Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler
The courts in the Joe McDonald Fitness Center at Salish Kootenai College saw plenty of action over the Thanksgiving weekend as Bison basketball teams hosted Miles City Community College and the junior varsity team from the University of Great Falls. On Friday, both the men’s and ladies’ teams ...
When asked what makes a sport, most people would say “team spirit, sportsmanship, athletics, and health.” Football has this, baseball certainly can check off this list, and basketball can be seen all over ESPN. Athletes such as Derek Jeter and Peyton Manning get a ton of press, and fans come toge...
The last of the autumn leaves falling to the ground not only signifies the coming of winter but also the end of a chapter for the valley’s high school seniors who dedicated themselves to various fall sports. These young athletes not only went above and beyond for their teams but also represented their ...
RONAN – ‘Tis the season for giving, and Ronan high school senior Shelby Benson is doing just that. Benson is collecting sponsors for a program called “Adopt a Grandparent” in collaboration with Mary Kay cosmetics. Benson puts together gifts and hand delivers them herself to various...
As the light snow sprinkled the Charlo field Saturday afternoon, the Vikings fell in the game that would take them to a State Championship opportunity. Ennis overtook the Vikings 50-14, knocking Charlo out of contention for the State title. The Vikings fought valiantly, even after losing their start...
Here they come, NBA and WNBA … 3 to 5-year-old all-stars are making their big boom. Itty Bitty Basketball is taking to the court with founder and coach Tina Begay leading the way. Begay started the program in 2005 in Arlee for the “littles” after watching the YMCA host a program of the ...
With the opening of the Mission Valley Aquatic Center came summer swim lessons, and with those lessons a budding USA swim team. Under the guidance of swim coach Mark Johnston and assistants Dana Johnston and Jeff Smith, the Lake Monsters are well on their way to making a splash on the USA swim circu...
ST. IGNATIUS – Purple, red, blue, orange, and everything in between: Coaches from Polson, Ronan, Charlo, Mission, Arlee, Hot Springs and Bigfork sent select players from each team to form two teams and compete in the All Star volleyball game, hosted Thursday by Mission. The All Star concept was thou...
POLSON – Two boys from Polson’s soccer team have been honored with a Northern Class A All-Conference team spot. Coach Jess Kittle presented the awards to midfielder Alex Helgesen and defender Spencer Raymond, both juniors. This was Alex’s second time to be selected to the Al...
Baseball, America’s favorite pastime. Sunflower seeds, hotdogs, music, and cheering fans all played under the summer sunshine. But what does it really mean to be a Mariner? What do these kids take from these few precocious years of their lives? The Mission Valley Mariners program started in 1989 und...
