Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Mike Moore

Mission residents voice community concerns

ST. IGNATIUS — The first of five community meetings held by Lake County, its community partners and the Lake County Community Development Corporation took place Jan. 26 at the St. Ignatius School District Office. About seven people attended the meeting and voiced concerns on issues from lack of housing...

Middle school students perform patriotic tribute

RONAN – When Ronan drama instructor and director Rita Tingey wrote “From Sea to Shining Sea” 10 years ago, her main goal was to teach her students a love for America and an appreciation for freedom. That respect was evident during Ronan Middle School’s final performance of the musical...

Denton sets new state pin record at Conrad duals

CONRAD – What was originally scheduled as a busy week with lots of valuable mat time for the Ronan Chiefs changed once the snow began flying. The Chiefs were supposed to grapple at the Eureka Quad and duel with Missoula Big Sky before heading off to the Conrad Duals over the weekend. “We did m...

Polson grapplers defeat Flathead, Frenchtown

The Polson Pirate wrestling squad picked up two key victories last week as the team prepares for upcoming divisional and state tournaments. On Thursday, Polson traveled to Kalispell where the Pirates picked up nine wins to secure a 42-34 victory. Carlos Quinones (112) pinned Daniel Devall in 1:52, whil...

Pirates fall to 5-5 with pair of losses

A tough week on the road against Kalispell Flathead and Whitefish resulted in two losses for the Polson Pirate boys’ basketball team. On Friday, Polson took on Flathead, who is currently ranked No. 5 in Class AA and would prove to be a tough team to down on the road. The Pirates led early with a fou...

Chiefs experience difficult week on the road

The Ronan Chiefs basketball team was dealt a pair of tough losses on the road last week, falling to Florence and Eureka. Despite losing, head coach Steve Woll says his team is starting to gel into what could be a very talented team come postseason. “At Florence I thought we played a complete game-th...

Maidens fall to Eureka, Florence

Although the Ronan Maidens basketball team fell to 3-8 this week after dropping games to Eureka and Florence, head coach Clayton Curley is seeing a vast improvement in his girls. “This week was not too bad,” Curley said. “At Eureka, we lost it by 12 points. It’s unfortunate because...

Eagles top Hot Springs, topple to Noxon

Though the weather outside was cold, the atmosphere inside the Two Eagle River gymnasium was blistering as four players scored in double figures in the Eagles’ 63-58 win over Hot Springs Jan.19. The Eagles’ Cole Noble sank 23 points; Artie Mendoza scored 14 points; Marcus Brown had 11 points a...

Lady Pirates split, improve to 8-2

POLSON – The Polson Lady Pirate basketball team dropped its second loss of the season last week, falling to Kalispell Flathead at home before picking up a win at Whitefish Jan. 21. Lady Pirates senior Riley Kenney continues to thrive on the court, scoring a game-high 25 against Flathead and 19 again...

Vikings, Lady Vikings defeat St. Regis at home

CHARLO – Things couldn’t have gone much better for the Charlo Vikings and Lady Vikings this past weekend, as both teams came away with convincing victories. On the boys’ side, head coach Mike Brown said things went pretty good for his squad, allowing his bench to get some valuable playing t...


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