Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jeremy Weber

Comeback kids do it again

The Warriors used a series of comeback wins to work their way through the Divisional Tournament two weeks ago and Arlee needed another to pick up a victory in the opening round at Bozeman Thursday. Arlee trailed Absarokee 23-20 at the half but used a strong second-half surge to pull out a 54-49 victory to...

It’s not over until it’s over

Several Warriors crouched low on the court, others held their heads low in defeat as they trailed by three with five seconds to go in regulation against Froid/Medicine Lake in the state semi-finals Friday. What they didn’t realize was that the game was far from over. Seeing the look of surrender on ...

The one that got away...

After eight minutes of play in the Class C state title game Saturday evening, it looked as if the Warriors would waltz to a state title. Cold shooting by the Spartans and a quick start by Arlee helped the Warriors build a 19-2 lead after one quarter of play.  It was not to be for the Warriors, though...

Oh so close: Warriors settle for second at state tourney

The clock finally struck midnight in Arlee's Cinderella story Saturday evening as the unranked Warriors came up just short in the Class C state title game against No. 8 Scobey, 55-47. After 15 years of waiting, the Arlee Warriors made their way back to their first basketball state title game since 1995. A...

One last time to shine: Area players to hit the court for Mission Valley All-Star Game

Mission Valley basketball fans will get one last chance to watch their favorite high school players in action March 22 as SKC hosts the 16th annual Mission Valley All-Star Game. An event started 16 years ago through the combined effort of area coaches Steve Woll, Lloyd Phillips, Les Rice and Bret Thompson...

Scarlets’ season ends at divisional tourney

BUTTE - The basketball season came to an end for the Scarlets this weekend as Arlee suffered a pair of lopsided losses at the Western C Divisional Tournament. After finishing second at the District 14-C tournament last weekend, and surviving a challenge game Monday, the Scarlets had a rough time of it in ...

Imperfect timing: Crucial phantom timeout costs Polson in tourney

RONAN - The season didn't quite end the way the Lady Pirates were hoping. Polson came into the Northwestern A Divisional Tournament hoping to make a return trip to the state tournament, but the Lady Pirates had to settle for a consolation championship after dropping a semifinal matchup to Libby Friday eve...

Lady Bulldogs end season with loss to Valley Christian

PABLO - The Lady Bulldogs opened the Western B Divisional Tournament with a win Thursday but dropped their next two to end the season 16-7. Free throw shooting was a key factor in Mission's win Thursday as the Bulldogs sank 13-20 in a 39-29 win over Superior in the tournament's opening round. Kayla Mitche...

Second, for now... Pirates fall to Columbia Falls in NWA final but have high hopes for state tourney

RONAN - A breakout scoring night by Tyler Krell and a near triple-double by Louis Mohr were not quite enough to earn the Pirates a conference title Saturday as Polson fell to top-ranked Columbia Falls, 60-59. The two teams split their pair of regular season matchups and Saturday's game lived up to everyon...

Lucky number 13: 13th straight win earns Warriors first divisional title since 1992

BUTTE - Just call them the comeback kids. The Arlee Warriors picked up their first divisional title since 1992 Saturday after having used a pair of comeback wins to reach the Western C championship game. The Warriors seemed to be in control against Drummond in the championship game Saturday, but that w...


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