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Articles with the Tag: Basketball

Pirates take two, even up record Pirates take two, even up record

Arlee ARLEE – The Warriors had three players score in the double figures and Phillip Malatare nearly posted a quadruple-double as Arlee routed Seeley-Swan 94-41. Malatare scored 35 points, pulled down 10 rebounds dished out 12 assists and grabbed nine steals in front of the home crowd Thursday ...

Lady Pirates notch first win Lady Pirates notch first win

Polson STEVENSVILLE – The visiting Lady Pirates swatted the Yellowjackets 50-43 on Thursday,   marking the first victory of the season for the Lady Pirates. Lauren Lefthand scored 21 points and Kaelyn Smith added 15 more. The visiting undefeated Columbia Falls Wildkats handed the Lady ...

Girls' Basketball Girls' Basketball

ST. IGNATIUS – Friday night, the Ronan Maidens grabbed an early 21-8 first quarter lead from the Lady Bulldogs and never looked back, beating their Class B and cross-county basketball rivals 61-24. “Tonight, I felt like we played pretty well,” Maidens’ head coach Ron Hanson said. ...

Girls’ teams battle on court Girls’ teams battle on court

Charlo The Charlo Lady Vikings came out a bit cold in their first game of the year during the Western CKootenai College, losing to the Clark Fork Lady Mountain Cats by just three points. “They need to do a better job with the ball,” Coach Bret Thompson said. “They had too many turno...

Basketball

FLORENCE — Arlee High School boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Florence Saturday to challenge the Falcons and Lady Falcons. Trailing 23-6 at the end of the first quarter, the Arlee Scarlets managed to battle back led by Carly Hergett’s 15 points. However, a barrage of 3-pointers from...

Basketball

EUREKA – Ronan’s Chiefs and Maidens tamed the Lions in Eureka on Saturday. Micalann McCrea scored a team high 23 points as the visiting Maidens roared over the Lions, 67-40. The score was close after the first quarter, with Ronan leading 11-10. After outscoring the Lions 36-12 in the second an...

Lester Merle Paro Jr. Lester Merle Paro Jr.

RONAN — Lester Merle Paro Jr. was born in Missoula on Aug. 3, 1931, and passed away peacefully Nov. 19, 2016, in Ronan. He had a large family of four sisters, Glenna, Karen, Toni and Penny; and two brothers, Jim and Tom. Lester grew up in Hot Springs. He was active in academics and was Valedictor...

Lady Bison open season with wins

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The Salish Kootenai College Lady Bison basketball team won two close games on the road against Walla Walla University last weekend. On Saturday, Kaylea Skunkcap nearly earned a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds in the Lady Bison’s 66- 54 victory. Mahalia Hendr...

Nonstop action Nonstop action

RONAN — Teamwork shines again. With the help of Ronan Chamber of Commerce and local businesses and organizations, the Pioneer Days committee brought entertainment with three rodeos, two street dances, a parade and numerous sporting events that kept people hopping from dawn until well after dark. ...

Street ball brings out the tough stuff Street ball brings out the tough stuff

POLSON — They’re a little tougher, a little rougher — and when a street basketball player takes a fall, he or she better be made of sterner stuff. The 24th annual Flathead Lake 3 on 3 basketball tournament was played in the asphalt streets of downtown Polson, curbs and all. More than 2...


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