ARTICLES BY MARK NELKE SPORTS REPORTER

Staben: 'Right decision' for Idaho to return to FCS

MOSCOW — Two decades of the University of Idaho struggling to gain a foothold at the highest level of college football essentially came to an end on Thursday.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho gets the boot from the Sun Belt

MOSCOW — The University of Idaho’s two-decades-long foray into Division I football could be coming to an end.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

No. 5 Lake City takes down Bulldogs to avenge loss

COEUR d’ALENE — Coming into Friday night, Sandpoint was the only girls basketball team to beat Lake City this season.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Norris drops 24 points in loss to Lake City

COEUR d’ALENE — With only two returnees from last year’s team, Lake City’s boys basketball team is forming its own identidy this year.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bulldogs can't stop Louie-McGee, T-Wolves

COEUR d’ALENE — The Sandpoint Bulldogs had a difficult time containing the speedy, shifty Jerry Louie-McGee of Lake City — but then, they haven’t been alone in that attempt the past couple of seasons.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Chalich, Linehan vie for QB job at Vandals spring practice

MOSCOW — The reward for Chad Chalich earning the starting quarterback job at Idaho last fall as a redshirt freshman — he has to win the job again this fall.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Hawks bury Bulldogs in district opener

COEUR d’ALENE — Lakeland High coaches had a message for their players before the game — then the Hawks delivered a resounding statement on the court.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lower seeds get a carrot in 4A regionals

COEUR d’ALENE — There could be some stealing going on in the upcoming 4A Region 1 baseball and softball tournaments.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Schwartz shoots Bulldogs past Hawks in playoff opener

RATHDRUM — Lakeland used a box-an-one defense in an attempt to slow down Jackson Olin, Sandpoint’s high-scoring senior guard.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO