Lake County stars earn spots in Shrine Game

After each posted monster seasons for their respective teams, five Lake County football players have been selected to represent the West in the 67th Annual Montana East-West Shrine Game in Butte on July 20.

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Maidens beat bitter rival Polson in hard-fought Lake County showdown

POLSON — In what was a close match throughout between the Lady Pirates and the Maidens on Friday in Polson, Ronan would come away with the 36-32 victory.

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Lady Vikings wreak havoc on Two Eagle River, Noxon

NOXON — The Lady Vikings came into their two most recent games looking to generate more offense, and did precisely that by outscoring their conference opponents 123-45.

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Bulldogs perform well but drop games aginast Florence, Bigfork

BIGFORK — The Bulldogs enter the holiday break with a disappointing 1-5 record after falling to Florence 77-64 last Thursday and Bigfork 71-50 on Saturday.

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Chiefs grapplers ground competition at home quad meet against Deer Lodge, Florence, Noxon

RONAN — The Chiefs hosted a quad mixer last Thursday against Deer Lodge, Florence and Noxon, putting on a strong showing in the process.

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Pirates, Chiefs leave it all on the floor in close battle

POLSON — Friday’s matchup between the Pirates and the Chiefs was decided the way every rivalry game should be, by a one-point margin.

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Chiefs take home ninth-place finish at CMR Holiday Classic

GREAT FALLS — Competing against over 30 other schools, the Chiefs left the CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls on Saturday with a ninth-place finish at the two-day event.

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Bulldog grapplers capture fifth at Corvallis tournament

CORVALLIS — The Mission-Charlo wrestling team traveled to Corvallis on Saturday to compete in the nine-team Glyn Brawley Invitational, coming away with a fifth-place finish.

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Pirates compete at Coeur d'Alene, have six wrestlers place at Eureka Invitational

COEUR D’ALENE — Four Pirates wrestlers traveled to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Saturday for the Tri-State wrestling meet, while the rest of the team competed at the Eureka Invitational.

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Chiefs stick with Florence, top Eureka in 1-1 weekend

RONAN — The Chiefs split a pair of contests over the weekend at home, falling to one of the top teams in the state in Florence 59-35 on Friday before bouncing back on Saturday with a 68-52 win over Eureka.

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Lady Vikings shut down potent Mission shooters

CHARLO — The Charlo and Mission girls basketball teams met on Friday night in a Lake County battle, with the Lady Vikings besting their rivals 40-27 when all was said and done.

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Eagles fall short against Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS — Despite strong outings from Clay Malatare (14 points), Jaylen Ducharme (13 points) and Byron Carpentier (11 points), the Two Eagle River School boys basketball team fell on Friday to Hot Springs 64-48.

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Warriors falter in loss to Superior, rebound with win over Hot Springs

ARLEE — The Warriors failed to keep their perfect season alive on Friday after a 69-59 loss to Superior, but got right back on the winning track with a 50-46 victory over Hot Springs on Saturday.

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Lady Pirates improve but can't top Hamilton

POLSON — The Lady Pirates’ rough start to the season continues, as Polson dropped its third-straight game on Saturday with a 56-38 loss to Hamilton.

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Bulldogs race past Vikings

CHARLO — In a Lake County showdown, the Mission and Charlo boys basketball squads squared off on Friday in Charlo, with the visiting Bulldogs coming out on top 68-49.

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Ronan outlasts Florence in triple overtime en route to 2-0 weekend

RONAN — It was a big weekend for the Maidens, as the team successfully closed out two closely-matched games for victories, besting Florence 74-69 after three overtime periods on Friday and Eureka 57-52 on Saturday.

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Local youths get back to roots of lacrosse with double ball

PABLO — It’s a rare moment when one truly thinks of the origins of the sports we love, and it’s an even rarer moment when one gets a firsthand glimpse of what these origins looked and felt like.

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Plant, Rubel place in top 4 at Cascade

CASCADE — Arlee sent five wrestlers to compete at the 20-team Cascade Invitational on Friday and Saturday, putting together a solid show with two placers and three coming just one win away from placing.

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Local grapplers gear up for 2012 season

Lake County wrestlers enter the 2012 season coming off a strong collective showing last year and will be looking for more of the same.

