Friday, November 15, 2024

(New) Home of: Lindsey Matkovich and Brittany Northrup

POLSON - As Lake County says goodbye to vacationers and visitors alike, the Lake County Leader says hello to two new faces in our office.
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Polson BOE learns about lunch and high school roof

POLSON — If the only complaint about school lunch is the long line, something is being done right.
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Polson city council axes overtime

POLSON — For the upcoming fiscal year, City of Polson workers will see a wage freeze. Along with that freeze, will be an overtime freeze where no worker will be able to work overtime in order to balance the 2010-11 final budget.
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Home of: Ron Buzzard

POLSON - Move over John Wayne, there's another cowboy in town.
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A different type of pet

POLSON - Alligators, eagles and hawks. Oh my.
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Polson city council hears budget woes

POLSON - In order to keep the budget balanced, each City of Polson department was asked to cut their budget lines, not dealing with personnel, by five percent.
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Bear chases hikers near Mission

ST. IGNATIUS - We all have horror stories about bad dates.
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Smokin' near the water

POLSON — Every grillmaster has his or her secrets and those secrets were put to the test at the second annual Smokin’ on the Water barbecue contest at the KwaTaqNuk last weekend, sponsored by the Polson Chamber Ambassadors.
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Crackin' for a cause

POLSON — When cooking one of the top-of-the-line types of crab, chef Jack Fay just sits back.
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Web welcome

Notes from the newsroom
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Scouts hike and help

POLSON — Teamwork is one reason Boy Scout Troop 1945 was able to hike away from their service site two hours faster than it took them to get there.
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Polson city council extends public budget meeting

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VIDEO: Brass in Blue

Video of the U.S. Air Force Brass in Blue on Aug. 18 at the Polson High School auditorium. The concert is was sponsored by the Lake County Leader in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force.
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Arlee BOE partners up

ARLEE - Valley Bank customers now have the opportunity to support the Arlee school district when they sign up for a debit card.
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Merit badges, morals and marshmallows

MELITA ISLAND - Waking up at 6:45 a.m. to go swimming in cold water takes a lot of motivation.
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Polson BOE axes FCS classes, looks at budget

POLSON — The Polson Board of Education voted to suspend Family/Consumer Science (FCS) classes indefinitely at its August meeting on Monday.
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Skyline Drive on fast track

POLSON — Lake County commissioners counted their lucky stars when they were awarded one of 26 federal grants concerning roads.
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When lightning strikes

Lightning strikes illuminated the sky last Thursday night, and the map above illustrates where lightning hit the ground. According to the DNRC Dispatch Center in Kalispell, approximately 270 lightning strikes touched ground in and around the Lake County borders, with about 200 touching land inside the county. Of those 200, …
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Unofficial results: Library district passes

POLSON - Unofficial results on the Lake County North Library District election show only 200 votes separating those for and those against the proposal. In the end, with 1,765 votes for the new district and 1,522 against it, the mil levy passed.
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Polson council debates grant

POLSON — No one can predict what the next year will bring, let alone the next four and that is what concerned the Polson City Council last Wednesday at their bimonthly meeting.
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Home of: Tali Duford

POLSON — For all of her life, Tali Duford has lived in Polson. She has watched many things change and improve.
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Skate Ignatius is complete

ST. IGNATIUS - An extra five mouths to feed each meal might be a tall task for anyone, but Kristie Nerby took on the challenge.
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Skate Ignatius park finished

ST. IGNATIUS Adding an extra five mouths to feed might be a tall task for anyone, but Kristie Nerby took on the responsibility.
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Waiting game starts

POLSON - The price of a latte has been under scrutiny lately in Polson.
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Creativity flows at Charlo Art Camp

CHARLO - Pop bottles and scraps of fabric usually end up in the trash, beans and glue aren't normally found at the same table and a room full of quiet fourth and fifth graders is a shock to many parents and teachers.
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Notes from the newsroom

Holiday safety
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Where tears and smiles collide

The 14th annual Lake County Relay for Life proved to hold every emotion
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Polson BOE confronts roof issues

POLSON — At the Polson Board of Education meeting Monday, long-term planning was the main topic of discussion.
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Grizzlies appear around county

RONAN — Grizzly bears have started to make their annual debut around northwestern Montana.
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Spring sports siblings

Softball sisters
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Paper-chain pledges

POLSON - Paper chains aren't just for Christmas time.
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Skatepark still needs help

