Charlo man pleads guilty to assault and sexual assault

POLSON — A Charlo man pleaded guilty to two separate charges of assaulting a minor and sexual assault in District Court Wednesday morning. Marvin Camel signed plea agreements for both charges.

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Pablo man arraigned on sexual assault

POLSON — A 43-year-old Pablo man was arraigned last Wednesday in Lake County District Court on charges of sexual intercourse without consent and partner family member assault. David Martinez pleaded not guilty to the charges and his omnibus hearing has been set for Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m.

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Polson boy dies in accident near Hardin

A 5-year-old Polson boy died on Saturday morning when the vehicle he was in rolled over on I-90 near Hardin, Montana Highway Patrol reports. Big Horn County coroner Terry Bullis identified the boy, who was dead on arrival at the scene, as Bradley Trogdent of Polson.

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SHOWCASING THEIR TALENTS

BILLINGS — The Mission Valley knew Ronan had one heck of a football team after they advanced to the state semi-finals in Class B last season. Last weekend, three senior football players and head coach Jim Benn only cemented that fact at the Big Sky Class B All-Star Football Game …

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Rockies batter the competition

BONNER — The Mission Valley Rockies split on Saturday before rain put an early end to Pioneer Daze. The dreadful weather couldn’t erase the fact that the Rockies are a growing power in Senior Babe Ruth and still look to be one of the top teams come state tournament time.

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THESE GUYSARE GOOD

WHITEFISH — At this rate, the rest of the conference had better hope for global warming to speed up, because weather has been the only thing capable of slowing down the red-hot Mission Valley Mariners.

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A booming rendition

While I’m a bit young to be considered a member of the baby boomer generation (although you could probably slot me somewhere between the Nintendo and Power Rangers generation), the fine people at the Port Polson Players let me sneak in and take in “Those Boomer Boys” last weekend at …

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SOCCER SWEETNESS

GREAT FALLS — If you want the ingre-dients for a soccer championship, look no further than the Polson FC U16 Boys squad that took home the gold last weekend at the Montana State Cup. They may have been drenched because of the weather at the end of the game, but …

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Making a Splash

POLSON - While the Polson Purple Rain might have lots of new faces, since many of the upperclassmen from the 2012 state championship team have graduated, the summer ASA squad still looked strong in a rain-shortened Polson Splash tournament last weekend.

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Former medical marijuana grower signs plea agreement

POLSON — A 27-year-old Polson man reached a plea agreement in Lake County District Court last Thursday, pleading guilty to charges of growing marijuana plants with the intent to distribute after officials confiscated over 50 plants from his residence in February.

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Sex offender charged for failing to register

POLSON — A level three sex offender was in Lake County District Court last Wednesday after he allegedly failed to report his new address to law enforcement. Phillip Pierre pleaded not guilty to charges of failure to give notice of a change of address by a sexual or violent offender.

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Best of the best

BUTTE — Normally, the football season ends in the fall, but for Kolten Andrews, Danny Blevins and Charlo head coach Mike Krahn, they got to play one more game.

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THE NEXT STEP

With baseball not being a sanctioned school sport in the state of Montana, talented ballplayers in the area have to overcome more obstacles to get noticed and to move on with their playing careers.

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THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM WITH ALL THE TROPHIES

With apologies to Green Bay, Polson might have a bigger claim to the name “Titletown, U.S.A.”The state of high school athletics in this town is bor-derline dynastic. In the 2011-12 school year, Polson won three state championships, something that shouldn’t be considered “routine” or “business as usual.”

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School of ROCK

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Valley Rockies’ bats came alive as they registered three victories in two double headers over the weekend.

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Boomer Boys ride again!

You’ll have to excuse me for stating the obvious, I’m assuming everyone in Polson already knows this but Neal Lewing is one heck of an actor. I was first able to see the Port Polson player as Judge Turpin in the production of Sweeney Todd last November.

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Black pleads not guilty to ATV theft

POLSON — A 21-year-old Ronan man who allegedly led authorities on a high-speed chase on May 4, pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal endangerment and theft, both felonies, in Lake County District Court last Wednesday.

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Polson TR: DOUBLETROUBLE

GREAT FALLS — At the state track meet, most athletes hope to place in one event, but the Lady Pirates showed their versatility with three different athletes placing in multiple events. It was sophomore phenom Aja Starkey who placed the highest for the Lady Pirates, taking second in the 3,200-meter …

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TENNIS: PIRATES FINISH FOURTH

The Polson boys won the Northwestern A divisional championship two weeks ago and proved themselves to be one of the top four teams in the state last weekend in Great Falls.

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Mariners: SWEET SWEEP!

KALISPELL — The Class A Kalispell Lakers couldn’t muster a run against the Mission Valley Mariners last Friday. Heck, they couldn’t muster a hit against Mariners’ flamethrower Nick Crawford, who looked like the next coming of Pedro Martinez as Mission Valley pulled off the doubleheader sweep against their conference opponent …

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RSI has two state champions

BUTTE — The Ronan-St. Ignatius track and field team crowned two state champions at the Class B Montana Track and Field Championships last weekend, and fittingly, one came from Ronan and one came from St. Ignatius.

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BRINGING DOWN THE CHAMPS

ST. IGNATIUS — Sometimes a win just means more. When it comes against a rival, it means a lot.

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Lady Bulldogs SB take third place at state

ANACONDA — Nothing intimidates the Mission-Arlee-Charlo Softball team.

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QUEENS OF THE COURT

Like any state championship team, the 2012 Polson girls tennis team has plenty of backstory. The Lady Pirates used a complete team effort to earn the school’s second state title and finish a season that was, by all accounts, dominant.

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Dayton man gets eighth DUI

POLSON — After getting caught by the Montana State Highway Patrol for his eighth DUI, a 49-year-old Dayton man was sentenced to five years in jail in Lake County District Court last Wednesday. After another vehicle was nearly hit by his driving, Randolph Nigg was approached by officers in the …

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Car thief gets 10 years

POLSON — A 24-year-old man who stole a truck from Missoula and crashed it into a fence near Lake Mary Ronan Road was sentenced to 10 years in jail as part of a plea agreement in Lake County District Court last Wednesday.

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Polson sex offender violates probation, works with kids

KALISPELL — On April 20, Flathead County authorities arrested Donald Irvin Stanfield, a 26-year-old sex offender from Polson, after they discovered he was teaching dance classes to children at the Northwest Ballet School in Kalispell.

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Mariners B beat up on Bitterroot pitching

HAMILTON — The Mariners B team outhit and outplayed their opponent, the Class A Bitterroot Red Sox, last Saturday in a doubleheader split on the road. Mission Valley battled back in later innings but couldn’t win in the first game, falling 13-12, but bounced back to win the nightcap 13-11.

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Mariners A sweep Missoula

POLSON — For the second time this season, Mission Valley Mariners’ catcher Jack Humphreys ended a game with the swing of his bat and helped clinch another doubleheader sweep by the M’s on Sunday. Mission Valley swept its conference foe Missoula by scores of 3-2 and 11-1.

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Bell and RSI track jump to state

CORVALLIS — Ronan-St. Ignatius qualified a multitude of athletes for state after strong performances at the Western B Track and Field Championships last weekend.

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ARLEE RACES TO STATE

CORVALLIS – Arlee qualified six athletes for state at the Western C Divisional Championships last weekend. Becca Nelson led the way with a second-best throw in the javelin of the season (125-8) to place second.

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MAC ATTACK REACHES STATE

RONAN – MAC Softball overcame a Western B Divisional semifinal loss to Mission Valley rival Ronan on Friday to win two games on Saturday and advance to the Class B Montana Softball State Tournament this weekend.

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Polson Track: Reaching their peak

COLUMBIA FALLS — It was the usual suspects for the Polson Track and Field team as three athletes won divisional championships in four events and the girls 400-meter relay team took the gold at the Northwestern A Conference Divisional last weekend.

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MV Rockies: REACHING FULL SPEED

STEVENSVILLE – The runs keep coming for the Mission Valley Rockies and the source so far for their offense has been impressive baserunning. The Rockies won one game last weekend and continue to show progress in the field and at the plate.

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CONFERENCE ACES

POLSON — Forget the leaky roof. Polson might have to pass a levy to build a new wing at the high school to hold all the trophies that the tennis teams keep winning. The Lady Pirates picked up their sixth-straight Northwestern A divisional title while the Pirates picked up their …

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LADY BULLDOGS FINISH BEST SEASON EVER

ST. IGNATIUS — It was one heck of a senior day for the MAC Lady Bulldogs. Seniors Kinley Pope and Janeal McDonald hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning of their second game against Eureka, followed by a single by senior Sara Nerby that highlighted just how much the …

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THE NATURAL

It’s not hard to pick out Kinley Pope in an already-loaded MAC softball lineup. The Charlo shortstop has statistics that might break the equations from “Moneyball” and a defensive ability that keeps opposing players off the basepaths. While softball isn’t the only sport she excels at - you may have …

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Rockies down Loggers in tourney

LIBBY — The bats came alive for the Mission Valley Rockies in their 14-6 victory over the Libby Loggers last Saturday at the Woodbat Classic. They also played their nemesis, the three-time defending state champion Missoula Pioneers, and again pushed them to the limit before falling.

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Mariners B approach at the plate pushes Glacier Twins

POLSON — The Mariners B team showed lots of patience at the plate, drawing nine walks in their game against the Class A Glacier Twins, but dropped the extra-innings contest 8-7 last Saturday.

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As easy as A-B-C

POLSON — The field was stacked with quality track teams at the ABC Invitational last Saturday and Polson athletes still found a way to shine against their Class A opposition. While Corvallis won both boys and girls team titles at the meet, the Pirates and Lady Pirates had 12 different …

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MCDONALD RACES TO THREE VICTORIES

POLSON — You could call Donovan McDonald “Superman” but when was the last time the Man of Steel won the 800-meter dash, the 1,600-meter run and the 3,200 run all in one day at a district track meet?

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SWEEPING FINISH FOR POLSON TENNIS

LIBBY – Polson tennis wrapped up the regular season last Saturday with a result all too familiar. The Pirates and Lady Pirates swept their opponents, Libby, by team scores of 7-0, 7-0 thanks to strong play up and down the roster.

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R-SI Track: Two schools, two district championships

In its first season competing in Class B, Ronan-St. Ignatius made history.

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Mariners baseball: MOUNT EVERTZ

It took three pitches in the bottom of the first and the Mission Valley Mariners had a 2-0 lead over the Class A Glacier Twins last Saturday.

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Missoula man pleads guilty to vehicle theft, crashes truck after fleeing traffic stop

POLSON — A 24-year-old man who stole a truck from Missoula and crashed it into a fence near Lake Mary Ronan Road pleaded guilty to charges of theft and criminal mischief, both felonies, in Lake County District Court last Wednesday. After signing a plea agreement, John Graves of Missoula should …

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Seventy-six trombones

POLSON — The Port Polson Players are putting a beloved musical classic on the stage for all of the Mission Valley to see. Get ready for 76 trombones and more as over 35 local performers will bring to life Meredith Wilson’s Tony Award winning musical “The Music Man.”

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ERRORS DING UP MARINERS B TEAM

POLSON — The box score didn’t tell the full story for the Mission Valley Mariners B team on Sunday when it faced the Class A Kalispell Lakers. Mission Valley played them tough but dropped both games 6-0 and 5-1. The Mariners’ pitching staff put in some good work, but one …

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Polson Tennis: CONFERENCE CRUSHERS

POLSON — With divisionals looming, the Pirates and Lady Pirates picked up some impressive wins against their conference opponents that reinforced the notion they’ll be heavy favorites at the Northwestern A Divisionals May 17-18 in Polson. Whitefish got swept 7-0 by both the boys and girls teams, while the Columbia …

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ROCKIES PUSH STATE CHAMPS

MISSOULA — After shaking off some rust from having last week off, the Mission Valley Rockies got down to business and held the three-time state champion Missoula Pioneers to their lowest run total of the season. While the Pioneers took the doubleheader by scores of 16-3 and 2-0, the Rockies …

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SB: BRUISIN' BULLDOGS

DEER LODGE — Despite playing all road games throughout the week for the first time this season, MAC softball continued to roll along as a major power in Class B/C softball and improved its record to 14-2 with wins over Corvallis, Plains and Deer Lodge.

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Records fall for R-SI

Ronan-St. Ignatius got six first place finishes at the Lake County Invite last Tuesday, May 1, and continue to see improvement from its athletes heading into the district track meet this weekend.

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Arlee gears up for districts

Arlee had four first-place finishes at the Lake County Invite in Polson last Tuesday as its core group of athletes continue to perform admirably leading up to the district meet this Thursday, also in Polson.

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Polson boys win Lake County Invite

The Lake County Invite last Tuesday proved a lot of things for Polson. The boys showed they were the deepest and most talented track squad in the county while Claudia Hewston looked like the best female athlete this side of Flathead Lake.

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Mariners: In a class of their own

KALISPELL — With nearly everyone returning from last year’s team that finished second in the Class A Legion state tournament, the Mission Valley Mariners have high expectations. However, sweeping two Class AA teams in four games last weekend? That’s all gravy.

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Going Medieval

POLSON — Shields rattled, swords were shaken and battle lines were drawn in the shadow of numerous castles and fortresses. While this wouldn’t have been strange for a Hollywood movie, it was an extraordinary day at Linderman Elementary on Thursday, April 26.

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Polson wrestlers place high at state tournament

KALISPELL — Polson had a multitude of wrestlers on the podium at the Montana State Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament last weekend in Kalispell. Twelve Polson wrestlers competed in the Freestyle competition on Saturday and 10 of the team members competed in Greco- Roman competition on Sunday.

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Mariners B team doesn't back down in Eureka

EUREKA — The Mission Valley Mariners B team won its second game of the season with a 13-5 victory over the Class A Kalispell Lakers on Saturday, and showed plenty of promise at its two other games at the Eureka Round Robin over the weekend.

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R-SI TRACK: JUMPING TO GREATNESS

MISSOULA — Jalen Bell wanted to jump 21 feet and he did just that. The Ronan-Mission track athlete notched personal bests and placed second in both the long (21-03.5) and triple jump (44-04.25) among western Montana’s best track athletes at the Top Ten Meet last Tuesday.

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Tennis: Polson splits in Bitterroots

The Bitterroot Valley is a hot bed for good tennis teams and both Polson squads were able to split in their duals with Hamilton and Corvallis last Friday. The Polson boys downed Hamilton 5-2 and lost a close one to Corvallis 4-3, while the girls defeated Corvallis 6-1 and fell …

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Polson Track: Fast and Furious

MISSOULA — Against the best athletes that Western Montana had to offer, Anna DiGiallonardo turned on the afterburners and excelled in the sprint races at the 14th Annual Russ Pilcher/Western Montana Top Ten Meet last Tuesday.

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School records and PRs fall for Arlee

Since she set a new school record in the shot put two weeks ago, Aspen Meidinger continues to be on a tear for the Scarlets track team. Meidinger set a new shot put record for Arlee with her throws at the Top Ten, Arlee’s home meet on Thursday and at …

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Pitching is premium: Mariners shine in Eureka

EUREKA — Kellen Hoyt’s no-hitter against district opponent Libby at the Eureka Round Robin last Saturday highlighted a great weekend of pitching and hitting by the Mission Valley Mariners A team, which improved its record to 3-2 on the season.

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Brothers in Arms

POLSON — Kellen Hoyt will be taking a big step this summer: the Polson junior will be joining the Montana National Guard and serving his country after graduating from high school. Joining the military means a lot will be demanded of Hoyt physically and mentally while in service of his …

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Track: DiGiallonardo wins 100-meter at A.R.M.

WHITEFISH - At the crowded field of the A.R.M. Invitational in Whitefish on Saturday, Polson's entire track team found ways to shine with the girls taking third place in team scoring and the boys getting two first place finishes.

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R-SI track places first five times

MISSOULA – Ronan-St. Ignatius didn’t back down from Class A and AA competition at the Big Sky Track Meet on Friday in Missoula. The team placed 17 different times and was first in five events.

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Tennis: Polson teams split in Bitterroot

Polson tennis teams both earned splits yesterday against two Class A schools in the Bitterroot Valley. The Polson boys down Hamilton 5-2, while the girls defeated Corvallis 6-1.

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Polson man gets suspended sentence for extortion video

POLSON — A Polson man who admitted to charges of attempted theft was given a three-year suspended sentence in Lake County District Court last Wednesday. Jack Whaling agreed to a plea agreement in February after trying to extort a community member with a sex tape.

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Meidinger sets new school record

MISSOULA – The Meidingers are taking the identical twin moniker to a whole new level. A year ago, Rachelle Meidinger set the school record at 34-2 while her sister was sidelined with an injury.

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Mariners: B team shines in Missoula

MISSOULA – Two games into the season and the Mission Valley Mariners B team has shown its the real deal. The M’s split a doubleheader with the Class A Missoula Mavericks last Saturday thanks to some proficiency at the plate.

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Polson track: DiGiallonardo brings the speed

MISSOULA — Anna DiGiallonardo should be worried about catching a speeding ticket after sweeping the 100 and 200-meter dashes at both the Big Sky Triangular last Tuesday and the Sapphire Track Meet in Corvallis on Friday. The Polson track team had 10 first-place finishes in two track meets last week …

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Dynamite: R-S girls win TNT Invite

FRENCHTOWN – The Ronan-St. Ignatius girls scored 201 points to win the Frenchtown TNT Invitational thanks to multiple placers in multiple events last Saturday.

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Softball: The 'mazing MAC family

ST. IGNATIUS — It’s hard not to get excited about the MAC softball team after it improved its record to 6-0 on the season. Especially after its sixth win came over a Class A squad.

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Hut burglar gets four years

POLSON — A homeless man who broke into a Pizza Hut in February was sentenced to four years of jail time last Thursday in Lake County District Court.

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Polson Tennis: Making a racket

KALISPELL — You can’t call the Pirate and Lady Pirate tennis teams “surprisingly good” because they’ve been dominating most of the competition in Class A this season.

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Lake County athletes place at Top 10

MISSOULA - Lake County athletes placed eight times at the 14th Annual Russ Pilcher/Western Montana Top 10 meet on Tuesday. Polson's Anna DiGiallonardo continued to burn up the track in the sprint races, placing second in the 100-meter dash (12.66) and third in the 200-meter dash (26.18).

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SKC science program reaches into space with NASA CubeSat satellite

PABLO — Salish Kootenai College is going to the final frontier, but it won’t need the Starship Enterprise to get there.

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SB: Lady Pirates drub Hamilton

POLSON - The Lady Pirates collected 13 hits while pitcher Shalaina Duford held Hamilton in check at the plate in a 17-1 victory for Polson on Thursday.

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Rockies gear up for season

Young and experienced, the Mission Valley Rockies should have a nice mix of players this season after a turnout of 19 players.

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Ronan track: Bell, Alexander collect firsts

BIGFORK — The Ronan-St. Ignatius boys got use to standing on top of the podium at the Bigfork Invitational after capturing four different first-place finishes and collecting 53 points to place fourth at the meet.

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Weekly Recap: Polson tennis improves to 15-1

CUT BANK — Polson has come out of the gate strong with a 15-1 start to the season by both the boys and girls tennis teams. They got their closest experience to the divisional and state tournaments last weekend at the Cut Bank Invitational.

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Arlee, Two Eagle heat up at Hot Springs Invitational

HOT SPRINGS — Arlee won numerous events at the Hot Springs Invitational last Thursday with the girls winning first place in impressive fashion with 238 points while the boys earned second place with 154 points. Two Eagle also had several placers at the event and took fourth place in both …

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Polson FC enjoys successful weekend

POLSON — Many players from the Polson boys soccer team got a chance for revenge last Saturday at the Kerr Dam Fields.

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Polson Track: Speed & Strength

MISSOULA — Polson’s Riley Sampson unleashed a shot put throw of 51-1.5 last Saturday. It was impressive on many levels. Sampson’s personal record won the Missoula County Public Schools Invitational and earned him the ABC field event MVP award. It’s also the best shot put throw recorded by a Class …

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Man ordered to repay over $27,000 to brewery

POLSON — Eric Baszler, a 28-year-old Polson man, was given a six-year deferred sentence in Lake County District Court last Wednesday after signing a plea agreement in March to pay back over $27,000 to the Flathead Lake Brewery in restitution. Baszler admitted to embezzling $23,994.24 from the company while working …

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Bull Brothers

POLSON — It’s not uncommon for brothers to get involved in the same activity, but the Fitzpatrick boys in Polson have quite literally grabbed the bull by the horns.

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SB: Lady Bulldogs trounce Big Sky JV, 20-3

ST. IGNATIUS - Mission-Arlee-Charlo scored 11 runs in the first inning, Kinley Pope almost hit for the cycle and the Lady Bulldogs improved their record to 3-0 on the season with a 20-3 victory over Missoula Big Sky's JV on Friday.

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THE BIG DIESEL

The best way to describe Polson lineman and wrestler Josiah Clairmont?

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Polson tennis teams stay undefeated

COLUMBIA FALLS - Both Polson tennis teams stayed undefeated in match play with convincing victories over Northwestern A Conference foe Columbia Falls on Thursday. The Pirates downed the Wildcats 6-1 while the girls swept with a perfect 7-0 score. They’ll play at the Cut Bank Invitational this weekend.

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THE SEASON... THAT DOESN'T END

For some basketball players in Lake County, the season never ends.

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Ronan seventh graders finish great season

RONAN — The Ronan seventh grade boys AAU squad finished up its 2012 season with a home tournament at the Event Center two weeks ago and showed that the future is bright for the Chiefs’ high school team. Ronan finished the season with an AAU mark of 10-5 after traveling …

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FC kicks off season in Stevensville

STEVENSVILLE — The spring-summer season for Polson FC has kicked off as the U16 girls team and the U12 boys teams traveled to a tournament in Stevensville two weeks ago.

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TAKING DOWN THE CHAMPS

POLSON — The Corvallis boys tennis team came into the Mission Valley as the two-time defending Class A state champion but was handed a 4-3 loss by the up-and-coming Pirates Tuesday, April 3. Hayden Congdon and Sam Peel won their No. 2 doubles matchup against Turner Zsupnick and Alma Powell …

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Friends in high places: Ronan, Arlee excel

RONAN — In front of the hometown fans, there was lots of speed and strength on display at the Ronan Invitational Tuesday, April 3. With Arlee and Ronan both competing at the non-scoring event, Mission Valley teams placed 61 times in the nine-team field.

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MAC wins first game of MV series

RONAN — Going up against a Mission Valley rival, MAC softball pitcher Loren Erickson picked a good time to notch her first varsity shutout. Erickson threw just 49 pitches in the Lady Bulldogs’ 11-0 victory over Ronan last Tuesday. While MAC had just five hits in the victory, they ran …

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Lady Bison run to third

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SB: Wildkats defeat Lady Pirates 8-3

COLUMBIA FALLS - Polson moved to 1-2 on the season after an 8-3 Northwestern A conference loss to Columbia Falls on Tuesday. The Wildkats, who showed plenty of promise last season but were extremely young, knocked out 10 hits against the Lady Pirates and four doubles as they defeated the …

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Hewston, Sampson lead Polson tracksters

KALISPELL - Polson got impressive performances from the Hewston sisters and shot put thrower Riley Sampson at the Flathead Invitational on Tuesday. While it was a non-scoring team meet, the Pirates and Lady Pirates captured four first-place finishes and 22 placings overall. They'll travel south to the Missoula County High …

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Polson tennis: Out of the woods

POLSON — Both Polson tennis teams are expected to be strong in the conference this year and they proved that in their first action of the season on Saturday against NWA opponent Libby. The unpredictable spring Montana weather robbed the Pirates and Lady Pirates of an epic battle with tennis …

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Sex offender sent to jail for preying on women in AA

POLSON — A sex offender violated his treatment agreement by having sexual relations with several women who he met in an alcoholic treatment program, and was sentenced back to jail for 10 years in Lake County District Court, Thursday, March 22.

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Ronan-St. Ignatius has 20 placers

The Ronan-St. Ignatius track and field team got their season started last Saturday in Corvallis and had 20 placers between the boys and girls events.

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Lady Bulldogs pour on the runs

ST. IGNATIUS — Last season proved that not many softball teams could stop the Lady Bulldogs.

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Arlee Track: Double trouble

ARLEE — Arlee had a core group of talented athletes last season that competed in several different events and racked up the points. This season, a lot of those athletes are back — and then some.

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Legacy of learning

ST. IGNATIUS — Anyone in the local community who takes to the woods during hunting season can probably thank Bob Larsson for showing them how to do it safely. The Mission minister and director of the Pinehaven Christian Children’s Ranch was honored by the state of Montana recently for his …

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Man's eighth DUI leads to 10-year sentence

POLSON — A 48-year-old Pablo man was sent back to jail for 10 years during Lake County District Court last Wednesday after getting pulled over an eighth time for driving intoxicated.

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Tracking glory

Heading into the 2012 spring season, the Ronan-Mission track team will have lots of competition after moving down to Class B.

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Polson Tennis: NET GAIN

With five straight divisional titles for the Lady Pirates and an up-and-coming boys team, the Polson tennis program heads into this year with high expectations and the talent to back it up.

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Arlee throwers look strong

MISSOULA — Arlee was the first track team in the county to start its season with an appearance at the Seeley High School Invite at Missoula Big Sky High School last weekend. Despite having just one-fourth of their team, since the meet was so early and many kids had not …

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The biggest goal for Wegner

Ever since she started to kick around a soccer ball, MaKenzie Wegner knew she wanted to play college soccer. This fall she’ll have reached that goal after signing to play with Jamestown College in North Dakota. Wegner started playing soccer as a kindergartener in Texas, but after her family moved …

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Snowstorm causes wreck

POLSON — A snowstorm and poor road conditions last Wednesday led to a collision between two vehicles on U.S. Highway 93 near the Jette Store.

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Man pleads guilty to sexual assault

POLSON — A 35-year old Arlee man pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault in Lake County District Court last Thursday. According to court documents, Johnny Charlo assaulted a 12-year-old girl while he was heavily intoxicated.

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Little scientists

RONAN — Students from K. William Harvey Elementary School got a big dose of science last Thursday night. Thanks to the efforts of SKC and the KWH PTA, students had plenty of hands-on activities to choose from in the school gym for “Family Science Night.”

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Homeless man breaks into Pizza Hut

POLSON — A homeless man pleaded guilty in Lake County District Court last Thursday to breaking into the Polson Pizza Hut and attempting to steal money from the cash register.

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Former legal pot grower arraigned on drug charges

POLSON — A 27-year-old Polson man pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court last Thursday to charges of growing marijuana plants with the intent to distribute after officials confiscated over 50 plants from his residence.

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Continuing the program...

POLSON — Things will be a bit different this year for Polson track and field. For the first time since 1976-77, legendary coach Bob Gunderson will not be at the helm.

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Mission SB: ON THE RISE

The heartbeat of the Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball program has never been stronger. A year after winning its first softball divisional title in school history, the Lady Bulldogs had 27 girls come out for the sport this season, including six returning starters.

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Live from Charlo...

CHARLO — There’s just a small break between winter and spring sports but Charlo High School English teacher Keith Grebetz and former student Spencer Shafter make the best of it.

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Starkey's SKI-LLS

Aja Starkey has made quite a name for herself in the local running community.

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Dennis shows drive and desire

RONAN — For Ronan’s Riley Dennis, it wasn’t about how he got there, it was about the destination.

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SKC CHASING CHAMPIONSHIPS

RAPID CITY, S.D. — When the SKC Bison and Lady Bison take the court for the 2012 AIHEC National Championship Basketball Tournament in Rapid City, S.D. this week, they’ll be looking to add to a crowded trophy case.

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Humphreys, Skelton take next step

RONAN — Ronan cornerback Jack Humphreys mused over his letter of intent in the Ronan High School Library last Wednesday when someone asked him about the mascot of his new school.

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Polson AAU squad wins four at Kalispell tourney

KALISPELL — The Polson Pirates Purple seventh grade AAU squad won four games last weekend at the Kalispell AAU Tournament, advancing to the championship game before falling to Tenacious D.

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A MOUND OFTALENT

RONAN — The Ronan Maidens held their own on the softball diamond last year, finishing close to .500 in a very competitive Class A conference despite their ace Bethany Colman missing time with an injury. But as they head down to Class B/C in 2012, head coach Tom Peterson isn’t …

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Probation violations send man back to jail

POLSON — Vaughn James, who faces separated charges of rape in Missoula County, had his suspended sentence in Lake County revoked for probation violations, in District Court last Wednesday.

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HAMEL AT THE HELM

The Polson Lady Pirates were a frenzied, dominant force that was all over the court this season en route to an appearance in the Montana Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament.

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Polson man pleads guilty to embezzlement

POLSON — Eric Baszler, a 28-year-old Polson man, pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $24,000 from a Flathead Lake business as part of a plea agreement signed last Wednesday in Lake County District Court.

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Pirates dominate home tourney

POLSON — The Polson Pirates Purple team hit the 10-win mark of their season thanks to an undefeated weekend at their home tournament. It came exactly when Polson needed it the most after losing its starting point guard to a wrist injury.

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Ronan AAU takes Lolo Creek

POLSON — Ronan’s Seventh Grade AAU team picked up a 33-25 victory over Lolo Creek last weekend at the Polson AAU tournament before losing in a close one to Frenchtown and falling to Polson.

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THE BLOCKADE HITS BUTTE

BUTTE — It’s amazing how poetic the game of basketball can be.

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Murphy and Howell sign with RMC

BILLINGS — The Polson Pirates soccer program is quickly turning into a pipeline for colleges, and considering the type of athletes they’re producing, it should come as no surprise. Two seniors from this year’s team will be lacing up their soccer cleats this fall for Rocky Mountain College in Billings.

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LIFE AND BASKETBALL

POLSON — To say that 6’6” Tyler Krell is simply a great athlete is selling him short.

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Lady Pirates' season comes to an end

BUTTE - Polson's season came to an end with a 61-46 loss to Laurel on Saturday in the consolation semifinals of the Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament in Butte.

