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Articles with the Tag: Basketball

Lady Vikings set sail for good season Lady Vikings set sail for good season

CHARLO — Head coach Bret Thompson oversaw a gym full of Lady Viking basketball players Jan. 4, dividing them into groups to practice ball handling, free throws and other basketball skills as he and assistant coach Sheryl Kain circulated among the groups. Kain and Thompson demonstrated defensive moves a...

Warriors topple Noxon, Mission Warriors topple Noxon, Mission

The Arlee Warriors traveled to Noxon Jan. 3, where they downed the Red Devils 59-57 before shutting down the Mission Bulldogs 81-57 in a home game Saturday. Against Noxon, Christian Haynes led the Warriors in scoring with 12 points, also tallying eight rebounds and two assists. Zack Camel and Rocky Lewis ...

Pirates fall to Rams

The Polson boys hoopsters saw a disappointing end to their winter break when the visiting Loyola Rams scored a 57-54 victory over the Pirates.  Riley Sampson led his team with 22 points, followed by Cedric Smith with 14. Sampson also pulled down an impressive 19 rebounds. Despite outscoring the Ra...

Local tribal youth invited to play all-star basketball

Each year, the Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority sponsors two high school basketball teams (10 girls and 10 boys) to participate in the AMERIND All West Native American Basketball Classic in Lakewood, Colo. This year the event has been scheduled for April 5–7.   Scholarship The Mark...

Maiden Madness: Ronan girls step up hoops game Maiden Madness: Ronan girls step up hoops game

A summer playing “everywhere they could get a basketball in their hands” has molded the Ronan High School Maidens into a closer, stronger basketball team, now 5-1 on the season, with their only loss coming from Northwest A conference leader Frenchtown.  Maidens head coach Clayton Curley s...

Charlo girls win 2

The Charlo Lady Vikings picked up two conference wins before the holiday break, beating the Two Eagle River Lady Eagles 77-27 on Dec. 20 before traveling to Noxon Dec. 21, where Charlo triumphed 46-18. Against Two Eagle, Aspen Runkel led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 25 points, followed by Haley Berkra...

Pirates struggle in 2 games

The Polson Pirates fell in two hard-fought losses before the holiday break, dropping a Northwest A conference game to the Frenchtown Broncs Dec. 20, 50-48, and losing a tight contest against Mission Valley rivals the Ronan Chiefs Dec. 21, 29-28. Against the Broncs, Cedric Smith led Polson with 13 points, ...

Maidens open season against Whitefish, Frenchtown

The Ronan girls’ basketball team went 1-1 at a tip-off tournament held in Hamilton and Corvallis over the weekend. The Maidens beat the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs 44-29 on Friday. Raymi Clairmont led the Maidens with 17 points and seven rebounds while going six for nine from the free throw line. Freshm...

Chiefs down Whitefish, fall to Frenchtown

The Ronan Chiefs started their season with a win over Whitefish and loss to Frenchtown in a weekend tip-off tournament held in Hamilton and Corvallis. On Friday, the Chiefs won a hard-fought game against the Whitefish Bulldogs, 59-56. Kollin Wroblewski led Ronan in scoring with 15 points, adding six rebou...


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