Cherries ripe and ready at festival
POLSON — The Flathead Cherry Festival saw a slew of venders, local and otherwise, come out to enjoy Polson in its prime.
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Elmo greets dancers, players, spectators
ELMO — Members from Tribes around the country and other visitors turned out for the 32nd Annual Standing Arrow Pow Wow, which took place this past weekend in Elmo. The powwow began with the grand entrance on Friday.
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Ms snag second place at Kalispell tourney
KALISPELL — The Mariners took second place at the John H. Harp Memorial Tournament in Kalispell this past weekend, proving once again, they are a tournament team.
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Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo brings pros to town
POLSON — When Polson hosts a rodeo it does it right. So it was no wonder that when the Polson Fairgrounds gave way to this year’s Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo this past weekend, it was a success.
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Mariners win Deer Lodge tourney
DEER LODGE — A second place finish at a tourney in Libby two weeks ago was a tough performance for the Mission Valley Mariners to top.
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Mariners No. 2 at Libby tourney
LIBBY — After splitting games in Helena, the Mission Valley Mariners put together one of their best weekends so far at the Libby tourney, taking second place against plenty of out-of-state competition.
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Rodeo star shines
CASPER, Wyo. — After Lake County riders put on a show at the high school rodeo finals two weeks back, Arlee resident Jessica Picchietti went a big step further. She saddled up and won first place in breakaway roping at the college rodeo finals last week, making her a national …
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Midnight Hoopz in Arlee a success
ARLEE — Three-on-three basketball was the game and Arlee was the place for fifth through ninth graders to show their stuff on the blacktop well into the night at the Midnight Hoopz basketball tournament.
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10U Pirate All-Stars take third at home
POLSON — The Polson 10U Pirate All-Stars just missed the championship of their own Walk the Plank baseball round robin tourney due to a narrow tiebreaker, but went 3-for-1 in a strong effort in their first week of ball together.
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Mission basketball hires 'new' coach
ST. IGNATIUS — After a 10-year hiatus, Mission will welcome back former men’s basketball head coach Lloyd Phillips to retake the reins of the Bulldogs this coming winter.
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Chiefs down Germans
RONAN — It’s not every day a group of touring foreign wrestlers comes to town for a freestyle battle. But on Saturday night there they were, exchanging gifts with a team of Ronan and Mission wrestlers before the dual began - 13 matches to three rounds against the Germans.
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Reds survive Mission, take title
ST. IGNATIUS — In Babe Ruth final tourney play, the Ronan Reds flawlessly batted their way to the championship game against the Mission Rockies. But the Rockies came out with a big effort on their home turf in St. Ignatius, and took a 7-6 win to force a challenge game …
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OUTDOORS: Summer Skiing
What an absurd concept - skiing in summer. The idea was foreign to me until I finally had the good sense to get a backcountry setup together and take an avalanche safety class, but I’ve found that northwest Montana has plenty of ski runs to offer well into the hot …
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Rockies beat Reds, force a challenge
ST. IGNATIUS — In local Babe Ruth tourney play, the Ronan Reds flawlessly batted their way to the championship game against the Mission Rockies. But the Rockies came out with a big effort on their home turf in St. Ignatius and took a 7-8 win to force a challenge game …
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14-year-old snags second racing gold
Fourteen-year-old Pablo speedster Brandon Drake’s car splits the difference in a race when drivers Timmy Rodgers, left, and Kelly Dupuis spin out. The race started over, and again Drake came out ahead. Right, Drake celebrates his first place win in the Bomber 4 division at Mission Valley Speedway in Pablo …
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Young boxers rumble in St. Ignatius
ST. IGNATIUS — The Second Annual Mission Valley Rumble went off with a punch on Friday night at the St. Ignatius Community Center. High school students from across the valley came out with gloves swinging to face off against each other in three rounds of officiated boxing for the entertainment …
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Snow slows Mission Valley
GREAT FALLS — The Mission Valley Mariners went to Great Falls this past Thursday for a weekend of tournament baseball. They returned with one 5-3 loss to the Glendive Blue Devils on Friday after the rest of the games were snowed out.
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Pirates fall to rivals at state tourney
POLSON — State was no picnic for a Polson team that lost just a few games all season and went in as a top seed.
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Warriors end their run at state meet
BUTTE — Arlee senior Wyatt O’Neill was the sole Warrior to place in the class C state track meet this past week with a sixth place finish in the triple jump. He has jumped a couple inches further, but enjoyed the meet just the same.
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Lady Pirates go bronze, boys take fifth at state
BUTTE — Some of the boys and girls of Polson track aimed long. Some aimed fast and still others aimed high. And when the state track meet came to a close, there was plenty of hardware to go around.
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Mariners split two doubleheaders
MISSOULA — The Mission Valley Mariners had their plates full this past week with two double headers against Class A Bitterroot and AA Kalispell and one more game against the AA Missoula Mavericks.
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Lady Vikings take silver
MISSOULA — The Charlo Lady Vikings left it all on the track this past weekend at the Western C divisional and they went home with team silver to show for it.
