Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap
POLSON — Polson Pirates Quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo, guard Josiah Clairmont and linebacker Paul McClurg were selected for the 66th annual East-West Shrine football game slated to take place July 21 in Great Falls. The Shrine game is one of the oldest prep all-star games in the country. Started i...
ARLEE — Even during the holiday break, the Warrior grapplers were hard at work. Though there was no wresting meet on their schedule, they found other ways to keep in tiptop shape: booking a total of 4,300 feet in elevation by running the stairs in the Arlee gymnasium. “It’s a annual even...
Arlee senior lineman Brady Potts was the only repeat All-State selection from Western Montana. Potts joined 53 other players from across the state, including eight repeat picks overall for Class C. All-State honors are selected and voted on by league coaches. Charlo athletes Tra Ludeman, junior quarter...
(Editor's note: This story is being reprinted after it inadvertently was incomplete in last week's Valley Journal.) ST. IGNATIUS — As a child, Bernie Lovell didn’t get many gifts during the holiday season. Lovell, the fifth child out of a family of 12, remembers all of the money from her fathe...
ARLEE — Identical twins Aspen and Rachelle Meidinger share everything, from their long dark hair and eyes to a passion for music, and even a cell phone. Now they have something else in common: they are the only two girls at Arlee High School who can bench press 200 pounds. Shawn Orr, the girls&rsquo...
ARLEE — On Dec. 22, the Warriors hosted a mixer underneath one light in a dramatically lit Arlee High School gymnasium. No team scores were kept as Arlee, Drummond and Florence faced off before the holiday break, but Arlee emerged with several victorious matches. In the 119-division, Arlee’s D...
ST. IGNATIUS — It was a dog fight on the court inside the St. Ignatius High School gym Dec. 20, but after the dust cleared, the Florence Falcons walked away the victors, 53-49. The potential win would have been the first for the Lady Bulldog basketball team, but head coach Les Rice couldn’t ha...
ARLEE — The Scarlets basketball team went 1-1 on the road last week against St. Regis and Loyola Sacred Heart. Three players were in double figures as the Scarlets defeated St. Regis 55-33. The Scarlets went on a scoring frenzy, outscoring the Lady Tigers 13-7 and 16-7 in the third and fourth quarters ...
ARLEE — The Warriors lost a tough nonconference game against Loyola 57-49 on Dec. 22 in Missoula. Junior Sansavere led the team with 17 points. The Warriors trailed 24-18 at the half, and despite being within an eight-point reach in the final minutes of the fourth, fell short of the win. Two days prior...
ST. IGNATIUS — In October, the Office of Public Instruction announced it received a $7.6 million Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant, and will sub grant 95 percent of the money to established Head Starts and eligible districts. St. Ignatius Superintendent Bob Lewandowski said the district app...
