Articles Written By: Melea Burke
After falling 7-6 in a close contest with a tough Mission-Arlee-Charlo team early in the week, the Ronan Maidens softball team picked up the pace in doubleheaders against Plains Thursday and Florence Saturday. At Florence, the Maidens split with the Falcons, falling 4-3 in the opener and winning the secon...
POLSON — Before heading to Whitefish for a sunny Saturday matchup with the Lady Bulldogs, Polson softball head coach Larry Smith said his team was in “unfamiliar waters.” “We haven’t been two down in the conference in a long time,” Smith said of his two-time defending s...
It was a doubles week for the Ronan Chiefs and Maidens tennis teams, with the boys and girls winning every doubles match. The girls grabbed an early win Tuesday over Troy, 5-1, fell to Mission 4-2 Thursday and tied Eureka 3-3 on Saturday. The boys tied with Troy 3-3 before sweeping Mission 6-0 on Thurs...
POLSON — The Polson boys and girls played several strong matches Saturday at the Flathead Invitational tennis tournament in Kalispell after a busy day at home Friday. At the Flathead Invitational, Polson leader Brady Hislop ended up second in the boys’ No. 2 singles division. Hislop defeated M...
The Polson girls’ and boys’ tennis teams made quick work of the Wildcats when the Pirates visited Columbia Falls last Thursday before diving into a busy weekend at the Cut Bank Invitational. Against Columbia Falls, the Polson girls had a perfect 7-0 run, later defeating Cut Bank 5-2, led by Wh...
RONAN — Several solid singles matches and a pair of doubles wins took the Chiefs tennis team to a 4-2 win at home over Valley Christian Thursday. No. 1 singles player Hunter Shima led his team with a 6-0, 7-5, victory over the Eagles’ Christopher Manuel. “(Hunter) had a very good match,&...
COLUMBIA FALLS — In what head coach Larry Smith called a “humbling” experience for the two-time defending state champion Lady Pirate softball team, Polson fell to the Columbia Falls Wildkats April 10, 8-3. Sometimes, though, a little humility is a good thing, Smith noted. “That was...
HAMILTON — Maiden pitcher Bethany Colman was on fire Thursday as Ronan shut down Southwestern A foe Hamilton in a nonconference softball matchup. The Lady Broncs only managed three hits off Colman, sending Ronan to a 7-1 win. It was the second time this season the teams had met; the first time, Rona...
MISSOULA — The Polson and Charlo track and field teams had several top finishers at the Missoula County Public Schools Invitational Saturday. In perhaps the most impressive performance from a Lake County athlete at the meet, Charlo’s Dawn Blevins launched a first-place javelin toss of 128-7, o...
Patience is a virtue the Coville family has been learning about for nearly two and a half years — ever since the youngest member, Braylin, was born. As an infant, Braylin was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rapidly growing cancer in the retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. He’s been in...