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Ronan takes two
WHITEFISH — The Maidens finished the regular season 13-5 overall and 10-2 in conference after two final wins. They beat Frenchtown in an 8-7 thriller at home on Tuesday and won 9-1 on Saturday at Whitefish.
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Ronan-Mission track runs toward state
POLSON — Ronan-Mission track’s best competed at the divisional tournament in Polson this weekend and plenty made marks and times good for one ticket to the 2009 class A track meet.
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Lady Pirate tracksters take division title
POLSON — The Lady Pirate track team won its first divisional title since 2004 when it outscored Whitefish and the rest of Northwest A with 139 points this past weekend in Polson.
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Third at state
MISSOULA — The Mission boys came home from state with some hardware - a third place team trophy to be exact.
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Pirates down Libby, get ready for state
POLSON — The Lady Pirates already had the conference title, but they beat Libby 10-5 at home for senior night just the same on Friday.
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Top Warriors advance to state meet
MISSOULA — It was a weekend of ups and downs for Arlee track at divisionals in Missoula. On the one hand, a few warriors earned spots at the state tournament with great performances. On the other hand, no Scarlets were able to finish in the top five and the dedicated …
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Mission wins last two games before state
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission softball team capped off a strong season with a sweep of Noxon winning the doubleheader 8-4, 11-6.
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Rochins place sixth at state tourney
KALISPELL — State competition has a way of sorting out the best. And for one Polson doubles pair - that of Kayla and Kendyall Rochin - it took 16 sets of hard-fought tennis to prove they deserved a place among the best of Montana’s Class A competitors.
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Polson seals first place with win
WHITEFISH — Polson kept rolling this past week, securing first place in Northwestern A softball with a 12-3 win over Columbia Falls and a 9-0 win over Whitefish.
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Lady Pirates win divisional tourney
KALISPELL — The Lady Pirates have done it again.
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Mission advances netters to state
TROY — Many of the boys and girls of Mission tennis earned their spots in state after a strong showing at the divisional tennis tournaments this past week.
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Charlo takes seventh district
POLSON — Charlo swept the District 14-C track meet for the seventh year in a row.
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Arlee keeps running
MISSOULA — With performances from the usual Arlee track stars, and surprising showings by the lesser known, a slew of Warriors and Scarlets earned their spots in divisionals at this past week’s 13-C District Meet in Missoula.
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Polson starts to peak
POLSON — In one last meet before divisionals, the boys and girls of Polson track strapped them up on their home track for a go-around with teams from all around Class A in the Nelson/Thomas Athletic Booster Club Invitational.
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Ronans run ends
HAMILTON — The Ronan tennis team won’t send any athletes to state, but competed well at divisionals just the same.
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McDonald swings for the fence in weekend of wins
FLORENCE — The Mission Bulldogs accomplished a lot this past weekend. They beat Thompson Falls 5-3, split games with Deer Lodge, losing the first 3-2 then battled for a 14-11 win in the second and took down Florence 11-1.
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Ronan preps for divisionals
POLSON — Ronan-Mission hit the neighbor’s track at full steam this past weekend at the Polson ABC meet. And the sun was shining on the Chiefs and Maidens.
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Maidens take down Stevensville, Libby
RONAN — The Ronan Maidens came off a long break with a jump in their step, downing conference foe Stevensville 19-0, then out-scoring Northwestern A Libby 5-0.
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Two Eagle readies for districts
PABLO — There is another track team in the valley and the Two Eagle River tracksters know how to throw their weight around. Three Eagles and a Lady Eagle have competed in the javelin, discus and the shot put all season, and are geared up for the 14-C District tournament …
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Bulldogs cant hold Loyola
MISSOULA — For the Mission softball team, a couple of scrimmages at Hellgate JV on Saturday gave the team a chance to work out some kinks after another tough conference loss to Loyola Sacred Heart on Monday - this one on the Bulldog’s home field in St. Ignatius.
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SKC mourns loss of student athlete
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho — In a shocking tragedy, 21-year-old Salish Kootenai College student Timothy I. Williams, known as Tim Wolfe, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on Saturday morning in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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Lady Pirates finish season 18-1
WHITEFISH — Finishing the week with two more big wins, 6-1 over Whitefish and 7-0 over Bigfork, the Lady Pirates will go to divisionals behind an 18-1 season record and a sky’s-the-limit attitude - all of those wins without top hitter, senior Cali Hislop, out for the entire season with …
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Maidens take second at Lake County Meet
KALISPELL — The Ronan-Mission Chiefs and Maidens put on a good showing at the Lake County meet in Polson before taking off up north to compete against the big boys and girls of the giant Archie Roe invite in Kalispell.
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Pirates take County
KALISPELL — Polson hosted all of the local sprinters, leapers, throwers and vaulters for a little cold and windy but healthy competition on May 5, and the home team took the majority of the honors.
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Ronan tennis finishes regular season
BIGFORK — The boys and girls or Ronan tennis had their final two meets before Divisionals this week. Both Maidens and Chiefs fell 7-0 to Libby and Bigfork.
