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Lucky Strike bowling results for May 16-29

Monday Night Fun Night Spring League Game Played: Dutch Doubles   First Place:  Donata Healy and John Roylance  Second Place: Joan Thompson and Moe Schoon Third Place: Jerry Powell and Jeff Lulow  St. Luke Hospital Spring League Men High Game Scratch:    Stacy Robinson   213 High Game Handicap:Dave Siegfried   239 High Series Scratch:Stacy Robinson   562 High Series:Dave Siegfried   669 Women High Game Scratch:Eileen McMillan     200 High Game Handicap:Amy Vaughan   258 High Series Scratch:J. Hungerford   473 High Series Handicap: J. Hungerford   69...


State Champions State Champions

BUTTE — The Polson Lady Pirates claimed their eighth Class A softball state championship in school history in a decisive fashion on Saturday afternoon.  The Lady Pirates defeated the Frenchtown Lady Broncs 9-3. On Thursday, at Stodden Park in Butte, the Lady Pirates opened state tournament acti...


MAC runner up in Class B/C State softball finals MAC runner up in Class B/C State softball finals

FLORENCE — It wasn’t quite the finish the Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) softball team had hoped for, but it’s one the program will never forget. The team fell 10-4 to the Florence Lady Falcons at the Class B/C state tournament championship game held in Florence on Saturday. In the opening r...


Polson girls win state tennis title Polson girls win state tennis title

BILLINGS — The 2021 Class A state girls tennis tournament belonged to the Polson Lady Pirates.  At Pioneer Park in Billings, on Friday, the Lady Pirate doubles team of Berkely Ellis and Qia Harlan captured the doubles championship in a 6-1, 6-1 win over teammates Ara Mercer and Megan Rost. Lady...


Brooks, Fryberger win state track individual titles Brooks, Fryberger win state track individual titles

LAKE COUNTY — Charlo Lady Viking Carlee Fryberger claimed the top spot in the Class C State girls 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.81 seconds, and Ronan Maiden Lindsey Brooks won the Class A State girls high jump title with a mark of five feet and two inches. The MHSA Class AA-C State Track and F...


Racket battle ends with second place state title Racket battle ends with second place state title

MISSOULA — The Mission Bulldogs duo of Kayden Carter and Lalo Bravo placed second in the State B-C doubles tennis championship on Friday, May 21. The event was held indoors at the PEAK Racquet Club in Missoula.   The duo battled it out against Brett Sneed and Dillon Gray, of Cut Bank, for the c...


Lady Pirates move to state tournament after regular season domination Lady Pirates move to state tournament after regular season domination

The Polson Lady Pirates softball team is having perhaps one of their best seasons ever with an overall season record of 19-1-1. They dominated the season by out scoring their opponents by a margin of 303-37. In Polson’s 19 wins, 18 have ended via mercy rule, including 10 games in which the Lady Pira...


Softball field re-named in honor of 'legendary' coach Softball field re-named in honor of 'legendary' coach

Polson High School unveiled its newly renamed softball field in honor of one of the school’s most decorated coaches. The Larry Smith Field, as it is now named, commemorates Smith’s 30-plus years of service that helped shape local softball history in the Mission Valley. The ceremony was held be...


Mission Valley athletes claim divisional titles Mission Valley athletes claim divisional titles

MISSOULA — Mission Valley area prep track and field teams had plenty of strong performances during the Class B/C Divisional meet held in Missoula and the Class A Divisional meet in Columbia Falls this past weekend. Mission Lady Bulldog Sydney Brander won four individual events to headline area athle...


MAC finishes second in Western B/C softball divisional MAC finishes second in Western B/C softball divisional

FLORENCE — The Mission-Arlee-Charlo Lady Bulldogs softball team secured a second place divisional finish and a bracket spot in the upcoming State B/C tournament with key wins last weekend. The Lady Bulldogs went 3-2 on the week with a 16-0 shutout win over Anaconda and a 20-1 win over Ennis. On Thur...


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