ARTICLES BY JOHN HEGLIE FOR LEADER
Ted Kato Memorial
At Thompson Falls this past weekend, the Mission-Charlo Bulldogs would capture the team title at the Ted Kato Memorial wrestling tournament, bolstered not only by nine placers, but also getting key contributions from wrestlebacks after losses rerouted wrestlers into consolation round action.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Warriors down Loyola, edged in overtime
At Missoula, visiting Arlee rallied from a two possession halftime deficit to knot the contest at 63 apiece. The Warriors had possession of the ball during the waning seconds of regulation, but couldn’t connect with their shot, thereby forcing the extra period. Thereafter, Cody Tanner would net a deuce and …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Bucs buckle against Broncs in Frenchtown
At Frenchtown, the visiting Pirates intended to play a close contest much like their earlier encounter, but the host Broncs were better prepared for a quicker start this time around. Although the Pirates held the two leading scorers for the Broncs below their per game average, Frenchtown compensated by spreading …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Maidens earn split in conference clashes
This past weekend, the Ronan Maidens played a pair of key conference matches on the road, falling to top five ranked Browning, followed up by a victory over the Lady Loggers at Libby.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
East meets west in postseason tuneup duals
At Lewistown for the Class A Duals, East clashed with West in precursors of several potential postseason matchups. Mission Valley representatives Polson and Ronan competed in separate pools in first day action, the outcomes which would seed their placement the following day. Both would be rerouted into consolation rounds as …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Charlo topples Trotters, Tigers
This past week, Charlo prevailed in a pair of challenging road contests “to a T” as the tenacious Lady Vikings furthered their unblemished record by a pair of conference wins.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Aspiring hoopsters toe the line for free throw contest
Elks lodges from across the country hold an annual Hoop Shoot free throw contest for ages 8-13 at various venues, divided incrementally into local, district, state, regional and national competition. Winners of each segment qualify to advance to compete at the next level, culminating at a national shootout in mid-April. …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Charlo battles back from the brink, punches ticket to state
At Churchill for the Western C Divisional hosted by Manhattan Christian, the Charlo Lady Vikings would be tripped up in the opening round, regrouped, then reeled off four straight to extend their season another week.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lady Pirates headed to state
At Dillon for the Western A Divisional, the Northwest second-seeded Lady Pirates of Polson would accomplish a task that hasn’t been done of some time - extend their postseason into another week.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Bulldogs battle, bested at Western B
At Eureka for the Western B Divisional, the third-seeded Mission St. Ignatius Lady Bulldogs would battle valiantly in a pair of matches, but would get fenced off from any further postseason forays.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Polson team gains momentum after rough start to season
After a sputtering start to the season during which they were outscored 24-3 in their openers, the Lady Pirates reversed their fortunes with a five game sweep. As the offensive machinery started to hum more in tune, they outscored their opposition 61-2 last week.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Mission Valley athletes shine in All-Star game
At the Joe McDonald gymnasium on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo last Tuesday, selective players from area basketball teams gathered to play one last game to commemorate the close out the winter basketball season. All-stars from teams within Lake County and beyond divided into two evenly matched squads …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Pirates battle back for third place finish at state tourney
In the opening round of the State A Tournament, the Pirates tried their best to dodge Billings Central, but found their horns to be Ram tough when they rallied by Polson in the final frame to relegate the Bucs to the consolation round.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