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Ronan alum Fisher finishes off solid football career with Dickinson State

DICKINSON, N.D. — It has been four years since Mike Fisher played a down for Ronan, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been playing football.

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Former Lady Pirate Kelley coming into her own at Montana Western

DILLON — It hasn’t taken too long for former Polson volleyball star Breanne Kelley to settle into a starting role at the University of Montana Western (UMW), where she has been the past two years.

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Bagnell continues his playmaking ways on the gridiron at the Univiversity of Mary

BISMARCK, N.D. — Craig Bagnell has been a busy man since graduating from Polson in 2009. Bagnell was a star on the gridiron for the Pirates from 2005-2008, and not much has changed since then.

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Lake County athletes recognized as finalists for statewide honor

MISSOULA — Three Lake County athletes were recently recognized as part of Montana’s finalists for Wendy’s High School Heisman including Mission’s Loren Erickson (volleyball) and Paden Alexander (cross-country) and Polson’s James Larson (soccer).

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BigSam picks up first divisional win as Scarlets' coach

BUTTE — It was a bittersweet end of the season for the Scarlets, who picked up the team’s first Western C divisional tournament win under coach Brian BigSam, but were eliminated after three matches.

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Lady Bulldogs ousted early from divisionals

RONAN — Despite entering the Western B divisional tournament in Ronan with a No. 2 seed and a hopeful outlook, the Lady Bulldog’s stay was short-lived after the team dropped back-to-back matches against Troy and Loyola Sacred Heart, ending their season.

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Maidens' season comes to an end after loss to Loyola in district tournament play-in match

FLORENCE — The Maidens’ season came to an end on Saturday after suffering a heartbreaking 3-1 loss to Loyola Sacred Heart in the play-in match of the District 6-B tournament in Florence.

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Fourth-place finish at districts brings early end to a promising season for Lady Vikings

ARLEE — Despite coming into the District 10-C tournament with the No. 2 seed, the Lady Vikings’ divisional hopes were dashed after splitting four games and finishing in fourth place over the weekend in Arlee.

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Lady Pirates fend off Frenchtown for key win before falling to Libby in five games

LIBBY — The Lady Pirates capped off the regular season by splitting their final two matches, downing Frenchtown last Thursday 25-22, 26-28, 27-25, 25-17 before falling to Libby on the road Friday 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-18, 15-6.

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Scarlets punch divisional ticket with scrappy play

FRENCHTOWN — The Scarlets kept their season alive on Monday after surviving a brutal battle with Seeley-Swan in the Western C divisional play-in match, topping the Lady Blackhawks in five games 25-20, 5-25, 26-24, 18-25, 15-12.

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Hendren's return carries Scarlets past Hot Springs

ARLEE — The Scarlets got back a vital piece of their team on Saturday with the return of senior leader Mahalia Hendren, who helped propel her team to a 3-1 victory over Hot Springs after a 3-0 loss to Noxon last Thursday.

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Scarlets drop to Drummond, sweep St. Regis

ARLEE — The Scarlets faced the tough task of playing without one of their top players in Mahalia Hendren last week, struggling to overcome her loss in a 3-0 loss to Drummond on Thursday but coming back strong with a 3-0 sweep over St. Regis Saturday.

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Charlo falters against Lynx, trounces Noxon

NOXON — Charlo’s hot streak came to an end last Thursday with a disappointing 3-2 loss to Lincoln on Senior Night, but was able to get back on track with a road sweep over Noxon on Saturday.

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Lady Bulldogs drop back-to-back matches

DEER LODGE — The Lady Bulldogs dropped two matches to District 6-B opponents last week, falling 3-1 to Thompson Falls on Thursday and Deer Lodge 3-1 on Saturday.

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Pirates' postseason hopes sunk by Libby, Wildcats

COLUMBIA FALLS — The Pirates didn’t end their 2012 season the way they had hoped last week, as the team dropped its final two games and were kept out of the playoffs a year removed from making the championship game.

