ARTICLES BY JOHN HEGLIE
Patterson takes reigns of Pirates soccer
Last season, the 2019 rendition of the Polson Pirates (4-9) advanced to the State A tournament as a third seed, but aspirations for a deeper foray into the bracket were derailed by Eastern top-seeded Locomotives of Laurel.
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Mission Valley golf teams feature talent, experience
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Moll returns to lead Polson girls soccer program
Last season, the 2019 rendition of Lady Pirates soccer (4-9) advanced to the playoffs as third seed, but were dispatched in the opening round by Eastern A top-seeded Billings Central, State A champions nine of the past dozen seasons.
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Mission Valley cross country teams ready to run
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Mission Valley Mariners garner postseason honors
Three Legion A baseball Mission Valley Mariners were accentuated with accolades for their athletic apptitude among the recently released postseason list sponsored by Universal Athletic.
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Veterans Memorial Softball Classic gets green light
Subject to modification of its format with the ever changing landscape of pandemic precautions in mind, the Seventh Annual Veterans Memorial Classic got the green light to be played in Belgrade the weekend of Aug. 7-8.
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Northwest Montana softball teams still swinging
At Stevensville, the Bitterroot Valley-based Sparks played host to the S-Town Throwdown for a group of 14U teams in attendance.
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Pandemic precautions grind softball season to a halt
Ordinarily, most Mission Valley area softballers who infuse the rosters of close to a dozen teams based around the northwestern portion of the state would have competed in the USA-sanctioned Montana Junior Olympic State softball tournament this past weekend in Helena. Those results would then have provided the basis for …
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Two Polson Lady Pirates teams second at Splash Tournament
Two Polson Lady Pirates teams each finished second in last week’s Splash Tournament.
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Polson summer league soccer ascending with win, tie
Polson summer league girls soccer played a pair of games in Butte this past weekend. The level of competition was more evenly matched this time around, as preceding games have been played against a higher caliber premier level teams.
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Polson, Ronan softball compete in Great Falls tourney
At the USA Softball Falls Fusion Classic in Great Falls this past weekend, there were five teams from the Mission Valley area in attendance including a Polson-based Lady Pirate squads for each age group along with the Ronan’s 14U Maidens.
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U17 soccer club ties 2
At Polson Community Fields behind the Ridgewater Complex, the U17 Polson FC summer soccer club girls team forged a pair of ties during their second week of action. Both games were played against premier level teams which draw from larger metropolitan AA athletic talent pools, underscoring an accomplishment all the …
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Mission Valley hoops players receive postseason honors
Seven Mission Valley area boys basketball players were recognized for their proficiency on the hardwood this past winter.
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