Sports

RONAN – High school sports returned to the Mission Valley last Friday as teams practiced for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic canceled activities.   The Montana High School Association gave schools the green light to go ahead in early July for the season with golf, cross country, football, soccer and volleyball; although, the season will look different this year due to COVID-19 guidelines.  “The guys are happy to be out here,” said Ronan Chief head football coach Matt Detwiler, during the Saturday morning practice. “They have done a ton of work on their own since the shutdown back in March and throughout the summer. Every time I drove by ...

FLORENCE — The Mission Valley Mariners wrapped up their 2020 American Legion baseball season last weekend during the Western A district tournament in Florence. On Thursday, the Mariners opened the first round of the tournament with a 5-4 extra-inning win over the Missoula Mavs. The Mariners jumped o...

POLSON – On Saturday afternoon at Polson’s O’Malley Park, the 2020 American Legion Baseball League regular season came to a close for the Mission Valley Mariners with a doubleheader split against the visiting Western Conference A leading Glacier Twins. The final score in the first game w...

POLSON – The Mission Valley Mariners and Kalispell Lakers split a doubleheader on the baseball diamond Wednesday night during conference A Legion baseball action at O’Malley Park in Polson.  The Mariners dropped the first game, 4-0; however, in the nightcap, the Mariners’ bats explo...

POLSON – The coronavirus pandemic-shortened 2020 American Legion Baseball season finally got underway for the Mission Valley Mariners at Polson’s O’Malley Park on Thursday evening.  Hosting the Libby Loggers in a non-conference doubleheader matchup, the defending 2019 Western A dist...

News from Mission Valley Archers Are you ready to get outside? The Mission Valley Archers are ready, and they are hosting a 3D shoot. The event will be located near Polson at 6066 Irving Flats Road. The shoot will consist of two courses with 20 life-size three-dimensional animals set up in each cours...

MONTANA – The Montana High School Association executive board held a conference call last week to discuss the options for the spring activities during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The MHSA executive board followed Governor Steve Bullock’s lead. The governor extended the state’s stay...

POLSON – Empty bleachers and an ominous silence filled Mission Valley tracks, tennis courts and softball parks during what would have been the official start to the 2020 prep spring sport season.  The Montana High School Association announced the health-related hiatus on Monday, March 16, that ...

POLSON – Nearly 400 youth swimmers and swim fans converged at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center on March 7-8 for the B/C State Championships Swim Meet.  In all, there were 14 clubs represented from around Western Montana, including Polson’s Lake Monsters, who competed in more than 200 eve...

POLSON – The Head Over Heels’ Osprey girls gymnastics team is currently off to a successful 2020 season start with several achievements.  Chenoa Villegas had a fifth-place floor routine during the season’s first meet on Jan. 18 at the Glacier Challenge in Kalispell. After a month wi...