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Lake County runners take on Helena, Hamilton Arlee meets in preparation for conference, state

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Lady Vikings come out victorious in hard-fought match with Scarlets

ARLEE — In a closely-matched District 10-C rivalry matchup between Arlee and Charlo on Saturday, the Lady Vikings came out on top 25-23, 25-22, 25-21, but the match left both coaches wondering what might have been.

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Lady Pirates tackled by Whitefish, shutout 8-0

POLSON — The Lady Pirates could not keep up with Whitefish last Thursday, dropping to the Lady Bulldogs 8-0.

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Lady Vikings breeze by St. Regis in sweep

CHARLO — The Lady Vikings made short work of St. Regis last Thursday at home, sweeping the Tigers in three games 25-12, 25-5 and 25-7.

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Lady Pirates golfers claim divisional title

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Exhausted Pirates fall to Columbia Falls, Whitefish

WHITEFISH — The Pirates dropped to 0-3 in conference play after falling to Northern A foes Columbia Falls and Whitefish over the weekend.

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Frantic finish in Frenchtown

FRENCHTOWN — The Lady Pirates were down 14-9 in the fifth game of their match against Frenchtown last Thursday, but reeled off seven-straight points to knock off their Northwestern A rivals 26-28, 25-21, 25-21, 16-25, 16-14.

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Lake County runners take on Mission Mountain Golf Course

RONAN — All four Lake County cross-country teams, as well as runners from 12 other schools, met at the Mission Mountain Golf Course in Ronan on Saturday for the Ronan Invitational, with the Hellgate boys and Hamilton girls coming away with the top prizes.

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Evans, Brown connect for three scores on way to a 32-6 win over the Lions

ST. IGNATIUS — Quarterback Dylan Evans and receiver Jarred Brown exploited the Eureka secondary for three touchdown connections en route to a 32-6 victory for Mission over the Lions on Friday.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Polson overpowered by Loyola, Hamilton

POLSON — It was a rough week for the Lady Pirates soccer team, suffering a 5-1 loss to Loyola Sacred Heart last Thursday and a 7-0 loss to Hamilton on Saturday at home.

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Pirates pick up win over Loyola, lose nail-biter to Hamilton

POLSON — The Polson boys soccer team split a pair of nonconference games at home last week, downing Loyola-Valley Christian 4-2 on Thursday before coming up just short in a 2-1 loss to Hamilton on Saturday.

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Lady Vikings bump Noxon, Hot Springs

CHARLO — The Lady Vikings were able to pick up two District 10-C victories at home this past week, beating Noxon 3-1 on Thursday and Hot Springs 3-0 on Saturday.

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Chiefs trample Trojans

RONAN — The Chiefs football team racked up 269 yards on the ground, including 126 from senior Colby Roberts on 15 carries, en route to a convincing 36-14 victory over Troy in Ronan on Friday.

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Father and son rodeo duo collects honors in Dillon

DILLON — The spoils of hard work and hours of practice, Polson’s Lee and Wyatt Lytton captured three trophy saddles on Aug. 18 and 19 at the Wrangler Team Roping Championships in Dillon.

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Maidens split matches against Bigfork and Eureka

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Vikings continue hot streak, trample Darby 59-28

CHARLO — For the second week in a row, the Charlo Vikings football team dominated a Western C eight-player opponent, dropping Darby 59-28 on Friday in Charlo.

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Cowboys and cowgirls put on show at Rim Ranch Rodeo

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Golfers scramble to raise scholarship funds for SKC

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lady Vikings still working out kinks after disappointing start to season

DRUMMOND — The Charlo Lady Vikings volleyball squad didn’t get off to the kind of start to the season they were hoping for over the weekend, falling to Mission 3-1 on Friday at home and getting ousted early from the Drummond Invitational Tournament on Saturday.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Maturation of underclassmen vital for Lady Bulldogs

ST. IGNATIUS — For the last two years, the Mission Lady Bulldogs’ volleyball team has come just one game shy of qualifying for the State Tournament, a fact that will fuel the players’ efforts in 2012.

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Epic Shore to Shore Race brings paddlers to Flathead

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Leader Earns 24 MNA Awards

POLSON — The Lake County Leader claimed 24 awards in the Montana Newspaper Association’s 2011 Better Newspaper Contest, including seven first-place honors.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO