Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Carrie Pichler

Discipline key to Lady Pirates’ success Discipline key to Lady Pirates’ success

FRENCHTOWN – After 23 years of coaching young girls on the volleyball court, Lady Pirate coach, Jan Toth, has seen her share of ups and downs and this season, is no exception. With strong senior leadership both on the court and coming off the bench and young starters bringing their top game, the lad...

Arlee volleyball

ARLEE – The Scarlets played a couple of tough losses at home dropping them to third with a league record of 6-3, 8-5 overall. At home Wednesday, the Scarlets dropped to Seeley-Swan in three straight sets, 0-3. Morgan Malatare led the Scarlets with five kills and seven digs. Violet Pablo served up...

Charlo volleyball

ARLEE – The Lady Vikings continue to dominate the court, picking up two more W’s to add to their 12-3 season record while riding the top of 10C in the first place slot. Thursday the Lady Vikings slayed Arlee 3-0 on the Scarlets’ home court. Leading the battle was Sienna Brown, who pic...

Mission volleyball

MISSOULA – The Lady Bulldogs felt the dredge of a sweep last week, dropping two matches in six straight sets, bringing Mission to 4-9 on the season. While playing in Missoula on Oct. 14 the Lady Bulldogs suffered a defeat after Loyola-Sacred Heart played dominator against Mission. Despite the los...

Ronan volleyball

RONAN – The Maidens took a couple over the last week of play while falling on the wrong end of sweeps at home. On Oct. 14 while hosting Florence, the Maidens won the first set but couldn’t hold on falling to the Lady Falcons 1-3. While guarding the net, McKenzie Cates knocked down five out ...

Two Eagle River Volleyball

PABLO – At home on Thursday while still searching for a league win, the Lady Eagles fell to Noxon 0-3. Tyra Michel had four kills and four assists for her team while Misty Mendoza threw in three aces. The Lady Eagles will play their final regular season game at home Oct. 24 taking on St. Regis. G...

Pirates, Lady Pirates place top 10, gain All-Conference cross-country honors

COLUMBIA FALLS – In order to receive an All-Conference title in Northwestern A cross-country, you must place top 10 at the Conference meet. Four Lady Pirates and one Pirate did just that, beating out upperclassman in Columbia Falls at the West Glacier Golf Course Saturday. Not only have the Polson r...

Duffey finishes top five at District meet Duffey finishes top five at District meet

RONAN – With a time of 17:33, Ronan Chief Jackson Duffey crossed the finish line in fifth place at the Ronan-hosted class 6B and 7B District run. Daniel Koehler placed 11th with a time of 18:13 and Nate Dennis rounded out the top 20 in 19th, finishing the three mile run with a 18:33 which helped the...

Hatchery run challenges valley runners Hatchery run challenges valley runners

ARLEE – It was a beautiful day in Arlee on Monday, as the Warriors and Scarlets hosted Arlee’s seventh annual Hatchery Challenge cross-country meet. Valley teams from Charlo and Mission joined Arlee as well as Darby, Phillipsburg, Seeley-Swan and Deer Lodge to tackle the challenging 3.2-mile run....

Chiefs and Maidens compete at Whitefish Invitational Chiefs and Maidens compete at Whitefish Invitational

WHITEFISH – Ronan’s cross-country team traveled to Whitefish Saturday with Maidens placing athletes in the top 20 and one boy breaking top 10. As a team, the Chiefs placed fifth with an overall team score of 112 and according to Coach Noelle Decker, eight runners logged personal records. Jacks...


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