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Lady Pirates win a thriller, 46-44

BUTTE - It was Heidi Rausch's time to shine. With Havre putting the focus of their defense on Lady Pirate leading scorer Riley Kenney, Rausch came up big in the second half to help Polson to a thrilling 46-44 victory in the second day of the Class A Girls Basketball …

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Tweaking the tourney

While state tournament time in Montana is great, can someone explain to me why they have a Class B district seeding tournament?

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Lady Pirates fall to Dillon

BUTTE - Southwestern A Champion Dillon heated up in the fourth quarter and downed Polson 48-40 in the first round of the Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament in Butte on Thursday afternoon.

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POLSON GOES 2-2 IN HELENA TOURNAMENT

HELENA — The Polson Seventh Grade AAU team bounced back from two losses on Saturday with a pair of victories on Sunday to move their record to 7-4 on the season. Polson started Saturday against a very good Great Falls squad that had a 6’2” post player who looked ready …

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Curtain Call: Area high schools put on ambitious spring productions

POLSON — The play may be 420 years old, but audiences attending Polson High School’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this week should have no problem getting into one of William Shakespeare’s most enduring and humorous tales of mixed up lovers, mischievous fairies and a stage-full of slapstick hijinks.

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VIEW FROM THE TOP

Polson lost its two top scorers from last year’s team, ended up losing their star post player midway through the season and had a five-game losing streak heading into the Northwestern A Divisional Tournament.

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THE BLOCKADE IS SET TO SAIL

For the second time in three years, the Lady Pirates will head to the Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament. The team placed second at the Northwestern A Divisional tournament after posting an impressive 15-5 regular season record. In the first round of the Montana’s Big Dance, they face a …

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GB: Lady Pirates look strong at divisional tournament

COLUMBIA FALLS — There are several reasons that the Polson girls basketball team (16-4) is ranked No. 4 in the state, and it showed those reasons against No. 3-ranked Frenchtown last Saturday night. The team came up just short, 40-35 in the Northwestern A Divisional Tournament Championship Game.

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BB: Pirates win challenge game

COLUMBIA FALLS — After a thrilling 40-35 overtime victory over Whitefish on Monday night, the Pirates advanced to the Class A State Tournament for the third straight year. This year, however, might be the most memorable because of the way Polson got to the state tournament.

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PIRATES GO UNDEFEATED

MISSOULA — The Polson seventh grade AAU squad keeps getting tough competition in tournaments and they keep coming out on top. Last weekend at the Missoula AAU Tournament, the Pirates went 3-0 in their bracket against AA schools and improved their season record to 5-2 on the year.

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Man earns sixth DUI after flipping the bird

POLSON — After getting pulled over for his sixth DUI, a Pablo man was sentenced to six years in the Montana Department of Corrections during a Lake County District Court session last Thursday.

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Warriors wrap up season

RONAN - It's probably not a coincidence that the two teams Arlee

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Scarlets one win away from divisionals

RONAN - Arlee head coach Richard Bachmeier went into the 14 C

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Bison hit century mark twice

PABLO - SKC scored over 100 points in wins this weekend over

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Lady Bison down top competition

PABLO - SKC bounced back from a 1-2 performance at the Montana

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TERS BB: SWEETNESS ON THE COURT

RONAN - The excitement around the Two Eagle basketball program

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Polson GB: THE BLOCKADE IS READY

POLSON - If the Lady Pirates' final game of the season is any

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Polson BB: FINDING THE RIGHT SHOT

POLSON - The Polson Pirates have seen their share of adversity

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The war comes home

World War II reached across nations and cost the lives of 70 million people; the deadliest in human history. While the Mission Valley was a considerable distance from the theaters of war, it didn’t stop many of the region’s residents from going overseas to fight, and even die, for their …

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Polson seventh grade AAU enjoys good weekend

BUTTE - The Polson seventh grade AAU travel team went 2-2 at the

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14-C Districts: Scarlets move on

RONAN - The Scarlets moved on to the semi-finals in the 14-C

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14-C Districts: Eagles defeat Warriors

RONAN - In the rubber match of the Two Eagle-Arlee rivalry this

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TERS BB: Finishing on a high note

MISSOULA - Clayton Malatare came into the season wanting to be a

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Arlee BB: Showing their focus

ARLEE - The Warriors took down District 14-C opponent Hot

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Pirates pressure Blue Devils

CORVALLIS - Going into their matchup against Southwestern A

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Three is the magic number for Scarlets

ARLEE - The Scarlets split over the weekend against two 14-C

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Lady Pirates continue to bring the D

LIBBY - Since giving up 50 points in a loss to Flathead on Jan.

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Capri Sun meth dealer gets four years in jail

POLSON — A 54-year-old Great Falls woman was sentenced to four years in jail during Lake County District Court last Thursday as part of her plea agreement for possessing meth with the intent of dealing it.

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High school deals with leaky roof

POLSON — Polson High School is dealing with heavy leaks from its flat, foam-covered roof, but the current economic climate may not allow for repairs to be made to the 40-year-old building.

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GB: Lady Pirates drop Corvallis, 60-18

POLSON - Riley Kenney outscored Corvallis by herself and the

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Polson man admits to extortion attempt

POLSON — A Polson man admitted to charges of attempted theft last Wednesday in Lake County District Court as part of a plea agreement after he tried to extort a community member with a sex tape. Jack Whaling was one of the two men apprehended by police after the extortion …

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BB: TERS defeats Arlee

PABLO - After being down at halftime, Two Eagle rallied back for

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Arlee GB: A district power

NOXON - As the basketball season nears its conclusion, the

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BRACKET BUSTERS

PHILIPSBURG - Like they've done all season long, Mission-Charlo

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Polson man charged with embezzling $24,000 from brewery

POLSON — A 28-year-old Polson man pleaded not guilty to charges of theft in Lake County District Court last Wednesday after he allegedly wrote out company checks to himself that totaled nearly $24,000. He allegedly used the checks to pay off gambling debts.

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Winter Warrior

BUTTE - Polson head cross country coach Matt Seeley is no

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Pirates win third straight NWA title

COLUMBIA FALLS - They say third time's a charm, but for the

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Chiefs win Western B-C Championship

PHILIPSBURG - Ronan wrestlers are hitting their stride at just

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BB: Warriors down Bulldogs

ARLEE - It was a close battle that wowed both the Mission and

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M-C WR RECAP: Youth movement

Six different wrestlers for Mission-Charlo placed at the Darby

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ARLEE BB RECAP: Still working

ARLEE - Dustin Keltner knows the schedule for his team isn't a

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Euro Trip!

POLSON — You thought the road trip to Libby was a long way to go for a basketball game? Forget it.

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Getting their shot

POLSON - Twenty-five kids spent their Sunday afternoon behind a

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TERS BB RECAP: Huge win

PABLO - Two Eagle picked up a huge win last Tuesday night, again

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Lady Bison win streak up to four

WALLA WALLA, WASH. - SKC pushed its win streak to four in a row

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Polson BB RECAP: Rivalry win

RONAN - This is a new one.

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POLSON WR RECAP: Still battling

RONAN - Some things never go away, and that was true with the

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RONAN WR RECAP: No fear

RONAN - Ronan wrestlers certainly aren't afraid of a challenge

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POLSON GB RECAP: Standing tough

RONAN - The amazingness that is Riley Kenney playing basketball

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ARLEE GIRLS BB RECAP: Marathon

ARLEE - The Arlee girls know a thing or two about marathons.

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Spreading the message across worlds

POLSON — One Polson pastor has ventured a long ways from home and it’s not for a vacation. Mark Calhoun of the Polson United Methodist Church, is spending 19 days in Angola, Africa on a mission trip with two other individuals from Montana.

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Pie seller sentenced for fourth DUI

POLSON — A local pie seller, who according to court documents tried to offer his product while under the influence, was sentenced to five years in jail for his fourth DUI in District Court last Wednesday.

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Without Limits

Most people would cringe at the thought of running a half-marathon, but for Polson’s Jimmy Bjorge, this is the kind of stuff he lives for.

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GB: Stevi gets by Polson

POLSON - Highly touted Alycia Sims and the 7-2 Stevensville Lady

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ARLEE GB RECAP: Quick pace

HOT SPRINGS - Arlee won its third district game of the season

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ARLEE BB RECAP: Bringing D

HOT SPRINGS - Arlee's defense proved to be stout this past

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POLSON GB RECAP: BRINGING IT!

POLSON - Flathead High School knows plenty about Polson's Riley

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POLSON BB RECAP: Tough teams

WHITEFISH - Tyler Krell continues to terrorize teams down in the

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POLSON WR RECAP: Two dual wins

POLSON - The Pirates are coming on in this late season and it's

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Woman admits to stealing check

POLSON — A 26-year-old Elmo woman admitted to stealing a $1,800 unemployment check from a man who was in the hospital at the time of a theft. Jamie Dickson admitted committing the offense of theft and will be sentenced on Feb. 16 at 9 a.m.

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Polson man arraigned for sex crime

POLSON — A 49-year-old Polson man was arraigned on charges of solicitation and sexual acts on a 21-year-old woman and pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court on Thursday. Nathan Whitefountain faces up to 100 years in jail and fines of $100,000 after he allegedly asked the victim for …

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Post-Occupation: Students learn from Occupy event

POLSON — Polson high school students took to the Lake County Courthouse lawn Jan. 2-4, bringing a form of the Occupy Movement, which has swept the country, to the Mission Valley. Directed against the cutting of federal aid for college students, protestors braved the chilly temperatures and the controversial nature …

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Hit and run leads to theft, drug charges for Polson man

POLSON — A 39-year-old Polson man was arraigned in Lake County District Court on Thursday for stealing a motor home in South Dakota and possessing dangerous drugs when he was stopped by authorities for being involved in a hit and run accident.

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ARLEE GB RECAP: Pushing the pace

ARLEE - The Scarlets are turning up the tempo and appear to have

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ARLEE BB RECAP: Big win

ARLEE - It's easy to get excited for another "Super" District

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POLSON BB RECAP: Back on track

POLSON - The Pirates got back to their winning ways with a 69-46

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The fight in Fisher

PABLO - When Sheldon Fisher stepped into the octagon last

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Sixty-two-year-old Vietnam veteran seeks sentence review

POLSON — A 62-year-old St. Ignatius man is appealing the outcome of his trial for assaulting a peace officer and looking for a sentence review after Lake County District Court sentenced him to five years in jail.

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Polson BB Recap: C-Falls beats Pirates

COLUMBIA FALLS - It wasn't the evening that Polson wanted when

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Arlee BB Recap: Warriors split week

ARLEE - Before the season, head coach Dustin Keltner said that

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Polson Girls BBall Recap: OT thriller

COLUMBIA FALLS - With two seconds left, Anna DiGiallonardo hit a

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Arlee Girls BB Recap: Coolin' off Red Devils

ARLEE - Noxon came in last Friday with an impressive 5-1 record,

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Polson WR Recap: Pirates go 4-2

RONAN - Polson grapplers competed well in the Western Montana

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Ronan WR Recap: Home cooking

RONAN - Ronan grapplers went 3-3 last weekend at their home

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Mission-Charlo WR Recap: Strong performance

RONAN - Mission-Charlo was the highest-finishing valley team at

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TERS BB: Eagles now 6-2 on season

ST. REGIS - Two Eagle picked up a big victory against St. Regis

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Small quake rattles region

DIXON — Slight geological movement caused a widespread fuss in southern Lake County last Friday, with residents claiming the small quake caused a sonic-boom-like noise and the ground to shake.

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On the Bleachers: C'mon! Let the students cheer!

Having been a high school student once, way back in the dark

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Kicking it with Mission's Ashley Courville

ST. IGNATIUS - Last month, multi-sport athlete Ashley Courville

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Woman get five years for vehicular homicide

POLSON — A Polson woman was given a five-year prison sentence for a vehicular homicide incident in 2008 that resulted in the death of Shari Ann Tiger. After signing a plea agreement and admitting to the crime on June 15, 35-year-old Jana Baker was sentenced last Wednesday morning in Lake …

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Polson's Bill Owen named golf coach of the year

POLSON - Golf is one of those games that can catch the interest of an individual at any point in their life. For Polson's Bill Owen, it happened when he moved to the Mission Valley from Missoula 36 years ago.

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Best seat in the house

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SPORTS: 2011 IN REVIEW

We saw plenty of great moments in 2011 as Lake County athletes

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Polson students plan to OCCUPY

POLSON — No doubt the Occupy movement has become a lightning rod issue in this country with supporters and detractors drawing a line in the sand. Lake County will now have its own Occupy movement of sorts, with Polson students making a stand for raising college tuition costs and proposed …

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RONAN WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Picking up nine wins

RONAN - Ronan wrestlers won nine matches at their mixer with

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ARLEE BOYS BBALL ROUNDUP: "O" keeps going

ST. REGIS - The Arlee offense continued to hum for the Warriors

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POLSON GIRLS BBALL ROUNDUP: Lady Broncs down Polson

FRENCHTOWN - Strong defenses collided down in Frenchtown last

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ARLEE GIRLS BBALL ROUNDUP: Scarlets win first game

ST. REGIS - Arlee picked up their first victory of the season

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CHARLO GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Tis' the season

NOXON - For the Charlo Lady Vikings, it was business as usual as

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TER BOYS BB ROUNDUP: Terrific start

PABLO - Two Eagle followed up its impressive Billings tournament

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ARLEE BOYS BB ROUNDUP: Playing tough

SUPERIOR - The undefeated Bobcats had their hands full against

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RONAN WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Going the distance

GREAT FALLS - Ronan has already turned some heads in the early

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POLSON GIRLS BB ROUNDUP: Win in OT

HAMILTON - Three games in, there's one word that describes the

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SKC MEN ROUNDUP: Bison pick up two wins

PABLO - SKC picked up two wins over in-state Montana-Western's

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POLSON BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Krell's big night

POLSON - The Pirates (2-1) had the right game plan against

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SKC WOMEN ROUNDUP: Battling Western

PABLO - The SKC Lady Bison continued to work hard going into

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Polson hoopsters in the making

POLSON - Eight seventh-grade girls have decided to commit

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BASKETBALL: Eagles cool off Devils

PABLO - Two Eagle had a stiff test on Friday night against a

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ARLEE GIRLS BBALL ROUNDUP: Tough competition

DRUMMOND - Mahalia Hendren posted a solid weekend for the

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SKC ROUNDUP: Bison split with Great Falls

GREAT FALLS - SKC split their weekend series against the Great

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POLSON BOYS BBALL ROUNDUP: Pouring it on

COLUMBIA FALLS - Come on Polson, surely you've heard of

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M-C WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Plenty of firsts

SUPERIOR - The depth of the Mission-Charlo wrestling team

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POLSON WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Strong on the mat

POLSON - Polson got plenty of action last weekend and continue

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TWO EAGLE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Beasts of the East

BILLINGS - Against top-flight competition, Two Eagle won two

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ARLEE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Packing on the points

DRUMMOND - While the Warriors may have some new faces, they

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RONAN WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Impressive showing

BUTTE - Colby Roberts brought the pain to the Mining City Duals

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POLSON GIRLS BASKETBALL: Standing tall

Polson stayed aggressive during the Tipoff Tournament in

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ARLEE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bring back experience

ARLEE - The Arlee Scarlets have been a talented young squad the

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Mock takes first

SEATTLE - Not many people can say they've had the 12th Man cheer

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ARLEE BOYS BASKETBALL: Reloading

ARLEE - Mariners fans will know the feeling well... it's time to

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M-C WRESTLING: Ready for business

Mission-Charlo is going to be pretty goal-oriented this year,

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Polson man charged with rape in Missoula

MISSOULA — A Polson man is being charged with a felony after allegedly raping his friend’s girlfriend the same night he was released from jail.

