Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler

Scarlets finish with heartbreak Scarlets finish with heartbreak

  BUTTE – After a dominating whirlwind of a season and a sweep of the 14-C District Tournament, the Scarlets had one more hurdle to jump before making it to State: to place top two at the Divisional Tournament. Unfortunately the ball dropped for the Scarlets and they were forced to walk away...

Lady Pirates surprise at Divisionals Lady Pirates surprise at Divisionals

  KALISPELL – The Lady Pirates gave Polson fans big smiles as they grabbed a couple of wins at the Northwest A Divisional Tournament in Kalispell and came home with third place honors. On Thursday, the Lady Pirates took on Whitefish for the chance to get their name printed on the divisional ...

Pirates grab third, win challenge game, head to state Pirates grab third, win challenge game, head to state

  KALISPELL – The Pirates have proved they have the drive to succeed by taking third at the Northwest A Divisional Tournament. In Thursday’s play-in, loser-out game, the Pirates pulled a W against Libby’s Loggers, 55-38. Andrew Weltz logged 21 points for the Pirates and Cedrick S...

Maidens pick up divisional win Maidens pick up divisional win

Maidens pick up divisional win   HAMILTON – The Maidens finished out their first Class B Divisional Tournament with a win and two losses — not bad for a first showing. Thursday the Maidens tipped-off against Bigfork, falling to the Valkyries 37-51. Aspen Jore top-scored for the Ma...

Season ends for Bulldogs Season ends for Bulldogs

Season ends for Bulldogs   HAMILTON – The Bulldogs had their ups and downs throughout the season but were able to go home 1-2 from the Divisional Tournament in Hamilton. In game one on Thursday, the Bulldogs had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting Bigfork, the undefeated divisional champs...

Scarlets win gold, valley teams battle to earn divisional play Scarlets win gold, valley teams battle to earn divisional play

Crack, boom, pow went the thunder of feet stomping the bleachers when the Arlee Scarlets hooped their way into victory over St. Regis to take the 14C title crown for the second year in a row. After coming into the tournament with the number-one seed, the Scarlets had a bye into the semifinals, which gave the...

Ronan, Mission fight through districts Ronan, Mission fight through districts

    Bulldogs move on, despite loses   ST. IGNATIUS – The Bulldogs started off on the right foot snagging the District spot from Ronan in the play-in game, but came up short in Hamilton. Yet the team advances to divisional play this week.  On Tuesday, the Bulldogs took...

Pablo chooses Dawson Pablo chooses Dawson

RONAN – Ryan Pablo, a Ronan High School senior, is locked in and ready and to take to the baseball diamond in Glendive after signing his letter of intent to become a Buccaneer at Dawson Community College.  Pablo will be studying physical education with aspirations to transfer to a four-year col...

Polson moves on to Divisional Tournament Polson moves on to Divisional Tournament

The Pirates end the regular season with a couple of losses at home bringing their final season record to 4-14.  On Tuesday, Andrew Weltz lit up the court, scoring 22 points for the Pirates as they hosted Frenchtown, but his great effort wasn’t enough to secure a win as the Broncs captured the 7...

Valley wrestlers capture top-five spots at State Valley wrestlers capture top-five spots at State

Wrestlers from Polson, Ronan, Arlee, and Mission-Charlo competed at the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings on Friday and Saturday, with 10 grapplers from the valley making it to the top five.  In the Class A division, Polson’s team finished in 10th place out of 22 teams, with a sc...


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