Articles Written By: Jim Blow
It was a good week for Polson tennis. Even the weather cooperated as the Polson girls wrapped up their fourth straight divisional tennis title and the boys’ top doubles team earned the tournament championship. Kalispell was host to the Northwestern A Divisional tennis tournament on Thursday and Frid...
The young, developing Ronan tennis team finished off its season with some competitive performances at last week’s Northwestern A divisional tennis tournament in Kalispell. Although they played hard and learned a lot, the Ronan players did not finish in the top four placings, which would have qualified ...
There’s almost a sadness to the end of spring sports. It just seems that of all the sports seasons, the spring sports athletes don’t get a full dose of fun. Just when everything gets going, the season-ending state tournaments come rushing at you like a freight train in a dark tunnel. ...
Members of the Mission Valley Rodeo Club split their time between rodeos in Deer Lodge and Shelby last weekend, with beautiful weather and plenty of competition at both locations, including a Wrangler Division rodeo in Shelby. In Deer Lodge, Jessica Read won both days of goat tying and Becky Jo Dumont won...
POLSON — The Polson girls were dominant and the Polson boys showed signs of finally healing up at their own Polson ABC Track and Field Invitational last Saturday. The Lady Pirates cruised to the team title with 148 points, far ahead of Hamilton (105) and Whitefish (78). Loni Havlovick...
POLSON — The Polson tennis tuned up its game with three very good dual performances last week, preparing for this week’s Northwestern A Divisional tournament in Kalispell. The Polson girls swept two duals over Ronan and Whitefish on Tuesday and Thursday, and gave up just one match in a 6-1 win...
RONAN — Despite a lot of hard work, the young Ronan tennis team struggled against some of the better teams in the west last week. Ronan’s boys’ and girls’ squads dropped duals against Polson on Tuesday, Corvallis on Tuesday and Whitefish on Saturday. Ronan won just two matches over...
Three days, five softball games. It was the ultimate road test for the Lady Pirates softball team, one that gave the Polson squad a peek at what the state tournament will look like. And with the exception of a narrow 2-0 loss on Friday and a few too many errors, the Lady Pirates earned themselves fa...
There’s a lot to be said for engaging the brain long before engaging the mouth. The same could be prudent before putting your John Hancock on a piece of paper. Just as you can’t take back what you said, you also cannot rewind your signature. As this year’s ballot initiatives beg...
Members of the Mission Valley High School Rodeo Club competed in two different rodeos last weekend, spreading themselves between Ennis and Big Sandy. And the weather was a bit less than cooperative. In Big Sandy, the arena was a foot deep with mud. On Saturday, Will Powell and Abby Knight teamed ...