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BASKETBALL: Polson boys trounce Anaconda

He can do it on the football field and on the court, Vince

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BASKETBALL: Ronan girls defeat Libby

Under new coach Clayton Curley, the Ronan girls picked up their

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BASKETBALL: Polson girls down Anaconda, 66-50

Polson didn't slow down against Anaconda in their first game of

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BASKETBALL: Dupuis comes up big

The Ronan Chiefs started the season in dramatic fashion, with

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BASKETBALL: Polson boys ranked second in NWA coaches poll

Polson got one first-place vote and is four points behind

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POLSON WRESTLING: Strong on the mat

There's one important thing about Polson's six wrestlers that

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POLSON GIRLS BASKETBALL: Honor Guards

For the Lady Pirates, the basketball season is a process and

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Tester visits Kicking Horse Job Corps

RONAN — United States Senator Jon Tester saw first-hand the hard work that the staff and students at the Kicking Horse Job Corps Center do last Saturday.

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WRESTLING: Polson dominates Whitefish

POLSON - Polson kicked off their conference dual action with a

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POLSON BOYS BASKETBALL: VERTICAL GAME

Move over Mission Mountains, there's going to be another

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Lady Bison travel to Colorado

RANGELY, COLO. - The Lady Bison wracked up 1,500 miles on the

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BASKETBALL: Bison fight through injuries

SPOKANE - DJ Fish continued his excellent play but SKC suffered

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WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Quick out of the gates

Here's the highlights of last weekend's Polson Invitational and

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No charges in Friday night stabbing incident

POLSON — Local authorities responded to a report of a stabbing last Friday night at the Wolf Den in downtown Polson. The injuries to the victim were not life threatening, although he was taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center for treatment.

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Class B All-State and All-Conference teams have Lake County flavor

LAKE COUNTY - Three Lake County athletes were named to the Class

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Probation violations land woman in jail

POLSON — A 22-year-old St. Ignatius woman had her suspended sentence revoked in District Court last Wednesday, Nov. 23. Charges stemmed from a 2010 stabbing crime where, according to court documents, Tashina Carpenter violated her probation by possessing weapons and testing positive for THC and meth, while also showing resistance …

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Leader Fall Sports Awards

We hand out accolades for one heck of a fall season by numerous

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A hearty helping of community spirit: Polson community comes together to say thanks

POLSON — The Polson Senior Center was packed for their sixth year hosting a community Thanksgiving dinner.

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Swinging for the sky

Polson’s Nick Grogan takes his love for baseball and his

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The best in the Northwest

Mission teenager wins first place in Seattle Seahawks team

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SKC Basketball: Dominant DJ

COEUR D'ALENE - Opposing teams see Fish on the roster, but instead get a healthy serving of shark.

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Meth maker gets four years in prison

POLSON — After he was busted in July of this year, 48-year-old Ronald Lee Phillips Jr. was sentenced to four years in jail in Lake County District Court last Wednesday for possessing the chemicals and materials needed to make meth.

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Expanding the fight against lake trout

FLATHEAD LAKE — Fall Mack Days wrapped things up last weekend, and while the event has been a smashing success two seasons out of the year, more still needs to be done to control the level of non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake.

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Arlee man admits to sexual assault

POLSON — An Arlee man admitted to committing the crime of sexual assault as part of his plea agreement last Wednesday in Lake County District Court.

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READY TO RUMBLE

Local fighters get ready for first MMA fight in Lake County,

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Steffens sentenced in Flathead River crash

POLSON — As expected with the plea agreement he signed in September, 25-year-old Shain Steffens was sentenced to five years in the Montana Department of Corrections for two counts of negligent homicide, last Wednesday in Lake County District Court.

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A Note from the Newsroom: Winter Driving

Despite my many attempts to coax summer back into Lake County by wearing shorts and sandals to work, the veil of Old Man Winter has apparently come to stay. Thanks to the weather we’ve been struck with for the past few days, the streets have turned into winter wonderlands.

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Lady Bison pick up first league win

SKC downs BCC in home opener to win first league game, plays

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REMEMBERING MARVIN

Last Thursday in Pablo, four SKC players took the court for

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Polson's Morigeau keeps Carroll College rolling

Saints’ “Bash Brothers” defensive tandem makes impact in

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SOME SERIOUS MILEAGE

Three playoff games, three long road trips, but you won’t hear

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A Note from the Newsroom: Cutting edge theater!

Thanks to the Port Polson Players’ production of Sweeney Todd, I’ve been looking at the Hot Pockets in my fridge with varying degrees of suspicion, singing to my razor while shaving much to the chagrin of my roommate and I’ve been avoiding the barber chair like the plague since seeing …

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LADY PIRATES FIGHT TO FIVE

Polson volleyball plays in close battles at state tournament

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Man charged in extortion case

POLSON — A Polson man pleaded guilty to involvement in an extortion attempt that demanded $10,000 from the victim. Facing charges of theft, 20-year old Canyon Murrin accepted a plea agreement Nov. 2 and will be sentenced for the crime on Dec. 7.

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SKC kicks off season on the road

Here is a roundup of how SKC basketball did last weekend

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Mission VB: Saving the best for last

Mission defeats top teams at divisionals, was just one win away

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VB: Lady Vikings rebound from districts, impress at divisionals

Charlo takes down one-loss Drummond team, beats Arlee and

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Amazing Chiefs down powerhouse Baker

Fourth quarter touchdown pass from Robbie Gauthier gets Ronan

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Polson VB: Stellar in Stumptown

Lady Pirates clinch second straight conference championship and

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Ronan cowboy jumps right into rodeo

RONAN — Over three years ago, on March 26, Zanen Pitts caught his first calf. Since then, he hasn’t been able to stop.

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Monday Madness: Charlo wins play-in game

Lady Vikings down P’burg in four games to head to

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TERRIFIC TAMELER

Running back Zach Tameler wasn’t just great this season, he was

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Lady Pirates win third straight conference title

Polson avenges early-season loss to Frenchtown, goes into NW

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Downing the Doughnuts of Doom

Out-of-shape sports editor tackles toughest race in cross

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Football: Chiefs rumble to victory

Ronan rushes for a season high 534 yards wins first playoff game

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BATTLE OF THE BEST

Northern A rivals Polson and Whitefish square off in Montana

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VOLLEYBALL: POLSON PICKS UP TWO TOUGH VICTORIES

Lady Pirates defeat Dillon and outlast tall Stevensville team in

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SENIOR NIGHT SHOOTOUT

Arlee Warriors finish season with three-game winning streak and

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Lady Bulldogs take their swings

Mission clinches No. 2 seed for district tournament, gives

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Living locally, dreaming for London

POLSON — Standing in front of a crowd of community members that had just participated in the 2011 Live Locally 5K to help raise money for her quest to reach athletic greatness, Polson’s own Melinda Owen told everyone what she intended to do before the 2012 London Olympics.

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CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER

Polson soccer headed to state championship game

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Lady Vikings stand up to tough schedule

CHARLO - It was three matches in three days, but Charlo

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LADY BULLDOGS PICK UP TWO WINS

Mission defeats Lake County rival Arlee and picks up important

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MVCA EXCELS ON THE PITCH

Both boys and girls squads have plenty of young talent and play

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Football: Haynes powers Warriors to victory

Christian “Slash” Haynes scores five touchdowns in 72-24 win

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Lady Pirates match up to AA schools

Polson has strong showing at Missoula City Invitational

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Girls' soccer: Polson ends successful season

Lady Pirates mix experience and youth with positive attitude for

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Football: Chiefs fall to Florence

Ronan outgains conference foe but mistakes hurt them

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Boys' soccer: Polson in the semi-finals

Pirates’ defense gets them the 1-0 road playoff victory over

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Soccer: Lady Pirates' mindset pushes them to succeed

Before the season started for the Polson Lady Pirates soccer

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Boy's soccer: High-power offense ready to take on the state's best

Last year, the Polson Pirates sported the best defense in the

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Lady Vikings continue teamwork

Charlo gets victory over Seeley-Swan, makes semifinals of Arlee

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Warriors pile up the offense

ARLEE - On the ground, though the air, the Arlee Warriors had no

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Built Polson Tough

Conference-leading Lady Pirates show resolve in dramatic victory

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PAIR OF VICTORIES FOR LADY BULLDOGS

Mission has battle with Arlee, gets revenge victory over

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Football: Ronan Rising

Chiefs down another top team in the state, now 2-0 in

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Strength in the face of adversity

POLSON — While pole vaulting is an individual sport, Polson’s Melinda Owen has found that there’s a whole team supporting her quest to go to the 2012 Olympics in pole vaulting.

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FBT Hickman

Sophomore quarterback Gabe Hickman vs Mission Bulldogs 10-7-11

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Man sentenced to 40 years

POLSON — A Pablo man was sentenced to 40 years in jail for sex crimes against a minor after walking into a police station and declaring himself “a sexual predator” and admitting to having physical sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl for more than six months.

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Man pleads guilty to dealing meth in Pablo

POLSON — A Ronan man pleaded guilty to criminal distribution of dangerous drugs in Lake County district court last Thursday after he was caught selling straws with meth in them in Pablo.

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Girls soccer: Quest for the postseason

POLSON - Polson faced two of the top teams in the Northern A

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Polson goes 2-0 against Whitefish

WHITEFISH - After going to five games and winning against Whitefish in the opening match of the season, Polson downed their conference foe 3-1 last Saturday behind 17 kills by senior Riley Kenney.

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Vball: Lady Bulldogs defeat Plains

Jenn Larsson leads team with 15 kills in 3-1 victory over

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Boys Soccer: Pirates clinch playoff berth

POLSON — With a 6-2 victory over Columbia Falls last Thursday,

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VBall: Lady Vikings twice as nice

NOXON — Charlo bounced back from its first loss of the season

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Chiefs lock down Wardens

RONAN - There are strong defensive performances and then there's what the Ronan Chiefs did to Deer Lodge last Friday night. Somewhere, the 1985 Chicago Bears are applauding.

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Spokane woman pleads not guilty to dealing meth

POLSON — A 26-year-old Spokane woman pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court last Wednesday to charges of criminal possession with intent to distribute after meth was discovered in her vehicle when she was pulled over on U.S. Highway 93 near Ronan, in August.

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More high pressure matches for Lady Bulldogs

Mission goes four games against old district foe Bigfork, then

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Rise of the young guns

POLSON - The young guns continue to roll for the Polson Lady Pirates.

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Lady Pirates play together in close matches

Polson wins battle against Thompson Falls, then sweeps

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Down to the wire Warriors

Arlee plays another close game before falling to Drummond

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Man caught trying to sell stolen items

POLSON — A 23-year-old St. Ignatius man was sentenced to five years in prison for burglary in Lake County District Court last Wednesday after he was caught trying to sell stolen items from a furniture shop to a pawn shop just two days after the theft occurred.

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Man jumps out of second story window avoiding police

POLSON — A 36-year-old St. Ignatius man admitted in Lake County District Court last Wednesday to resisting arrest after he entered an occupied apartment and jumped out of a window head-first in order to escape arrest. James W. Allen will be charged for the misdemeanor and fined $500 for evading …

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WARRIORS BATTLE TO THE END

Arlee mounts furious fourth- quarter comeback against Noxon

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Polson VB: Lessons learned

Lady Pirates split in conference action, and show strong work

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James “The Lawman” Larson continues scoring spree, Pirates diversify offense

POLSON - The good news for the Polson boys soccer team? They just survived a marathon stretch of three games in five days that might break a lesser squad. The bad news? It's going to be a sprint to the finish.

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Polson's young scorers starting to show their potential

Polson picked up their first conference victory of the season last Thursday with a 3-1 road victory over Libby.

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Parents turn child's friend in for having drugs in their home

POLSON — A Polson man pleaded guilty to criminal possession of dangerous drugs in Lake County District Court last Wednesday, changing his original not guilty plea from January after his friend’s parents found illicit drugs that belong to him in their house.

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Taking down Townsend

RONAN - They'd better start checking Ronan for weapons of mass

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Mission uses offense to down Ronan 3-0 in new 6B district rivalry

ST. IGNATIUS - As if there needed to be any more importance put into the Mission-Ronan volleyball rivalry, the two teams now compete in the same district.

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Woman gets deferred sentence for criminal endangerment

POLSON — A 34-year-old Dixon woman was sentenced in District Court last Wednesday to a five-year deferred sentence for two counts of criminal endangerment after she was found passed out in her running car in the middle of a highway with her two children inside during a snowstorm last winter.

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Polson Girls Soccer: Making Adjustments

Polson girls shore up midfield and pinch Park in second half of

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Polson Boy's soccer: Larson lays down the law

POLSON - James "The Lawman" Larson once again showed that he's the final word around these parts with a game-winning goal in the 56th minute of last Saturday's matchup against Park.

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Lady Pirates make championship game

Polson gets No. 1 seed in divisional crossover tourney

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Mission VB: Saturday showdown in Mission

Lady Bulldogs and Eureka find out that they’re evenly-matched

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Chiefs take down Troy with running attack

TROY - The Ramblin' Wreck from Ronan rolled up to Troy last Friday and, much like their counterparts at Georgia Tech, proceeded to steamroll the Trojans to a 40-8 victory.

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Playing for Aunt Karen

When Ronan senior Jack Humphreys took the field last Friday, he

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Charlo VB: THE SWAT TEAM

Charlo dominates VC with a strong hitting night, stays

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Driver gets five years for Lower Flathead car crash

POLSON — After signing a plea agreement in Lake County District Court last Wednesday, 25-year-old Shain Steffens faces five years in jail with the other 15 years suspended for two counts of negligent homicide, stemming from an April 10, 2010 crash that resulted in the death of Joshua Clairmont, 23, …

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Arlee Homecoming: UNSTOPPABLE

Arlee Warriors scorch Philipsburg defense in homecoming

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The Perfect Gift

POLSON — If you’re contemplating the perfect wedding gift, you might want to take note of Eileen and Dave Evertz’s wedding.

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Taking out TROY

Mission volleyball wins five-game thriller against former

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Battling the BOBCATS

Charlo plays tough in 44-32 loss

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Boys' Soccer: Polson ties Hamilton, 2-2

HAMILTON - Polson has historically started off the fall season slow in boys' soccer, but they are already on the right foot with a 2-2 tie in Hamilton on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

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Hitting the ground running

Polson cross country has core group of runners this season

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Old-Horn gets 100 years for Mitchell murder

POLSON — A man convicted of deliberate homicide proclaimed his innocence in Lake County District Court Wednesday, Aug. 31.

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Returning threat

Plenty of players are back for Charlo to make another run

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Polson Volleyball: New look in P-Town

Polson has quite the pedigree after making three straight trips to the state tournament since head coach Jan Toth righted the ship and put the Lady Pirates among the elite of Montana volleyball programs.

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Pirates ready for new NWA

Polson beat Frenchtown twice last year, and now they'll be welcoming the Broncs to the Northwestern A conference this season.

