At Nampa, Britton Berrett and Brycen Uffens combined for 44 points and the Rigby High School boys basketball team defeated Meridian 69-53 for the 5A state consolation trophy at Columbia High School.
MERIDIAN – The Sugar-Salem boys basketball team is headed back to the 3A state championship game.
At Boise, the North Fremont High School boys basketball team outlasted Cole Valley 69-64 in overtime at Capital High School to return to the 2A state championship game.
At Boise, the North Fremont High School boys basketball team held Grangeville scoreless in the first quarter en route a 45-35 win to begin the 2A state tournament at Capital High School.
NAMPA – It’s the cruelest of sounds that only the most spiteful of basketball gods would appreciate.
MERIDIAN—For two quarters Thursday, Sugar-Salem was stuck in neutral.
BOISE -- Preston's motto this week is "take it back," and the Indians took their first step to doing so Thursday.
The only thing harder than winning a state title may be defending it.
At Bonneville, the third meeting between Idaho Falls and Blackfoot in the 4A District 6 boys basketball tournament proved historic for the Broncos.
The 4A District 6 boys basketball trophy remains unclaimed. At least for another 48 hours or so.
At Hillcrest, the Mackay High School boys basketball team outlasted North Gem 79-61 to repeat as 1A Division II District 5-6 champions on Thursday.
At St. Anthony, the North Fremont High School boys basketball team defeated Firth 49-43 to claim the 2A District 6 championship.
The final boys basketball media poll of the season saw North Fremont drop out of the top spot in 2A as West Side overtook the Huskies by a point.
RIGBY – The area’s best rivalry has been conspicuously one-sided this season.
At Skyline High School, Jaxon Sorenson powered the No. 1 seeded Idaho Falls High School boys basketball team to a 41-40 win over No. 4 seeded Hillcrest in a 4A District 6 tournament elimination game.
At Bonneville, the Blackfoot boys basketball team knocked of defending district and state champion Idaho Falls 60-55 on Monday night, earning a berth in the 4A District 6 championship game and a berth to the state tournament.
At Hillcrest, the Bonneville boys basketball team packed the paint and forced Skyline to attack from the perimeter and the strategy worked, Bonneville coach John Tucker said. The Grizzlies (5-18) put up 45 3-point shots, but connected on just 12 of them as Bonneville held on for a 69-57 win …
Championship Saturday at the girls basketball state tournament did not end well for Blackfoot and Mackay.
MIDDLETON — In an all eastern Idaho 3A state consolation final, the Sugar-Salem High School girls basketball team prevailed for a 68-39 win over Mountain Rivers Conference foe Teton at Middleton High in the fifth meeting between the teams this season.
BOISE--Bonneville senior Brooklyn Cunningham's two points might not jump off the score sheet from Friday's 4A state semifinal versus Sandpoint, but that bucket will be an enduring memory for a while for the guard.
At Middleton, after a hard-fought but disappointing double-overtime loss to Timberlake in the girls basketball state tournament opener, two-time defending state champion Sugar-Salem wasted no time in Friday's 3A consolation game, jumping out to a 28-point lead at the half and rolling to a 75…
At Middleton, it took two overtimes, but Sugar-Salem's run at another 3A state title came to end against Timberlake.
At Rigby, the top-seeded Rigby boys basketball team went overtime to defeat rival Madison 66-60 in a 5A District 5-6 semifinal on Thursday night.
BOISE--Free throws and a 20-plus point night from a junior starter propelled the Bonneville High School girls basketball team to a win in a battle of state media poll ranked teams in the first round of the 4A state tournament.
BOISE — For the first time, Century first-year starter Kassidy Gardea was on the court for the opening tip of a state tournament game.
At Rexburg, defending 3A boys basketball state champion Sugar-Salem began its postseason with a win on Wednesday night, as the top-seeded Diggers defeated South Fremont 49-39 in their 3A District 6 tournament opener.
The Bonneville High School girls basketball team heads to the Treasure Valley this weekend for its first state tournament appearance since 2018, but those two years have felt much longer to Sadie Lott and Sydnee Hunt.
At Rexburg, after a loss to rival Rigby to end the regular season, the Madison boys basketball team (15-7) turned up the defensive intensity in its 5A District 5-6 tournament opener on Tuesday night, downing Thunder Ridge 58-30.
