Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Mike Moore

41-0

POLSON – At home Friday, the Polson Pirate football team proved why they are one of the top Class A teams in the region. They crushed the Hamilton Broncs 41-0. The Pirates’ offense was unstoppable, carrying the ball 41 times for 327 yards and five touchdowns. Pirate senior quarterback Vince Di...

Local food coop gathers steering committee

RONAN - A demand for fresh, local food is on the rise around the country. As the Nation’s economy continues to struggle, Montanans have ideas for providing a local co-op for the area would provide more jobs and income for the community. Many local food producers believe that by starting a local co-op, ...

Flathead Reservation moves to stage one fire restrictions

Warmer-than-normal temperatures, combined with little to no rainfall this September, have made for extremely dry conditions throughout the Flathead Indian Reservation. On Aug. 5, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Fire Management implemented a stage one fire restriction for the Flathead Reservation, due to a l...

Going the distance

RONAN – The Ronan Chiefs football team came out firing Friday, Sept. 2, as they put together a solid offensive performance to down non-conference opponent Bigfork 32-12. The Chiefs quickly got off to a good start as Marcus Hungerford put his team up early with a 6-yard run that was followed by a succes...

Polson football downs Belgrade

BELGRADE – The Polson Pirates football team opened up their season on a good note after crushing non-conference opponent Belgrade 40-0, last Friday while on the road at Belgrade. Vince DiGiallonardo led the Pirate offense, running for two touchdowns and passed for another in the win. DiGiallonardo&rsqu...

Charlo falls to Superior in Western C showdown

CHARLO – The Charlo football team fell to a talented Superior Bobcat team 44-32 Friday in an early-season Western C battle in Charlo. Superior jumped out to a quick 16-0 lead early on, before the Vikings rallied to cut the deficit to 23-18 at the half. Tra Ludeman threw three touchdown passes, and b...

Prep cross country results

RONAN – Although Hamilton ran away with both first place finishes at the Canal Bank Run in Ronan on Friday, many area athletes finished with solid performances to start the season. The Ronan boys finished third at the meet with a score of 78, while Mission took fourth. Paden Alexander of Mission finish...

Polson girls down Corvallis, fall to Hamilton

The Polson Lady Pirates opened their season on the road against a talented Hamilton Broncs team, when Polson fell 3-0. For Hamilton, Casey Shifflett connected for a goal during the 16th minute to give the Broncs an early lead. Later in the half, Hamilton’s Bri Huggans added to her teams lead, giving th...

Pirates tie Broncs at last minute

HAMILTON – The Polson boys soccer team tied 2-2 with a talented Hamilton Broncs team with five minutes remaining in the game during the Pirate’s opening bout of the season. James Larson took the ball off his chest, as the ball bounced on the ground twice, before Larson struck the ball into the up...

Community Bank raises funds for Boys and Girls Club

RONAN – To celebrate Community Bank’s first 100 years in the Mission Valley, they put together a book that highlight’s the history of the surrounding areas, and of the bank’s progression throughout that time. The books have been selling for a suggested donation of $15. All proceeds fr...


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