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Monday, March 26, 2012

Boise State Gymnasts Will Go to Fayetteville

Just announced--Boise State will participate at the 2012 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The NCAA no doubt did this to intimidate the team. Arkansas was the team that the judges gave tremendous scores to last year while giving subdued praise to Boise State in last year's Regional, thus keeping the Broncos from reaching Nationals by .025 of a point. Florida was #1 in the nation last year at Boise State's Regional and ended up being the team that beat out the Broncos by that .025 of a point. And Arkansas? Well, they are the host team.

Hmm.

Boise State Gymnasts Will Find Out About NCAA Regionals Today

Blue Through and Through will have the Idaho exclusive of what seed Boise State will get in the 2012 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships. Check this web site near 1 p.m. this afternoon!

Bronco Gymnasts Fall to #15

The balance beam and sub-9.8 scores on Friday tripped Boise State from making the Top 12. In fact, Boise State's low score dropped them to #15 this week:

http://www.troester.com/gym/WRankings/2012/0326/wteam.htm

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Lady Broncos Lead Weber State 7-0

Boise State decided not to leave this game up to one swing of the bat, and is leading Weber State 7-0 after six innings. The Broncos are going for their 23rd straight home win.

Boise State Speech & Debate Team Wins PKD National Tournament

The Boise State Talkin' Broncos captured the championship at the 2011-2012 Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament in Overland Park, Kansas.

The National Comprehensive Tournament is a biennial competition that runs in the off-year of the biennial PKD National Championship Tournament. The Talkin’ Broncos beat out 69 other schools to take this year’s tournament championship in debate.

Sophomore Dalton Hellman was the tournament champion in open division public debate while juniors Taylor Bruun and Jon Agnew finished second in the nation in open division parliamentary debate and received the third and eighth place speaker awards, respectively.

“We have a unique situation with our program; we compete in multiple formats of debate at Boise State – something that many other programs don’t do,” said Manda Hicks, director of forensics. “When we get out of the region and have a chance to show off our versatility, it’s difficult for other teams to keep up. Boise State had six of the 16 octo-finalists in open public debate, and six of the 10 top speaker awards. We also had finalists in parliamentary debate and junior and novice divisions. Basically, out of 70 schools, we accounted for about 30 percent of the finalists in debate.”

Josh Watkins won first-place as the top speaker, was a semi-finalist in open division public debate and was recognized as the ninth best competitor in the nation with a pentathlon award. Senior Norell Conroy and junior Sabonn Dammarell reached the quarterfinals and Conroy was named as the ninth-place speaker. Robin Jensen was a quarter-finalist in open division public debate and finished as the fourth top speaker.

Lauren Bramwell finish as an octo-finalist in open public debate and garnered the second-place top speaker award. Cassandra Sullivan and Monica Cutler were octo-finalists, taking fourth and seventh-place top speaker awards. KayCee Babb and Skyler Bagler were octo-finalists in novice public debate, with Bagley earning a fifth-place top speaker award.

Watkins led Boise State with sixth-place finishes in communication analysis and after-dinner speaking, was a semifinalist in program oral interpretation and reached the quarterfinals in informative speaking.

Sullivan placed fourth in impromptu speaking and was a quarterfinalist in informative speaking, Jensen was a semifinalist in informative speaking, Tanya Medukha reached the quarterfinals in program oral interpretation while Bramwell was a quarterfinalist in poetry interpretation. Cuter reached the quarters in prose and the team of Cutler and Bramwell were quarterfinalists in duo interpretation.

Hellman, Sullivan,Agnew and Bruun won awards in extemporaneous speaking, Jensen, Bruun and Conroy took honors in improomptu speaking and Sylvia Forter was honored for her interpretation of poetry.

Individual members will compete at the National Parliamentary Debate Tournament, the International Worlds Debate Tournament and the National Individual Events Tournament.

Congratulations to this amazing group of Broncos!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

NCAA Regionals Announced Next Week

Boise State will find out its seed and which of the nation's six Regionals the Broncos will compete in for the 2012 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships next week, most likely Monday. There are Regionals in both Salt Lake City and Seattle, although the Broncos could be sent elsewhere. It appears Boise State will finish the regular season ranked either 14th or 15th.

Lady Broncos Win 22nd Straight Home Game, 2-1 Over Weber State

This one was a thriller. After 5 1/2 scoreless innings, the fireworks ignited for both teams. Devon Bridges hit a two-run solo homer in the bottom of the sixth and Allie Crump followed with a homer of her own to put Boise State up 2-0. Crump's blow would prove vital.

Janel Cunningham came up and blasted a homer in the top of the seventh to cut the Bronco lead to one. But Aubray Zell settled down and got two ground outs to win the game, Boise State's 22nd straight victory at Mountain Cove Field.

The two teams meet tomorrow afternoon at 2.

Cunningham Homers for Weber State

Boise State has allowed a leadoff home run to open the seventh. Three of the last four batters (two for Boise State and now one for Weber) have left the yard. The Broncos now cling to a 2-1 lead.

Crump Follows With Solo Shot

Allie Crump followed Devon Bridges' home run with a solo shot of her own. Both were to center field at Mountain Cove, and Boise State leads 2-0.

Bridges Does It Again!

Sophomore Devon Bridges cracked a two-out home run in the bottom of the sixth inning and Boise State now leads Weber State 1-0. Just like that.

Broncos & Weber Scoreless Through Five

Drama building at Mountain Cove Field.

Broncos & Wildcats Still Scoreless

Boise State has three hits to two for Weber State.

Lady Broncos Have Bases Loaded in the Fourth

But two out for Kelly Sweeney.

Boise State & Weber State Still Scoreless Through 3

Boise State has been held to two hits thus far, Weber State batting in the fourth.

Boise State Struggling with Weber State

The Wildcat pitcher has allowed just one hit in two innings. Boise State had something going in the first with runners on second and third and only one out but could not capitalize. It is 0-0 after two.

Bronco Women Defeat New Mexico 6-1

The Boise State women's tennis team went to Albuquerque and conquered the Lobos 6-1 today.

Boise State won the doubles point, Morgan Basil won her match 6-1, 6-4 and then Sonia Klamcczynska won 6-3, 6-2 at #1 singles. After New Mexico's Michaela Oldani won her team's only match, 7-5, 6-4 over Boise State's Kaitlyn Brown, Sandi Vo clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Kristin Eggleston, the Lady Broncos' first victory in its new conference.

Marlena Pietzuch followed with a straight sets win over Susanna Kouttila (6-2, 6-4) and Manuela Pietzuch also won her match.

Congratulations to the Lady Broncos on their successful Mountain West debut!

Lady Broncos Go Up on New Mexico 3-1

After being in a slump for the last month or two, the Boise State women's tennis team picked a good time to rebound, their debut in the Mountain West Conference.

Boise State won the doubles point, Morgan Basil won her match 6-1, 6-4 and now Sonia Klamcczynska has won 6-3, 6-2 at #1 singles. The Broncos are up 3-1 and trying to go 1-0 in conference action.