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Bobcats trip up Warriors

Large Superior team defeats Arlee in the first game of the

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Volleyball: Superior downs short-handed Arlee in season opener

ARLEE - Arlee was without their starting setter in their season opener against Superior and fell 3-0 in Arlee last Friday night, 25-10, 25-16, 25-20.

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Mission takes 2nd at home tournament

Mission falls to Lady Vikings, surges in tournament

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A BIGFORK IN THE ROAD

Ronan opens up its first season in Class B against the defending

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Pablo man sent back to jail after suspended sentence revoked

POLSON — A 23-year-old Pablo man failed to live up to his suspended sentence responsibilities, which were invoked after he caused a fatal accident involving the death of his brother in 2005.

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Running strong for 100 miles

Ronan cross country team embarks on overnight relay run to get

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Q&A: Justin Evertz

The Class A Legion Baseball State Tournament MVP sits down with the Lake County Leader for an interview...

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Mariners MOJO

Mission Valley downs state’s best teams, finish second with

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Justin Wicka

Justin Wicka #9 pitches for the Libby Loggers vs. Fort Macleod, state baseball in Polson 7-28-11

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Will Reichel

#3 Will Reichel tags out Fort Macleod's Hayden Shackel vs. Fort Macleod, state baseball in Polson 7-28-11

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Ring of Fire

Cold Hard Cash, a Johnny Cash cover band, entertained a lively crowd at the Polson Fairgrounds last week.

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Rochin joins sister at MSU-Billings

Polson tennis standout takes her tennis talents to the east side

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The Knights' Tale

Ronan softball product leads Wenatchee Valley College to best

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12U Polson Pirate All-Stars make it to Elite Eight

HAMILTON - In the game of baseball, it's all how you finish the

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Gym class

Shane Warwick brings skill-set workout and a trophy case full of

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Rockies streak to second place

Mission Valley wins three straight, advances to state

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LAKE SHOW!

GREAT FALLS - Polson 14U head coach Don Toth had a motto for his team. After noticing that his team was progressively getting better every tournament, finishing in third place then second and then first, he told his team that they were just getting ready to blast off at the …

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Second at districts

WHITEFISH - They had just won their first two games of the

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All-stars enjoy Firecracker success

POLSON - The Polson 10U All-Stars showed their bats at the

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Rockies warm up for state

Big bats come alive for Mission Valley in Florence tournament

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Mariners B down defending state champions

Chris Drebes draws game-winning walk to down Pioneers

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Legion Baseball: The Big Bang

Dramatic comeback in championship game caps Mission Valley

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Second at the Showcase

Polson FC 12U girls use passing to place second at the state

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Polson wins pair of championships

16U and 14U teams top at Capital City Classic

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A League of their own

POLSON - There's something brewing in Polson.

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Charlo's Cowgirl

After winning a state championship as just a freshman, Abby

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ASA Softball: Two tournaments, two championships

ANACONDA - The Polson Purple Wave continues to roll in the 12U

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Ready for Nationals

Lake County athletes get ready for ultimate rodeo stage this

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Mariners on a roll

Mission Valley streaks to Maybelle Arthur Tournament

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Hallowed Ground

POLSON — With the Mission Mountain Rodeo beginning this Friday,

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Mariners so close in three losses

LIBBY - The Mission Valley Mariners (10-15) got something going

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Rockies back at it

ST. IGNATIUS - After the craziness of graduation and other

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Benefit raises $23,000 for Coach Peterson

RONAN - When it comes to supporting one of their own, the

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Cowgirls headed to nationals

Ashley Knight, Jaylynn Garrison, Emily Schall prove they are

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Legion Baseball: Sunday brings wins for Mariners

HELENA - The Mari-ners A team bounced back from a rough Saturday at the Cloniger Classic in Helena with some hot bats and a sweep of Anaconda last Sunday.

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Gunderson leaves a legacy

As a freshman, Breanne Kelley, who has become an all-state

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Cole McArthur: Workings of a winner

Cole McArthur’s hard work has turned into some of Ronan’s

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Due Western: Kelley headed to M-W

POLSON - No doubt, the Frontier Conference will learn about

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Softball: Good run for the Lady Dawgs

GREAT FALLS - In order for teams to get anywhere in the state

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Polson Track: Running events strong for Lady Pirates

MISSOULA - The Polson girls finished fourth after an impressive

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Ronan Track: Durglo makes the leap

MISSOULA - There's no stopping Adessa Durglo. She became the

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Zimmerman takes third

GREAT FALLS - Whitney Zimmerman placed third in last weekend's

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State Champs: Charlo Track

MISSOULA - After last Friday, Charlo was sitting in third place

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Legion Baseball: Libby Logged

POLSON - Whoa, who put Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale in Mission

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King Spencer

MISSOULA - You would be hardpressed to find two tennis players

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FOR COACH P

POLSON - Sometimes things are just bigger than the game.

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RUNNING TO STATE: Ronan and Polson track

A look at how Polson and Ronan did at the divisional track meet

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Mariners win first conf. game

FLORENCE - The Mariners A team bounced back from a 13-5 loss to

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Mariners B team splits with Rangers

EUREKA - Mike Bournstein continued his hot hitting, but it

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Mission Football: Plenty of memories for Hamilton

ST IGNATIUS - When asked about his favorite memory coaching

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Twin killing for Mariners

Mission Valley sweeps Saturday double-header against Glacier

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MAC gets No. 2 seed for divisionals

ST. IGNATIUS - The Lady Bulldogs (13-3) secured the No. 2 spot

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Maidens win two

RONAN - The Ronan girls' tennis team continues to pick up wins

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Rockies pick up first win

LIBBY - It's the Senior Babe Ruth version of the Red-Sox-Yankees

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Polson Youth Soccer: Battle in Coeur d'Alene

Polson FC doesn’t shy away from playing bigger teams from Idaho,

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Mariners B: Giving Glacier a fight

WHITEFISH - Even though the Mariners B team fell to the Glacier

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HAIL THE VIKINGS

Charlo sweep both boys and girls district team titles

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Ronan Tames Copperheads

ANACONDA - The Ronan Maidens won their third straight thanks to

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ABC invite gives last tune-up before divisionals

Here's what happened last Saturday at Polson's ABC Invite.

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Not-so-plain Jane

ST. IGNATIUS - Much like her signature reflective sunglasses,

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Hurdling towards the postseason

Charlo track teams cap off successful week of track meets, have

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Tennis: Polson cages the 'cats

POLSON - Polson swept both boys and girls' duals with 6-1 scores

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M's down Glacier

EUREKA - The Mission Valley Mariners A team never let up against

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B team drops close one to Kootenai Valley

EUREKA - The Mission Valley Rockies B team had to get up at 7

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Maidens down Whitefish

RONAN - The Maidens picked up a dual win over Whitefish but the

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Rockies have close battles with Legion teams

EUREKA - The Mission Valley Rockies saw their first action of

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Ronan softball: Ramping it up

RONAN - Bethany Colman, the relief pitcher?

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Ronan Track: Seeing Growth

WHITEFISH - She can scale skyscrapers in a single bound,

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Durglo takes leaps at Top Ten

MISSOULA - The Russ Pilcher Top 10 meet is exactly as

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Softball: MAC downs Plains, again

Lady Bulldogs defeat conference foe in another defensive

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Track: Polson takes third at A.R.M.

WHITEFISH - The Polson girls took third at the Whitefish A.R.M.

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Good Sunday: Mariners B team sweeps Salmon

Mission Valley Mariners B team bounces back from rough Saturday

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Track Roundup: Four is fine for Arlee

There was only four of them, but they sure made things count.

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Mariners learn from mistakes

Mission Valley A team bounces back from loss to Glacier

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Polson Softball: Swingin' Sallie Sams

Sams’ Ruthien efforts helps power Polson to top of NWA

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Lady Bulldogs win two

EUREKA - The Lady Bulldogs continued to power through the

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Polson FC co-ed battle hard in Butte

BUTTE - The U18 Polson FC co-ed team showed signs of serious

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2011 Summer Baseball Preview: Mission Valley Mariners

It's always nice to have a farm system, and the Mission Valley

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Meets aplenty for Arlee track

MISSOULA - Arlee is showing they have no shortage of performers

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Vaughn High School Rodeo Results

Here are the results from the Vaughn High School Rodeo from last

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Charlo Track Roundup: Lady Vikings dominate Jim Johnson Invitational

MISSOULA - How do you win a track meet? Ask the Charlo girls

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Softball: Polson's bats come through

HAMILTON - Polson (4-1) got the key hits that they wanted

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Polson Track and Field: Polson sees plenty of PRs

Track teams see progress at weekend meet in Missoula

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Pirates and Lady Pirates Tennis: Tough to beat

CUT BANK - Polson went undefeated in the first day of the Cut

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Track and Field Roundup: Ronan-Mission look strong in Frenchtown

FRENCHTOWN - While it was an unscored meet, one would have to

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Mission Softball Roundup: Getting past Deer Lodge

ST. IGNATIUS - It was fitting that in a game marked with

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Softball: Polson thumps Hamilton, 12-1

HAMILTON - Kylie Knutson and Ashley Johnson both went 2-for-3 to

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Battling Bigfork

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission Bulldogs had a tall task with the

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Polson Track: Back in action

Pete comes back from ACL operations and Zion Lee leads talented

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Tennis: Mission girls split over the weekend

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission girls won their first dual of the

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Polson Tennis: Facing the Best

Polson boys face two state champs, Polson girls sweep in dual

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Speedwagon: Mud, sweat and tears

Mud? Rain? Wind? No problem.

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Mission downs state champs

THOMPSON FALLS - Lady Bulldogs' head coach Susan Weaselhead said

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Tennis: Mission boys power past Ronan

RONAN - The Mission boys' tennis team got their season

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Maidens top Lady Bulldogs

RONAN - After dropping the first match against Mission's Sarah

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Ronan Softball: Young Guns

Ronan’s younger players stand toe-to-toe with state power

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Tennis: Ronan and Polson face off

POLSON - The freshmen are coming for the Polson tennis team.

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Spring Kicks

Polson FC teams play at home last weekend in spring soccer

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Mission Tennis: Return of the King

The Mission tennis team will have one returning state champion

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Little Guy State Tournament Wrestling Results

Here are the results from last weekend's Little Guy Wrestling

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2011 Polson Softball: Title Town

POLSON - After the Lady Pirates finished their softball

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Class A Track: Short-handed Pirates still excel in Corvallis

CORVALLIS - Despite being short-handed in their first meet of

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Softball: Mission wins a thriller

ST. IGNATIUS - It took a while but the Mission softball team got

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Ronan, Mission split in early-season tennis matchup

RONAN - Mission took down Class A Ronan with a 6-0 win over the

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Mission's Mad Hatter

ST. IGNATIUS - He's called the Mad Hatter.

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Mix it up: Jocko Mixing Booth gives students a voice

ARLEE — The Arlee Warriors blazed their way through the state

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SKC Men continue to roll in AIHEC pool play

PABLO - The Bison continue to blowout teams so far this week at

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SKC Women fall to Turtle Mountain

PABLO - The Lady Bison came back from a 27-19 halftime deficit

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Bison win second game of AIHEC Tournament

PABLO - The SKC Men hit 10 three-pointers in their 92-61 victory

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Bison surge past Navajo Tech in blowout

PABLO - Wow. Forget about first game jitters. The SKC Bison

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Lady Bison upend Navajo Tech in first game of AIHEC

PABLO - The Lady Bison are off and running. They defeated Navajo

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Pirates standing up to the competition

POLSON - The Polson Pirates 6th grade AAU boys basketball team

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Ronan wrestlers place well

GREAT FALLS - Wrestling season isn't over quite yet.

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Pirates shine at Dillon tournament

DILLON - Polson wrestlers finished third out of 30 teams

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Warriors gear up for state tournament

BOZEMAN - It's time to shine.

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Anthony Correa flies

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CFalls celebration

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Mission bows out of divisionals

PABLO - The Lady Bulldogs ran into some tough teams in the

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Call him big-shot Sheldon

In a game that had a divisional championship on the line, so

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Ronan's spirited tournament run goes down to the wire

RONAN - The Chiefs won their final regular season game of the

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Polson, Ronan end season at divisionals

RONAN - It was the timeout heard around Lake County. And it

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Owens takes third at indoor championships

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Usually when somebody is working on their

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Arlee Scarlets will be back

BUTTE - Arlee may have lost two games in the divisional

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Vikings end season at 17-5

BUTTE - Charlo found themselves in two close contests at the Western C Divisionals but couldn't quite pull things through as they bowed out of the postseason. They didn't go without a fight, however.

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Sports Briefs for March 3

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CFalls action

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Lady Pirates take third at divisionals

Lady Pirates defeat Ronan and Whitefish after losing to Libby in

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Polson survives scare from Whitefish

RONAN - Whitefish hit eight three-pointers against Polson, but

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Mission falls to Loyola

PABLO - Loyola pulled away late against Mission with a 13-point

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Ronan wins in thriller

Ronan played Libby close and overcame poor shooting (26.1

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Charlo drops first round game to Shields Valley

BUTTE - Some last second free throws lifted Shields Valley to a

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Lady Vikings suffer first loss of the post-season

BUTTE - Ennis got out to an 18-5 start in the first quarter and

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Arlee bows out of divisional tournament

BUTTE - Twin Bridges got out to a quick start against Arlee and

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Bring on Butte: Charlo girls are district champs

RONAN - Nobody can crack that Charlo Lady Vikings defense. Not

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Bring on Butte: Arlee boys wins district title

Arlee Warriors win closely-contested championship game against Vikings

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Linse stays close to mat

BUTTE - Two weeks ago at the Class A state wrestling tournament,

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Mission advances to divisionals

LIBBY - Mission is accomplished.

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Ronan earns big wins

Chiefs win first conference game, Maidens get first win of

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Cats come out on top against Pirates

COLUMBIA FALLS - The conference championship was on the line.

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The best of the best

GREAT FALLS - The wrestling champions from Lake County just keep

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Lady Vikings down Shields Valley at divisionals

BUTTE - Shields Valley... say hello to the Lady Vikings.