ST. IGNATIUS - Blood, sweat and tears are just a fraction of what Kristie Nerby has given to the Skate Ignatius skatepark in St. Ignatius.
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Polson softball takes crown

BILLINGS - Staci Benson knew this feeling, she had been there before. The senior knew how it felt to be in the state softball championship game. In 2007, Benson was on Polson's championship squad and told this year's team "you don't know how good it is until you're there," head …
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Rockies come close

WHITEFISH - At the Wood Bat tournament last weekend in Whitefish, the Mission Valley Rockies dropped four games.
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Pirates are softball champions

For the second time since 2007, the Polson softball team is on top.
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Spring cleaning

Notes from the newsroom
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Maidens beat Lady Pirates

RONAN - The Ronan softball team picked up its first conference win against Polson who picked up its first conference loss last Tuesday.
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MAC softball ends season at divisionals

THOMPSON FALLS - The Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball team ended its season at the Western B-C divisional tournament last weekend.
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Ronan honor pass car wash

RONAN - As a reward for making the honor roll, Ronan seventh and eighth graders get to hold a car wash.
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Shaftner gets 10th at BPA nationals

ANAHEIM, CALIF. - Both Charlo and Ronan sent two participants to the 44th National Leadership Conference May 4-8. About 6,000 total students competed and qualified after regional and state competitions.
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Cub scouts dig in to help out

RONAN - Boys and dirt go together, and this was evident last Saturday as Ronan Boy Scouts planted trees.
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Maidens face tough competition in Butte

BUTTE - The Ronan softball team played five tough games last weekend in the Butte Invitational winning its last game.
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Key hits spark Polson

BUTTE - The key to the Polson softball team is getting a big hit at the right time.
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Mission Valley Rockies split games

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission Valley Rockies (5-3 overall) dropped two games before winning a pair last weekend.
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MAC makes tournament

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball team won its play-in game against Eureka in a deciding fashion on Monday.
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Home of: Chase Mergenthaler

POLSON - When some children are younger, they dream of being a superhero or real-life hero like a policeman.
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Mariner's offense earns win

The Mission Valley Mariners A team rolled to two wins last week over Glacier Twins with solid showings at the plate.
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MAC attack comes up short

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission softball team started out hot against Loyola Sacred Heart, but cold bats prevented the win.
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Polson remains undefeated in conference

POLSON - After a hard loss to Kalispell Glacier, the Polson softball team stayed undefeated in conference play with a win over Columbia Falls.
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Maidens softball plays close, wins one

RONAN - The Ronan softball team suffered two losses last week, but managed a win over Corvallis.
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Polson softball wins with a walk-off

POLSON - Stepping to the plate in the bottom of the seventh, senior Staci Benson had to come through.
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Mission-Arlee-Charlo combine for two wins

ST. IGNATIUS - Once the Mission softball team gets its bats going at the plate, they can be hard to stop.
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Spring safety

Notes from the newsroom
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MAC works hard for split

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball team split games last week.
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Lady Pirates go batty in four lopsided wins

POLSON - Five games in six days might leave any other team exhausted, but not the Polson softball team.
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Ronan drops three games on the diamond

RONAN - The Ronan softball team took a string of losses last week. The Maidens were in each game with hits but head coach Tom Peterson said, but those hits weren't strung together to get runs across the plate.
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Laughs, crafts combine on Fridays

ARLEE - If you shop at Wilson Foods in Arlee today and notice some decoration on your grocery bag, don't fret. The bags were just spruced up by participants at Arlee's Friday Free Three program in honor of Earth Day.
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Home of: young ambassadors

ST. IGNATIUS - "Where I'm from, we eat rice with everything," Bass LaBaisa-ard said. "Here, it's cheese."
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MAC looks for consistency

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball team is one that feeds off each other, a point that was evident in its two games last week.
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Duford leads Lady Pirates

POLSON - The Polson softball team didn't look like themselves against Hamilton last Thursday.
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UM-Western football scrimmage in Ronan

The UM-Western football held its Red/Black scrimmage April 17 in Ronan.
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Notes from the newsroom, April 15

To our readers
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Pirates stage second upset

POLSON - It was another game, another No. 1 take down for the Polson softball team last Friday.
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Two Ronan wrestlers sign letters of intent with MSU-Northern

