Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Aaric Bryan

Mild winter boosts big game population

The elk and deer numbers appear to be on the rise in the upper northwest corner of the state, while the elk population in the Bitterroot, Clark Fork and Blackfoot drainages remain extremely low, according to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spring surveys. Region 1 After a mild winter the whitetail...

Lady Pirates crush Corvallis 7-0

POLSON — The Lady Pirates righted their ship after a season-opening loss by completely controlling Corvallis in a 7-0 laugher in Polson Friday afternoon. “Momentum. It’s all about momentum. I can’t say enough about it. Fortunately for us today, it went entirely one way,” Pols...

Mission harriers break new ground, records at canal run

RONAN — "It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish," is an often-quoted sports cliché, but for once on Friday it was all about how things got started.  At the Ronan Canal Bank Run, for the first time in at least recent school history if not the entire school’s history...

Cruising the canal

Some new faces and some surprising times helped the Ronan Chiefs get the cross country season started on the right foot. Led by Kevin Wroblewski’s second-place finish, the Chiefs finished second overall at the Canal Bank Run Friday, despite missing two of their top three runners from the past season...

Lady Pirates score historic win in Flatfish Invitational

EUREKA — At the start of the season, Polson coach Bill Owen knew his group of young, inexperienced Lady Pirates would become good golfers – he just didn’t know how quick it would happen. On Tuesday at the Indian Springs Ranch Golf Course in Eureka, the Lady Pirates accomplished something...

Lady Pirates cruise in conference opener

WHITEFISH — The Lady Bulldogs picked the wrong girl to pick on Thursday in Whitefish. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first game after Riley Kenney failed to return two serves, the Lady Bulldogs decided to keep serving it to her – that was a bad choice.  From that point on, Kenney&rsquo...

Lady Vikings down Drummond, Seeley-Swan

SEELEY LAKE — The Charlo Lady Vikings didn’t have to wait long to exact some revenge against the Lady Trojans. Just days after losing to them during the semifinals of the Drummond tournament, the Lady Vikings were back down in Drummond, but Tuesday things turned out better for Charlo. The L...

Lady Bulldogs end drought in Eureka

EUREKA — The Lady Bulldogs got their Labor Day weekend off to a great start after beating the Lady Lions 3-1 in Eureka Saturday. After a rough five-set loss to start the week in Superior, the Lady Bulldogs salvaged a tough two-game road swing by beating the Lady Lions 25-20, 15-25, 25-23, 25-14. ...

Let it fly

After playing tentatively in two losses to start the match against Philipsburg, the Scarlets stopped worrying about making mistakes and came storming back against the Lady Prospectors to pass their first major test of a very young season. Playing in front of their home crowd for the first time and playing...

Maidens tame Wildkats in 5 for conference win

RONAN — This is a different Maiden team. The Ronan Maidens found a way to win the close games and defeat Columbia Falls in five sets Friday, for their first conference win in a very long time. The Maidens’ 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13 win in Ronan Friday was their first conference win ...


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