Articles with the Tag: Tennis
Polson POLSON – Though the weather was in their favor, the Pirates and Lady Pirates faced a struggle on the courts Friday and Saturday with the girls posting the only team win. Friday against Dillon, the boys saw single wins from both Colin Kenney and Matt Sitter with Kenney winning his match 6-2...
The Mission tennis teams had their share of ups and downs as they took on a busy week on the court. The Lady Bulldogs fell in two and came up with a tie in the three showdowns, while the Bulldogs posted a split. On Thursday the Lady Bulldogs took a 4-2 loss against Superior-Alberton. Kayla Billette and Da...
POLSON — Thunder cracked the sky, lightning struck the earth and rain pounded the courts during the Montana State Tennis Tournament last week, causing more than six hours of delays and pushing the tournament an extra day into Saturday. Even so, Polson's head coach Bob Hislop said the weather may have h...
The Polson Lady Pirate tennis team claimed its seventh consecutive divisional championship last weekend, while the boys won their second divisional title in a row. The Polson girls scored 55 points to send Whitefish into second with 45, followed by Columbia Falls with 23 and Libby with 2. The Pirates finishe...
The St. Ignatius boys had a tough run at the 2013 state tournament, not only in the end results, but also with the weather. All three days were rained out and play was moved inside, which resulted in shortened scoring that could have affected a couple of players’ end results if they had played full set...
EUREKA — The Mission Lady Bulldog tennis players traveled to divisionals in Eureka last weekend, finishing the tourney just five points shy of first-place Bigfork. Briar Ahlborn won divisionals in singles; Kayla Billette took third; and Cierra Dougherty took sixth. All three advance to state this we...
The Mission Bulldogs hosted the Boys Best of the West tennis tournament Saturday, and Mission picked up several good wins. At No. 1 singles, Karl Daniels came in third, while Steven Oliver was second at No. 2 singles. Troy Bontrager took fourth at No. 3 singles, and Jamie Mullins won at No. 4 singles.&nbs...
LIBBY — Polson’s boys and girls tennis had a big Saturday in Libby, with Dylan McCrumb taking a hard-fought victory from Danny Leggins at No. 2 singles. “The boys battled it out for over two hours in extreme heat,” head coach Bob Hislop said. Whitney Zimmerman and Br...
According to head coach Bob Hislop, Polson tennis’ “warrior of the week” was Shannon Oakley, who went 2-1 in weekend matches, losing a heartbreaking three-set match to Sloan Ellis of Whitefish and winning two matches Saturday. “In her last four matches, she has played just short of 12...
ST. IGNATIUS — Tennis is a unique sport in that it affords athletes the opportunity to play their entire lives. Sara Ison and Kimimi Ashley know this well. A mother-daughter tennis-coaching duo, the pair has coached St. Ignatius tennis teams for a combined 14 years. “It’s fun; I de...
