Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jeremy Weber

Lady Bulldogs get big win over Class A rivals

ST. IGNATIUS — The Lady Bulldogs used another strong team effort to pick up a big home win Saturday, sweeping Class A Ronan 25-16, 25-18, 25-18. With the matchup featuring a pair of schools that co-op during track season, the players were well acquainted with each other’s abilities. “...

Homecoming Heartache

POLSON — Not every homecoming game has a storybook ending. The was the unfortunate truth that the third-ranked Polson Pirates had to learn Friday as a last-minute touchdown earned Columbia Falls a 25-20 victory. The Pirates trailed by as many as 13 in the contest, but fought back in the second ha...

Building Momentum

RONAN — A 30-point fourth-quarter explosion by the Chiefs led to 23-point win Saturday as Ronan bested the visiting Flathead junior varsity squad, 52-29. Ronan jumped out to a lead early in the game and led the entire first half, but Flathead came back to take a slim 23-22 lead in the third quarter,...

Firing on all cylinders

POLSON — The Lady Pirates seem to be finding the right combination on the court lately as they have picked up back-to-back sweeps in their last two matches. A squad that head coach Jan Toth had previously described as a 3-1 team turned into a three-and-done team this week as they blew past Frenchtow...

Running with purpose

HAMILTON — The Polson cross country program had another strong day Saturday as six of the Lady Pirates' top runners and seven of the top Pirates all recorded their fastest times of the year at the Daly Mansion. Jimmy Bjorge ran one of the best races of his career at the meet, finishing sixth to lead...

Lady Pirates look strong in Spokane minus top runner

SPOKANE — The Polson Lady Pirates cross country squad put together an impressive showing in Spokane Saturday despite being without their top runner at the Erik Anderson Invitational. With the team’s fastest runner so far this season, Aja Starkey, scratched from competition with a foot problem ...

Warriors tune up for T. Falls at Ronan Invite

PABLO — The Warrior cross country team may feel like they didn’t have their best day at the Ronan Invitational, but their coach thinks that maybe they’re being too hard on themselves. Jesse Pfau was the top Warrior, running the 3-mile course at the Silver Fox Golf Course in Pablo in 18:3...

Two races, two different results for Ronan runners this week

PABLO — The Chiefs and Maidens cross country squads had a tough time at Silver Fox Golf Course Saturday after posting impressive times at the King Ranch Invitational in Frenchtown Sept. 15. The Chiefs came away with a sixth-place finish Saturday in Pablo but were third among the Class A schools at t...

Polson survives opening-game loss to get past Maidens

RONAN — The Polson Lady Pirates got a dose of the new and improved Ronan Maidens volleyball team Saturday evening, dropping the opening game before rebounding to pick up an 18-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-12 victory in the match. “We were very, very tentative in that opening game. We just didn’t...

Eyes on the prize

RONAN — Polson will be sending two teams to the state golf tournament in Laurel this weekend after both the Pirates and Lady Pirates finished second at the divisional tournament at Mission Mountain Golf Course Saturday. “It went pretty much as I was speculating,” Polson head coach Bill O...


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