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Charlo’s Contreras wins girls’ Western C cross country divisional title

THOMPSON FALLS – Charlo Lady Viking runner Guinevere Contreras won the Class C girls’ individual title at the Western B/C Divisional Cross-Country meet with a time of 23:49.28. The event was held at Rivers Bend Golf Course in Thompson Falls on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Fellow Lady Viking runner KeAnna Koenig (27:38.26) finished third. For the Vikings, Hayden Smith placed fourth with a time of 20:56.01, while Branson Zempel (22:04.10) finished sixth and Levi Nentwig (24:44.27) finished eighth. In Class B, Zoran LaFrombois paced the Mission Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish time of 17:45.52, while Thomas Nuila (17:48.85) and Robbie Nuila (17:55.46) were eighth and ninth respect...


Area athletic departments receive shot in the arm Area athletic departments receive shot in the arm

RONAN — On Friday night during the Ronan Chiefs’ home football game, St. Luke Community Healthcare donated a check worth $3,425 to the high school’s athletic department. “We are extremely grateful for St. Luke and the amazing work they do in making sure that our students are health...


Lucky Strike bowling results for the week of Oct. 3-9

Merchant High Team Game:Access Montana        1218 High Team Series:Access Montana        3424 High Game Scratch:Tim Jennison        269                        ...


Polson volleyball remains undefeated in conference with win over Maidens Polson volleyball remains undefeated in conference with win over Maidens

POLSON — In a battle of potential postseason tournament opponents — and possibly two of the best teams in the Northwestern A conference — the Ronan Maidens found themselves Saturday afternoon on the short end with the hosting Polson Lady Pirates for their second loss of the season. It co...


Lucky Strike bowling results for the week of Sept. 26-Oct. 2

Merchant   High Team Game:Big Boyz Haulin        1239 High Team Series:S & S Sports             496 High Game Scratch:Richard Jackson         290 High Game Handicap:Richard Jackson         299 ...


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Football Polson Pirates Jarrett Wilson tossed five touchdown passes and rushed for another as the Polson Pirates routed the visiting Havre Blue Ponies 42-14 on Friday night. Wilson was 15-of-18 passing for 301 yards, including an 80-yard TD pass to Colton Graham. Wilson also rushed for 99 yard...


Polson, Mission cross-country post strong results at fairgrounds Polson, Mission cross-country post strong results at fairgrounds

POLSON – The Polson and Mission high school varsity cross-country teams both scored top-ten boy’s and girl’s finishes during the Mission Shadow Duals hosted by Polson High School at the Polson Fairgrounds on Saturday. On the boy’s side, Ryan Dupuis led the way with a fourth-place i...


Local golfers finish season strong Local golfers finish season strong

POLSON — The Polson Pirates’ golf team placed third and the Lady Pirates finished fourth at this past week’s State A golf tournament, hosted by Polson High School at the Polson Bay Golf Course. The Pirates (306-311) posted a two-round total of 617, while the Lady Pirates (388-396) carded...


Flathead River Rodeo named INFR 2021 Tour Rodeo of the Year Flathead River Rodeo named INFR 2021 Tour Rodeo of the Year

Congratulations to the fantastic and hard-working team that has once again blessed the Flathead Reservation and Polson, Montana with another “INFR Tour Rodeo of the Year.” This is a great accomplishment, as they are competing with 16 other Indian National Finals RodeoTour Rodeos held throughout t...


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Volleyball Polson Lady Pirates In a Northwestern A conference road game on Tuesday, Sept. 28, the Polson Lady Pirates picked up a three-set (25-11, 25-12, 25-16) win over the Columbia Falls Wildkats. Liz Tolley led the Lady Pirates with nine assists and 16 digs, while McKenna Hanson posted sev...


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