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By Rob Zolman / Valley Journal    KALISPELL — Ronan Chief Brant Heiner finished his prep cross country career with a third-place finish and all-state accolades at the State A cross country championships at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell on Friday. Heiner crossed the finish line with a time of 16:46.80, helping the Chiefs finish fifth in the overall team standings. Teammate Michael Irvine also earned all-state honors with his 15th- place finish. Mason Sloan nabbed Class A all-state honors and a 12th-place finish for the Polson Pirates with a time of 16:59.48. The Pirates claimed ninth place as a team. For the Class A girls, in the team point standings, the Lady Pirates...

POLSON — The Mission Valley Christian Academy Eagles co-ed soccer team took second place in the End of Season Tournament.  The event was hosted by MVCA in Polson on Saturday, Oct. 17. Clark Fork Soccer Association, a co-op squad comprised of homeschool players from the communities of Plains and...

Volleyball Ronan Maidens The visiting Whitefish Lady Bulldogs defeated the Ronan Maidens in four sets 26-24, 24-26, 25-12, 25-20 on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Northwestern A girls volleyball action. Leina Ulutoa paced the Maidens with three aces, 10 blocks and 18 assists. Madeline McCrea had 17 kills an...

CHARLO — Friday night’s football game between the Mission Bulldogs and Charlo Vikings will go down in the history books as one of the great Class C rival games. The Bulldogs were down 20-6 at halftime to the hosting Vikings, but the dawgs out scored the Vikings 26-6 in the second half and ende...

Cross Country  Ronan runner Brant Heiner won the boys’ individual title at the Western A Fall Classic Cross Country meet with a time of 16:24.18. The event was held at Kalispell’s Rebecca Farm on Saturday. As a team, the Chiefs placed third. Michael Irvine finished ninth with a time ...

MONTANA — The Montana High School Association executive board met during a scheduled Zoom meeting last week to announce several decisions, including a delay for winter sports due to concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The delay will allow time for schools and communities to ass...

News from The Macman Fishermen: How pleasant has this fall been? The warm water fisheries continue to produce catches of bass and pike. Kicking Horse, Ninepipes and Pablo Reservoirs have all had active fisheries all fall. I’m looking forward to ice fishing. With waterfowl season ending at the n...

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Rodeo The Mission Valley High School Rodeo team competed in a two-day rodeo event in Dillon on Sept. 26-27. Polson cowgirl Cadence Schweigert posted two top-25 finishes on day one by scoring a 22nd place 19.36 time in the barrel race and a 10.32 time in the goat tying event. In day two events, Polson...

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