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The Vikings track team gears up for districts
MISSOULA — After a strong showing against the county’s best at the Lake County meet on May 5 in Polson, the boys and girls of Charlo track went on to face inter-county competition at the Seeley invite in Missoula on Saturday.
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Harris signs to play college ball
RONAN — Ronan senior Nolan Harris has signed an NAIA letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Montana Western in Dillon.
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Ronans Schiele commits to Dickinson State
RONAN — Ronan senior Marcus Schiele won’t be finishing his football and wrestling careers as a Chief. His next time on the field and mats will be at NAIA Division II Dickinson State University in Dickinson, ND, where he will be attending school on an athletic scholarship.
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McCollum wins tourney
MISSOULA — The Mission boys and girls both went to Missoula for a healthy sampling of tournament tennis on Saturday - the boys at the Loyola Invitational at Playfair Park and the girls at the Best of the West tourney on the UM campus.
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Vikings do damage on their own track
CHARLO — At The Russ Pilcher Top Ten Meet at Missoula Big Sky, four Charlo athletes competed.
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Escape to Wild Horse Island
It’s not every day you board a boat headed for an island to witness controlled burns. And if it is, that island probably isn’t the home of a wild horse, or herds of bighorn sheep and mule deer.
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Rathe leads Mariners in first win at O'Malley Park
POLSON — The Mission Valley Mariners belted enough runs to win three of four this weekend, sweeping Kalispell 12-0 and 21-7 on the road on Saturday, before turning around to split opening home games against non-conference foe Bitterroot Bucs.
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Ronan stays on track
MISSOULA — The Chiefs and Maidens of the Ronan-Mission track team were at it again this week, racing for several places at the Russ Pilcher Top Ten track meet, then competing at Big Sky.
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Arlee hosts first meet in a decade
ARLEE — Arlee track and field hosted its Brian Bachmeier Memorial Twilight meet this past Thursday. In a collaborated effort, the school brought back the Twilight for the first home meet held in ten years in celebration of Warrior and Scarlet track and field and in memory of a former …
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Bulldog netters remain tough
RONAN — In no easy week of tennis, the Mission boys went down 5-1 to a talented Corvallis squad and 5-1 to Troy, but came up with a big 6-0 shutout over Ronan. The Mission girls tied the Trojans and came out just ahead of the Maidens, 4-3.
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Ronan now 8-2 in conference play
RONAN — Like many good things do, the Ronan Maidens’ week of softball began with a ceremony.
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Polson takes one from top rival Libby
LIBBY — It was a big week for Polson softball. It always is if the Lady Pirates get a conference win over rival Libby on the road. Add a 10-0 win over Hamilton and a 12-7 win over Corvallis to the 8-4 win over the Loggers and you’ve got one …
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Polson track lets loose at Top 10 meet
WHITEFISH — After the competition at the Russ Pilcher Top Ten Meet at Missoula Big Sky got its taste of Polson track on April 28, and the Pirates and Lady Pirates went on to do some damage in Whitefish at the ARM meet this past Saturday.
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16-year-old finishes atop Spring Mack Days
POLSON - For a 16-year-old to put in a 12-day total of 714 lake trout and take the honors of top fisherman in the 2009 Spring Mack Days tournament might seem like an astonishing feat, but for those who have shared Flathead Lake with him, it may not have been …
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16-year-old finishes atop Spring Mack Days
POLSON - For a 16-year-old to put in a 12-day total of 714 lake trout and take the honors of top fisherman in the 2009 Spring Mack Days tournament might seem like an astonishing feat, but for those who have shared Flathead Lake with him, it may not have been …
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16-year-old finishes atop Spring Mack Days
POLSON - For a 16-year-old to put in a 12-day total of 714 lake trout and take the honors of top fisherman in the 2009 Spring Mack Days tournament might seem like an astonishing feat, but for those who have shared Flathead Lake with him, it may not have been …
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Mission tennis has full week
BIGFORK — Both the boys and girls of Mission tennis tied Valley Christian 3-3 on April 20 to highlight a week of busy hitting.
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Lending Earth a hand
Bike path comes alive for Earth Day
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Maidens capture 1,600
LIBBY — Out performing most of the state’s competition, five Maidens and a Chief from the Ronan-Mission track team earned spots among the best at the Top Ten Meet in Missoula on Tuesday. The Libby invite on Saturday was the final test and those athletes answered like track stars do …
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Ronan wins sets, matches, no meets
POLSON — For a small and young Ronan tennis team going up against some of the tougher Class A competition like Polson and Whitefish was a learning experience.
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Polson boys take three
POLSON — Over a long weekend of tennis, a variety of Polson boys chipped in to get big team wins over Hamiton, Ronan and Stevensville. The Polson girls knocked off the same competition but both boys and girls fell to a tuned Corvallis squad - for the Lady Pirates it …
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O'Neill leads the way for Arlee
MISSOULA — Arlee warmed up in Hot Springs on Thursday, then went for some heated competition in a bigger meet at Big Sky in Missoula on Saturday.
