Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler

‘Meet the Mariners’ dinner big hit ‘Meet the Mariners’ dinner big hit

RONAN – The Mission Valley Mariners hung up their cleats, put away their bats, and donned black ties for their first big fundraiser of the year. Organized and hosted by Mariners fundraising chair Shelley Croft, “Meet the Mariners” black tie dinner grabbed big smiles and a few extra dollars ...

Softball team learning the ropes Softball team learning the ropes

After losing five starting seniors last year, Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball, better known as MAC, is in a building season. Although the team still holds on to three seniors, “young” is an understatement. The majority of the roster consists of sophomores — six, to be exact. Head coach Susan ...

Maidens tear up competition in opening weak Maidens tear up competition in opening weak

DEER LODGE – The Maidens played tough in their first week of games and grabbed two wins. In Deer Lodge on Tuesday the Maidens squeaked by the Lady Wardens 9-8, punching out extra inning play thanks to a big hit off of McKenzie Dulmes’ bat that brought in the winning run. Alaina Madsen went all ei...

Lady Pirates softball on a roll

HAMILTON – The Lady Pirates took charge through Hamilton and Corvallis on Saturday, bringing Polson to 4-0 on the season. In Game one against Hamilton the Lady Pirates blew past Hamilton 8-3. Hannah Potter crossed home with a hotshot solo homerun while Jessica Bagnell and Kaelan Wall each helped with t...

Chiefs shut out Darby on tennis courts, Maidens struggle Chiefs shut out Darby on tennis courts, Maidens struggle

RONAN – The Chiefs overpowered Darby on Saturday with all six matches ending in wins for Ronan boys. Logan Soukkala walked away with a 6-0, 6-0 match as did doubles team Daniel Aylesworth and Ethan Belvins. On Tuesday the girls took a split in St. Ignatius, logging 3-3 against Mission’s Lady B...

Polson tennis toughs out close losses Polson tennis toughs out close losses

  POLSON – Both the Pirates and the Lady Pirates took a tumble on Saturday as they hosted tennis play against Corvallis. Both Polson boys’ and girls’ teams ended the day 3-4.  Pirates Brady Hislop and Tyler Dupuis each grabbed a win in singles and Pirate team Tommy Mercer/La...

Corvallis abuzz with valley track and field teams

CORVALLIS – On Saturday track teams from Polson, Ronan, Arlee, and Mission made the journey to Corvallis to compete. The Lady Pirates and the Maidens recorded the most top finishers with Polson taking third and Ronan ending in the fourth spot out of 13 teams. Lady Pirate Chloie Huerta was the lone star...

Track and field kicks off season at Ronan Invitational Track and field kicks off season at Ronan Invitational

Ronan’s field was abuzz on Saturday as several teams from around western Montana came to battle the spring rain and mud and compete in Ronan’s first invitational meet of the season. Valley teams from Arlee and Mission also made their debuts. While the Ronan Maidens faired the best among the gi...

Polson tennis slashes through competition

POLSON – The Pirates started the tennis season off with a bang boasting 6-1 wins over Libby and Hamilton on Saturday. Pirate Brady Hislop won both his matches with scores of 6-0 and 6-0. The boys were equally dominating in doubles, sweeping wins across the board. The Lady Pirates mirrored the boys&r...

Lady Pirates open with pizzazz Lady Pirates open with pizzazz

POLSON – The Lady Pirates picked up their first two wins of the season on Saturday behind some crafty pitching from the circle and key hits from their lineup.  Senior Jessica Bagnell had some big shoes to fill in the circle while the Duford legacy still lingered, but she proved she has what it ...


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