Ronan seniors Cameron Neiss and Micky Cheff signed letters of intent on Tuesday to wrestle at MSU-Northern.The boys will enroll at the school in the fall and begin wrestling once the season starts. In the picture, Neiss' hair is still dyed orange from the State Wrestling Tournament, where he won …
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MAC bats heat up

ST. IGNATIUS - Last week, the Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball team's success depended on its performance at the plate during a span of three games in four days.
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Mariners get into playing shape

POLSON - On a nice crisp March morning, 15 high school-aged boys take a run to warm up and get back in shape.
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Leader's new faces

Walking into the Lake County Leader office, one might not recognize where they are.
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Lake County gets grant

POLSON - After receiving $12 million dollars in grant money, Lake County has a long way to go before actually tearing up roads.
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Decisions made for Polson

POLSON - The Polson city council made headway on two issues Monday during two public hearings preceding a regular city council meeting.
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Polson softball trumps defending champs

POLSON - In its first game of the season, the Polson softball team soundly beat defending Class A champions Frenchtown soundly.
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The Madness might be over for me

The tournament is far from over, but my bracket is done.
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Rivals come together in all-star game

PABLO - Before the Mission Valley Girls' All-star game, Charlo sophomore Kinley Pope was nervous.
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Strong first inning propels Mission

EUREKA - After a 14-run first inning, the Mission softball team to beat Eureka 28-0 last Saturday.
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Polson starts season with title

MISSOULA - After only 10 days of practice, the Polson girls' track and field team took first at the Gene Hughes Invitational last weekend in Corvallis.
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Every bit counts for Buttercup Run

ARLEE - For a small fee, an adult can get a T-shirt and the chance to run in the Buttercup Run.
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Underdogs teach lesson

Column: From the Bleachers
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Jumping for a good cause

POLSON - When Molly Sitter was asked why she stayed after school to jump rope she answered, "To earn money to help people that have heart problems."
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Senior plans trip Down Under

PABLO - Jaylen Carpentier is reaping the rewards of her hard work.
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Double Time: SKC champs once again

SANTA FE, N.M. - Winning the American Indian Higher Education Consortium National Championship Tournament was important for the Salish Kootenai College men's and women's basketball teams. They wanted to send SKC President Joe McDonald into his retirement on a good note. McDonald even traveled to see the games in person.
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Outdoors come inside

Standing two feet from a six-ton elephant, my adrenaline started to pump and my heart began to race.
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Target on my back

Sports editor rallies the Leader troops for March Madness
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Sports Briefs

5-on-5 tournament
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Tucker steps down

ARLEE - Some may call Clyde Tucker a godfather of coaching.
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Davey leads Pirates in tournament

HAMILTON - Polson senior Nicole Davey decided to end her basketball career with a bang.
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Polson girls end state run

Pirates go two-and-out
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Bison drop final game before tourney

PABLO - The Salish Kootenai College mens' basketball team closed out the regular season last Friday night with a close loss.
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Sports Briefs

Sports Briefs
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Laughs, lucky underwear and Libby

Lady Pirate captains chat about the season
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Arlee works its way to fourth

BILLINGS - Arlee went into the Class C Boys State Basketball Tournament wanting to add an exclamation mark to its season.
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Pirates: The party crashers

Polson exceeds early-season expectations
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Polson boys just miss title

Pirates fall to No. 1 Laurel in class A championship game
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Arlee boys take fourth at state

BILLINGS — The Arlee boys basketball rebounded from its semifinal loss to make the consolation championship, where it took fourth.
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Polson boys win, move on to second round of state

Polson beats Billings Central, 65-53
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Maidens end season at divisional tourney

KALISPELL - The Ronan girls' basketball team might have ended its season last weekend at the Northwestern A divisional tournament, but the experience gained will transfer over to next year's team.
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Ronan boys' basketball roundup

KALISPELL - Ronan beat Whitefish twice in two days to advance to the third-place game last Saturday against Libby.
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Lady Bulldogs end run

PABLO - The Mission girls' basketball team went two-and-out at its Western B divisional tournament last weekend.
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Lady Vikings drop challenge

MISSOULA - Even without one of its top seniors, the Charlo girls' basketball team still came close to advancing to state.
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Vikings make it close

BUTTE - The Charlo boys' basketball team fell short of the state tournament last weekend at the Western C divisional tournament.
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Lady Pirates head to state

