Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler

Maidens rise over Columbia Falls

RONAN — Despite the giant raindrops falling before the game, the Maidens sloshed their way to a victory over Columbia Falls on Thursday, 10-7. Alaina Madsen grabbed the win from the circle and added strong offense, going 3-4 with a homerun and two RBIs. Kaitlyn Sassaman and Amanda Morency each went 3-4...

Lady Pirates break Loyola Sacred Heart

POLSON – While battling a wet week on the diamond, the Lady Pirates claimed a couple of victories and battled through a tough loss.  On Thursday the Lady Pirates hosted Libby. After a shaky first inning, Polson gained momentum and secured a conference 8-2 win over the Lady Loggers. Pitcher Jess...

MAC softball fires up Frenchtown

  FRENCHTOWN – The Lady Bulldogs were on fire at the Frenchtown Invitational, strong-arming their way to a pair of victories. In the MAC/Great Falls Central matchup, the Lady Bulldogs trapped the lead early on and limited Great Falls to only two innings of scoring in the 10-4 win. Courtney Char...

All in the family: Ronan golf grows success on, off links All in the family: Ronan golf grows success on, off links

The Chiefs and Maidens have hit the links in a big way with a team expansion that rivals 19th century settlers heading west, more than doubling the participants from last year’s team.  With 26 athletes — 11 on the girls’ team alone, which is almost unheard of in the class B/C golf w...

Chiefs, Maidens battle in Frenchtown

  FRENCHTOWN – The Chiefs and Maidens struggled to grab top spots at the Frenchtown invitational track and field meet on Thursday. The Chiefs came away with a team score of 29, placing them in seventh out of eight teams participating while the Maidens finished in fifth with a score of 27. De...

Polson weathers rough day in Missoula

MISSOULA – The Pirates and Lady Pirates toughed out Saturday at the Missoula County Public Schools Invitational, finishing on the low end of the brackets. The boys took 13th out of 14 as a team with a score of 18. The girls placed 11th out 13 with a score of 15.5. While only one Pirate placed top four ...

Arlee, Charlo teams compete at Thompson Falls Invitational

  THOMPSON FALLS – Arlee and Charlo boys and girls track and field teams all made a splash at the Thompson Falls track and field meet on Thursday.  On the girls’ side, the Scarlets finished at third with 77.5 points while the Lady Vikings placing fourth out of nine with a team sco...

MAC attack stuns Troy MAC attack stuns Troy

MISSOULA – The Lady Bulldogs started the week with a loss but came back with a dominating vengeance in a week of chilling wind on the softball field.  On Monday the Lady Bulldogs fell to Loyola-Sacred Heart in Missoula, 3-9. Pitcher Courtney Charlo managed to strike out five Lady Rams.  ...

Lady Pirates lose, first upset of season

FRENCHTOWN — The Lady Pirates battled through cheers and jeers, taking their first loss of the season, but battled back to a shutout win later in the week.  On Monday the Lady Pirates took on Frenchtown foes, the 2013 state champs, on the Lady Broncs diamond, falling 17-5. Although pitcher Jess...

Maidens pick up two at home

  RONAN – The Maidens boomed the field as they swept Plains in the home field double-header on Tuesday. In game one, the Maidens outscored the Trotters by one in the nail biting 8-7 game, bringing home the game winning run in the seventh. Maiden McKenzie Dulmes led the fight, going 2-3 with a b...


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