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Pirates keep marks high
Polson track and field has suffered with the absence of junior Nicole Davey who has come down with an unidentified virus at the beginning of the season.
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Lady Pirates turn it around
FRENCHTOWN — After starting the week out on a hard to swallow note with a 14-11 loss to Whitefish on Thursday, the Polson Lady Pirates rallied back for an 8-3 win over Loyola and 8-1 win over Butte Central at the Frenchtown Invitational.
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WEB EXTRA Polson boys swing for three wins
POLSON - Over a long weekend of tennis, a variety of Polson boys chipped in to get big team wins over Hamiton, Ronan and Stevensville. The Polson girls knocked off the same competition but both boys and girls fell to a tuned Corvallis squad - for the Lady Pirates it …
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WEB EXTRA Ronan hits Bigfork track
BIGFORK - Ronan-Mission track was still battling with absences due to spring events this past week, but it didn't stop the Chiefs and Maidens from competing successfully in two meets.
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Bulldogs get historic win over Florence
ST. IGNATIUS — It wasn’t just a win. It was a monster win when the Mission Lady Bulldogs beat Florence 6-5 in an overtime thriller at home.
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Arlee track back in action
THOMPSON FALLS — The Arlee Warriors and Scarlets kicked off the track season with two meets this past week. It started with a team-based competition at Loyola on April 14, where scores were combined among the team’s different athletes.
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Polson tracksters get moving
KALISPELL — After a canceled meet left them one more week of practice, the Polson track teams laced them up for the first two meets of the season.
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Maidens shut out Frenchtown
FRENCHTOWN — If the girls of the Ronan Maiden softball squad made a point against Polson last week, they sounded off a screaming exclamation point when they left two of last year’s top state contenders with two losses. There’s no question - after a 9-7 win over Corvallis, last year’s …
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Freshmen, vets lead Charlo in new week
BIGFORK - The Vikings and Lady Vikings of Charlo competed in two big meets last week. At Thompson Falls on Thursday Charlo sophomore Chico Stipe kicked up some dust on the competition, helping his team achieve a second place finish of 112 points.
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Polson rallies late to beat Ronan 4-3
RONAN - It happened in each season and in almost every sport. When the teams in purple and orange clashed over the 2008-09 school year, either Polson or Ronan would come out with a win - but only by a hair.
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Mission wins two of three away
LOYOLA - Two landslide wins over Eureka and a close loss to Loyola capped another week of softball for the Mission-Charlo-Arlee softball team.
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Polson takes mercy
HAMILTON — The group of girls on the Polson softball team might not be great at everything - who knows? They could be in big trouble if they were asked to participate in a rodeo or a roller derby. But when it comes to smacking round projectiles into oblivion, they’re …
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McMillan goes gold
FRENCHTOWN — It was all Ronan/Mission Maiden senior Sadie McMillan at the Frenchtown track and field meet on Tuesday, April 7.
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Ronan boys have strong first meet
FRENCHTOWN — After a canceled meet the week before, the boys of Ronan/Mission track and field finally hit the track - a real track - for the first time this season.
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Polson girls keep rolling
LIBBY — The Lady Pirates kept their run alive with a solid win over Libby this past Thursday.
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Libby slips by Pirate hitters
POLSON - After the Polson boys played at Libby on Thursday, Pirate head coach Bob Hislop didn’t sugar-coat the narrow 3-4 loss.
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Seminar puts goals in athletes hands
RONAN — Ronan gave its student athletes a chance to define themselves this past weekend as part of a motivational seminar from the school’s contracted weight training program, Bigger Faster Stronger.
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Lady Pirates roll Browning twice
POLSON — The sun was shining on the Lady Pirates on Saturday when weeks of practice in snow, rain and fog gave way to the first two games of the season and two shutout wins for the home team.
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Charlo takes first hurdle
FRENCHTOWN — While the rest of Lake County’s track teams had to stay home after canceled meets in Columbia Falls and Missoula this past week, Charlo launched into competition on Saturday in Frenchtown.
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WEB EXTRA Engeldrum, Beavers lead way for the Chiefs
FRENCHTOWN — After a canceled meet the week before, the boys of Ronan/Mission track and field finally hit the track - a real track - for the first time this season.
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WEB EXTRA Polson softball still undefeated
HAMILTON - The group of girls on the Polson softball team might not be great at everything - who knows? They could be in big trouble if they were asked to participate in a rodeo or a roller derby. But when it comes to smacking round projectiles into oblivion, they're …
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WEB EXTRA McMillan takes five gold medals at Ronan's first track meet
FRENCHTOWN — It was all Ronan/Mission Maiden Sadie McMillan at the Frenchtown track and field meet on Tuesday, April 7.
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Girls in blue look good early
THOMPSON FALLS — The girls of Mission softball have split games so far this season, beginning with a monstrous 22-0 victory over Plains on Tuesday, March 31, then falling 9-4 to B-C powerhouse Thompson Falls this past Friday with an extremely short-handed squad.
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Ronan tennis begins
STEVENSVILLE - Ronan’s swatters hit the court for the first time this past weekend.
