Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jeremy Weber

Pirates slip in regular-season finale

Columbia Falls just seemed to have Polson's number Friday evening as the Wildcats and Wildkats both downed Polson's squads to earn regular-season conference titles. The Pirates came oh-so-close to pulling out a win to earn a conference title at Columbia Falls but a two-point performance in fourth quarter ...

Going down with a fight: Eagles push top teams but fall hard in final game

RONAN - It was not the way the Eagles wanted to end their season. Two Eagle River sophomore guard Clayton Malatare high-fived his teammates on the bench and calmly walked to the locker room midway through the fourth quarter against Noxon Saturday evening. He knew that he and his teammates had given all th...

Lady Bulldogs finish 2nd at district

LIBBY - The Lady Bulldogs will be headed to the divisional tournament after earning second place at the District 7B tournament over the weekend. Mission, which had a bye in the opening round, opened the tournament with a 41-32 win over Plains Friday before falling to Bigfork in the district championship g...

Scarlets fever, It’s contagious: Arlee shocks Noxon, advances to district title game

The Scarlets surprised many people by making the title game of the District 14-C Tournament in Ronan Saturday, but the tournament is not yet over for Arlee. Despite advancing to the tournament's championship game, the Scarlets will now have to face Hot Springs in a challenge game Monday night to determine...

Perfect 10: Warriors win 10th straight to earn district 14C title

The Warriors appear to be peaking at just the right time. Arlee pushed its winning streak to 10 games this week, capping the District 14-C Tournament with another win over sixth-ranked Charlo to secure the tournament championship. Just two weeks after handing the Vikings their first loss of the season,...

Lady Bulldogs finish 2nd in District 7-B

The Lady Bulldogs picked up a pair of wins in the final week of the regular season to finish second in district as Mission took down Plains Tuesday and Thompson Falls Saturday. Bluehawk injuries and a strong second half by Mission led to a 56-29 blowout win for the Lady Bulldogs at Thompson Falls Saturday...

Eagles close out regular season with win

PABLO - Two Eagles River’s Artie Mendoza scored nine of his game-high 24 points in the opening eight minutes as the first quarter was the difference for the Eagles in a 76-69 win over visiting Hot Springs Saturday. Mendoza’s strong opening quarter helped the Eagles jump out to a 21-13 lead aft...

On a Roll: Warriors win 8 straight heading into playoffs

The Warriors will be entering the District 14-C tournament this weekend on a roll after picking up another pair of wins this week. The Warriors made it seven straight wins to end the regular season Friday as they pulled out a 58-55 home win over visiting Noxon. Trae Burland led Arlee with 18 points off th...

Almost there: Polson Pirates one win from conference title

The Pirates pushed their winning streak to eight and inched closer to a regular-season conference title this week as Polson downed Libby and Eureka. The Pirates had no trouble picking up a win in their final home game of the season Saturday as Polson downed visiting Libby 64-33. Polson jumped out to a ...

Two at the top: Cheff earns 2nd straight state title, McArthur is 171-pound champion

BUTTE - Ronan's wrestlers had a day to remember Saturday as a pair of Chiefs earned championship titles at the state wrestling tournament. Polson came away from the tournament disappointed after sending 17 wrestlers to event to see only one even make the finals. Ronan sent eight wrestlers to the event and...


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