Articles Written By: Rob Zolman
POLSON — In the final week of the regular season for prep track and field, the Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates competed against 10 visiting teams during the Nelson Thomas ABC meet held at the Polson Sports Complex on Saturday. The Polson boys and girls fared well, placing in the top three in f...
LAKE COUNTY — The Flame of Hope passed through the Mission Valley during a two-day celebration of the annual Special Olympics of Montana Law Enforcement Torch Run on May 5-6. “It’s a really good feeling to give back to these athletes,” said Polson Police Officer Kyle Cooper, ...
RONAN — The Polson High School boys and girls track and field teams made a clean sweep of Thursday’s Ronan High School hosted Lake County track and field meet. Runners and field competitors from all five Mission Valley area high schools were at the event. The Polson girls racked up 154 team po...
FRENCHTOWN — The Polson Lady Pirates and Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball teams battled to an extra inning 2-2 tie during the Frenchtown Invitational last Saturday afternoon. Both teams have experienced phenomenal success this season. MAC entered into Saturday’s non-conference match with a 13-1 o...
POLSON — The Ronan High School Chiefs and Maidens tennis teams took wins against the Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates on Tuesday afternoon, April 27. Playing on Polson’s home court, the Chiefs defeated the Pirates 5-2. The Maidens narrowly slipped past the Lady Pirates 4-3. The Chiefs won th...
POLSON — A highlight for many students on any given school day was the traditional class field trip prior to the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to make sure students don’t miss out on field trips, the Polson School District has designed a trip that doesn’t require permission slips. ...
LAKE COUNTY — Faster than you can say hippity hoppity the eggs were gone. As young egg hunters Saturday morning, some wearing bunny ears, scurried around snatching up brightly colored plastic eggs scattered across the grass during various annual community Easter Egg Hunts. In Ronan, at the Missio...
RONAN — The streets of downtown Ronan were lined with Irish spirit late Wednesday afternoon as the St. Patrick’s Day parade made its return after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are not Irish but my kids were so excited that there was actually going to be a...
LAKE COUNTY – Six Mission Valley prep hoopsters received all-state rankings last week as the Montana High School Association released its list of the top boys’ and girls’ high school basketball players for the 2020-21 season. In Class A, the Polson Pirates placed two athletes on the boys...
CHARLO — The Mission Valley community is wrapping its collective arms around a former Charlo High School three-sport-athlete and wrestling state champion who is battling an extremely rare form of vascular cancer. In February, Montana Tech Oredigger freshman Isaiah Allik’s dreams of Satur...