Friday, November 15, 2024

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mission Valley golf teams feature talent, experience

POLSON
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mission Valley cross country teams ready to run

Western A Polson
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

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 …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Two Polson Lady Pirates teams second at Splash Tournament

Two Polson Lady Pirates teams each finished second in last week’s Splash Tournament.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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 …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Eight Mission Valley girls players earn postseason honors

Eight Mission Valley area hardwood girls basketball players were acknowledged with postseason honors this past basketball season.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Maidens bounce Beavers, unsaddled by Broncs

Special for the Leader
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Howell anchors Lady Pirates' attack, Pirates soccer starts off undefeated

Special to the Leader
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Area softball squads wrap up summer slate at State

By JOHN HEGLIE
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

MAC, Ronan, Polson compete at Frenchtown tournament

At Polson last Tuesday, the visiting Lady Bulldogs showed measurable improvement by making defensive plays on the field, keeping the score within a single digit margin and extending the game through seven innings. Polson plated all the points they would need when they sent their entire lineup to the plate …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

State ASA Softball Results

10U Ronan Rimrocks might have been inclined to feel a bit blue after being rolled by the 10U Great Falls Selects Green team in their opening round contest on Friday, but they bounced back with bats ablazing on Saturday, eliminating a trio of teams with a 15-3 tethering of the …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Previewing the Polson/Ronan basketball rivalry

GIRLS BASKETBALL - Ronan Maidens at Polson Lady Pirates on Friday, Jan. 3, 6 p.m.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

THE BLOCKADE IS SET TO SAIL

For the second time in three years, the Lady Pirates will head to the Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament. The team placed second at the Northwestern A Divisional tournament after posting an impressive 15-5 regular season record. In the first round of the Montana’s Big Dance, they face a …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

WEB EXTRA Polson girls' basketball

Last season the Polson Lady Pirates (5-5 conf., 10-12 overall) finished fourth in conference at the end of the regular season, but moved up a notch when they captured third at divisionals. Highlights included dealing Columbia Falls their only conference loss over the protesting arms of the twin tower DeWit …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

WEB EXTRA Ronan girls' basketball

The preceding season for the Ronan Maidens is one they would like to put behind them. While they were competitive in several games during the schedule, they couldn’t quite close the door on opponents when they held a narrow lead. In other contests where they were able to pull within …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

WEB EXTRA Polson boys' basketball

Last season the Polson Pirates finished third in their conference regular season (5-5 conf, 11-11 overall). Highlights included a narrow sweep of Columbia Falls, but several games on both sides of the ledger happened to be barn burners that weren’t decided until the waning moments. At divisional the Pirates successfully …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Strohm-Tracker Whether

The reader need not worry about an impending storm advisory invading your sports section. Aside from a phonetic similarity to meteorological forecasts featured on your local news outlets, the following article seeks rather to highlight several of the accomplishments of 2005 Polson High School graduate Strohm Fouty and speculate as …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO