Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Rob Zolman

Pirates earn second place trophy at Western A divisional tournament Pirates earn second place trophy at Western A divisional tournament

BUTTE — The Polson Pirates are headed to their second consecutive State Class A boys basketball tournament after out-lasting the Hamilton Broncs during the Western A divisional boys’ basketball tournament, held in Butte last weekend. In Thursday’s first round of action, the Broncs explod...

Maidens claim second place at Western A divisionals, head to state Maidens claim second place at Western A divisionals, head to state

BUTTE — The Ronan Maidens collected a Western A divisional girls’ basketball tournament second-place trophy and a bracket slot in the upcoming State Class A tournament this past weekend. Playing in the opening round in the Western A Divisional tournament held at the Butte Central Maroon Center...

Vikings claim third place District 14C finish Vikings claim third place District 14C finish

  HOT SPRINGS — The Charlo Vikings boys’ basketball team battled their way through the District 14C championship consolation rounds to clinch a third-place finish by defeating the hosting Hot Springs Savage Heat 46-42 on Saturday evening.  On Tuesday evening, the Vikings opened to...

Rivals battle on court, mat in regular season wrap up Rivals battle on court, mat in regular season wrap up

POLSON — Ronan and Polson high schools wrapped up their wrestling and basketball regular seasons with one last matchup this past weekend with Ronan grabbing victories in two of the three contests. After falling to the Polson Pirates on their home mat nearly a month ago, the Ronan Chiefs wrestling te...

Lady Vikings claim fourth straight district title Lady Vikings claim fourth straight district title

CHARLO — For the fourth straight season, the District 14C girls basketball championship tournament concluded Saturday evening with the Charlo Lady Vikings hoisting the district championship trophy high in the air after a decisive 60-30 victory over the visiting Alberton-Superior Lady MountainCats. A...

Annual Hot Springs parade continues despite frigid temps Annual Hot Springs parade continues despite frigid temps

HOT SPRINGS — Despite bone-chilling temperatures, hovering in the low teens, shivering spectators lined the parade route along Main Street to applaud and cheer as the brightly colored menagerie passed by.  “A lot of us enjoy getting together to have fun,” said event organizer Linny ...

Polson, Mission teams compete on court for first time in 15 years Polson, Mission teams compete on court for first time in 15 years

By Rob Zolman                Valley Journal PABLO — For the first time since the 2005-2006 season, the Class A Polson High School and Class B St. Ignatius High School basketball teams battled against each other on the hardwood court. The boys game was he...

Ronan athlete signs with college softball team Ronan athlete signs with college softball team

RONAN — Ronan softball standout Macao Jackson signed her national letter of intent to play collegiate softball for the Columbia Basin College Hawks, located in Pasco, Washington. Late Wednesday afternoon, family, friends and teammates joined Jackson to celebrate the occasion, held in Ronan High Scho...

Arlee boys basketball drop non-conference games, girls beat Deer Lodge Arlee boys basketball drop non-conference games, girls beat Deer Lodge

ARLEE — The Arlee Warriors and Scarlets basketball teams hoped to edge in a few more wins last week but the points just didn’t come in.  New head coach Shawn Matt watched the Class B Warriors hardwood action open on Tuesday, Feb. 2, on the road against the Class A Ronan Chiefs. The game w...

FLIC wraps up live festival, begins virtual version FLIC wraps up live festival, begins virtual version

POLSON – Ukrainian film director Sergii Chebotarenko was the big winner during this year’s Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) for his feature debut project “Pulse,” which garnered four FLIC award nominations. Chebotarenko’s film is based on the real story of a youn...


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