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Articles with the Tag: Basketball

Bulldogs put bite on valley rivals Bulldogs put bite on valley rivals

ST. IGNATIUS – It was rivalry weekend for the Mission Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball teams as they squared off with their nonconference rivals for Mission Valley bragging rights on Friday and Saturday evening with the girls winning both of their games and the boys bringing home one win and one l...

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Wrestling At the Cut Bank Booster Invitational, the Mission/Charlo wrestling team finished fourth out of 29 teams on Saturday. Havre won the Invite with 211 points. Mission/Charlo finished with 135 points, and Arlee finished with 35.5 points during the two-day tournament. Mission/Charlo had two champ...

Local hoop shoot winners announced Local hoop shoot winners announced

News from David Rensvold for the Elks Lodge  POLSON – Congratulations to those who won the Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot contest. Winning the Lodge’s contest allows kids to compete at the District Hoop Shoot Contest on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at the Polson High School gym. Registration starts at...

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Wrestling Mining City Duals Both the Polson Pirates and Ronan Chiefs wrestling teams traveled to Butte this past weekend for the 24-team Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals held at the Butte Civic Center. Competing in pool action on Friday, the Pirates went 0-3, falling 60-9 to Huntley Project,...

More than 800 players take to downtown streets for annual 3-on-3 More than 800 players take to downtown streets for annual 3-on-3

POLSON – Three blocks of downtown Polson were closed off to traffic as basketball players and fans filled the streets for the annual Flathead Lake 3-on-3 basketball tournament this past weekend. The two-day event, first played in 1992, has grown into one of Montana’s most popular and longest- ...

Dynasty dismantled: Arlee seeks new boys basketball head coach after Pitts resigns Dynasty dismantled: Arlee seeks new boys basketball head coach after Pitts resigns

ARLEE – Zanen Pitts, who had built up the Arlee High School boys basketball program into a Class C basketball dynasty, winning back-to-back state championships and appearing in four consecutive state title games in the last six seasons, stepped down as the Warriors varsity head coach on Wednesday eveni...

Prep hoopsters spar in all-star spectacular Prep hoopsters spar in all-star spectacular

There was some fast-paced hardwood action as the 2018-2019 high school basketball season officially came to a close in the Mission Valley on Thursday evening at the Ronan Event Center. Forty-two players from across the valley were given the opportunity to put on their school jerseys and play one last time in...

Bulldogs finish third at divisionals Bulldogs finish third at divisionals

RONAN – Jacob Hugs scored a Mission Bulldogs’ team-high 18 points in an 84-41 challenge game loss to the Loyola Rams on Tuesday at Ronan. The loss gave Mission a third-place finish at the Western B sectional, while a win would have sent the Bulldogs to the State B tournament in Belgrade. Tuesd...

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Boys Basketball Polson Pirates During the Western A Boys Divisional Basketball Tournament in Hamilton, the Polson Pirate 2018-2019 basketball season came to an end during this past weekend. The Pirates fell 81-34 to the Dillon Beavers on Thursday evening and dropped a close 67-63 overtime battle ...

Sports Shorts for Feb. 20, 2019

Boys Basketball Polson Pirates In the Northwest A District Tournament this past weekend in Whitefish, the Polson Pirates battled to a second place finish falling 78-50 to the Browning Indians in the championship game Saturday evening. The Pirates marched into the championship game by defeating...


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