Articles Written By: Mike Moore
CHARLO – You could hear a pin drop Feb. 8 in Charlo’s gym, even through 40 middle school students sat huddled together, competing for academic bragging rights. Ten students in grades six through eight formed teams from Mission, Charlo, Ronan and Polson Schools in the Academic Bowl. Students an...
In a world of video games, Cartoon Network and computers, it can be a challenge for parents to get kids to pick up a book. Pablo Elementary School is doing its part to combat the ever-appealing distractions children face outside of the classroom by combining the age-old classic game bingo with a huge book gi...
CHARLO – For the second time this season, the Charlo Lady Vikings were handed a one-point loss from undefeated Superior. The loss was Charlo’s second of the season, as they improved to 13-2 overall after bouncing back to beat Philipsburg at home Feb. 4. Against Superior, it was a tight game fr...
CHARLO – The Charlo Vikings boys basketball team continues to play solid basketball as postseason play nears. Last week, Charlo went 2-1, defeating Mission in a make-up game Jan. 30, followed by a loss to Superior and a win over Philipsburg to end the week. Against Mission, Dillon Delaney and Tra Lu...
The Ronan Maidens girls’ basketball team picked up its fourth win of the season Saturday, defeating Troy on senior night 43-39. Earlier in the week, the Maidens hosted a tough Deer Lodge team at home, where the Wardens’ disruptive full-court press defense made it tough for the Maidens to get the ...
With only a week remaining before postseason play, the Ronan Chiefs fell to 7-9 overall after derailing Deer Lodge 52-44 and falling to Troy 47-42. Against Deer Lodge, Ronan led early in the first, entering the second frame with a two point advantage, but a strong push in the second quarter by the Wardens...
The Polson Pirate boys’ basketball team fell to 2-3 in conference and 7-7 overall after picking up a solid win over 7-B opponent Eureka at home Feb. 2, before falling by one point to Northwestern A rival Columbia Falls in Polson Feb. 4. The Pirates didn’t mind Eureka’s lengthy starting f...
The Ronan Chiefs wrestling team had a solid showing Saturday, taking first place at the Western B-C Divisional Tournament in Philipsburg with 147.5 points. Ronan edged Eureka (125.5) and a talent-packed Thompson Falls (124) during the one-day meet. Florence finished in fourth place with 123.5 points, while A...
COLUMBIA FALLS – The Polson Pirate wrestling team showed up with a vengeance Saturday at the Northwestern A Divisional Tournament in Columbia Falls. Polson sent 17 wrestlers to the meet, and 14 advanced to the Class A State meet in Billings this weekend. Pirate head coach Bob Owen was pleased with his ...
BOZEMAN – The U.S. FIRST robotics competition is ferocious. First off, teams only get one shot at proving their robot reigns supreme at the regional level, and if they succeed, they advance to the national finals. That’s where things get a little more difficult. Students go head-to-head wit...
