Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler

MAC ends season with wins MAC ends season with wins

ST. IGNATIUS – Although the Lady Bulldogs roughed through Thursday’s loss to Loyola-Sacred Heart at home, they bounced back and took a pair of wins from Eureka. While keeping it close, MAC struggled to gain their bats on the ball, limiting themselves to only three hits against Loyola-Sacred He...

Lady Pirates sweep Laverne Combo Softball Invitational

  BUTTE – The Lady Pirates pulled the rug out from under every team that dared to step onto the Lady Pirates’ magic carpet of command. On Friday the Lady Pirates traveled to Butte to participate in the Laverne Combo Invitational. Without hesitation, Polson downed Havre 7-2 in the tourname...

Charlo sweeps 14-C Districts

  POLSON – In Polson on Thursday, teams from Charlo, Arlee, Two Eagle River, St. Regis, Superior, Noxon, and Hot Springs fought for district titles and a spot at the State competition. The Vikings and Lady Vikings had no problem securing their spots as they dominated the competition, with Charl...

Polson hosts ABC track and field meet Polson hosts ABC track and field meet

  POLSON – Polson high school’s field was abuzz on Saturday as teams from Corvallis, Browning, Stevensville, Hamilton, Whitefish, Frenchtown, and Columbia Falls joined the Pirates and Lady Pirates in a track and field showdown. The Lady Pirates placed third overall with a team score of...

Maidens secure top spots at Western B

  MISSOULA – The Western B District track meet kicked off on Friday with the Maidens holding top spots through the end. Maidens Aspen Jore and Sydnee Clairmont each came away as dual gold winners in their events. Jore took first in javelin tossing 112-1 and in shot put with a distance of 34-10,...

Right on track: Lake County schools duke it out in Polson Right on track: Lake County schools duke it out in Polson

  Polson hosted all six valley schools on Tuesday for a Lake County showdown on the track and in the field. The Pirates and Lady Pirates dominated with both the boys and girls taking the first place team crowns. Pirates came away with a top score of 181 and the Lady Pirates scored a 199.66. Charlo bo...

Clairmont leads Pirates at Archie Roe Clairmont leads Pirates at Archie Roe

KALISPELL – Though the Pirates placed sixth as a team out of 14 with a score of 32.25, Jacob Clairmont placed second in three events at the Archie Roe Invitational held in Kalispell on Saturday. In the 110 meter hurdles, Clairmont finished with a second place time of 15:86 and also stole silver in the ...

Young athletes learn from Mariners role models Young athletes learn from Mariners role models

While the clouds broke up and the sun poked through, 76 young ball players tromped onto the wet grass of O’Malley field bright eyed and star struck in the presence of their favorite sports stars – the Mariners.  On Saturday the Mariners hosted their annual “Mariners Camp,” whe...

Maidens eyeing postseason Maidens eyeing postseason

There’s a lot of spirit floating around the Maidens dugout and though we all know good vibes come from within – winning doesn’t hurt. After a blow to the club of losing a coach, the Maidens gained momentum and raised their chins with a new skipper at the helm. New Head Coach Dakota Peterson...

MAC softball: Go ahead, try and stop ‘em MAC softball: Go ahead, try and stop ‘em

RONAN – MAC softball is on fire and the Lady Bulldogs are not letting anybody squeak by their fury on the diamond.  On Thursday the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Ronan to take on their valley rivals after an earlier loss to them in the season. While putting the past in the past the Lady Bulldogs ov...


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