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Arlee girls fall to Harrison

BUTTE - Harrison got out to a big lead early with an impressive

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Wildcats downs Pirates for Northwestern A championship

COLUMBIA FALLS - The scene was set. Boy was it set. The crowd

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Arlee girls upset Noxon to advance to District 14-C Championship game

Arlee had defeated Noxon in the final game of the regular season

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Arlee and Charlo advance to District 14-C boys' championship game

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Columbia Falls beats Lady Pirates for Northwestern A title

POLSON - The Columbia Falls Wildkats finished the regular season

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Mission girls advance to 7-B District championship game

The Lady Bulldogs will be headed to divisionals and after

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Charlo girls advance to District 14-C Championship game

RONAN - If Charlo's girls basketball game were a MLB pitcher,

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Two Eagles advances to district semis against Arlee

RONAN - St. Regis came out with some energy and put Two Eagle on

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Forfeits help Polson defeat Ronan grapplers, 48-33

POLSON - It was a matchup of two of the best wrestling teams in

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Girls' basketball: Superior 64, Arlee 48

ARLEE - The Bobcats used a 20-point third quarter to put some

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Boys' basketball: Whitefish 55, Ronan 42

WHITEFISH - Whitefish went inside and was able to use a 35-point

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Girls' basketball: Whitefish 36, Ronan 31

RONAN - Ronan jumped out to a 7-0 lead in their Northwestern A

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Boy's basketball: Charlo 63, Two Eagle 53

PABLO - Charlo stayed undefeated but it wasn't easy. Two Eagle

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Mission Boys 46, Arlee 41

ST. IGNATIUS - Wow, talk about two teams taking swings at one

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Boys' basketball: Flathead 61, Polson 57

POLSON - Flathead went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to

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Vikings break winless streak against Warriors

ARLEE - When Charlo head coach Mike Brown walked into his team's

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Lady Bulldogs: Mission bounces back

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission Lady Bulldogs had a big conference

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Mission Boys 48, Noxon 33

Mission wins third game of season

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Two Eagle River: Hard at Work

PABLO — Last Friday when everyone was getting their New Years

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Year in Review: The Mission Valley Mariners

Forget Moneyball, Mariners know how to have fun and win

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Year in Review: SKC Bison and Lady Bison

PABLO — The Bison and Lady Bison continued to add to their

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Year in Review: Polson postseason successes

A look at some of the state's best teams from Polson

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Year in Review: The Arlee Warriors

In head coach Clyde Tucker's final season, the Arlee Warriors

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Year in Review: The Ronan Maidens

When new Ronan volleyball coach Naomi Mock came into the

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Get ready to game

POLSON - Buckle up and get ready to race, because the video game

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Stipe, Cheff named to Shrine football game

BILLINGS - In Montana's 65th annual East-West Shrine game, there

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Getting a feel for rodeo

POLSON - The Polson High School lobby was filled with students

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Year in Review: The Freshman, Polson pitcher Shay Duford

Freshmen usually need some transition time when it comes to

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Year in Review: The Leader, Charlo QB Chico Stipe

You've heard it before. That deafening silence from a crowd when their star player goes down. Some gasps from a few shocked individuals and then that general panic and "get up, get up, get up!" feeling.

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Year in Review: The Phenom, Mission Valley pitcher Kyle Bagnell

The telling sign of a good pitcher?

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Year in Review: The Talent, Mission's Ashley Courville

there's junior Ashley Courville. Chances are you probably won't

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Year in Review: The Dominator, Arlee's Cole Rice

It seems that history might be writing itself down in

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Ronan battles Mission-Charlo

Mission-Charlo matched up against Ronan in a dual on Dec. 21 for

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Lake County girls' basketball roundup

Here is a rundown of games from Lake County girls' basketball teams nearly a week and a half ago.

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Lake County boys' basketball roundup for Dec. 21

Nearly a week and a half ago, many Lake County teams got their final games in before the start of winter break. Here is a run down of what happened.

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Picking up the Pace

ARLEE - Faster than the speed limit in Montana? Paced like a

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Chiefs have several placers at Holiday Classic

GREAT FALLS - There were plenty of good Montana wrestling teams at the CMR Holiday Classic last weekend and there were plenty of Lake County athletes making a splash in the tournament.

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Bagnell steps up for Pirates

POLSON - Polson senior Kyle Bagnell has thrown no-hitters. He's signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Oklahoma State University. He's an allstate wide receiver, eliciting the "Let's put six defensive backs on him and hope for the best" treatment from other teams.

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Lady Bulldogs hold on against Charlo

ST. IGNATIUS - There's been a recent crime wave in St. Ignatius

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Peterson places first for M-C grappler

CORVALLIS - At Corvallis over the weekend, the Mission-Charlo

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Polson girls basketball: Playing through pain

MISSOULA - You'd think that a painful shoulder injury would slow

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The Amazing Chiefs

RONAN - The Chiefs came back from ten points down against

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Maidens look to improve

RONAN - The Maidens' scoring woes continued this weekend, but

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Mission pressed

RONAN - Mission knew going in against the senior-laden Ronan

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Charlo Girls Basketball: Bringing the D

ST. IGNATIUS - Both were unbeaten and it was a classic

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Up and coming

COEUR D ‘ALENE - With 54 teams from Washington, Idaho, Oregon

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Charlo 5-0 to start season

CHARLO - Having to shoot two technical free throws at the end of

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Storm before the calm

PABLO - The SKC mens and womens basketball teams know a thing or

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Scarlets win two

ARLEE - Seven points.

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Arlee grapples Holiday Classic in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS - The Arlee Warriors competed this past weekend at

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Things are clicking for Two Eagle River

When Two Eagle River played Arlee last Monday night, they found themselves immediately in a 9-0 hole as the Warriors jumped out to a quick start. Then Eagles head coach Clayton Malatare called a time out.

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Dec. 21 in Lake County Sports

Here's a rundown on what happened last night in Lake County Sports...

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SKC Basketball Results

There's been plenty of games for the SKC basketball teams in the

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Polson upends AA Big Sky

Heres a run down from Polson basketball action last night...

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Lady Bulldogs beat Charlo in tough battle

ST. IGNATIUS - It was rough and tumble. There were plenty of players diving on the floor. Things were tight all the way on the scoreboard.

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Class A Wrestling, Ronan and Polson: Grudge Match

It was a dramatic enough evening between Polson and Ronan last

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Bulldogs off to good start

ST. IGNATIUS - Mission showed tenacity this weekend as they went

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Chiefs get pair of victories

CORVALLIS - With three players already among the top ten scorers

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Charlo girls shut down Superior

CHARLO - If basketball teams were pitchers, than the Lady

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Lady Bulldogs push pace

ST. IGNATIUS - Speed was the name of the game for the Lady

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Warriors split weekend

TWIN BRIDGES - Arlee so both ends of a close game last weekend,

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Mohr lights up scoreboard

CORVALLIS - Last season, Polson didn't have the services of

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Post play solid for Charlo

CHARLO - When one thinks of a lineman, the image of Refrigerator

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Lady Pirates battle through injuries

HAMILTON - Senior Breanne Kelley put in a 21-point performance

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Scarlets drop two

TWIN BRIDGES - Shooting woes hurt the Scarlets over the weekend

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Young Maidens find way to bounce back

HAMILTON - When Ronan head coach Doug Fisher looked out on the

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Arlee has busy week

ARLEE - Last Thursday in Arlee's dual with Hellgate's JV team,

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Local grapplers see success

POLSON - When you coach for 35 years, chances are you're going

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Lady Pirates looking at state

POLSON - The Polson Lady Pirates' intentions are no

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Mission-Charlo ready for battle

ST. IGNATIUS - In order to be successful in wrestling, the team

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Pfau ready to go

ARLEE - A big key to Arlee's success this season will be senior

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Warriors have new leader

ARLEE - First-year Arlee head basketball coach Dustin Keltner

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Scarlets are young, but tested

ARLEE - Arlee started three freshmen last year and that

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Rice headlines for wrestlers

Senior wrestler Cole Rice is on the brink of history.

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Ronan will showcase speed

RONAN - Remember the line in Top Gun?

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Maidens hope to rise

RONAN - The Ronan girl's basketball team has struggled with

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Ronan ready for conference battle

RONAN - There will be one heck of a Cheff in the kitchen for Ronan. Returning state champion Toby Cheff is looking to repeat as Montana's top wrestler for the 189-poumd weight class after receiving recognition from USA Wrestling for the nation's best seniors.

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Charlo has a Chance

CHARLO - Charlo fells just short of the state tournament last

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Lady Vikings look to advance

CHARLO - The Charlo Lady Vikings were one game away from state

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Pirates return full deck

POLSON - The Polson Pirates snuck up on some people last year.

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Phillips revives Bulldogs

ST. IGNATIUS - With head coach Lloyd Phillips back at the reigns

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Young Two Eagle has scorers

PABLO - Two Eagle will be looking for some of their younger players to step up, but they do have some talente upperclassmen that could help out their team tremendously this year, too.

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Defensive Lady Bulldogs will lock down opponent

ST. IGNATIUS - Two key pieces are returning for the Lady Bulldogs this year that hopefully mean good things.

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Polson grapplers man up with young squad

POLSON - The word "young" comes up when talking about the Polson wrestling team, but that shouldn't be a problem.

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Life as champ is not easy

I was trying to figure out what is more annoying, an NFL wide-receiver that bumps his chest after a three-yard pass reception or the 30-second dance routine rookie John Wall does before NBA basketball games. Talk about a bunch of guys that get a sense of privilege when they haven't …

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Forfeits hurt Ronan

LIBBY - Ronan wrestled well over the weekend, defeating

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Arlee's Rice pins three

CASCADE - Cole Rice had a good start to his title

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Peaks and Valleys: Dec. 9

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MHSA conference proposal is in

The Montana High School Association has shuffled the deck for classifications next year, with seven schools making moves both up and down.

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A note from the newsroom

I’m addicted to coffee.

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Polson Invitational kicks off winter season

POLSON - Let the games begin. Lake County will see its first major snowfall of winter sports with wrestling when the Polson Invitational kicks off this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Wrestlers from Polson and Mission-Charlo will represent Lake County in the 13-team tournament.

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MHSA shakes upclassifications

Ronan and Mission placed in same district, Two Eagle approved

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Hockey, anyone?

I'm a little out of the loop when it comes to hockey.

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Equestrian way of life

Lake County youth learn a sport that teaches responsibility

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Quick Hitters: Joel Lewis

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Peaks and Valleys: Thankgiving Edition

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Hunters experience slow season

NORTHWESTERN MONTANA - Despite the deer and elk harvest picking up in the final stages of 2010, hunters experienced a relatively slow season in Western Montana.

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Part of the Sainthood

Polson’s Ted Morigeau is helping Carroll College make another

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SKC falls to No. 3 Cardinals

Shots don’t fall for Bison against height-loaded North Idaho

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Lady Bison drop two

Short-handed SKC gets 21-point performance from Charla Brown

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Michael Fisher: Still Running Strong

From a 2005 cross country state championship for Ronan to

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Breanne Kelley: The Closer

Polson senior Breanne Kelley has ice water in her veins when it

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Mission finishes better than ever

ST. IGNATIUS - Mission volleyball made it further than they ever

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Big Sky delivers more than the FBS

They may not be in the playoffs, but the Grizzlies should be

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Peaks and Valleys for Nov. 25

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SKC Basketball 2010: Open Range

PABLO - If there's one thing that you can take from this weekend's split with Montana-Western, it's that this year's SKC Bison are going to be one entertaining bas-ketball team.

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Lady Pirates drop two at state

Polson defeats Stevensville, drops matches to Laurel and

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Success in Class B

Bigfork made transition two years ago and has excelled

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Griz-Cat game: Showdown for the Sky

The Lake County Leader talks with the voice of the Griz about

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Plenty to do for Courville

ST. IGNATIUS - High school can keep kids busy with homework,

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Sports Briefs for Nov. 18

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Bagnell signs with Oklahoma State

POLSON - Polson sports fans shouldn't be too alarmed that

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Two wide: Bagnell and Mohr

Seniors Bagnell and Mohr were dangerous threats for Polson this

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Arlee's shorter school week works

ARLEE - Two years ago, Arlee wrestlers missed seven Fridays of

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Lady Bison drop two to Western

PABLO - Poor shooting hampered the SKC Lady Bison in their home

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The "Mounties" Fall Sports Awards

While I don't have the budget to host my own awards ceremony or

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Peaks and Valleys: Banners, kickers and Griz-Cat

Here's a look at the highs and lows in Lake County sports last

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Polson volleyball: Bozeman Bound!

Polson volleyball heads to the state tournament for the third

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Class C Football: Charlo falls to Chinook in slugfest

Hard running Sugarbeeters knock Vikings out of the playoffs with

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Ronan Volleyball: Just one win away

COLUMBIA FALLS - The best time to turn some heads and make a

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Lady Bulldogs place third

SUPERIOR - The Lady Bulldogs ended their season playing their best volleyball. A week after sweeping through the district tournament for the Western 7B championship, Mission won three games in the Western B divisional tournament, placing third.

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Way of the Warrior

Four Mission Valley Taekwondo students promoted to black belt

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Lady Vikings end sucessful season

Charlo knocked out of divisional tournament with two losses

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Scarlets drop two at divisionals

Arlee wraps up successful volleyball season

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Maroons stop Pirates

BUTTE - Polson's season may have come to an end last Saturday

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Sweet Agony: Polson runners experience death by doughnut

POLSON - There's probably no mile more har-rowing than the

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Charlo showed class in defeat

Vikings have nothing to hang their heads about after hard-fought

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Arlee changes schedule

Three years ago, Arlee wrestlers missed seven Fridays of school in a row and in total 54 class periods because they were traveling to sports events.

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Class C Volleyball: District Duel

Arlee and Charlo meet twice in district tournament and battle

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Charlo FB: Vikings survive first-round scare

CHARLO - A hush fell over the crowd in Charlo last Saturday. Their football team's leader, the multi-talented quarterback Chico Stipe, limped off the field in the first quarter against White Sulphur Springs in a game that couldn't be going any worse.

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Polson football wins in 2OT thriller

FRENCHTOWN - All season, the young Polson Pirates football team

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Lady Bulldogs VB: Mission rises to the occasion

THOMPSON FALLS - Every game, Lady Bulldogs head coach Kendal Anderson rates her team's passes on a scale from 0-3, with three being the highest compliment. Last Thursday in their opening district tournament match against Plains, a 3-0 sweep, Anderson said her team's passing had a myriad of 0s and …

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Playing for Dad

POLSON - Senior middle hitter Sallie Sams steps onto the court

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Class A Volleyball: Ronan, Polson ready for divisionals

POLSON - Four years ago, Polson head coach Jan Toth made her

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Out but not down

CHARLO - Junior Stephen Delaney was looking forward to a starting spot on the Charlo Vikings football team this season.

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2010 Mission Football Recap: Bulldogs' turnaround year

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission Bulldogs started their season with a nine play, 68-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown by senior running back Lane Wheeler.

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Arlee falls to Twin Bridges in playoffs

TWIN BRIDGES - Twin Bridges jumped out to a 22-0 lead in the

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Mission middle school football goes undefeated

ST. IGNATIUS - There's plenty of football talent coming down the

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Polson boys soccer season recap: The Big D

POLSON - Libby may have won the state championship in soccer,

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Senior Marissa McCrea has seen both sides of the Polson-Ronan rivalry

Ronan senior libero Marissa McCrea knows a thing or two about

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Polson, Ronan volleyball teams gear up for postseason and each other

POLSON - After toughing it out, Polson junior Riley Kenney has decided to rest her injured shoulder.

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Charlo ends Drummond's win streak

DRUMMOND - Two years ago, Drummond lost to Charlo 48-6 and hadn't lost a game since.

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Mission using momentum

ST. IGNATIUS - Momentum is a big thing in volleyball and the Lady Bulldogs hope to ride a wave of it through the district tournament.

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Class C Districts: One team to rule them all

The District 10C tournament will be taking place and it looks

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Chiefs corrall 'Cats

COLUMBIA FALLS - Ronan (5-4) got to end their season a lot better than all but one of the playoff teams will this year - with a win. They upended the Northwestern A Conference leading Columbia Falls Wildcats with a 28-20 victory and did it in dramatic fashion.

