Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Mike Moore

School board hears student achievements

CHARLO – The regularly scheduled Charlo school board meeting started off on a good note on April 19. Superintendent Paul Jenkins began the meeting by introducing the students involved with Business Professionals of America.  Chapter leader Spencer Shafter gave a brief presentation of the team&r...

School board candidates profiled

RONAN – Ronan School District will be holding its annual school election through mail ballot by May 3.  Darrell Clairmont and Adina Fuchs will be filing for one, one-year position, while Mark Clary, Roger Romero, and Wendy Thingelstad are filing for two, three-year positions for District 30. M...

Ronan track squads do well at Frenchtown

The Ronan track team had a big week as the team traveled to both Frenchtown and Missoula. At Frenchtown, Jordan Franklin had an impressive day as he placed first in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.5, while Eric Malmquist placed second with a time of 11.6. In the 200 meter dash, Malmquist placed secon...

Mission, Deer Lodge split doubleheader

ST IGNATIUS – The Lady Bulldogs dropped a pair of home games this week as the team lost first to Florence on Tuesday, 8-4, and then to Deer Lodge 12-11 during the first of two games on Friday. Even though a combined 44 runs were scored during a Western B-C doubleheader at St. Ignatius on Friday, bot...

Mission’s tennis teams look strong early in season

ST. IGNATIUS – The Mission lady netters are hitting their stride early on as the team continues to perform well early in the season. The team didn’t let near-freezing wind chills cool them down as they breezed past Darby 5-1 Thursday. Coach Sara Ison says she’s really pleased with them at t...

Cheff signs with MSU-Northern

RONAN – Ronan wrestler Toby Cheff will continue his career at the college level as a Northern Light. Cheff met with the Montana State University – Northern coaching staff Friday at the Ronan High School library to sign his letter of intent, adding another talented wrestler to the already star-stu...

School board debates eligibility requirements

The Ronan school board had a tough time deciding if the current eligibility policy for students participating in after-school activities should be changed. The board asked for Ronan High School principal Tom Stack to gather updated statuses of policies of other schools and report back in the coming week. ...

Foundation educates community on bears

RONAN – With spring on the horizon, bears across northwestern Montana are beginning to wake up. World-renowned bear researcher Chuck Jonkel came to the Mission Valley this past week to educate students as well as the community about how to coexist with bears in our modern times. Jonkel presented at bot...

Ronan falls to 0-4 after struggling on the road

It was a tough week for the Maidens as they dropped to 0-4 after losing to Columbia Falls, Hamilton, and Corvallis this week. Late scoring runs by opposing teams kept the Maidens winless in every game, as they gave up large leads. A tough game at the plate for Ronan allowed Hamilton to cut into the Maiden le...

On the ball: Mission downs Drummond to get to 4-1

DRUMMOND – The Lady Bulldogs’ impressive hitting helped the team blaze past Drummond on April 9, winning 14-6. Kinley Pope led the Lady Bulldogs at the plate, hitting 2-4, including a triple, and 4 RBI’s. Pitcher Kyla Olson improved to 4-0 as she allowed only three walks and seven strike...


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