Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Aaric Bryan

Scarlets succumb to district's top teams

ARLEE — The Scarlets couldn’t stand up to the pressure of the district’s two best teams last week. The young Scarlet squad committed 26 turnovers in a 46-27 loss to the district-leading Savage Heat in Hot Springs Thursday and 25 turnovers in a 52-23 loss to the Charlo Lady Vikings in Arl...

Trio of Warriors earns divisional crowns in Deer Lodge

DEER LODGE — Three of the six Arlee Warriors making the trip to the state finals this weekend will be doing it as divisional champions. Two of the champions have unfinished business in Billings, and one will be going for the first time. The Warriors went 3-1 in the Western B-C Divisional final match...

Petersen, Edwards grab divisional championships, Bulldogs take 3rd

DEER LODGE — The wrestling pedigree of the two Mission-Charlo Western B-C Divisional Champions couldn’t be more different. Jame Petersen, holder of the school’s single-season pin record, entered the divisional tournament in Deer Lodge undefeated in conference matches and a 29-2 overall r...

Warriors crank it up in final week, capture 2nd in Darby

DARBY — In the final week of the regular season, the Arlee Warriors served notice to the rest of the Western B-C teams that they shouldn’t be taken lightly at the divisional tournament this weekend. The Warriors placed seven wrestlers at the Darby Invitational Tournament Saturday to finished i...

Bulldogs finish in 8th place in Darby

DARBY — The Mission-Charlo Bulldogs will stumble into the Western B-C Divisional Tournament after stubbing their toes at the Darby Invitational Tournament Saturday. The Bulldogs only had one wrestler in the championships and only placed five wrestlers to finish in eighth place in the 10-team tournam...

Lady Eagles stumble in 2 conference losses

PABLO — It was one step forward two steps back for the Lady Eagles last week. One week after pushing the District 14-C’s third-place team to the limit in a 48-46 loss to Noxon and then riding a career night from Jaylen Carpentier to a 65-54 comeback victory over the Lady Prospectors, with thei...

Lady Bulldogs show no bite from outside in loss to Eureka

ST. IGNATIUS — The Lady Lions packed the middle of the paint and challenged the Lady Bulldogs outside shooters to beat them – the Lady Bulldogs weren’t up to the challenge, only connected on 10 of 39 shots from the field in a 37-25 District 7-B loss in the Doghouse Saturday night. &ldquo...

Maidens suffer a couple of nail-biting losses

WHITEFISH — The Maidens’ nails are a probably a little smaller after last week, but unfortunately their hands are empty. The Maidens battled down-to-the wire in a pair of games last week, but came away with nothing to show for it in both cases. The Maidens took a narrow lead into the fourth qu...

Scarlets swoop past Two Eagle River to ascend to .500

PABLO — Sitting at .500, the Arlee Scarlets are beating the teams they are suppose to, now can they start beating the teams that they aren’t suppose to. The Scarlets used a dominant night on the glass and an antagonizing defense for a 54-28 rout of Two Eagle in Pablo Tuesday to improve to .500...

Two Eagle River wraps up homestand with pair of conference losses

PABLO — Luckily for David, he didn’t have to go four quarters with Goliath.  After playing Charlo close for two quarters, the Vikings’ size and physical play took it’s toll on the shorthanded Two Eagle River team, and the Eagles couldn’t keep pace with the Vikings in the...


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