Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler

Class B, C runners race to finish Class B, C runners race to finish

  MISSOULA — Although the All-Class cross country state meet was postponed one hour for the possibility of fog, the skies were clear, the temps cool and the trail was full of autumn leaves as the first starting gun sounded on the University of Montana golf course. The Arlee Warriors took sev...

Arlee Scarlets split games at home

  ARLEE – The Scarlets toppled Noxon Thursday 3-2, taking it to all five sets. Morgan Malatare and Violet Pablo each came away with six aces with Pablo adding 12 kills to her card. Alexis Shick had seven digs and nine kills. On Saturday the Scarlets fell to Hot Springs 0-3.  Morga...

Charlo finishes with a bang, head to district tourney

  CHARLO – In their last regular season game, the Lady Vikings gave their hometown fans a 3-0 victory over Hot Springs on Thursday. The Lady Vikings defense was hot with 53 total digs; Sienna Brown was responsible for 15 of those. Aspen Runkel and Connor Smith served up six aces apiece and M...

The Lady Pirates drop two

  POLSON – Polson’s Lady Pirates took a fall at home against Columbia Falls. The Lady Pirates put up a fight bringing it to all five sets but could not overcome the Wildkats. Lady Pirate Chloie Huerta logged 17 kills for her team. Taylor Davis led with 30 digs and Jaiden Toth had 44 as...

Mission drops a couple on court

  RONAN – The Lady Bulldogs stumbled in their 0-3 loss against the Maidens Thursday in Ronan. Mission’s Lindsay Johnson led the Lady Bulldogs with three kills, four aces and four digs. Saturday brought the Lady Bulldogs to Florence with another tough loss for Mission, 0-3. Shania...

Maidens up, down

  RONAN – Thursday was a good day on the volleyball court for the Maidens as they toppled Mission, 3-0. Kendra Starkel played tough for the Maidens with 10 kills, four aces, and five digs. Alaina Madsen logged 14 digs and seven kills. Saturday brought Deer Lodge to Ronan’s court. Th...

Charlo Vikings move into postseason play

  VICTOR – After last week’s heartbreak, the Vikings tore it up to grab the victory against Victor on Friday, 58-44. Charlo finishes the season with a 7-1 record. Sophomore QB Michael Delaney went 22-27 in passing for 194 yards with four touchdowns. Delaney also took the ball to the en...

Polson falls to Columbia Falls

  COLUMBIA FALLS – The Pirates had a rough go of it Friday, dropping a game to the undefeated Wildcats, 5-42. Andrew Weltz threw 87 yards going 7-20 in passing. Weltz also led in rushing, running the ball 19 times for 48 yards. The Pirates finished with a 5-3 overall record and will play ...

Chiefs blow by Florence in season ender

  FLORENCE – The Chiefs picked up a win for their final regular season game against Florence on Friday, 20-13, leaving the Chiefs a 4-4 record for the season. Connor Benn was responsible for both of the Chief’s touchdown passes. The win was a good way to end the season for the Chiefs a...

Mission Bulldogs: A season of lessons Mission Bulldogs: A season of lessons

As the Bulldogs wrap up their season, they will leave with a set of lessons that will continue to help them grow both on and off the field. Under the guidance of head coach Rich Ferris, the young team faced challenges but pressed on and learned from them. “We learned a lot this year,” Ferris s...


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