Stephan Wiebe

Clarkston, Idaho

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Interim Sports Editor at The Lewiston Tribune

Sports editor @LewTrib_Sports and @mpdailynews. Former #Idaho and #Wazzu 🏈 writer. A stop @adndotcom and beginnings at @uiargonaut. Vandal grad.

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Idaho’s McCormick, WSU’s Pole land on NFL rosters

2 months ago | idahostatesman.com | Stephan Wiebe

Idaho safety Tommy McCormick and Washington State offensive lineman Esa Pole each signed undrafted free-agent deals with NFL teams on Saturday after the conclusion of the 2025 NFL draft. McCormick signed with the New York Giants and Pole inked a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, joining former Cougars Gardner Minshew, Jaylen Watson and Jaden Hicks on the team.
Idaho's McCormick, WSU's Pole land on NFL rosters

2 months ago | sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Wiebe

Apr. 27—Idaho safety Tommy McCormick and Washington State offensive lineman Esa Pole each signed undrafted free-agent deals with NFL teams on Saturday after the conclusion of the 2025 NFL draft. McCormick signed with the New York Giants and Pole inked a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, joining former Cougars Gardner Minshew, Jaylen Watson and Jaden Hicks on the team.
‘I’m in a little bit of shock’: Final-round heartbreak at the Puntacana for Dahmen

2 months ago | idahostatesman.com | Stephan Wiebe

An incredible, record-breaking first three days ended in "shock" and heartbreak for Joel Dahmen at the Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. After breaking the course and 36-hole records at the site of his only previous PGA Tour victory, the Clarkston native bogeyed his final three holes of the fourth round to fall one shot out of first place. Dahmen's three straight bogeys included a miss from 1 foot on No. 17.
Vandals announce 33 signees on 2nd National Signing Day

Feb 6, 2025 | sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Wiebe

Feb. 6—Exactly 49 days after he accepted the head coaching position with the Idaho football team, Thomas Ford Jr. announced a signing class of 33 players on the traditional National Signing Day on Wednesday, signaling he and his staff have been hot on the recruiting trails from Day 1.
Vandals bag 19 signees in early signing period

Dec 5, 2024 | idahostatesman.com | Stephan Wiebe

A small-school speedster with a ring for nearly every finger highlighted Idaho's 2024 early signing day Wednesday. Four-time state champion Sawyer Hewett of Kendrick was one of 19 football players to ink with the Vandals to begin the early signing period, which moved up three weeks from last year's date.
Vandals bag 19 signees in early signing period

Dec 5, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Wiebe

Dec. 5—A small-school speedster with a ring for nearly every finger highlighted Idaho's 2024 early signing day Wednesday. Four-time state champion Sawyer Hewett of Kendrick was one of 19 football players to ink with the Vandals to begin the early signing period, which moved up three weeks from last year's date.
ANALYSIS: Final grades for the Vandals as they prep for playoff run

Dec 3, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Wiebe

Dec. 3—As the Idaho football team makes its final preparations for its most important stretch of the season — a third straight trip to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs — here's a last look at how each position group fared during the regular season. Eighth-seeded Idaho (9-3) will next face Lehigh (9-3) at 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome in Moscow for the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Stephan Wiebe: COMMENTARY: Gritty Vandals get first-round bye and home playoff game

Nov 26, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Wiebe

Nov. 26—If you would have told me that the Idaho Vandals would go through four quarterbacks and four running backs this season on top of losing most of their star players from the previous year, I would've said that even making the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs would be a slim chance at best. Nope. Not even close. Idaho learned Sunday that it will be hosting a home playoff game in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome for the second straight season. Top-8 seed in the FCS playoffs? Check.
Vandals get first-round bye and home playoff game

Nov 26, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Wiebe

Nov. 26—If you would have told me that the Idaho Vandals would go through four quarterbacks and four running backs this season on top of losing most of their star players from the previous year, I would've said that even making the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs would be a slim chance at best. Nope. Not even close. Idaho learned Sunday that it will be hosting a home playoff game in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome for the second straight season. Top-8 seed in the FCS playoffs? Check.
Vandals perfect at home, 5-0 in the Dome

Nov 19, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Stephan Wiebe

Nov. 19—That last time Idaho went undefeated in the confines of the Kibbie Dome, "Macarena" was the top Billboard hit, Bill Clinton was President and the Chicago Bulls won an NBA-record 72 games, a mark that still stands today. With their 31-24 victory over Weber State on Saturday, the No. 7 Vandals (8-3, 5-2 Big Sky) finished 5-0 at home — their first undefeated regular-season home record since 1996.