KALISPELL — The Polson girls’ basketball team punched its ticket to state last weekend in the Northwestern A divisional tournament.
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Arlee earns state bid

BUTTE — With solid defense and a potent offense, the Arlee boys’ basketball team paved its way to the Class C state tournament this weekend.
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Pirates win challenge

KALISPELL — The Polson boys’ basketball team had been here before.
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Chiefs enter post-season fifth

POLSON — The pressure is off the Ronan boys’ basketball team.
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Bulldogs win one at districts

LIBBY — Mission boys’ basketball head coach Lloyd Phillips put a score of 48-32 on the board before the Bulldogs first district game.
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Lady Vikings make it through first test

RONAN — The Charlo girls’ basketball team started strong in both of its games in the district tournament, but was only able to hold on for one win.
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Scarlets end year at districts

RONAN — Experience was a factor in the Arlee girls’ basketball team’s district tournament.
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Polson grabs second place

COLUMBIA FALLS — The Polson boys’ basketball team finished the regular season in second place.
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Ronan begins divisionals

POLSON — The Ronan girls’ basketball team dropped its final regular-season game of the season to Polson last Saturday, 50-32.
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Pirates beat Ronan

Junior Sierra Pete and senior Nicole Davey pressure Ronan junior Alice VanGunten last Saturday in Polson’s
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Lady Bulldogs make divisionals

LIBBY — After suffering an early round loss to Bigfork, the Mission girls’ basketball team won two games in six hours to clinch third place in the district 7-B tournament.
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Vikings win challenge game

RONAN — The Charlo boys’ basketball team’s biggest weapon?
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New district? No problem

RONAN — As Charlo sophomore Dillon Delaney let go of the ball, the buzzer went off. The only thing the Arlee boys basketball team could do was watch.
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Pirates pound Eureka

POLSON — The Polson girls’ basketball team came away with a non-conference win and conference loss last week.
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Charlo rolls through week

Charlo rolls through week
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Neiss wins second title

Neiss wins second title
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Scarlets hungry for victory

ALBERTON — Heading into the district tournament this weekend, the Arlee girls’ basketball team is looking for a win.
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Bulldogs make districts

Bulldogs make districts
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Petersen finishes third

BILLINGS — Jame Petersen had thirty seconds.
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Chiefs win in OT

RONAN — Hitting three shots at the end of regulation to send a game into overtime is one way to break out of a mid-season scoring slump.
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Pirates secure second

POLSON — The Polson boys’ basketball team solidified its second-place spot in the conference after a pair of wins last week.
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Warriors continue winning ways

ALBERTON — After securing the top spot in the conference, the Arlee boys’ basketball team didn’t let up, winning three times last week.
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Gold three-peat for Picard

BILLINGS — Brock Picard can now add the phrase “three-time” in front of the words “state champion”.
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Twice for Rice

BILLINGS — Cole Rice was the first wrestler this year to win gold.
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Lady Vikings win twice

Senior Jaris Kelley scores two on a lay-up against Granite last week. The Charlo girls’ basketball team beat Granite 52-26 last Thursday and St. Regis 52-31 the next night. The Vikings compete in their district tournament this weekend in Ronan.
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Mission rebounds with OT win

ST. IGNATIUS — Mission senior Jorren Gies took matters into his own hands last Saturday.
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Small mistakes cost Arlee

ARLEE — Turnovers were a main factor in the Arlee girls’ basketball team’s losses last week against the top teams in District 14-C.
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Arlee stays on top of conference

ARLEE — In a game between the top two teams in district 14-C, the Arlee boys basketball team came out on top.
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Polson girls fall to CFalls

The Pirates dropped to No. 2 in the conference with a 61-40 loss to Columbia Falls last Thursday.
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Ronan basketball briefs

Boys:
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Polson takes team crown, Ronan finishes second: Both move to state

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Warrior grapplers finish with four champs, Bulldogs claim three

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Mission looks for solid showing

TROY — The pattern for the Mission girls’ basketball team is for one shooter to have a great night while others have average nights.
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Polson boys downed by Wildcats

The Pirates lost their only game of the week to Columbia Falls, 50-48.
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Warrior wrestlers take second

DARBY — The Arlee wrestling team had its hands full of trophies on the ride home from the Darby Invitational during the last weekend of regular season competition.
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Pirates have good week

POLSON — Before entering the dual against Ronan, the Pirates beat Columbia Falls last Tuesday 54-27.
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Charlo splits games

