Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jeremy Weber

All good things...

BOZEMAN — The Lady Pirate volleyball season came to an end Friday as Polson came up short against Billings Central at the state tournament. Polson went 1-2 in the double-elimination tournament on the campus of Montana State University, falling to Laurel in their tournament opener Thursday afternoon ...

End of the line

BUTTE — The Pirate football season came to a disappointing end Saturday as Polson fell to Butte Central in the state quarterfinals, 49-14. The Pirates struggled to get their offense rolling all evening as Butte was able to pile on the points to get the win. “It was one of those days where t...

Maidens end strong season with 3rd-place conference finish

COLUMBIA FALLS — The strongest Maiden volleyball season in years came to a close Saturday as Ronan fell to Whitefish to finish third at the Northwestern A Volleyball Tournament. Ronan opened the tournament with a dramatic five-game win over Whitefish, but were swept by the Lady Bulldogs when they me...

Breaking through

COLUMBIA FALLS — The Lady Pirates finally have their conference championship. After two straight years of losing in the conference title match, the Lady Pirates came from behind Saturday to pull off a five-game win over Whitefish for the Northwestern A Championship, 20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-7....

How it will B

RONAN — Making a change can be hard, just ask the members of the Ronan School Board. After more than an hour-and-a-half of discussion between the board, school administrators and citizens Monday evening, the board made the tough decision to move Ronan into Class B beginning next school year. By v...

A district divided

RONAN — The Ronan school board will face a tough decision Monday as they must decide if the school will remain in Class A for the next two years or petition to make the move to Class B. Ronan will have to make the decision of whether or not to make the move down in classification after a steady drop...

Lady Pirate perfection

POLSON — The Lady Pirates finished out an undefeated season in conference play Friday as they downed the visiting Ronan Maidens in four games, 25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 25-17. Breanne Kelley and Sallie Sams combined for 36 of the Lady Pirates’ 55 kills in the contest while Tailyr Irvine led the Mai...

Reversing the curse

FRENCHTOWN — Curses are not easy things to lift. Just ask the Polson Pirates. The Pirates went into Saturday’s matchup with Frenchtown determined to make up for the playoff disappointments of the past few seasons. It took two overtimes and a heroic goal-line stand, but the Pirates got what the...

Mission runners do well in team’s first state cross country appearance

HELENA — The Mission Bulldogs closed out their inaugural cross country season with a strong showing at the state meet on the grounds of the Bill Roberts Golf Course Saturday. Paden Alexander led the way for the boys team, coming in 10th individually as the Bulldogs earned a 14th-place finish. &ld...

Fight to the finish

HELENA — Despite starting in the 13th lane, several nagging injuries and a heartbreaking photo finish, the Lady Pirates came away from Saturday’s state cross country meet with a phenomenal accomplishment as Polson placed three runners in the top 10 to earn the third place trophy. Freshmen Clau...


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