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Mission boys out-swat Loyola netters
MISSOULA — At Loyola, the Mission Boys out-played Loyola to take home a 7-2 victory, largely due to four sweeping singles victories on behalf of four of the Bulldog’s top hitters.
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All-star game goes into OT
PABLO — The boys invited to the Mission Mountain All-Star game on Friday in Pablo must have been watching a lot of NBA on TV, because when it came time for a cross-division, cross-county battle with players from Bigfork, Plains and everywhere in between, they couldn’t help but pull out …
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Top girls ball
PABLO — There are those basketball players who have a little something extra. And whether it comes through in leadership, shooting, passing or flash, players who have it are called all-stars.
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WEB EXTRA Mission hitters show promise early
LIBBY - After practice finally gave way to the first match of the season, the boys and girls of Mission tennis finally got to put their rackets to use against the competition.
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Polson girls start year with a win
POLSON — The Polson boys and girls tennis teams both came out swinging against Whitefish and Corvallis this past weekend. The weather was bad, so bad the late matches were cancelled mid-way, but Polson head coach Bob Hislop said both teams came away with plenty to be proud of.
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Local Little Guys compete at state
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Little Guy wrestlers went up to state last weekend in Columbia Falls. Now the Mission Valley has to figure out how to transport all of that hardware back down here.
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Spring track and field previews
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Bison complete AIHEC sweep
PABLO — National champions. What a title.
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Eyes on the prize, Lady Bison No. 1
PABLO — The last time the Salish Kootenai Lady Bison had a chance to earn a spot in a national championship game they were stopped short by Turtle Mountain Community College of Belcourt, N.D. in the semifinals.
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Tennis and softball spring previews
Mission softball
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Ronan, a Little Guy battleground
RONAN — Ronan’s big boys aren’t the only ones who know how to wrestle - the littlest Chiefs and Maidens get down and dirty too.
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Little Guy wrestling brief
PHOTO: Polson wrestler Trey Kelley, top, out-muscles a Frenchtown wrestler last Saturday during a beginner group match at the Unit Four Little Guy Wrestling Tournament. Polson, Ronan, Mission-Charlo and Arlee all placed wrestlers in the top four for the beginner, novice, middle and junior classes. The top placers will compete …
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Care to try Jujitsu?
ARLEE — Last Thursday night in the upstairs gym at Arlee Junior High School, the mats were full - not with Little Guy wrestlers, but with students of Brazilian Jujitsu, AKA submission wrestling.
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SKC Bison gear up for AIHEC tourney
PABLO — It’s American Indian Higher Education Consortium tournament time, and SKC men’s coach Zach Camel knows what that means - his team can get its first championship in front of the home crowd and take the fourth win in five years, or miss out like last year.
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SKCs Carla McLean doesnt just ball
PABLO — The SKC Lady Bison’s Carla McLean has touched American Indian and basketball communities from Browning, where she grew up, to Albuquerque, N.M. where she will soon run for the very distinguished position of Miss Indian World.
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The down low on SKCs big man
PABLO — There wasn’t too much to do for SKC center, Sonny Eppinette, growing up in Hominy, Okla.
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Little guys hit Polson, CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS
Polson Middle School was the venue, and beginner and novice wrestlers from across the valley and beyond were the show this past Saturday. Polson, Ronan and Mission-Charlo wrestlers from five years old to fifth grade faced off against each other and teams from Superior, Frenchtown and Missoula. Pictured are: Polson …
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Mission baseball coach retires after making a lasting impression
ST. IGNATIUS — If you ask Mission Valley baseball players and coaches about Mission youth coach Randy Keeble, you’ll hear a lot of the same.
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Dogs stop Maidens
KALISPELL — The injury-ridden Maidens finished a difficult season at the Western B divisional tourney in Kalispell with a pair of losses this past weekend.
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Arlee takes third
BUTTE — It’s hard to count the ways Arlee’s performance at the Western C Divisional Tournament was special. To start with, it was the first trip the team took to the tourney since 2001.
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Pirates make final game, but cant get to state
KALISPELL — It was a weekend of ups and downs for the Polson Pirate boys.
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Bigfork has answer to Polson challenge
KALISPELL — One game away from a potential state berth, two Polson seniors were glowing with enthusiasm.
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Lady Vikings miss state
BUTTE — Charlo’s inside game fell just short when it met the best of the west at the Class-C divisional tourney in Butte this past weekend.
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Mission out in two
PABLO — The shots just wouldn’t drop for the Mission Lady Bulldogs at the Western B divisional tourney in Pablo. As a result, two close ones got away and want it or not - loaded with five seniors, it’s safe to say the team wanted it - Mission high school …
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Picard does it one more time for first
GREAT FALLS — Polson junior Brock Picard conquered the 171-pound contender at the inaugural Tournament of Champions in Great Falls on Saturday.
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Arlee Warriors take first place in District 13-C
MISSOULA — At the very end of an on-court shooting brawl in the championship, it was the Arlee Warriors who took the honors at the District 13-C tournament in Missoula.