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Rematch for Polson

Frenchtown awaits Pirates as opponent in first round of the

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Seniors push Warriors to win

ARLEE - The seven seniors on Arlee's football team had their

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Bulldogs finish great season

ST. IGNATIUS - An overtime win by Troy against Thompson Falls on Friday kept the Mission Bulldogs out of the playoffs but didn't erase what the team had done over the season.

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Just short for Polson

Belgrade scores on controversial goal to advance to the state

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Local race supports Owen

POLSON - There was an extra surprise for Olympic hopeful Melinda Owen after the Live Locally 5K Run on Saturday. That surprise was a $10,000 check from Country Pasta owners Amy and Fred Kellogg to help her carry out her dreams. The race also earned $4,250 in proceeds for Owen.

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Streetscape draws ire of property owners

POLSON — Business owners along Polson’s Main Street voiced their concerns about the Streetscape Project during the city council meeting last Monday night. Property owners asked if there was any way that the council could create a committee of business owners to talk about funding to help ease the cost …

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Charlo ends Arlee's streak

Lady Vikings and Scarlets now tied for first place in the

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Polson/Ronan Football: Backyard Brawl

RONAN - This wasn't how it was supposed to play out. But the

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Homecoming for area wrestlers in Ronan

RONAN - Four Mission Valley wrestlers were on display during the

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Soccer: Pirates advance to semifinals

POLSON - Locked in a 1-1 tie with precious minutes ticking away on the clock in the first round of the Montana state playoffs, Corvallis' head coach Brock Hammill made a prophetic statement to Polsons' coach Jess Kittle.

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Lady Bulldogs in tight conference race

ST. IGNATIUS - Things have tightened up in the District 7-B conference for volleyball, and the Lady Bulldogs are right in the thick of things.

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Exhausted Maidens ready home stretch

STEVENSVILLE - It's the long stretch part of the season for

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Polson Volleyball: Bringing in the hard hitters

When Lady Pirates head coach Jan Toth sees that her team is

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Lake County Cross Country: Ready for state

Lake Cross Country teams are geared up and good to go for the

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Warriors will send off seniors against Seeley

After clinching a playoff spot with their homecoming win over

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The road leads through Bigfork

If Mission wins tonight, they’re in the playoffs

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Charlo Vikings Homecoming: Purple Reign

It was senior night, homecoming and the final game before

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Peaks and Valleys in Lake County

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Curse reversed

Mission shakes off Arlee gymnasium mystique with 3-1

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Polson chain Lady Dawgs

POLSON — Lady Pirates’ coach Jan Toth certainly knows how to prepare for a game.

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Polson chains Lady Dawgs

POLSON - Lady Pirates' coach Jan Toth certainly knows how to prepare for a game.

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Hard-nosed football gets Arlee a victory for homecoming

ARLEE - The Warriors were ready.

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Seniors will be missed for Lady Pirates

LIBBY - The Polson girls soccer team said goodbye to eight seniors last Saturday as the Lady Pirates ended their season in Libby.

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Making history

LIBBY - The Pirates allowed just three goals and didn't have a single loss in conference this season. After a 2-1 victory over Libby last Saturday, Polson secured the No. 1 seed from the north in the state playoffs. For the first time in school history, they'll host a home …

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Charlo takes two games

HOT SPRINGS - Charlo survived a scare against Hot Springs to win 3-2 last Tuesday night thanks to juniors Jazmine Hernandez Kelley and Deondra Brown. The Lady Vikings came from behind but picked up another District 10-C win, 14-25, 25-7, 17-25, 25-12, 15-7.

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Ronan saves the trees

WHITEFISH - Look up the definition of "home court advantage" in the dictionary and there's probably a photo of Whitefish's home fans. They can get a little nuts during volleyball matches.

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Cross Country Roundup for Oct. 14

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Swashbucklers!

POLSON - The Polson boys' soccer picked the perfect time to make a historic first. Not only did their 2-1 win on Saturday over Whitefish give the Pirates (5-0-1 conf., 6-3-1 overall) their first season sweep over the Bulldogs, but they also clinched at least the No. 2 seed in …

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Class A Golf State Championship: Seniors shine under pressure

LAUREL - Authors want to make the final chapter of their book the best. Some Lake County golfers may have turned the final pages of their high school career, but they're not going to forget them anytime soon.

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Life lessons in soccer

MVCA's only school sport allows kids to develop skills and

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Pirates show no quit

POLSON - Down 19-7 with less than four minutes to go in the third quarter, it seemed that Polson had little fight left in their homecoming game against Columbia Falls.

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Mission wins two games after loss to Bigfork

ST. IGNATIUS - The Lady Bulldogs bounced back from a loss to Bigfork earlier last week and picked up two big wins against Darby and Class A Ronan.

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Polson volleyball wins two

POLSON - Frenchtown was in trouble last Tuesday night, something that usually happens to visiting volleyball teams coming into "the Pirate Ship" a.k.a. Linderman Gymnasium in Polson.

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Ronan wins third conference match

COLUMBIA FALLS - Note to the rest of the Northwestern A Conference, try not to rile up the Ronan Maidens too much.

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Morrison anchors Polson

POLSON - You can't get much past Jacie Morrison. The senior goalkeeper racked up 28 and 31 saves against Columbia Falls and Whitefish respectively last week.

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Mission rolls over Three Fork

THREE FORK - Mission junior Austin Durglo rushed for 200 yards on 13 carries as the Bulldogs (4-1) thumped Three Fork 42-7.

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Ronan warms up for Libby

RONAN - Instead of sitting around during their bye week, Ronan head coach Jim Benn had his team (4-2) play the Flathead JV last week in order to prepare for this Friday's matchup against the Libby Loggers.

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Defense steps up for Charlo

NOXON - The Vikings' (5-0) defense pitched their second shutout of the season at they stayed undefeated with a 26-0 victory over Noxon last Friday on the road.

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Arlee gets big win following bye week

VICTOR - Coming off a bye week, the Arlee Warriors (2-2) used the opportunity to heal up and run over Victor last Friday, 60-20.

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Runners roll in Hamilton, T-falls

HAMILTON - There was no shortage of good Lake Country runners last weekend in Hamilton. Polson placed second in the girls' varsity race and third in the boys' race. Ronan's top finisher in the girls' race was junior Ashley Grandchamp who placed 15th (21:55) and has dropped her time significantly …

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VIDEO: Big Blue

ST. IGNATIUS — All things considered, Mission center Zane Foster had a pretty good night for a lineman.

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Ronan rolls on

RONAN — They’re BAAAAAAACK.

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Area golfers square off

Austin Von Tom finished 15th, scoring a 95.

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Running start

Area’s best runners take to the course at Silver Fox Golf Course

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Playoff-bound

CHARLO — There are pennants races going on in major league baseball in October and there will be one heck of a race going in the Northwestern A boys soccer standings.

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Big win at Bigfork

Lady Pirates have one goal in mind: the playoffs

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Charlo passes over Victor

CHARLO — You’ve met Chico Stipe the runner. Now Say hello to Chico Stipe the passer. It was a rather rude introduction for Victor, who was on the wrong end of a 55-12 loss to the Vikings last Friday night.

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Pirates finish strong in Spokane

SPOKANE — Two weeks ago when Polson freshman Aja Starkey finished fourth in the Mountain West Classic two weeks ago, her biggest fan was her sister Mesa.

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Polson battles past Ronan

RONAN — Call it Ronanageddon or Polsonmania or whatever you want, but there’s a lot of intensity that goes behind the Maidens and Lady Pirates volleyball games. Last Saturday’s matchup lived up to the hype and anticipation as Polson (3-0 conf., 4-0 ovr.) fought tooth and nail for a 3-1 …

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Charlo's Blevins serves up win

CHARLO - When junior Dawn Blevins got up to serve for Charlo, her team was leading 13-1 in the second game of a match last Thursday with St. Regis. She didn't stop serving until Charlo won the second game 25-2 en route to a 3-1 victory.

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Scarlets knock Noxon

ARLEE — You wouldn’t want to mess with Arlee junior Becca Nelson.

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Mission continues success

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-1 on the season after defeating Deer Lodge last Thursday, 3-1.

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Starkey fourth among region's best

MISSOULA - Hundreds of runners from across the Pacific Northwest gathered at the 2010 Mountain West Classic last Saturday in Missoula and a freshman from Polson nearly led them all. Aja Starkey finished fourth (17:59.27) and helped lead the Lady Pirates to 10 place. Three more Polson girls placed in …

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Towns collide

Arlee and Charlo battle for conference supremacy and county

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Lake County golfers ready for divisionals

LAKE COUNTY — Golf is normally a leisurely sport, but things are starting to ratchet up for the Ronan and Polson high school teams. Divisionals in Ronan on Saturday are looming ahead for many area golfers, some who could make big splashes in the conference.

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Mission gets its revenge

ST. IGNATIUS - Mission wanted revenge.

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Sickness nips Ronan

RONAN — The sickness bug hit the Ronan Maidens (1-2) last week as eight girls were out with sickness, causing head coach Naomi Mock to make some adjustments to the team’s rotation in their Thursday night home against Whitefish.

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Arlee wins two

ST. REGIS — The Arlee volleyball team (4-1 overall, 2-0 conf.) had a little extra motivation on Friday against St. Regis, as they wanted to be able to make it back in time to catch the Arlee-Charlo football game. The Scarlets went to work, winning 3-0 and getting the early …

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Soccer roundup

WHITEFISH — The Polson Pirates (1-0-1 conf., 1-3-1 overall) haven’t played matches for the faint of heart.

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Lady Pirates fight for two wins

STEVENSVILLE — It wasn’t easy, but the Polson Lady Pirates (3-0, overall, 2-0 conf.) gutted out a road win 25-13, 25-20, 21-25, 28-26 over Stevensville on Tuesday night, 3-1, after losing the third game and giving some of the momentum away to the Yellowjackets.

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Ronan passes by Corvallis

RONAN — The Ronan Chiefs (2-2) received a nice pick-me-up tonic before moving into conference play next week.

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Lake County sports roundup

Charlo improves to 6-0

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Fitzpatrick's fun ride

RONAN — Payton Fitzpatrick got an early run in the 2010 Miniature Bull Riding Association Finals last Saturday in Ronan and made the most of it. The 15-year old was able to score 69 points on the bull Hotwire and had enough points in the MBRA standings to qualify for …

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Mission CC takes third

EUREKA — Starting a new cross-country program, you might expect Mission to have some growing pains in establishing a good group of runners. However, after last Friday at the Eureka invitational, it seems that they’ve skipped that step.

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Mission volleyball keeps streak alive

Lady Bulldogs unbeaten in three-straight conference matchups

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Arlee cools off Hot Springs

ARLEE — Teams want to be playing their best when rivals come to town and the Arlee (2-0 overall, 1-0 conference) volleyball team looked especially dominating last Thursday night at home against Hot Springs (1-0, 1-1). After working out some early nerves, the Scarlet’s handed the Savage Heat a 3-0 …

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Charlo likes turf

RONAN - The already speedy Charlo Vikings got a big boost when they played on the turf at Ronan last Saturday against the Ronan JV team. Senior quarterback Chico Stipe scored the Vikings first two touchdowns on runs as the Vikings jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first …

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Tournament throws challenge at Charlo

PHLLIPSBURG — Charlo volleyball’s team motto is “hard work, trust, respect and discipline” and head coach Sheryl Kain wants to see a little more of that from her team after the Phillipsburg tournament last Saturday.

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Road trip for TER

ST. REGIS —Two Eagle River had a strong second match but lost 3-0 at St. Regis last Thursday, 25-6, 25-15, 25-1.

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Field size hurts Polson

BELGRADE - While three loses are not the way Polson head coach Jess Kittle would like to start the season, there are some very promising things that he has seen so far.

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Flathead Invitational round up

KALISPELL - Several Lake County runners placed high during the Flathead Invitational last Saturday in Kalispell. Despite having competition from several AA schools, Ronan and Polson both had stars on the course. Polson freshman Aja Starkey once again proved to be a prodigy, finishing second with a time of 18:59

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Lady Pirates tie

LIVINGSTON — With junior defender Jamie Young going down with an ankle injury in the Lady Pirates (1-2-1) game against Park on Saturday, Polson head coach Michael Hewston needed somebody to step up.

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Maidens excel at Tip-off

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ronan is showing they’re one of the better volleyball teams in the conference after a strong performance in the Tip-off tournament last weekend in Columbia Falls. They finished second in the Northwest A standings for pool play just behind Polson as the teams from the north faced …

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Arlee falls to Drummond

DRUMMOND — The defending Class C state champions handed Arlee (1-1) their first loss of the season, defeating the Warriors last Friday 26-6.

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Bagnell has big night

POLSON - Polson (3-0) won their first game through the air and their second on the ground. For their third game, defense and some late-game heroics were instrumental in a 14-3 win over Hamilton last Friday night.

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Arlee CC runs together

The Arlee cross country team got off to a blazing start with a strong showing at the Lincoln Invitational last Thursday.

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Polson takes first

COLUMBIA FALLS— Polson head coach Jan Toth used the Tip-off Tournament in Columbia Falls last weekend to make some adjustments.

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Mission falls to Troy

TROY - Down 16-0 after the first quarter Friday night against Troy, it would have been easy for the Mission Bulldogs to roll over and play dead. Instead, the team came roaring back with two touchdown runs by Dylan Evans and cut things to 16-13.

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In-VINCE-ible

Polson’s junior quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo runs over

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Arlee runs to victory

PHILIPSBURG - Arlee is off and running. Specifically, junior running back Zach Tameler is off and running as he had four rushing touchdowns in a 46-20 victory over Philipsburg last Friday.

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Canal run opens season

RONAN - It was a series of firsts at the Ronan Canal Bank meet as it was not only the first action of the season for cross country teams, but also the first meet ever for the Mission High School team.

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Two Eagle shows improvement

PABLO - The Two Eagle River volleyball team showed signs of growth in their two matches last week and it seems all that hard work in practice is paying off.

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Scarlets rally from deficit

ARLEE - It takes toughness and determination for a volleyball team to come back from two sets down, but the Arlee Scarlets (1-0) did just that against Philipsburg last Thursday, winning in five games 3-2.

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Mission knocks off Eureka

EUREKA - After finishing undefeated in their home tournament two weeks ago, the Mission Lady Bulldogs (1-1) got a rude awakening, losing to Superior 3-1 in their first game of the season. However, the team bounced back and defeated a tough Eureka team 3-1.

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Ronan splits the weekend

RONAN - Ronan (1-1) split their games this weekend, losing to Stevensville 3-1 on Thursday but then winning an important conference match-up against Columbia Falls 3-2 on Friday.

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Bulldogs with bite

Mission football wins first game since 2008

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Kelley strong for Polson

WHITEFISH - Whitefish is a loud place to play. Polson volleyball head coach Jan Toth knows first hand. She led Whitefish to their first state championship in volleyball in 1989, so you might say that last Thursday's matchup was a bit of a homecoming for her.

