Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jeremy Weber

Polson wins pair Thursday, falls to Dillon in 5 Saturday

POLSON — The Lady Pirates found themselves in quite a battle at home Saturday as Dillon rallied from a 2-1 deficit to down Polson in five games, 25-16, 13-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12. Playing without Riley Kenney (shoulder injury) for the third straight match, the Lady Pirates adjusted well without her ...

Bulldogs' winning season stops short of playoffs

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Bulldogs saw their hopes of a playoff berth come up just short on consecutive nights this week. The Bulldogs needed a win over undefeated Bigfork Thursday to secure a spot in the Class B playoffs, but the Vikings proved to be too much as they downed Mission 42-21. Missi...

Polson takes 3rd playoff seed after being axed by Loggers

LIBBY — The Pirates will enter the playoffs as the number three seed from the Northwest A Conference after suffering a heartbreaking loss to the Loggers Friday. Polson led 16-3 in the third quarter before the Loggers finished the game with 14 unanswered points to pull out a 17-16 victory, finishing ...

Chiefs shock Columbia Falls in season finale

COLUMBIA FALLS — A last-minute touchdown was the difference Friday as a 20-yard toss from Robbie Gauthier to Cole McArthur vaulted the Chiefs to a 28-20 upset of Columbia Falls. The winning touchdown came with 14 seconds to play in the contest as Ronan downed the top ranked team in the Northwest Cla...

Injuries continue to plague Ronan

RONAN — The Maidens continued to struggle with roster changes this week as Ronan fell at home to Hamilton Saturday and on the road at Frenchtown Tuesday. The Maidens are still adjusting to the loss of Tuesday Salmon and Ashley Lynch, who are both out with possible season-ending injuries. "Anytime...

Finishing in style

HELENA — Both the Arlee boys and girls cross country teams came away with top 10 finishes Saturday as the Class C state cross country meet was held at the Bill Roberts Golf Course. Jesse Pfau led the Arlee boys to a seventh-place finish in the meet as he came in 24th individually with a time of 19:0...

Chiefs, Maidens finish cross country season in Helena

HELENA — The cross country season came to a close for the Chiefs and Maidens on the grounds of the Bill Roberts Golf Course Saturday as the boys came away with a 14th-place finish while the girls earned 16th. “I thought we didn’t do bad at all. We just didn’t do good enough, I supp...

Injuries hurt Maidens as they drop pair

STEVENSVILLE — The Maidens struggled through a tough pair of games on the court last week, falling at home to Mission Tuesday before suffering a four-game loss on the road at Stevensville Saturday. Injuries once again took their toll on the Maidens in the matches as the team was forced to play witho...

Lady Pirates overcome slow start at Missoula tournament

POLSON — It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing for the Lady Pirates this week as the team overcame a rough start at the Missoula Invitational Tournament Friday to finish second in the consolation bracket. In a field filled with larger Class AA teams, the Lady Pirates struggled to find their way in ...

Chiefs, Maidens finish 4th at conference championship

LIBBY — The Chiefs and Maidens picked up a pair of fourth-place finishes Saturday as they ran in the Class A Northwest Conference cross country championship. Several Ronan runners turned in personal best times in the race. The Chiefs finished in fourth place with 83 points, behind Whitefish (40), Co...


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