Charlo senior Stephanie Maughan passes the ball in the Vikings’ game against Noxon on Jan. 24.
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Mission drops two games

ST. IGNATIUS — Turnovers and low shooting percentages led to two losses for the Mission girls’ basketball team last week.
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Ronan close to wins

RONAN — After a tie game at the half, the Ronan girls’ basketball team ended with a three-point loss last Tuesday against Superior.
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Vikings win two district games

Charlo senior Colt Nagy runs the ball under the net on Jan. 24 against Noxon. Last week, the Vikings were on a roll, with a 61-50 win over Two Eagle River and a 53-48 victory over Hot Springs. Junior Chance Rosenbaum had 26 points in both games and senior Chico …
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Bulldogs cannot convert

BIGFORK — The Mission boys basketball team worked on many things during last week’s practices but the team was unable to translate them to its games.
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Pirates win final dual vs. Ronan

RONAN — The latest Polson and Ronan wrestling dual featured 12 ranked wrestlers, with six wrestling against each other in three matches.
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Pirates tired after two OTs

POLSON — After playing two overtimes in one game, the Polson boys’ basketball team was unable to recover fast enough for its game against Stevensville, resulting in two losses last week.
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Seven wrestlers place for Bulldogs

DARBY — After going to Plains and Florence for mixers, the Mission/Charlo wrestling team finished eighth at the Darby Invitational.
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Chiefs look to divisionals

RONAN — Forfeits helped Ronan in its dual against Whitefish last Tuesday.
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Wolves among us

When I first moved here, I felt like I moved into a real-life version of a zoo. There were wild turkeys outside my window, bears in my backyard and bald eagles over my head. Hummingbirds buzzed as I walk to my car and deer roam about while rumors of cougars …
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Ronan splits two games

RONAN — The Ronan boys’ basketball team rebounded from a loss to Big Sky last Thursday to beat Mission on Saturday.
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Injuries, sickness factor in Bulldog loss

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission boys’ basketball team was still recovering from sickness and injuries last week in its 48-28 loss to Ronan.
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Warriors finish fourth

THOMPSON FALLS — The Arlee wrestling team came home last weekend with nine trophies. The team finished fourth while junior Cole Rice and sophomore Logan Lefler took home gold and three Warriors took third place and three took fourth.
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Vikings take revenge on Noxon

CHARLO — Last time the Charlo boys basketball team faced Noxon, the Vikings were left with a sour taste in their mouths.
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Maidens lose two

Sophomore Nina Orozco dives for a ball during the Tip-off tournament. Against Big Sky last Tuesday, Ronan lost 63-13. Junior Jonna Grant led with four points and went two-for-two at the free throw line. Last Saturday, the Maidens lost 40-33 to Mission. Orozco led with nine points.
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Pirates take down Whitefish twice

POLSON — In two meets, the Polson wrestling team amassed 153 points last week against divisional-foe Whitefish.
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Ronan wrestlers falter in Lewistown

LEWISTOWN — The Ronan wrestling team wanted to make a statement to the eastern portion of Montana last weekend.
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Even keel: Scarlets spread scoring evenly

ARLEE — Balance is a goal for the Arlee girls’ basketball team.
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Lady Bulldogs place two in the win column

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission girls’ basketball team notched two wins last week.
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Bulldogs wrestle to second place

THOMPSON FALLS — With a solid start, the Mission/Charlo wrestling team was able to finish with a second-place trophy.
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Polson b-ball round-up

Polson girls basketball
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Warrior boys drop first game of season, now 11-1

ARLEE — The Arlee boys basketball team was handed its first loss of the season last Saturday at the hands of Lincoln.
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Bulldogs win first game in “dog house”

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission boys basketball team won its first game at home last Saturday against Thompson Falls, 52-50.
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Lady Pirates pick up two wins

POLSON — After a lull at the holiday break, the Polson girls’ basketball team is back on track, winning two games: 52-45 against Eureka and 49-38 against Libby.
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Lady Vikings win twice on the road

PHILIPSBURG — The Charlo girls basketball team’s defense led the way in two wins last week.
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Polson drops close one to Libby

POLSON — The Polson boys basketball team beat Class B Eureka last Thursday 60-50, despite what head coach Brad Pluff said was the Pirate’s “worst shooting nights of the year.”
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Neiss wins dual for Ronan