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Charlo girls headed to Butte as second seedd
RONAN — The Charlo girls took their third shot at Hot Springs’ basketball club on Friday, this time in the District 14-C championship. The third time wasn’t the charm for Charlo, but the girls took second and will be competing in the Divisional tourney next week.
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Charlo boys season cut short
RONAN -— After three previous games, the Charlo Vikings pushed it into final gear for their final match of the district tourney against Hot Springs and as great as the game was, it finished - after four regulation periods and an overtime stanza - in favor of the Savage Heat, …
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Fisher signs on with Dickinson
RONAN — Ronan senior Mike Fisher finished one of the great trials in a senior athlete’s life and chose his starting path after graduation on Tuesday, Feb. 17, when he signed a letter of intent to play football at Dickinson State University in Dickinson, N.D.
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Mission girls bound for divisional tourney at SKC
LIBBY — Shooting troubles plagued the Mission girls at districts, but the Bulldogs gritted their teeth and fought through it just the same. It wasn’t pretty but after a 46-34 loss to Thompson Falls in the semis and a 40-30 win over Plains in the consolation final, the Bulldogs are …
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Three from Ronan take first
BILLINGS — Ronan head coach Ryan Fisher’s Chiefs had two aims going into the Class-A State Tournament in Billings.
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Trujillo has gold
BILLINGS — At the Class B-C State Wrestling Tournament in Billings, the Arlee Warriors walked away with plenty to be proud of - topping the list was a gold medal earned by Arlee senior Jake Trujillo at 119 pounds.
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Charlo embraces seniors, coache's 400th win
CHARLO — In a weekend of games to prepare for the district tournament, both the Vikings boys and girls snagged a pair of win over Philipsburg and St. Regis.
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MIDWEEK UPDATE District scores, recruitment news
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Pirate update
EUREKA — The Polson Pirates overcame, but the Lady Pirates fell to the Eureka Lions this past Saturday.
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Polson' Brock Picard does it again
BILLINGS — The Pirates sailed their way into the Class-A State Tournament and plundered a bit of treasure with several placers including junior Brock Picard who made away with the gold for his second year in a row.
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Warriors and Scarlets play night for seniors
ARLEE — The Warriors and Scarlets got together for their final game of the season and a senior night celebration last Saturday. The Arlee Warriors played Thompson Falls earlier in the week and both teams finished it all off against Lincoln before the start of the District 13-C tournament.
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Bulldog's Beebe third at state
BILLINGS — In the tournament of tournaments, the Class B-C Mission/Charlo Bulldogs went into state with a full head of steam, took 12th place and placed four wrestlers.
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Bulldog seniors remember
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission boys and girls had a couple of tough games this past weekend against Plains and Thompson Falls.
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Warriors and Bulldogs place nine at divisionals
ST. IGNATIUS — After wrestling their hearts out, the Arlee Warriors took second and Mission-Charlo Bulldogs took third place at the B-C Divisional Tournament in St. Ignatius on Saturday.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Chiefs come back
RONAN — Kobe and LeBron met on Sunday for a rivalry game. Hyped for weeks, the meeting had all the things you want in a rivalry matchup – the biggest stars and the best records, with something to be broken: a 23 home-game winning streak for the Cavs.
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Mission girls get one, boys get close
BIGFORK — A couple of slim losses to worthy opponents have put the Mission Bulldogs back on the map. Falling just 48-45 to Troy and 59-45 to Bigfork this past weekend, the Mission boys have shown they can still ball.
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Polson takes Ronan again
RONAN — If Mike Fisher was the Chiefs’ hero for a weekend, then Polson sophomore Breanne Kelley was the Lady Pirates’.
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Rohrich and Bagnell commit to schools
Two Lake County football star seniors found out last week they will get a shot at college ball.
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Stock show smiles
RONAN — The folks and businesses of the county’s agriculture sector took to the Ronan Community Center for a hot meal, a scope of the stands featuring everything from chocolate fondue to power tools, a walk through an exotic petting zoo and just plain caught up with people they hadn’t …
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Just shy of one big win, the Maidens still searching
RONAN — The Maidens came a little closer to getting a much needed win this weekend, and did it in cancer awareness.
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Charlo loses to Hot Springs in great overtime thriller
CHARLO — After beating the Two Eagle River Lady Eagles 60-17 on Friday, the Charlo girls prepared for their own superbowl.
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Basketball improving at Two Eagle
SUPERIOR — The Two Eagle River Eagles and Lady Eagles each took two losses this past weekend. The girls first lost 60-17 to Charlo on Friday in Pablo, then were beaten 67-24 by Superior on Saturday on the road. The boys fell 55-39 to Charlo and 76-46 to Superior on …
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MIssion good in SKC gym
PABLO — The Mission boys and girls both have a weekend to be content with; they each had one game to make a statement, and the bark of the Bulldogs could be heard loud and clear across the valley as they hosted Eureka at the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo.
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Wrestling: Ronan over Polson
POLSON — In the second battle for local bragging rights and the last dual match of the season, the Pirates and Chiefs met on the mats in Linderman gym for one final go at each other before tournament time.
