Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler

Warriors advance to state despite first loss of season, Pirates play challenge game Warriors advance to state despite first loss of season, Pirates play challenge game

Arlee Warriors BUTTE – After a flawless regular season and District tourney, the Warriors faced heartbreak for the first time this year as they took their first loss and ended up in second place at Divisonals in Butte last weekend. The good news: the Warriors will head to Billings March 12-15 for...

Lake Monsters qualify for State Lake Monsters qualify for State

 GREAT FALLS – The Lake Monsters made a splash at the Montana State B-C Short Course Championships last weekend and will send seven to the State Championship meet March 6-8. The B-C meet gave athletes that have not qualified with a “BB” time or faster in previous meets the opportuni...

Sports - All Arlee Sports - All Arlee

With cheers and jeers, heartbreak and celebration, 14 teams of boys and girls placed their feet on the courts at Salish Kootenai College’s Joe McDonald Center and Two Eagle River’s gym over the weekend. Each team competed with their whole heart and soul to grab a top spot that would ensure them t...

Maidens earn 6B District gold, Polson set for postseason hoops Maidens earn 6B District gold, Polson set for postseason hoops

HAMILTON – The Maidens have plenty to be smiling about after tearing through the district tourney to claim top honors as the 6B title winners. After grabbing the number one seed in the regular season, the Maidens went into the District Tournament with the much-needed confidence that helped them take...

Viking Power Viking Power

CHARLO – In tough District 14C, the Vikings and Lady Vikings are making it known that they will not back down. After a peak performance dished out by the Lady Vikings and a close battle coming from the Charlo boys against conference top dogs Arlee, Charlo wants everyone in the valley to know – Vi...

Two Eagle River eyes postseason, picks up steam on hardwood Two Eagle River eyes postseason, picks up steam on hardwood

PABLO – There’s one thing you can say about the Eagles: when their feet hit the floor, opponents better learn to fly if they want to keep up with one of the fastest playing teams out there. Under the thumb of co-coaches Jami Hanson and Rollie Sullivan and with the help of assistant Artie Mendo...

Bulldogs face uncertainty for postseason run Bulldogs face uncertainty for postseason run

ST. IGNATIUS — The Bulldogs have been teetering through a season of seesaw balance with sandbags outweighing the wrong side. With a 5-10 season record, the Bulldogs have come away with a few victories but those wins have been all non-conference, leaving them with an O’fer in league play, putting ...

Pirates topple last week with ease, prepare to host Divisionals Pirates topple last week with ease, prepare to host Divisionals

As a team laden with freshman, “young” is an understatement for the Pirates as they prepare to host the Northwestern A Divisional Wresting Tournament.  Despite the youth that fills the Pirate wrestling club, experience is abundant as the freshmen bring grappling knowledge to the varsity m...

Chiefs riding new season with optimism Chiefs riding new season with optimism

RONAN – If you were to ask locals what they thought of last season’s run on the court for the Chiefs, you might get mixed reviews. This season, however, has seen vast improvement with the Chiefs already ahead of the battle, posting one more win than all of last year — and with plenty of bas...

Scarlets leading conference, keeping eyes on prize Scarlets leading conference, keeping eyes on prize

ARLEE — After dethroning the Lady Vikings and taking over the golden chair, the Scarlets are on pace to make a huge impact on the postseason courts with intentions on holding their reining District title and causing trouble all the way to State. Though the Scarlets only have one senior on the roster...


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