RONAN — Last week was Cameron Neiss’ week.
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Bulldog grapplers beat Arlee

ST. IGNATIUS — Arlee wrestler Cole Rice and Mission/Charlo wrestler Jame Petersen have seen a lot of each other lately.
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Arlee wins twice on road

ARLEE — “What time is it?”
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Bulldog grapplers finish ninth

RONAN — The Mission/Charlo wrestling team entered the Ronan dual tournament ranked out of the top 10 teams, but wrestled its way to finish ninth.
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WEB EXTRA Ronan girls topped twice

The Ronan girls basketball team faced two losses last week.
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Arlee goes 2-3

RONAN — The Arlee wrestling team started and ended the Western Montana Duals in Ronan with wins last weekend.
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Polson avenges earlier loss

RONAN — Last Thursday, the Polson wrestling team earned revenge as it beat Libby in a 36-35 dual.
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Charlo girls down Arlee

CHARLO — The Charlo and Arlee girls’ basketball teams met in a district 14-C match-up last Thursday, with the Lady Vikings taking the win 46-14.
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Chiefs place fifth in own tourney

RONAN — The Ronan wrestling team took fifth place at its dual tournament last weekend.
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WEB EXTRA Mission boys weather tough week

The Mission boys basketball team dropped a pair of games last week.
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Mission/Charlo miss key wrestlers, still take sixth

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission/Charlo wrestling team may have had some important wrestlers out for its home tournament, but six Bulldogs still placed.
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Polson picks up the pace in win over Ronan

RONAN — After a slow first half, the Ronan and Polson boys’ basketball teams both brought more intensity to the court in the second half of last Tuesday’s game.
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Warriors remain unbeaten

ARLEE — The Arlee boys basketball team remains undefeated after its 80-40 win over Superior last Saturday.
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Arlee up for challenge

ARLEE — The Arlee girls’ basketball team got into foul trouble last Saturday leading to a 46-30 loss to Superior.
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Polson regroups from loss to beat Ronan

RONAN — Entering Tuesday’s Polson and Ronan girls’ basketball game, one team was coming off a loss and one was coming off a win.
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Four Warriors place in Mission tourney

ST. IGNATIUS — Last Saturday, four Arlee wrestlers placed at the Mission Mountain Classic.
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Pirates come from behind to beat Ronan on the mat

POLSON — The Polson and Ronan wrestling teams matched up last Saturday in what Polson head coach Bob Owen called “a pin fest,” with Polson coming from a 27-0 deficit to pull out the Northwestern A conference win.
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Ronan wrestlers end 2009 on a high note

ST. IGNATIUS — The Ronan wrestling team is heading into the new year with two wins.
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Charlo boys hold strong for win

HOT SPRINGS — Sticking to the game plan paid off for the Charlo boys’ basketball team in its 46-38 win over Hot Springs last Tuesday.
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Warriors drop two duals

ST. IGNATIUS — Arlee junior Cole Rice registered his 100th win last Tuesday when his team took part in duals hosted by St. Ignatius.
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Online bragging rights

Hunters don’t like to brag about their big kills.
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Lady Bulldogs earn break after busy schedule

EUREKA — After playing four games in five days last week, the Mission girls’ basketball team has eight days to prepare for its next game.
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Arlee girls win twice

ST. REGIS — The Arlee girls’ basketball team is getting used to playing on the road. The Scarlets will play six home games while traveling for 12.
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Viking ballers earn three-game winning streak

NOXON — The tables were turned on the Vikings against Noxon last Saturday.
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Mission/Charlo stays solid in team competitions

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission/Charlo wrestling team opened up competition by hosting a five-team dual competition last Tuesday.
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Ronan sees areas of improvement

POLSON — The Ronan girls’ basketball team was shown right where they are at last weekend in the Tip-off tournament.
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Thompson still loves it

CHARLO — The day Bret Thompson wakes up in the morning and doesn’t want to go to basketball practice, he won’t.
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Bulldog wrestlers begin season

POLSON — Last weekend was all about gaining experience for the Mission/Charlo wrestling team.
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Chiefs hold annual scrimmage

RONAN — Before the start of the regular season, the Ronan boysl basketball team held its annual Black and Orange scrimmage.
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Ronan adjusting to new coaching staff

RONAN — To start the season, the Ronan girls basketball team opened with its annual Black and Orange scrimmage.
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Ronan gets first win at first meet

