Sports
ARLEE — Graysen O’Conner, an eighth-grader from Arlee, won two Indian National Finals Rodeo titles and returned home on Oct. 30 to a parade and plenty of cheers. O’Conner came home after making history by winning both the juniors and ladies barrel racing championships. She rode into the championships on her two horses Fancy and AI, but the ride to victory wasn’t easy. During the second round, her horse AI was hurt so Graysen went into the finals with Fancy. “I went in with hope and trust that Fancy could take me all the way,” she said. Having loved horses for as long as she can remember, Graysen’s bond with her horses is great. Graysen&r...
CHARLO — It was a night full of good luck for the Vikings football team despite superstitions of the date. On Friday, Oct. 13, the Vikings outscored their Plains opponent 50-6 on the gridiron. One bystander said: “Looks like they scared the game out of them.” “It’s s...
News from Head Coach Trevor Moll, PHS girls soccer team POLSON — At a home soccer game the Polson Pirates girls’ soccer team fell to Whitefish 3 to 0. All three Whitefish goals took place in the first half of the game. Whitefish possessed the ball 55% of the time vs. Polson’s 45%...
PABLO — On a day with few clouds in the sky, cross country teams gathered to run on the Silver Fox Golf course at the Salish Kootenai College on Saturday, Oct.7. Polson head coach Matt Seeley helped organize the event. He said: “I want to thank all the teams who made it out for today’s e...
Polson’s sports teams prevailed in their homecoming games last wekeend. The Polson Pirate football team beat the Ronan Chiefs, 48-10, in last Friday’s conference match-up. The Pirates came out strong in the first quarter with 12 points to Ronan’s 3. They sailed further ahead with another 23...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Arlee Warriors prevailed 16-0 in a Sept. 15 football game against the Mission Bulldogs on the dog’s home turf. The Warriors picked up a second touchdown in the second quarter. The Warriors sealed the game in the fourth quarter when they intercepted the ball from Mission with...
POLSON — The grandstands were loaded and the cars were roaring for the championship races at the Mission Valley Super Oval on Saturday, Sept. 16. Racer Kyle Basler noted one of the important elements of the event: “This sport wouldn’t be possible without the fans.” And to sho...
COLUMBIA FALLS — Playing an away game didn’t work well for the Polson Pirate Girls Soccer team on Sept. 7. The Columbia Falls Wildcats outplayed the Pirates and won the game with a score of 9 to 1. Columbia Falls had possession of the ball 60% of the time took 39 shots on the goal vs. 7 shots at ...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Mission Lady Bulldogs volleyball team faced off last Saturday with the Thompson Falls Lady Blue Hawks. The Lady Bulldogs gave it a good effort, but in the end, fell to Thompson Falls, 3 to 0. Coach Marissa Mocks spoke highly of her team. With a lot of returning players, Mission&rs...
News from Montana Coaches Association MONTANA — The Montana Coaches Association announce Jim Peterson of Charlo was selected, as C class “Assistant Coach of the Year” for the 2022-2023 school year. Peterson is an assistant coach for football, wrestling, basketball and track...