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Bulldogs take silver
DARBY — Gearing up for the upcoming divisional, the Mission/Charlo wrestling squad placed several wrestlers to take second at the Darby Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday after squeaking out the most narrow of dual wins against Arlee on Thursday at home for Senior Night in St. Ignatius.
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Pirates get one
POLSON — The Polson Pirates didn’t have a pretty weekend at home, starting with a 61-51 loss to Stevensville on Thursday, but got the conference win they needed when they budged victorious 42-40 over Bigfork on Saturday.
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Warriors take gold at Darby
DARBY— Beating out 11 teams for the highest reward, the Arlee wrestling team finished in first place this past weekend at the Darby Invitational Tournament.
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Cameron Neiss: Rocky Mountain Classic champion
On Saturday, Jan. 17, Ronan Chiefs wrestler Cameron Neiss took first place for the 125-pound weight class in the Rocky Mountain Classic. Neiss was Ronan’s first champ since 2000.
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Mission 1-1 at rivals
After a 49-37 win over Ronan on Friday, the Mission girls couldn’t come back on Charlo once they fell behind early. Losing 53-38 in a game Mission head coach Les Rice said was closer than the final score indicated, Mission couldn’t find its shooting on the road in Charlo on …
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Ronan shoots down Big Sky
The Ronan Chiefs fed off practice with offensive sets during a 72-33 win over Mission to prepare for Class -AA Missoula Big Sky and pull out a last minute 47-44 win.
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Charlo 9-2 after Noxon and Mission
The Charlo Lady Vikings took three last week, winning 52-15 on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at Noxon, then 53-17 on Friday in Charlo, and finally beating cross-town rival Mission 53-38 in Charlo.
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Polson wrestling wins two of three
Working with a full roster, the Polson wrestling team beat short-handed local rival Ronan 45-39 on Tuesday, Jan. 20 in Ronan with some big wins by younger wrestlers and then went on to split weekend road duals, downing Whitefish 66-19 on Thursday before losing 47-34 to Columbia Falls on Saturday.
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Vikings quiet Noxon twice, Mission once
Steering away from fouls and turnovers, the Charlo Vikings stayed on top of a lead to beat Noxon 51-46 on Friday, then kept cruising with a 81-27 win over Mission on Saturday.
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Lady Pirates go pink
Playing for more than just baskets this weekend, the Lady Pirates donned pink jerseys on Saturday as part of a fundraiser to find a cure for breast cancer. In back-to-back home games against Corvallis and Whitefish, the Pirates came out in support of former North Carolina State head coach Kay …
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Arlee splits
A Scarlets team struggling for most of the season found a little success with a strong 69-20 win over Lincoln after another big loss this past weekend.
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Lady Bulldogs win three in a row
If there was any question whether the Mission Lady Bulldogs can compete, it may have just been answered.
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Bulldogs cant get a win
A vicious losing streak for the Mission Bulldogs grew longer and harder to stomach this weekend when they first sank 77-40 to Thompson Falls at home and then lost 55-22 on the road in Plains.
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Pirates just beat Chiefs
In a weekend for the books, the Pirates knocked off Ronan 50-48 on Friday and then Columbia Falls 62-60. The pair of two-point home wins set the Pirates at the top of the Northwestern-A conference with a 3-0 record.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Ronan Chiefs beat odds to win home tourney
The Chiefs knew they had a lot on their plate. Facing significant competition from around the state as well as heated local rivals, winning wasn’t going to be easy. And wrestling isn’t easy to begin with. It’s a battle of will and strength where every last fiber of a muscle …
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Warriors battle in Ronan
Arlee finished 2-4 in duals and 11th overall this past weekend at the Western Montana Duals tourney.
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Lady Pirates top Ronan
The Lady Pirates beat the rival Maidens 47-38 in a game that stayed very close and was just as exciting until it ended.
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WEB EXTRA Most Warriors place at Mission tourney
The Arlee Warriors Wrestling team came off the Holiday break for the Mission Mountain Classic Wrestling tournament last Saturday and placed 12 of 15 wrestlers entered into the tournament.
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WEB EXTRA Bulldogs shine at own tourney
The Mission Charlo wrestling team hosted the Mission Mountain Classic wrestling tournament on Saturday and while there was no exact scorekeeping due to technical difficulties, the Mission Charlo wrestling team was the probable winner, according to Mission Charlo head wrestling coach Lyle Cronk.
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Eagles only have half for Charlo
It was no mystery to Two Eagle River boys basketball head coach Jamie Hanson how a 18-19 halftime score turned into a 51-30 win for the hometown Charlo Vikings.
