Sports shorts for Oct. 13, 2021
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Football
Polson Pirates
Jarrett Wilson tossed five touchdown passes and rushed for another as the Polson Pirates routed the visiting Havre Blue Ponies 42-14 on Friday night.
Wilson was 15-of-18 passing for 301 yards, including an 80-yard TD pass to Colton Graham. Wilson also rushed for 99 yards on three carries.
Graham and Xavier Fisher each hauled in two touchdown receptions, while Robert Perez added one.
Ronan Chiefs
The Ronan Chiefs on Friday fell 55-0 to the hosting Hamilton Broncs.
With the loss, Ronan moves to 0-6 on the season and will look to pick up their first win of the year when they host the 1-6 Corvallis Blue Devils on Friday evening.
Charlo Vikings
The Charlo Vikings nearly pulled off an upset win on the road Friday night but lost to the undefeated Flint Creek Titans who slipped past the Vikings in overtime by a score of 38-36.
Mission Bulldogs
The Mission Bulldogs moved to an overall record of 4-2 on the season with a 56-6 conference win over the visiting Darby Tigers.
Bulldog quarterback Kellen McClure threw three touchdowns on the day while both Bulldog running backs Charley Adams and Canyon Sargent each rushed for two touchdowns apiece.
Arlee Warriors
On the road Friday night, the Arlee Warriors fell 61-24 to the undefeated Thompson Falls Blue Hawks.
Soccer
Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates
The visiting Whitefish Bulldogs shutout the Polson Pirates 6-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Pirate goalie Kaden Nelson had 13 saves.
On Thursday, the Pirates wrapped up their regular season on the road with a 7-0 loss to the Columbia Falls Wildcats.
Lady Pirate Tia Mercer and Sophia Moderie both found the back of the net Tuesday evening in a 10-2 home loss to the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs.
On Thursday, the Lady Pirates closed out the season with an 8-1 loss to the hosting Columbia Falls Wildkats.
Cross Country
Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates
The Polson Lady Pirates cross country team blazed their way to the top of the girls’ team standings, while the Pirates finished second in the boys’ team standings during the Libby Wilderness Run held at the Libby Cross Country Ski Club on Saturday.
The Lady Pirates led the field with five top-10 finishes. Ashtyn Wagner crossed the finish line first with a time of 20:12.198 followed by Adison Carlson in second with a time of 20:52.55 and Halle Heninger with a time of 20:52.804 for third place.
Also for the Lady Pirates Maddilyn Huffine (22:15.942) placed fifth and Isabel Seeley (23:26.955) placed 10th.
Ryan Dupuis led the Pirates with a third-place time of 17:12.036 and Drifter Skillicorn was two spots behind at fifth with a time of 17:27.420. Noah Roberts (10th, 18:20.89) and Kai McDonald (11th, 18:44.53) rounded out the top 15 boy finishers for the Pirates.
Mission Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
The Mission Bulldogs cross country team took home the top boys’ team honors during the inaugural Charlo Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
With a time of 16:02.28, Bulldog Zoran LaFrombois finished first followed by teammate Robbie Nuila in second with a time of 16:25.55.
Also for the Bulldogs, Thomas Nuila (16:32.47) placed fourth and Harlon Leishman (18:28.49) finished seventh.
Lady Bulldog Kooper Page placed third with a time of 22:35.08, while Kason Page (26:00.76) placed seventh.
Arlee Warriors and Scarlets
Saisha Northpiegan placed fourth with a time of 25:19.08 followed by Princess Bolen (25:21.09) in fifth and McKirah Fisher (26:19.07) in forth leading the Arlee Scarlets to a first-place team finish during the Charlo Invite on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
Drew Knoll paced the Arlee Warriors with a ninth-place time of 19:41.90.
Charlo Vikings and Lady Vikings
On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Charlo Lady Viking Guinevere Contreras placed second with a time of 21:55.97 at the Charlo Invitational held at Charlo High School.
Lady Viking KeAnna Koenig (26:52.62) placed ninth to round out the top 10 girl finishes, while Hayden Smith was the top boy finisher for the Vikings in eighth place with a time of 19:10.18.
Two Eagle River Eagles and Lady Eagles
Lady Eagle Janelle Afterbuffalo (25:28.86) placed sixth and Eagle Malacye Piapot (20:00.76) finished tenth as the top Two Eagle River finishers on Tuesday, Oct. 5, during the Charlo Invite.
Volleyball
Charlo Lady Vikings
On the road Friday, the Lady Vikings defeated the Class B Missoula Loyola Breakers 3-2 (23-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 15-8) in a non-conference volleyball match-up.
On Saturday, the Lady Vikings notched another “W” in the score column with a straight three set 25-18, 25-12, 25-14 conference win over hosting Alberton-Superior Lady Mountain Cats.
Mission Lady Bulldogs
In a home conference match up against the Eureka Lady Lions on Monday, Oct. 4, the Mission Lady Bulldogs fell 3-1 (26-24, 16-25, 7-25, 12-25).
On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs picked up a 3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22) road win over the Troy Lady Trojans.
Arlee Scarlets
On Thursday, the Arlee Scarlets fell 3-1 to the hosting Anaconda Lady Copperheads in Class B volleyball conference action.
In a home conference match up against the Eureka Lady Lions on Monday, Oct. 4, the Mission Lady Bulldogs fell 3-1 (26-24, 16-25, 7-25, 12-25).
On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs picked up a 3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22) road win over the Troy Lady Trojans.
Arlee Scarlets
On Thursday, the Arlee Scarlets fell 3-1 to the hosting Anaconda Lady Copperheads in Class B volleyball conference action.
