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Articles with the Tag: Baseball

Local team beats the heat to win 2nd Local team beats the heat to win 2nd

WHITEFISH — After three days of playing in scorching heat, including a record temperature of 102 degrees on Sunday, the Polson 12U Majors All Star baseball team persevered and took second place in the Jack Zerr Tournament in Whitefish. Polson had a great day hitting on Saturday including a Grand Slam h...

Babe Ruth champs Babe Ruth champs

Young Polson team makes impressive showing

FLORENCE — The Polson 12U Majors All-star baseball team recently took second place in the Flotown Invitational Tournament in Florence. This young team, with a tough defense and strong hits, made an impressive showing at their first All-star tournament of the season with wins over Florence (6-2), Gallat...

Competing for a cause Competing for a cause

CHARLO – Loren Erickson stood on the pitcher’s mound at the Charlo softball field under the hot sun itching to throw a fast pitch, but this game was all soft pitch, although she didn’t mind. “This is for a good cause,” she said. Five co-ed teams with up to fourteen players...

Mariners finish 4th at Cloninger Classic

The Mariners A team had a busy weekend in Helena at the Lee Cloninger Classic Legion A Tournament, where the Polson squad joined a field of five other teams from Canada and Montana: the Helena Reps, Vauxhall (Alberta), the Lethbridge (Alberta) Giants, the Lethbridge Miners and the Laurel Dodgers. Despite ...

Mariners split a pair with Kalispell Lakers A Mariners split a pair with Kalispell Lakers A

POLSON — After a tough trip to Kalispell on Wednesday to play the Lakers AA team, falling 10-0 by the mercy rule, the Mission Valley Mariners A pulled it together to split a conference doubleheader with the Lakers A team in Polson Sunday. In the first round, the Lakers managed to squeak by the Missi...

Mariners hold camp for coaches, players

POLSON — The Mission Valley Mariners baseball team in Polson is holding its annual summer baseball camp and coaches clinic Saturday, May 30 at the Mariners Field at O’Malley Park in Polson. Kids ages 7-18 and all coaches are invited for a day of baseball instruction and to meet the Mariner pla...

Mariners sweep Loggers at home

The Mariners A squad twice felled the visiting Libby Loggers Sunday, picking up a 17-5 win in the first round and ending the nightcap 10-2. The Mariners totaled 27 hits in the doubleheader, with Warren Wood doubling and driving in five runs in the opener. TJ Olson added two hits, three runs and three RBIs...

Mariners drop two in home openers

POLSON – The Mission Valley Mariners opened up their home play with a pair of losses against the AA Kalispell Lakers bringing them to 2-4 on the season. The Lakers drew first blood in the first half of the second inning in game one, but soon after the M’s came back to score three, jumping ahea...

Polson student plans wooden bat tournament Polson student plans wooden bat tournament

POLSON — Baseball is a passion for sixth-grader Zach Plant. His favorite major league team is the St. Louis Cardinals. Zach’s teacher Tamara Fisher, the Polson district’s gifted and talented teacher, said he’s a very big baseball fan.  “He loves the sport. Obviously h...


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