Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jeremy Weber

Rough Day

RONAN — Reality defied logic for the Chiefs and Maidens on the Mission Valley Golf Course Saturday as both squads came in last at the Northwestern Class A Divisional Tournament. With both squads coming off strong showings at Frenchtown the week before, the dismal finishes were disappointing for Rona...

Blast from the past

RONAN — It was a blast from the past Thursday evening as the Maidens sported retro jerseys from the early 1990s to pick up their second conference win of the season. Ronan needed just four games to get past Libby to pick up the win, downing the Lady Loggers 26-24, 25-16, 21-25, 25-16. For the Mai...

Playing lights out football

RONAN — The Chiefs made it a homecoming to remember Friday with a blowout 50-26 win over the visiting Whitefish Bulldogs. A strong running attack, coupled with three passing touchdowns by the Chiefs, was more than enough to take care of Whitefish as the Ronan offense outgained the Bulldogs by 211 ya...

Polson overcomes tough third games to get wins

LIBBY — The Lady Pirates kept their winning streak rolling last week as they picked up a win at Stevensville Tuesday before picking up their second conference victory at Libby Thursday. Coming off a tournament championship in Columbia Falls, the Lady Pirates travelled to Stevensville Tuesday to face...

Maidens come up short against Whitefish in conference loss

RONAN — Illness and changes in the lineup took their toll on the Maidens Thursday as they fell in their second Northwestern A Conference match of the season, losing to visiting Whitefish 27-25, 17-25, 18-25, 23-25. “We had seven girls gone throughout the week with illnesses. To have some of th...

Locals make strong showing at Mission Valley High School Rodeo

POLSON — Cowboys and cowgirls from around the valley made a strong showing Saturday and Sunday, earning several top finishes at the Mission Valley High School Rodeo. St. Ignatius’ Will Powell was the top local cowboy, winning the average for the two-day event in both the Jr. tie down and chute...

Chiefs use balanced attack to get back to winning ways

RONAN — A consistent offensive attack and a stingy running defense helped the Chiefs pick up a win in their final nonconference game Friday as Ronan downed Corvallis 38-26. The Chiefs were content to spread the ball around on offense in the win as six players carried the ball for Ronan and quarterba...

Pirates slither past Anaconda to remain perfect

ANACONDA — There was no need for a last-minute comeback for the Pirates this week as Polson had no trouble blowing past the Copperheads in Anaconda Friday. Junior quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo ran for a team-high 89 yards and threw for another 197 as the Pirates picked up a lopsided 41-0 victory. ...

Valley runners descend on Missoula for Mountain West Classic

MISSOULA — Hundreds of cross country runners were in action Saturday as a record number of competitors vied for the top spot at the Mountain West Classic on the University of Montana campus. All classes of Montana schools were represented at the meet, which also saw runners from Idaho and Montana. ...

Making a Statement

MISSOULA — Class A runners be aware: The Lady Pirates are for real. Fresh off a third-place finish at the Flathead Invitational in Kallispell, the Lady Pirates cross country team made another strong statement in Missoula this weekend with a 10th-place finish in the Mountain West Classic. Against ...


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