Articles Written By: Jim Blow
POLSON — The Polson Pirates kept on winning big last week, posting a 90-56 win at home over Eureka and an even bigger 59-34 conference win in Libby on Saturday. Nine Pirates scored on their home-court against Eureka Thursday, led by Kyle Bagnell with 29 and Louis Mohr with 26. Mohr just missed a tri...
It was a difficult road week for Polson’s Lady Pirates. Though they won 51-39 in Eureka Thursday, the one they really wanted to win was Saturday’s game in Libby. Unfortunately, the Lady Pirates lost to the Lady Loggers 53-46 to slip back to 4-2 in conference play. On Thursday, it started slow ...
CHARLO — It was a week of 52s for the Lady Vikings as Charlo closed out the regular basketball season with two wins. Charlo beat Philipsburg 52-26 on Thursday, then topped St. Regis 52-31 on Friday night to end the regular season with a 13-2 record. The Lady Vikings open the post-season Friday night...
Brock Picard finished up his senior wrestling season exactly the way he wanted to, earning his third state championship and leading the Polson Pirates to a fifth-place finish at last weekend's Montana State Wrestling Championships in Billings. Picard won the state title with a 9-4 decision over Libby's Ky...
BILLINGS — Two Ronan Chief wrestlers cut through the competition like buzz saws last weekend at the Montana State Wrestling Championships in Billings and both of them claimed individual championships to cap off a strong wrestling season. Senior Cameron Neiss finished off his high school career as a ...
It was the end of a great high school career, but two state championship titles could be just another launching point for Cameron Neiss. The Ronan wrestler capped off his remarkable and final wrestling season as a two-time state wrestling champion, winning the 130-pound title last weekend in Billings.&nbs...
That knock on the door might not be a man with a big, 6-foot check from the lottery division. But by answering it, you could be helping our state or our valley win a piece of the lottery. The 2010 Census is about to begin and if you're a Flathead Reservation resident, that means you'll be having someone c...
Wrestlers can be a superstitious lot, but they'll also explain that you need to go with what works for you. So, it should come as no surprise that Brock Picard stuck with what worked for him and his brother over so many years, right down to the shoes and knee pad he wore on the wrestling mat. The knee ...
Most high school athletes can only dream of earning a state championship. The euphoria that comes with that accomplishment must be something akin to soaring above the earth, effortlessly and with grace. To win a second championship is even more rare, somewhere in the range of lightning striking twice.&nbs...
RONAN — A little confidence can go a long way. At least the Ronan Chiefs are hoping it does. With a pair of wins last week, the Chiefs look to use that new, albeit short, string of victories as a springboard into the final weeks of the season. The Chiefs started off their winning streak with thei...