LIBBY — The Ronan wrestling team started its season off on the right foot.
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Pirates fourth at home tourney

POLSON — The Pirates hosted the Polson Invitational last weekend where it took fourth place, four points above fifth-place Corvallis.
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Yoga: An alternative to the treadmill

During the summer, there are ample opportunities to get a good work out in. Running, biking and anything outdoors is available.
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New wrestling season begins

LAKE COUNTY — With the beginning of the wrestling season on Saturday, each coach was sent a survey asking about their team and upcoming season. Following are the surveys received by the Leader:
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Boys basketball gears up

LAKE COUNTY — With the start of the boy’s basketball season on Saturday, each coach was sent a survey asking about their team and upcoming season. Following are the surveys received by the Leader:
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Lady Bison drop holiday game

PABLO — The Salish Kootenai College women’s basketball team ended November with a 96-71 loss to Williston State College.
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Cyclocross racing comes to Polson

POLSON — “Good job, Lance,” Brian Campbell said as he pulled his daughter, Lyndsy, in for a hug, jokingly referring to cycling phenomenon Lance Armstrong.
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A school divided

ST. IGNATIUS — Last Friday, if you wore maroon and white, you were a Griz fan.
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Lady Bison drop two

GREAT FALLS — Outside factors contributed to the Salish Kootenai College womens basketball team’s pair of losses against the University of Great Falls junior varsity team.
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Bowlers team up to give back

RONAN — Every Wednesday and Thursday, bowling leagues at Lucky Strike Lanes in Ronan compete against each other for high scores.
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Lady Vikings gain a fan

PHILLIPSBURG — On the court, the Charlo volleyball team is relentless, determined and tough.
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SKC bball player wins title

PABLO — Tiffany Sinclair holds many titles: student at the Salish Kootenai College, member of the SKC women’s basketball team and she recently added another title: Miss Indian Rodeo 2009.
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Polson volleyball seniors dish on the season

POLSON — The four seniors on the Polson volleyball team know what it’s like to be at the bottom.
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Polson takes fourth at state

BOZEMAN — The Polson volleyball team entered the Class A state volleyball tournament last weekend with a couple goals.
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UPDATED Polson wins second round game

The Pirates will move on in the Class A state tournament.
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Mission makes it farther than ever before

SUPERIOR — The Mission volleyball team made history last weekend.
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Pirate spikers prepare for state

LIBBY — If the Polson volleyball team was Superman, than Libby might be its kryptonite.
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Bison have rough road trip

WAHPETON — A 15-hour bus ride is hard enough, but having to face two tough teams afterward might be worse.
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Charlo stumbles in Sheridan

SHERIDAN — The Charlo football team got themselves into a hole that was tough to get out of.
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Lady Bulldogs advance to divisionals

TROY — The Mission volleyball team opened up its 7-B district tournament with an intense game.
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Charlo suffers first loss in tournament opener

PABLO — Entering the 10-C district tournament last weekend, the Charlo volleyball team was the undefeated No. 1 seed.
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Scarlets stay strong

ARLEE — Going into the district tournament, the Arlee volleyball team is on a two-game winning streak.
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Ronan spikers gain lead to win set

HAMILTON — The Ronan volleyball team started with a lead in the third set against Hamilton last Saturday.
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Arlee boys take ninth at state meet

MISSOULA — The Arlee cross country boys team ran to a top-10 finish at the Montana class C state cross country race last Saturday at the University of Montana golf course.
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Lady Vikings dig deep to defend record

CHARLO — Going into the third set against Mission, the Charlo volleyball team was on the edge of losing its first game of the season.
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Charlo secures playoff spot with win

PHILLIPSBURG — The Charlo football team clinched a playoff berth with its 54-18 win last Wednesday over Phillipsburg.
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Senior Lady Eagles leave their mark

PABLO — It was apparent on Two Eagle River volleyball’s senior night that the younger team members will have large shoes to fill.
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Dusty Bull earns conference honors for Ronan

PABLO — Justin Dusty Bull led the Ronan cross country team and finished sixth to garner all-conference honors.
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Lady Bulldogs drop game

THOMPSON FALLS — The Mission volleyball team dropped a game to Thompson Falls last Tuesday 23-25, 25-11, 25-20, 25-10.
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Arlee finding success late in season

PABLO — Things are falling into place for the Arlee volleyball team.
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Charlo downs rival Hot Springs

