Ronan splits with Bulldogs, Broncs

At Ronan, the cross county clash between the Chiefs and visiting Bulldogs started out as a tightly contested first frame. But thereafter, the contest would gravitate toward the host team as Ronan continued to gain separation. In addition to the scoring disparity, the Chiefs also outrebounded the Bulldogs by almost …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Wenderoth, Graham lead Pirates past Libby, Whitefish

At Whitefish, the visiting Polson Pirates reciprocated for an earlier loss back in December by doling out some payback, making the host Bulldogs walk the plank on their home court.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pirate grapplers shine on Senior Night

At Polson on Senior Night, the Pirates edged the visiting Browning Indians in the first dual while the Columbia Falls Mat-Cats tangled with Libby in sets of NWA conference duals.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mission edges Arlee; Warriors dump TER, Charlo

At Arlee, the visiting Bulldogs and the host Warriors clashed in a classic cross county Rez roundball rivalry wrangle that would stretch an extra period before the dust would settle. Arlee was nursing a five point lead with a minute and change remaining, but Mission was able to close the …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Lady Bulldogs win rivalry game

At the Ronan Events Center in a classic cross classification Rez roundball rivalry wrangle, one would have been hard pressed to decipher which team entered the contest with only a lonesome win under their belts thus far this season based on the caliber of play on the hardcourt.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mission-Charlo grapplers second at Choteau Classic

At the Choteau Classic this past weekend, Mission-Charlo grapplers would capture second place in the team standings, edging Townsend of Broadwater County by half a point.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Lady Vikings edge Hot Springs, 43-40

At Charlo, the host Lady Vikings crafted a three possession lead by intermission, then weathered a rally attempt by the visiting Lady Savage Heat as they carved into the deficit to within a single possession. Connor Fryberger, Liev Smith and Destiny Manuel collabrated to counter the Hot Springs dynamic duo …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mission Valley wrestlers perform well at Duals

At Ronan this past weekend, a trio of area wrestling teams grappled against some of the best competition west of the Continental Divide.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Ronan Maidens win two at Frenchtown

At the NWA/SWA Tip-Off in Frenchtown, the Ronan Maidens prevailed by perservering to the end against two very tough SWA opponents.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Polson Pirates split tip-off games

At the NWA/SWA Tip-Off in Frenchtown, the Polson Pirates drew a split on their pair of season opener contests.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Charlo volleyball sweeps way to top seed

This past Thursday in Plains, the visiting Lady Vikings reined in the Trotters to maintain their pristine conference record.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kelley golden, Thiel, Cannon top ten at Polson

The Polson Pirates generated a handful of turnovers while the offense expanded upon their real estate holdings to net their second conference win, 21-6, Friday, Sept. 13.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Four Mission Valley softballers engage in military-like exercises at Veterans Memorial Classic

At Belgrade this past weekend, the Mission Valley had a quartet of area softball players participating in the Sixth Annual Veterans Memorial Softball Classic.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Flathead Lake 3on3 extracts: What's behind a name

There are many creative names that players come up with as a name under which they register to compete in local basketball tournaments. More often than not, any significance is lost to the majority of readers because little context is given to who happens to be playing under the rubric …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sixteen Mission Valley softballers accentuated with athletic accolades

With the culmination of the state tournaments, MHSA sanctioned spring softball comes to a close. At this juncture, each conference among the different classifications release a list of players who have been identified as exemplifying some of the best qualities exhibited in their athletic discipline over the course of the …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Mariners shine in baseball bash

At Libby, the Mission Valley A Mariners played some of their best baseball of the season as they battled their way through the competition and into the championship where they would take home the second place share of the Big Bucks prize money.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Maidens prepare for tip-off to the basketball season

After an ominous opening last season with a pair of losses at the NWA/SWA Tip-Off Tournament, the Ronan Maidens went on to reel off 21 straight along the way to the 6B regular season conference crown, District 6B championship and Western B Divisional championship. At the State B tournament, St. …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

ASA softball players have SMASHing good time

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Polson boys win cross county clash with Ronan

Ronan 43 Polson 80
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Arlee gets back on winning track, TER splits games

Ronan 64 Polson 48
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Where are they now? Over 35 local graduates are currently competing in college sports

After high school, most athletes don’t get a lot of attention unless they are stars on their college teams. We decided to dig up as many local graduates as possible who continued their athletic career after high school.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO