Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jim Blow

Lady Pirates lock up league softball title with 7-1 road win over the Wildkats

POLSON — With two weeks to go before the state Class A softball tournament, Polson’s Lady Pirates punched their ticket to the big dance a little early.  The Lady Pirates improved to 5-0 in Northwestern A conference play by earning a 7-1 win in Columbia Falls last Friday evening, locking u...

Young Polson tennis players focus on improvement, wins

POLSON — The Polson tennis team had it on cruise control last week, with the boys winning three duals and the girls notching four wins. “(It was a) real good week of tennis,” Polson head coach Bob Hislop said. “(The) girls’ singles players (only) lost one of 16 singles matche...

Polson girls are top Class A team at Archie Roe Invitational

After winning both team titles at the Lake County Meet on Thursday, the Polson girls’ and boys’ track squads turned right around and tested themselves against some of the bigger schools in the West at Saturday’s Archie Roe Invitational Track and Field Meet. The Archie Roe meet is large e...

Maybe it’s time for the election process to go postal

I admit I’m a positive kind of person. I see the glass half full and the potential to fill it.  At election time, I try to remain positive about our country’s election process, but there are times when my disenchantment seeps out. After the results from last week’s municipal and ...

From comeback to heartbreak

POLSON — The Lady Pirate softball team keeps on testing itself, coming up with some tough lessons-learned. Last week Polson won a thrilling come-from-behind battle against its Northwestern A nemesis, Libby, then cruised over Hamilton before giving up a ton of hits in a loss to Corvallis. Polson o...

Schall wins breakaway roping average in Three Forks

The Mission Valley High School Rodeo team members competed in Three Forks last weekend. Jessica Read led the local athletes on Saturday by winning the goat tying event with a run of 8.88 seconds. Emily Schall finished third in two events — she had a run of 3.49 seconds in breakaway roping and tied w...

Lady Pirates win 7 events at Whitefish track meet, Pirates battle through injuries

It was a busy, weather-impacted week of track for the Polson squad, but the thinclads made the most of it, though short-handed on the boys’ side. Polson sent athletes to Tuesday’s Top 10 Invitational in Missoula on Tuesday, then they competed in Saturday’s A.R.M. track and field meet in Whi...

Blixt, Shima team up for number one doubles win for Ronan

Despite the rough weather, the Ronan tennis team got in two conference duals last week, though the competition was a bit rough, too. On Friday at home, the Ronan boys lost to Columbia Falls 6-1 and Ronan’s girls’ squad also lost 6-1.  Jeff Blixt and Hunter Shima put together a 6-4, 6-2...

Competitive week

It wasn't the smoothest of weeks but the Polson tennis team had its moments. On Friday the Polson girls rolled over Whitefish 7-0, but the Pirate boys came up short in a 4-3 dual loss to the Bulldogs. On Saturday, both Polson teams lost in Hamilton 4-3, then the split in an afternoon match against Corvall...

Burn within the permit system

Open burning ended last Friday, but that doesn’t mean burning won’t continue for a while.  As of Saturday, May 1, open burning is permitted but only by permit. Everyone who lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation and wants to burn woody material must obtain a burn permit through the trib...


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