CHARLO — Senior Stephanie Maughan couldn’t have asked for a better 18th birthday present.
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Large crowds support Arlee

ARLEE — Homecoming or not, Arlee volleyball always has a loud crowd.
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Charlo volleyball keeps 11-0 season

ARLEE — Last week, the Charlo volleyball team found its second sets to be challenging.
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Lady Pirates take first place at home

POLSON — Running three miles as fast as you can is tough enough.
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Tough week for Ronan

POLSON — The Ronan volleyball team faced two tough opponents last week.
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Charlo perfect at 11-0

The Charlo Volleyball team kept their perfect 11-0 going last week. They beat Arlee 25-21, 10-25, 25-21, 25-17 last Thursday and Noxon 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-17 last Saturday. Senior Alex Esterby had six aces against Arlee and four blocks, eight kills and five aces against Noxon.
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AIM teams up to clean up

JETTE HILL — Forty-five bags of trash, four bags of recyclables, countless wrappers and bottles later, the two-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 93 between mile markers 68 and 70 was clean.
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Mission plays solid first half

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission football team played well in the first half before losing to Three Forks 12-42 last Friday.
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Bulldogs take two losses

BIGFORK — The Mission volleyball team suffered two very different losses last week.
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Bieber and Bull lead Pirate runners

HAMILTON — The Polson boys cross country tandem of seniors Colter Bull and Miles Bieber led the Pirates to a first place finish at the Hamilton Invitational.
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Arlee runners improve times

THOMPSON FALLS — A flat course and good weather made for a great day for distance running for the Arlee cross country team.
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Scarlets have good week

ARLEE — The Arlee volleyball team came away with two wins last weekend.
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Dusty Bull leads Ronan

MISSOULA — Ronan cross country head coach Gale Decker knows his team can run better.
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Polson runs strong

MISSOULA — The Polson cross country team posted strong runs from multiple runners last Saturday at the Mountain West Classic in Missoula.
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Ronan faces long road

RONAN — Ronan volleyball had a tough week.
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Charlo tastes first loss

CHARLO — Charlo was handed its first loss of the season at the hands of Drummond.
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Mission football nearly gets win

ST. IGNATIUS — Mission football head coach Peter Hamilton’s pregame speech isn’t working.
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Charlo doesn't get out of pool play

ARLEE — The Charlo volleyball team didn’t play up to it’s potential last weekend.
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Bulldogs win one, lose one

BIGFORK — The Mission volleyball team lost to Bigfork before beating Darby last week.
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Polson gets in groove

POLSON — Polson volleyball head coach Jan Toth is able to smile during matches.
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Sneak-peek for Arlee XC

MISSOULA — The Arlee cross country team got a look at where the state meet will be held, last weekend.
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Rice scores five TDs in Arlee's win

ARLEE — Warrior junior Cole Rice continued his breakout season on Friday, scampering for three touchdowns just in the first half to lead his team to it’s first victory this season in the 72-18 win over Alberton.
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Lady Vikings continue winning streak

CHARLO — The Charlo volleyball team continued their three-set game streak last week, beating Arlee last Thursday and Two Eagle River last Saturday.
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Maidens practice hard for opponent

RONAN — Ronan’s volleyball team knew what was coming. They saw it on the schedule and talked about it in practice.
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WEEKEND UPDATE Charlo blows up at home

The Charlo football team started their 2009 season off with a bang.
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Ronan doesn't give up

WHITEFISH — In their first time on the court this season, the Ronan volleyball team established that they don’t give up.
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In racing, age is an illusion

PABLO — If you hadn’t driven in 30 years, how difficult would it be to drive?
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Sports physical required before season begins

LAKE COUNTY —
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Polson places second

ELMO — Instead of a trophy, the champion of the 30th Annual Standing Arrow Tournament won $2,000.
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Water racing takes teamwork

POLSON — Racing may be an individual sport, but it takes more than one person to pull off.
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Season ends for Purple Rain

BOZEMAN — The Polson 16U Purple Rain softball team lost two games against teams it had previously beat at the Montana State ASA JO Tournament in Bozeman last weekend.
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Lil Lakers win state

BOZEMAN — Five tournaments and five championship games is the record for the Polson 10U Lil’ Lakers fastpitch team.
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Valley Babe Ruth All-Stars miss state

POLSON — Despite being the No. 1 seed out of pool play, Mission Valley didn’t qualify for the state tournament.
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