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Charlo big in first quarter

SEELEY - The 35-point clock in eight-man football is a running clock after one team goes up by 35 points. It's designed to make a game go quicker and lessen the ridiculous number of a blowout by not stopping, regardless of play. Charlo was so good last Friday night, they …

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Soccer roundup

Polson boys’ and girls’ teams learn from first games of the

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Lady Vikings take two

DRUMMOND - Charlo turned in a tough performance against Drummond, defeating them 3-1 in a non-conference match last Tuesday on the road. It was such an impressive display that Lady Vikings head coach Sheryl Kain thought that her players looked much better that night than their 3-0 road sweep of …

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Chiefs fall on road

STEVENSVILLE - Stevensville attacked through the air, racking up 312 yards and handed Ronan football their first loss of the season, 37-8. Stevensville used a 22-point third quarter after Ronan had played them closely, going into halftime trailing just 15-8.

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Home of: Dr. Stephen Irwin

POLSON - When you walk into Dr. Stephen Irwin's office at St. Joseph's Medical Center, you'll get a good idea of his hobbies. A large, stuffed Cape Buffalo head and a Lichtenstein's hartebeest sit in front of his desk. Next to his computer is a photo of Irwin and a …

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Polson knocks off champs

FRENCHTOWN- There's the old adage that experience trumps talent but it didn't hold true last Friday for the Frenchtown Broncs. The fresh-faced Polson Pirates started 16 new players while the defending Class A state champions had 10 returning starters on both sides of the ball.

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Charlo rolls to strong start

CHARLO - It was a busy season debut for the Charlo volleyball team as they defeated one of their strongest rivals on Friday, then advanced to the semi-finals of the Drummond volleyball tournament on Saturday.

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Mission: accomplished

With starters out due to illness, Lady Bulldogs still go 10-0 in home tournament

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Catch me if you can

Charlo senior quarterback Chico Stipe looks strong in scrimmage

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Bulldogs get set

ST. IGNATIUS - After a tailgate session put on by Mission parents, a crowd of between 50 and 60 people showed up for the Mission Towel Football Scrimmage last Friday in St. Ignatius.

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Ronan runs over Browning

BROWNING - Adversity had already hit the Ronan Chiefs by the second quarter of their game against Browning. Two of their running backs were out. They were on the road. Browning was leading 8-6.

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Arlee overcomes missing starters

DRUMMOND - Even with three starters missing, the Arlee volleyball team split with Charlo and defeated Alberton during the Drummond volleyball tournament last Saturday.

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Arlee ready for P'burg

ARLEE - Arlee head coach Scott Palmer got a thorough look at his team as they scrimmaged last Friday in preparation for the beginning of the season. It's a good thing, too, as their first opponent, Phillipsburg, is riding high after a 26-24 nail-biting victory against Sheridan last weekend.

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Home kind to Pirates

Polson boys and girls finish high atop the leader board for Tri High School meet

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New-look Maidens have good weekend

WHITEFISH - Ronan's new volleyball coach Naomi Mock liked what she saw over the weekend during the Whitefish volleyball tournament last Saturday. Her squad went 5-3 and finished second in Pool A of the event.

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Polson goes 6-2

WHITEFISH - Polson lost their first game of the Whitefish Volleyball tournament last Saturday and never looked back.

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Catching up

Lake County golf teams make up ground against divisional rivals

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Soccer practice is not for journalists

I went to the fair. Not the one up in Kalispell, since there's a fair going on right here in Polson for about two weeks as the Polson High School soccer team gets ready for the regular season to start.

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Runners of Ronan

BIG ARM - A slight misunderstanding had freshman JT Probst thinking the already daunting task of the Ronan cross country team doing a 100-mile relay run was going to be near impossible.

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Scrimmage Saturday

POLSON — Sophomore Jon Huetmaker scored four goals and senior Sean Hart scored three as the Polson soccer team saw its first live game action against itself last Saturday.

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Polson eyes state champs

POLSON - The Polson football team got geared up for their upcoming opening game against the defending state champions Frenchtown with a scrimmage last Saturday

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Cheifs pump the offense

RONAN - Junior Robbie Gauthier threw two touchdown passes to start the annual Ronan Orange and Black football scrimmage last Friday. The first team offense moved effectively along the Ronan rug, scoring in nine of the fourteen possessions of the game.

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Q&A: Will Davey

Will Davey is a sophomore on the youthful Polson football team.

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New faces for the fall

A new cross country team and two new coaches will compete this season

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Remembering a father

After their dad passes away, three boys and a mother use sports and family to cope with their loss

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Opening practices signal start to season

LAKE COUNTY - Before Friday nights under the lights, student athletes across the valley have to pay their dues running the gauntlet of the dreaded opening day practices. Football, volleyball, soccer and cross country each have their own versions of these mini-boot camps intended to whip everyone in shape.

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Charlo football burns midnight oil in rain

CHARLO — The start to the fall sports season was marked by the eerie glow from the football stadium lights in Charlo on Friday morning. To kick off the season, the Charlo football team decided to camp out in the weight room and practice when the clock struck midnight.

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Eyes turn to budget for athletics

LAKE COUNTY - With state budgets being scaled back after one of the worst economic recessions since the Great Depression, some schools may have to start taking a long look at the bottom line when it comes to their athletic programs.

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Big help in Bigfork

Polson cross country team helps out Bigfork in weekend fundraiser

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Ready for fall

It’s about time, fall sports are here.

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Soccer junkies

Rain or shine, these guys still show up to play

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Q&A: John Robertson

The Lake County Leader sits down with professional cowboy John Robertson

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Mr. Bowling

George Zimmermann has been living the bowling dream for years

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Golf roundup

Polson girls take fourth place at difficult Old Works golf course

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Rodeo rookies

Association teaches youth the rules and nuances of rodeo

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Mariners' dugout led league in characters

More than any other sport, baseball has seen its share of characters out on the field.

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Q &A: Juan Perez

The Lake County Leader spoke with SKC’s AD and women’s basketball coach

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Hoops tourney sends messege

PABLO - It was basketball with a message at the Midnight Hoopz 3-on-3 tournament last Thursday night at Two Eagle River High School, kids had a chance to play competitive basketball but to also learn about various health concerns facing today's youth.

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SKC schedules Div. I school

PABLO - For the first time in school history, the Salish Kootenai College men's basketball team will play a NCAA Division I opponent. The Bison will face the Eastern Washington Eagles on Nov. 19 in Cheney, Wash.

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Lake County a shoe-in for Adidas

Worldwide sportswear manufacturer draws inspiration for skateboard shoes from town names in Lake County

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County marksmen are world class

POLSON - Three of the world's best shooters have called Lake County their home and their talent evident in the middle of July during the World FITASC Championships held in Laterina, Italy.

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Little shooters

Mission Valley Shooting Club hosts monthly youth shoot for area kids

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Skate social

Polson's community on wheels gather for their own party

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Championship hopes dashed

BILLINGS - The Mission Valley Mariners (42-18) started the American Legion State Tournament off with a bang, even before any games had their first pitch.

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Coaching award sees double

POLSON — To say that Bob Gunderson and Larry Smith are coaching mainstays in Polson would probably be an understatement. The two have a combined half-century of coaching experience between them and plenty of hardware in the trophy case to back it up.

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Cowboys catch buck fever

Video and photos of the Pioneer Days rodeos

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Q&A: Aspen Runkel

The Lake County Leader talks with two-time state

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It's hard work at nationals

GILLETTE, WYO. - Three Lake County rodeo athletes were among the best in the country competing at the High School Rodeo Nationals in Gillette Wyoming two weeks ago.

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VIDEO: Downtown dunks

Flathead 3-on-3 brings crowds, championships, jumpers and dunks to Polson

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Mariners take first at Legion districts

HAMILTON - En route to a district tournament championship, the Mission Valley Mariners' (41-16) biggest struggle may not have been on the baseball field, but rather, in getting to the tournament.

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Mission Valley All-stars end season at state

WHITEFISH — The 15-year old Mission Valley Babe Ruth All-Stars finished up their summer at the state tournament last weekend. While they went winless at the tournament in four games, head coach Arnold Sorrell liked what he saw from the team.

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High school national rodeo update

GILLETTE — Three Lake County athletes competed in the High School Rodeo Nationals last weekend in Gillette, Wyo., where the best of the high school rodeo athletes competed for top cowboy and cowgirl honors.

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Q&A: The Murphys

Kirk is the coach of the 12U Purple Wave while his daughter Kylie pitches for the team. They took third place at state two weeks ago.

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Teaming up for a tourney

ST. IGNATIUS - Every Tuesday during the offseason, Mission High School tennis coach Kimimi Ashley has open courts for her players at the high school.

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Hanson shines in all-star game

HELENA - Peter Hanson said he wants to be a factor on the soccer field when he puts cleats on for Spokane Community College this fall.

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A rapid runs through it

Where beauty and chaos collide: thrills and chills on the Lower Flathead River

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Special Ks

VIDEO: Bagnell baffles 20 in seven innings during double header

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Family values are golden

BILLINGS - A family of athletes is nothing new, as many siblings grow up to play the same sport and even play with one another. However, it's hard to find a family with as diverse a sports background as the Plants.

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Rocks of the team

Jame Petersen and Devin Kamarainen reflect on career with the Mission Valley Rockies

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Purple Rain get silver

Area softball state tournament round up

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SKC involved in new league

PABLO - Salish Kootenai College and other tribal schools in the state of Montana are establishing a basketball league for play between November and March. Lady Bison head coach Juan Perez said that five schools have agreed to be in the league for both men's' and women's' basketball teams. The …

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B team plays grade-A ball

POLSON — The Mariners B team wrapped up their season two weeks ago and the players were able to reflect on a season that saw plenty of growth and potential for next year.

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Q&A: Kimimi Ashley

The Lake County Leader sat down with Kimimi Ashley, the tennis coach at Mission High School in St. Ignatius.

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Good old basketball

ST. IGNATIUS - The St. Ignatius Amphitheater saw 28 teams enter the Good Old Days 3-on-3 basketball tournament in search of glory on the court last Saturday in St. Ignatius.

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A cherry good time

Videos and photos of the Cherry Festival

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VIDEO: Bagnell baffles 20

Mariners win both games in double header against Bitterroot

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Among the best

Lake County’s finest junior rodeo athletes compete on the national stage

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Mariners win John Harp

KALISPELL - A baseball team always wants to be playing its best baseball heading into the post-season. The Mission Valley Mariners are doing just that. They won their second consecutive tournament by knocking off the Vauxhall Spurs 10-5 in the championship game of the John Harp Memorial Tournament this weekend …

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Rockies one game away

BONNER - The Mission Valley Rockies fell just one game short of the championship game in the Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament last weekend in Bonner. While it ended their season, head coach Alan Anderson has plenty to look forward to next year.

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All-stars second at state

COLUMBIA FALLS - The Mission Mountain 12-year-old All-Stars won five straight during the State West Tournament en route to a second place finish last weekend in Columbia Falls. In the tournament, the team scored 93 runs and fell to Whitefish 14-4 in the championship game.

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Softball roundup

Purple Rain are champions

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Q & A: Best friends

The Lake County Leader sat down with the pitcher and catcher of the 12U Ronan Orange and Black Attack

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Golfing for ALS

RONAN - For the eighth year in a row, people gathered Saturday at the Mission Mountain Golf Course in Ronan to honor fallen community members who suffered from ALS.

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Digging up dirt

POLSON — Ground breaking began on the Armed Forces Memorial Staircase Tuesday morning near Riverside Park.

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Mariners B team split with Loggers to end season

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Kings at home

Mariners win Firecracker tournament

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Representing at nationals

Three local Mission Valley Rodeo athletes competed in the Wrangler Junior Rodeo Nationals this past weekend in Gallup, N.M.

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Rockies stay optimistic

POLSON — The Mission Valley Rockies, at times, showed why they’re optimistic heading into the upcoming Senior Babe Ruth State Tournament. However, they couldn’t string together a complete game and went 0-4 during the Mission Valley Firecracker Tournament last weekend in Polson.

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Q & A: Spencer Trawick

The Leader got to talk to Spencer Trawick this weekend at the Mission Valley Firecracker Tournament. The 19-year-old from Polson is currently playing college baseball at Gray’s Harbor Community College in the state of Washington.

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Purple Rain take first

KALISPELL - The 16U Polson Purple Rain made a breakthrough during the Emerald's Invite Tournament last weekend in Kalispell. They bucked their losing slump in the elimination rounds of tournaments this year to go 4-1 and win the championship trophy.

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Balling at dusk

ARLEE - There was no shortage of good basketball and participants during the Arlee Celebration 3-on-3 Jamboree basketball tournaments last Friday in Arlee.

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Purple Wave are golden

KALISPELL - The 12U Purple Wave won six straight games en route to a championship at the Emerald's Invite this weekend in Kalispell.

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Owen soars to new heights

SAN DIEGO - The road to becoming a world-class pole vaulter isn't an easy one. Polson High School Track and Field star Melinda Owen almost didn't start down that road. When the 2003 graduate was just a high school freshman, and still years from achieving collegiate and national greatness, she …

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Area archers hold fair

POLSON - More than 100 people attended the Archery Fair last weekend put on by the Mission Valley Archers at the Van Vost Farm near Polson.

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Court enters not guilty plea for Brent Arthur Wilson

POLSON - Brent Arthur Wilson was arraigned on amended charges in the State of Montana vs. Brent Arthur Wilson today at the Lake County Courthouse in Polson. In the arraignment, the court entered a plea of not guilty and Wilson's trial has been set for 9 a.m. on Monday, July …

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Sunset riders

With the Polson Fairgrounds providing a breathtaking backdrop, local rodeo athletes shine

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Firecracker fundraising

POLSON - While the Mission Valley Mariners will be trying to win on the field during the Firecracker Tournament this weekend, they'll also be trying to win off it. Money raised from the Firecracker Tournament helps the team pay for improvements to their home stadium, Legion Field.

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PYSA finds complex site

POLSON - The Polson Youth Soccer Association is moving another step towards their goal of having a soccer complex to call home.

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Mutton but fun

Ah. mutton-busting.

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Q&A: Cameron Milton

The Leader sat down with golf pro Cameron Milton to talk about his unique job.

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Rockies capture second

MISSOULA - The Pioneer Daze tournament in Missoula had no shortage of runs scored over the weekend, something the Mission Valley Rockies took advantage of to bring home a second-place trophy.

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Pitching propels Mariners

LIBBY - The Mission Valley Mariners had a good pitching weekend.

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Mariners sweep Mavs

Bagnell throws one-hitter

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Benson leads off life after high school

POLSON - Staci Benson's softball career didn't begin with softball at all. Instead, she played hard ball with the guys before she was old enough to attend kindergarten.

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Polson FC wins state

GREAT FALLS - The Polson FC U19 boys soccer team made a dominant run to the Montana State Cup championship last weekend in Great Falls.

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Wave get silver

GREAT FALLS — The 12U Purple Wave continue to improve on the season, wrapping up the tournament in Great Falls with a second place finish.

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Babe Ruth baseball roundup

The Senior Babe Ruth Mission Valley Rockies were busy traveling to Clark Fork this weekend for a road victory. On the home front, the three all-star teams for Babe Ruth were named along with the coaching staffs.

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Noyes sinks hole-in-one

Nine year-old Cale Noyes, 9, and his older brother Dalton Noyes, 14 were at the Silver Fox Golf Course in Pablo with their father Wade Noyes when Cale hit his first hole-in-one. Dalton has been instructing his younger brother on the finer points of golf and also hit a hole-in-one …

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