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Polson wrestlers throw down
The Polson wrestling team sent varsity athletes to Bozeman while JV wrestlers stayed local to compete in the Mission Takedown Tournament in St. Ignatius. In Bozeman, the wrestlers placed two and took 13th as a team. At St. Ignatius, Polson placed three and no team score was awarded due to …
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Pirate wrestlers throw down
The Polson wrestling team sent varsity athletes to Bozeman while JV wrestlers stayed local to compete in the Mission Takedown Tournament in St. Ignatius. In Bozeman, the wrestlers placed two and took 13th as a team. At St. Ignatius, Polson placed three and no team score was awarded due to …
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Starkel sparkles in Maidens OT loss
The Maidens lost two this past weekend: one a heart-breaker in overtime at home and another on the road in Frenchtown. The Maidens can hold themselves accountable for the 48-45 loss to Valley Christian on Friday at home, but the 52-31 loss to Frenchtown came at the end of much …
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WEB EXTRA : Bulldogs shine at own tourney
The Mission/Charlo wrestling team hosted the Mission Mountain Classic wrestling tournament on Saturday and while there was no exact scorekeeping due to technical difficulties, the Mission/Charlo wrestling team was the probable winner, according to Mission/Charlo head wrestling coach Lyle Cronk.
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Eagles only have half for Charlo
It was no mystery to Two Eagle River boys basketball head coach Jamie Hanson how a 18-19 halftime score turned into a 51-30 win for the hometown Charlo Vikings.
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Chiefs end weekend unbeaten
RONAN — Ronan knocked off two opponents this past weekend, crushing Mission on the road 59-15 in a game where a mercy rule was needed, and then gunning down Hamilton 53-46 in Ronan.
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Pirates stun Whitefish
WHITEFISH — Playing basketball in Whitefish is a daunting task, but a determined team of Pirates marched inside the Bulldog gym, left it all on the floor, and came home with a 54-38 conference win just the same.
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Ronan keeps pinning
GREAT FALLS — The Ronan wrestling team beat up on Whitefish 60-12 in duals, then sped off to the Great Falls Holiday Classic tournament where they placed five of twelve wrestlers entered.
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Vikings can't hang with Vikings
ST. IGNATIUS — The Charlo Vikings defeated a Mission team coming off a rough loss to Ronan by a close score of 41-36 on Saturday in St. Ignatius.
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Bulldogs down Maidens, not Vikings
ST. IGNATIUS — Over a weekend of basketball in their hometown, the Lady Bulldogs took a 55-44 win on Friday over Ronan, then went down 46-33 on Saturday to Charlo.
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Polson grapplers have strong weekend
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The Polson wrestling team split ways this past weekend, the top five going to the Tri-State tourney in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, and the rest going to the Eureka JV tournament.
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Mission does some damage
The Lady Bulldogs went to the Eureka tourney in Mission this past weekend with a wins on their minds, devouring two formidable opponents, Thompson Falls by score of 40-34 and Eureka 31-26.
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Ronan takes Loggers in home duals
RONAN — The Ronan wrestling team narrowly defeated a tough Columbia Falls squad on Thursday when it hosted a dual meet on its home turf in Ronan. Fighting to keep enough bodies in weight classes and come up with enough pins for the advantage, the Chiefs managed to top of …
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Arlee has long weekend of duals
SUPERIOR — On Thursday evening last week the Warriors split dual matches with Florence and Thompson Falls. The Warriors lost to the Florence-Carlton Falcons 46 — 30 in the Arlee High School gymnasium. The warriors were out-wrestled in six of the weight classes, but picked up wins by Jake Trujillo …
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Bison hang with NIC
Staying with it until the end with a tough conference opponent the Salish Kootenai College Bison lost to North Idaho College on Saturday in Pablo. With two starters, guards Moss Tanner and John Young, not playing the bison were still able to keep it close against an athletic team that …
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Former Pirates to play in NAIA championship game
When Polson residents watch No. 1 ranked Carroll College’s renowned football team battle for back-to-back championship wins against No. 2 ranked Sioux Falls this Saturday in Rome, Ga., they might recognize a few faces on their TV sets. Former Pirates Mac Gordon, Ted Morigeau and Bryce Picard will all be …
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SKC lights up Great Falls
PABLO — The SKC Bison put on a show this past weekend in Pablo, breaking off two landslide wins over the University of Great Falls JV team. Winning by a score of 107-72 on Friday and 148-77 on Saturday, the team found out what it can do when things click.
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Lake County promotes the Great American Smokei OUut
Many organizations in Lake County put efforts into helping citizens quit tobacco products on Nov. 20 as part of the 33rd annual Great American Smoke-Out. The purpose of the day, which was first recognized on a large-scale in California and went nationwide in 1977, is to encourage people to quit …
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Lady Bison coach talks basketball
The Wyoming-bound bus full of anxious SKC women basketball players had to turn back this past weekend due to an emergency in head coach Juan Perez’s family.
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Mountain lion sightings have decreased
POLSON - A mountain lion has been reportedly sighted within Polson city limits several times this fall, according to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Chief of Fish and Game Department Pablo J. Espinoza Jr. A sighting first reported over a month ago near the Polson Post Office. The lion was …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
RHS fundraiser asks community to remember
As part of a new Remembrance Tree program, the Ronan High School Student Council is selling bulbs to be placed on trees in order to commemorate loved ones passed away or those serving in the military. The loved ones will be honored at a lighting ceremony on Dec. 7 at …
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