Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Aaric Bryan

Ronan Lil’ Dribblers celebrate finale

The future of Ronan basketball looks bright. The Ronan Lil’ Dribblers program came to an end Monday night at the Ronan Events Center with the 16 teams of third- and fourth-graders and fifth- and sixth-graders squaring off against each other. Program organizer and Ronan Chief basketball coach Stev...

Lady Bison prepare to run away with 3rd straight title

As the Salish Kootenai College Lady Bison prepare for their title defense, they will be missing a major piece of the puzzle that helped them solve the AIHEC National Basketball Championship three of the past four years. The Lady Bison will be without Carla McLean, their 6-foot center and go-to-girl in all...

Lady Bison drop pair of home games to Lady Bulldogs

PABLO — The new-look Salish Kootenai College Lady Bison struggled to find their offensive touch in a pair of losses to the University of Montana-Western Junior Varsity Lady Bulldogs over the weekend. Playing in front of their home crowd for the first time this season at the Joe McDonald Health and F...

Benson claims Mack Days title

Some guys have all the luck. Though he already had the 2010 Fall Mack Days’ title wrapped up, Hot Springs angler Mike Benson continued to fish through the final weekend and continued to find the fish. Benson hit the 50-fish limit two days to improve his winning 12-day average to 48.75. He was fol...

Bison gear up for another title run

Though the season is still young, the SKC Bison coach thinks his team is ahead of schedule in claiming their sixth AIHEC championship in the last seven years. “You never really want to compare a team to other teams, but we’re ahead of where we were at this time last year and that’s all y...

Bison trample Bulldogs with second-half surge

PABLO — Playing their fourth game in four nights, the Salish Kootenai College Bison still found enough energy to pull away from the University of Montana-Western Junior Varsity in the second half for a 98-87 victory. A night after they let a late lead slip away from them, Bison forward Marvin Lewis ...

Chinook delivers knockout blow to Vikings’ season

CHARLO — It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Everything was falling in place just like the Charlo Vikings had planned. In their final polish practice Friday for their quarterfinal game against the Chinook Sugarbeeters, the Vikings had practiced being down by 12 points and coming back to win w...

Lady Vikings end season with 5-set loss to P-Burg at divisionals

BUTTE — After a quick exit from this year’s Western C Divisional Volleyball Tournament, the Charlo Lady Vikings learned what they’ll need to compete at next year’s tournament – a killer instinct. The Lady Vikings opened the tournament Thursday at the Maroon Activities Center ...

Lady Bulldogs take Loyola to the wire, fall one game short of state

SUPERIOR — The Mission Lady Bulldogs’ bid for the All-Class State Volleyball tournament fell a game short, but they gave a performance that won’t be soon forgotten at the Western B Divisional Tournament. In the loser-takes-third match in Superior, the Lady Bulldogs stood toe-to-toe with ...

Benson wraps up Mack Days championship

Hot Springs angler Mike Benson has taken all the suspense out of the 2010 Fall Mack Days. With only two days of fishing left to determine the 2010 Fall Mack Days top angler, Mike Benson’s best 12-day average is 47.75 fish. His closest competitor is Scott Bombard, who’s averaged 37.25. He is fo...


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