Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Rob Zolman

Charlo teams sweep Hot Springs Charlo teams sweep Hot Springs

CHARLO – In front of the home crowd Friday night, both the Charlo Vikings and Lady Vikings closed out the regular season with victories over the Hot Springs Savage Heat boy and girl squads.  The Lady Vikings defeated the Lady Savage Heat 40-30 to finish the season with an overall record of 17-1...

Polson wrestling team takes third at state, Fritsch wins title Polson wrestling team  takes third at state,  Fritsch wins title

BILLINGS – The Polson High School wrestling team took home a third-place finish Saturday posting a team score of 128.5 in the Class A State Tournament in Billings. Polson senior Hunter Fritsch capped his prep wrestling career with a state individual title at 170 pounds, finishing the season with a 2...

Polson, Ronan speech teams compete at state Polson, Ronan speech teams compete at state

BELGRADE – The Polson and Ronan High School speech and debate teams recently competed in the two-day 2019 Class A Speech, Debate and Drama State Tournament on Jan. 25-26 in Belgrade. The Polson team earned a fifth-place overall finish. For Polson, Julia Reiners achieved an individual state title in ...

Teams repeat wins in Arlee, Mission hoops rematch Teams repeat wins in Arlee, Mission hoops rematch

ARLEE – The second match-up of the season between the Arlee and Mission boys and girls basketball teams can be best characterized by the phrase “second verse, same as the first.” Back on Tuesday, Jan. 8, Mission hosted Arlee in the season’s first rivalry matchup for the two schools...

Valley prep wrestlers grapple their way to state Valley prep wrestlers grapple their way to state

BUTTE – Thirty-six Mission Valley wrestlers qualified for a shot at being crowned state champions during next weekend’s competition in Billings. The Polson Pirates led the way by putting 15 wrestlers in the state competition, followed by the Mission-Charlo Bulldogs with nine, Ronan Chiefs with...

Pirates down rival Chiefs in wrestling matchup Pirates down rival Chiefs in wrestling matchup

POLSON – The rivalry between the Polson and Ronan high schools is nothing new. No matter the sport, you can find a spirited atmosphere with these two schools. An excellent example of this was Thursday evening’s wrestling dual between the Pirates and the Chiefs at the Polson High School gym. ...

Chiefs put on a nail-biter while Maidens defeat Lady Pirates Chiefs put on a nail-biter while Maidens defeat Lady Pirates

RONAN – Competition, commemoration and camaraderie were all part of the Friday evening activities in the busy Ronan Event Center. Inside a packed and loud gymnasium, Ronan and Polson were pitted against each other for the final matchup of the regular basketball season. The host Ronan Maidens won the...

Sports shorts for Jan. 30, 2019 Sports shorts for Jan. 30, 2019

Girls Basketball Ronan Maidens On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the visiting Columbia Falls Wildkats defeated the Ronan Maidens 70-33 in Northwest A conference action. Jaylea Lunceford scored 16 points for the Maidens. Charlo Lady Vikings Five Charlo Lady Vikings scored in double- digits on Friday evening in...

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PABLO – About a dozen members from the Ronan High School Honor Society along with local volunteers worked together to prepare food packages for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 15. Managed through the office of the Lake County Council on Aging, the Commodity Su...

Polson apartment fire under investigation Polson apartment fire under investigation

Polson City Fire and mutual aid engines from the Polson Rural Fire and Finley Point Fire departments were dispatched to the 500 block of Main Street for a reported structure fire on Friday, Jan. 11 at 2:10 p.m., according to a press release from the City Fire Department. One unit of an apartment complex caug...


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