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Lady Pirates plunder Maidens Lady Pirates plunder Maidens

RONAN — On Tuesday, May 17, the Polson Lady Pirates opened the final week of the regular season with a 15-0 shut out road win over cross county and Northwestern A rivals Ronan Maidens. In five innings of work, Katelyne Druyvestein picked up the win for the Lady Pirates, holding the Maiden offense to...

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Driving through Polson, I am reminded of all the times in high school when I was told how devastating the drug issue was in our town. Naturally, I used to think these drugs were the cause of the ubiquitous poverty within our community. However, I cannot help but think this causal relationship is reversed. ...

Polson, Ronan wrap up track season Polson, Ronan wrap up track season

POLSON — In the final week of the regular season for Class A track and field, the Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates, along with the Ronan Chiefs and Maidens, competed against ten visiting teams during the Nelson Thomas ABC Track and Field meet held at the Polson Sports Complex on Saturday.  The R...

sports shorts for May 18, 2022 sports shorts for May 18, 2022

Softball Ronan Maidens The Ronan Maidens opened last week’s action on Tuesday evening, May 10, with a 11-5 lost to the visiting MAC Lady Bulldogs. In the circle for Ronan, Kiara Sherman gave up 11 runs on 17 hits and struck out three. LouRasia Weatherwax led the Maidens at the plate w...

Polson school bonds defeated in recent election Polson school bonds defeated in recent election

POLSON — Two bond issues for the Polson School District were defeated during school elections May 3, by a slender margin of 44 votes in the elementary district and 242 votes in the high school.  Superintendent Mike Cutler was clearly dismayed with the result and noted that rising inflation and ...

Maidens, Pirates win team titles at Lake County track meet Maidens, Pirates win team titles at Lake County track meet

POLSON — The Polson Pirates and Ronan Maidens track and field teams each took first place on Thursday out of the six Mission Valley area schools competing at the Lake County track and field meet at the Polson Sports Complex.  The Maidens brought home seven first place finishes and racked up 220...

Sports Shorts for May 11, 2022 Sports Shorts for May 11, 2022

Track & Field Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates On Saturday afternoon, the Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates track and field teams posted 12 top five finishes during the Hamilton Quad hosted at the Bronc Stadium in Hamilton.  For the Lady Pirates, Michelle Dale finished first in the 100 met...

Mission Valley softballers dominate during inaugural tournament Mission Valley softballers dominate during inaugural tournament

FRENCHTOWN — The Polson Lady Pirates, Ronan Maidens, and MAC Lady Bulldogs girl softball teams hit the road last weekend and traveled south to Frenchtown to complete in the First Annual Bette Paskey Memorial Tournament hosted at the Frenchtown High School on Friday and Saturday. The Maidens finished...

sports shorts for May 4, 2022 sports shorts for May 4, 2022

Track and Field   Ronan Chiefs and Maidens Ronan Chief Payton Cates finished eighth in the high jump during the Russ Plicher Top Ten Track and Field competition held at the MCPS Stadium in Missoula on Tuesday, April 26. On Saturday, Cates, with a jump of six feet - four inches, finishe...

Cherry Valley ‘Night of the Arts’ returns after COVID hiatus Cherry Valley ‘Night of the Arts’ returns after COVID hiatus

POLSON — Cherry Valley Elementary once again celebrated their students with their Night of the Arts event on April 28.  Over the past month, students have been doing animal artwork for this year’s theme of “Wild About Art.” Each student was able to display a piece of animal ar...


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