Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Jim Blow

High school and Wrangler athletes compete at Butte Rodeo

BUTTE — Local cowboys and cowgirls got back into high school rodeo competition last weekend at the Butte High School Rodeo. The two-day event included full rodeos on Saturday and Sunday, along with a full state of Montana Wrangler Division Rodeo Association competition. On Saturday, Jaylynn Garrison...

Lady Pirates win five, narrowly drop one to Maroons

The undefeated season may be out of consideration, but Polson's Lady Pirate softball team sent a strong message that it remains a contender. Polson won all but one of its games during a busy week of softball, going 5-1 from Tuesday through Saturday. The Lady Pirates beat Ronan 9-1 on Tuesday then beat Whi...

Lady Pirates breeze to win in Libby, Cross wins boys' 400 but robbed of title

The Polson track team jammed in three track meets over the last week, stretching their legs and putting up some great marks.  Polson competed in a triangular at Big Sky High in Missoula on Tuesday, April 20, then traveled to Libby on for an invitational on Saturday before sending a large squad to the...

Forged by fire: Young Ronan girls earn first tennis dual win

RONAN — The Ronan tennis team got plenty of competition in last week as they continued to develop both their court skills and experience. Ronan hosted duals Thursday, Friday and Saturday, then travelled to Columbia Falls on Monday. Ronan picked up just one dual win — the girls beat Eureka 4-3 ...

Polson wins tennis dual over Ronan

he Polson tennis team played just one match last week, but made the most of it. On Thursday in Ronan, Polson's girls swept Ronan and Polson's boys almost did the same. Jane Probst cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory against the human backboard of Ronan's Amber Metzger in the number one singles match. Erika Nunl...

May 4 is a weighty start to the election season

School boards, fire boards and irrigation districts may not draw a lot of mainstream media attention during election season, but that shouldn't diminish the importance of the positions. On Tuesday, May 4, voters in Lake County have a lot of important choices to make with plenty of good candidates to choos...

Frank picks up two wins in singles, doubles for Ronan

The Ronan tennis team returned to the Bitterroot for their second week of tennis duals on Saturday and they got plenty of competition from their Southwestern A hosts.  Hamilton proved tough, sweeping both the boys' and girls' duals 7-0. The Corvallis boys swept their matches 7-0, but the Ronan girls ...

Road warriors: Pirates sweep five tennis duals over three-day road trip

Polson's tennis team made the most of three straight days of tennis, winning both boys' and girls' duals on Thursday in Columbia Falls, then going 4-0 in duals at the Cut Bank Invitational on Friday and Saturday. In Cut Bank, Polson beat Fergus (Lewistown), Hardin, Havre and Cut Bank. Both Pirate boys and...

Making their mark

The Polson track team passed an early season test against some of the biggest and best track and field teams in the region at last Saturday's Missoula County Public Schools Invitational. The event is so big — it attracts 17 teams, including six Class AA teams and two from out of state — that it p...

Not so pretty win

POLSON — Timely hitting made up for a string of untimely errors committed by the Polson Lady Pirates last Thursday.  Polson's six errors could have proved much more costly, but in the end Hamilton's Lady Broncs scored just one run in the fifth inning. And the Lady Pirates made up for it with th...


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