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POLSON — Girls wrestlers from Corvallis, Frenchtown, and Polson participated in a wrestling mixer on Dec. 16, though not all the Lady Pirates were able to wrestle in this one due to a limited number of opponents. No team scores were kept. Results below for Polson girls that had matches: 114 Round 1 - Maddilyn Huffine (Polson) over Kacee French (Corvallis) (Fall 1:27) 114 Round 3 - Addy Williams (Corvallis) over Maddilyn Huffine (Polson) (Fall 4:32) 120 Round 2 - Taelynn Chavez (Corvallis) over Maddilyn Huffine (Polson) (Fall 1:44) 120 Round 1 - Taelynn Chavez (Corvallis) over Ariella Mihara (Polson)  126 Round 1 - Malia Gergen (Frenchtown) over Shyloh Huffine (Pols...

News from Montana Coaches Association MONTANA — The Montana Coaches Association is pleased to announce that Chris Eichert was selected, by a vote of member coaches, as “Coach of the Year” for Boys Cross Country 2022. Eichert, along with others, will be honored at the 2023 MCA Awards...

BOYS 145 Daniel Peterson (Polson) over Jacob Burns (Browning) (Fall 1:03) 152 Tahj Wells (B) over Daniel O`Roake (P) (Fall 3:00) 160 Jack Sherry (P) over Isaac Flamand (B) (Fall 1:30) 170 Jaren Keene (P) over Sam Gordon (B) (Fall 1:43) 182 Kyrin Doty (P) over Zachariah Wells (B) (Fall 1:18) ...

Basketball St. Ignatius SHELBY — The St Ignatius Boys and Girls varsity basketball teams traveled to Shelby to open their respective seasons Dec. 9 and 10. The Lady Bulldogs opening game was against the Fairfield Lady Eagles, rolling to a 52-37 victory. St. Ignatius ran out to a 26-12 firs...

Wrestling POLSON — The Mission Valley wrestling teams traveled up to Polson for the 2022 Owen Invitational Tournament, with multiple local wrestlers taking top prizes in their weight classes. The Ronan Chiefs and Maidens made out best in the tournament with six first place finishes for the team...

POLSON — The Mission Valley wrestling teams traveled up to Polson for the 2022 Owen Invitational Tournament, with multiple local wrestlers taking top prizes in their weight classes. The Ronan Chiefs and Maidens made out best in the tournament with six first place finishes for the team. In the boys 1...

Story and Photos by Porter Counts / Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Bulldogs hosted the Belt Huskies in the Montana Eight-Man football state championship on Saturday, Nov. 19, losing 52-24. Both teams came into the championship game undefeated. This was Mission’s first football champ...

Football Mission ST IGNATIUS — The Mission Bulldogs hosted the Ennis Mustangs in the second round of the Montana Class C-8 playoffs on Nov. 5, winning 36-27. Ennis scored three times in the first quarter to lead the Bulldogs 20-0. Quarterback Kellen McClure opened the scoring for the Bulldogs...

RONAN — As part of the national Red Ribbon Week Campaign former Los Angeles Laker Michael Cooper and Los Angeles Rams Preston Dennard visited Ronan to speak to high school and middle school students about responsibility, decision making and saying no to drugs and alcohol. Both Cooper and Dennard spoke ...