Articles Written By: Mike Moore
It’s no secret Adriana Tatukivei, 7, and Marissa Mock, 11, are competitors. But the pair’s recent success in a sport they have little experience in has been a welcome surprise for the girls, as well as their parents. After prevailing at local Punt, Pass and Kick competitions, the pair advanced to...
Zanen Pitts always looked up to his father when it came to keeping active throughout his childhood. In grade school, Pitts took to the basketball courts, helping the Ronan Chiefs with multiple successful seasons until he graduated in 2005. During his childhood, Pitts’ family raised rodeo horses, and...
When it comes to bowling a perfect game, Julian Dullinger reigns supreme. As a young boy, Julian grew up in a bowling alley, just like his father Gary did. Now, at the age of 26, Julian has bowled not only one perfect 300 game, but 16. “He’s continually knocking ‘em out,” Gary said...
RONAN — Four years ago, Skip Schacher had never lifted a weight before. Now the 71-year-old is a world champion. After Ronan residents Harold Smith and Schacher qualified at a Montana meet, they advanced to the Welker Engineering World Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships Nov. 1-6 in Reno, Nev. A...
MALTA – The road to State ended early for the Ronan Chiefs football team Saturday when they fell to Malta on the road, 31-27. Despite losing by four to Malta, the Chiefs have a lot to hang their hats on. This season the Chiefs finished with a solid 8-3 record, made it to the Semifinals, something th...
Although the Polson Lady Pirates volleyball team didn’t win the Class A State Tournament in Bozeman last weekend, head coach Jan Toth couldn’t be more proud of the heart and determination her girls showed throughout the tournament. As the smallest Class A team at State, the Lady Pirates were alre...
This year’s city election for Ronan had only two wards with more than one candidate running for city council. In ward one, Ellen Kaphammer received 79 votes for the four-year term, and ran unopposed. In ward two, Calvin Hardy was elected for the four-year councilman seat, collecting 59 votes. Hardy ...
BUTTE – The Charlo Lady Vikings’ season ended after a second loss to Harrison/Willow Creek at the Divisional Western C Volleyball Tournament at the Montana Tech HPER Complex last weekend, but the Lady Vikings put up a strong fight to close out their season. On Oct. 31, Charlo played its way into ...
WHITEFISH – The Polson Lady Pirate volleyball team is heading to the Class A State Championship Tournament in Bozeman this week after a stellar performance at the Northwest A Divisional Tournament in Whitefish last weekend. Polson downed Whitefish in the championship game 3-1, but to get to that point,...
The Charlo Vikings ended their successful season last weekend as they were downed by Fairview 680 miles away from home. The Vikings jumped out to an early 18-0 lead over the No. 2 ranked Warriors. Tra Ludeman got the Vikings off to a good start, scoring an early touchdown on a 30-yard run. Soon after, Ste...
