Polson girls tennis gets tight win over Dillon
MAX DUPRAS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month, 3 weeks AGO
Max Dupras joined the Lake County Leader as a sports reporter in January of 2026. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Montana. Max is a lifelong Montana resident, growing up watching Griz sports in Missoula. He has covered sports and news for multiple publications, including the Rapid City Journal, NonStop Local News and the Montana Kaimin. He is also a former intern of the Lake County Leader, having covered everything from city council meetings to wildfires. He covers sports for all Lake County schools. Reach out to Max at [email protected] or 406.531.0978 | April 16, 2026 12:00 AM
Another week of tennis was disrupted by the weather but schools around Lake County still managed to shine on the courts.
Dillon Boys Tennis 4, Polson Boys Tennis 3
Starting the day on April 10, Zach Sandall of Dillon beat out Ruger Ellis 6-3 and 6-3. Marcus Lucas got a win back for Polson over Zach Maki 6-2, 5-7 and 10-9. Declan Oswald retook the advantage with a win over Cash Brown 6-0 and 6-1. Elijah Gardner of Dillon finished up with a win over Aristo Cannon 8-7 and 7-5.
In doubles, Carson Fluckinger and Ben Lund beat out Polson’s Strider Gage and Zayne Newman 6-4, 4-6 and 10-5. Maddox Bird and Jaidon Minhkuk beat out Dillon’s Drew Morganthaler and Eli Crites 6-3 and 6-3. Brody Kune and Evan Tolley couldn’t get the team victory but wrapped up Polson’s day with a win over Chase Reasaner and James Seidensticker, 8-3.
Polson Girls Tennis 4, Dillon Girls Tennis 3
Onto the girls: Gabby Thomas of Dillon beat out Karly Smith 5-7, 6-2 and 10-8. Dillon’s Shannon Martin took down Baylee Lemm 6-1, 6-7 and 10-8. Lindy Dupuis got Polson back on the winning track against Evelyn Tolman 6-4 and 6-2. Embree Bird equalized it for Polson with a win over Kynsey Morrisroe 6-0 and 6-2.
Sam Steadman and Skylar Lapierre got the doubles started with a win over Polson’s Hinkley Moss and Greta Lund 3-6, 6-4 and 11-9. Zoe Schroeder and JoHanna Bieber of Polson continued winning against Amelia Maki and Raigan Wright 6-1 and 6-1. Cleo Martin and Evan Kline wrapped up the Polson girls’ team win against Lily Malesich and Elli Scheffel, 8-0.
Columbia Falls Boys Tennis 7, Ronan Boys Tennis 0
Now it’s time for Ronan, who struggled a bit in their matches against Columbia Falls last Friday. First, Perles of Columbia Falls beat out Rowan Parks 6-1 and 6-2. Columbia Falls’ Masters won via forfeit. Harris beat out Ronan’s Hayden Fussell 6-2 and 6-4. Love wrapped up the wins for Columbia Falls against Kaden Buck 6-1 and 5-2.
Columbia Falls continued to win as Perry and Combs beat out Mason Parks and Matiya Nenemay 6-3 and 6-4. Oberholtzer and Scholz won due to a forfeit for Columbia Falls, with Bowler and Plevel doing the same.
Columbia Falls Girls Tennis 7, Ronan Girls Tennis 0
Columbia Falls took another decisive team win against the girls with Windauer, Heppner, Bryant and LaCasse all winning due to forfeit.
After those singles forfeits, Petersen and Yerian of Columbia Falls won against Hosanna Wilson and Emily Skare 6-0 and 6-0. Scholz and Dunham beat out Ronan’s Addi Shallock and Olivia Willer 6-2 and 6-0. Perry and Tamburelli took the shutout with a final win over Ronan’s April Unrich and Brinley Shallock, 6-1 and 6-0.
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