Articles Written By: Aaric Bryan
ALBERTON — A different Viking stepped up each night as Charlo started the season by breezing past Superior and Alberton. Chance Rosenbaum dominated the paint and finished with 15 points in the Vikings’ 50-31 season-opening victory over the Bobcats in Charlo Friday and in Alberton Saturday Step...
ST. IGNATIUS — A young Bulldog team used a balanced attack for a sweep of Mineral County teams over the weekend. Seven different Bulldogs got in the act in a 37-33 victory over the Panthers in Alberton Friday and nine Bulldogs finished on the scorer’s sheet in a 37-33 victory over Superior in ...
When the Arlee Scarlets start the season in Twin Bridges this weekend, they’ll be weeks ahead of where they were at this point last year. In his second year back as the Scarlet coach, Richard Bachmeier’s job was made a little easier with the return of last year’s leading scorer, leading ...
The Charlo coach will have plenty of options to go to as the Lady Vikings prepare for the upcoming season. Twenty-five girls came out for basketball this year, the most ever in Bret Thompson’s 25-year tenure as the coach. “This is the largest group that we have had since I have been in Char...
Arlee wrestler Cole Rice started the season where he left off last year. The defending state champion pinned Townsend’s Shay Christiansen to win the 152-pound class at the Cascade Invitational. Rice pinned Christiansen last year in the state finals to become the 140-pound champion. The four...
Bulldog wrestler Joel Lewis showed his teammates how it’s done at the first tournament of the season. The Charlo senior went 3-1 at the Polson Invitational Saturday and finished second in the 189-pound class. Mission-Charlo coach Lyle Cronk said the silver medal was Lewis’ highest finish in a ...
The Arlee Warriors that tasted success last year will be back again this year to help guide the rest of team. The Warriors have three returning divisional champions and one state champion. Cole Rice, the returning 140-pound Western B-C and Montana B-C champion, will lead the Warriors as he goes for his...
A week of practice wasn’t long enough for the Lady Bulldog coach to know what kind of team he has. With only one returning starter from last year’s 11-13 team and only two players on the team with significant playing time at the varsity level, Mission coach Les Rice said it may take all season...
Mission-Charlo wrestling coach Lyle Cronk didn’t know anything about the group of inexperienced wrestlers he was coaching at the beginning of last year, but by the end of the year he knew they were tough – this year he is hoping that toughness will translate into success. “It was a...
Few people get to enjoy true bliss in their life. David McCullough gets to every time he steps on the Charlo football field. The 18-year-old with Down syndrome has been the Viking football manager the past four years and during this span there hasn’t been a bigger Viking fan. “I mean he loo...
