Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Rob Zolman

Dodgeball tournament benefits spring sports programs Dodgeball tournament benefits spring sports programs

 RONAN – Yelling, cheers and applause created a chaotic atmosphere Friday night at the Ronan Community Center during the second annual Ronan spring sports dodgeball tournament.  The tournament is a fundraiser for the Ronan High School spring sports programs. This year a record 24 teams sig...

Showcasing Skills Showcasing Skills

POLSON – “Mission Valley really has Talent,” entertaining emcee Brian Miskimins pointed out to the audience of more than 400 during the first inaugural Mission Valley Has Talent Show on Friday evening at the Polson High School Auditorium. Presented by the Mission Valley Ministerial Assoc...

Polson teen races in Junior Iditarod Polson teen races in Junior Iditarod

POLSON – With the 2018 Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race in full racing mode, Polson teen and junior musher Charmayne Morrison is enjoying some down time after finishing the Junior Iditarod back on Feb. 25. Although Morrison didn’t win the race, she was proud and honored to be able to represent Mon...

Champs again! Champs again!

BUTTE – Dribbling out the last few ticks on the game clock, senior Phillip Malatare chucked the basketball toward the rafters of the Butte Civic Center setting off a court storming by the bench as the Arlee Warriors repeated as the Class C boys basketball state champion on Saturday night by defeating t...

Local athletes compete in Special Olympics snowshoe event Local athletes compete in Special Olympics snowshoe event

POLSON – Athletes from around Mission Valley came to Polson Monday, Feb. 26, for the first inaugural Special Olympics Winter Invitational. Teams from Polson, Ronan, Charlo and Mission met at the snow-covered Polson High School football field to test their snowshoeing prowess. Athletes competed in 25...

Arlee Warriors win third consecutive divisional basketball tournament Arlee Warriors win third consecutive divisional basketball tournament

Story and photos by                                                      Rob Zolman/Valley Journal HAMILTON – Entering the season as odds-on favorites to repeat as C...

Mission Valley prep basketball teams fall in divisional rounds Mission Valley prep basketball teams fall in divisional rounds

By Rob Zolman  Valley Journal BUTTE – The 2017-18 season came to an end for the Polson Pirates, and Ronan Chiefs and Maidens during the Western A divisional basketball tournament at the Butte Civic Center this past weekend.  The Ronan Chiefs watched their bid to the state tournament ...

Warriors begin defense of state title Warriors begin defense of state title

PABLO – As the Class C State Champions for last year, the Arlee Warriors officially began to defend their 2017 title by winning their remarkable fourth consecutive District 14C championship trophy Saturday evening at the Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pa...

Pirates win district tourney Pirates win district tourney

RONAN – It’s the third consecutive Northwestern A district tournament win for the Polson Pirates. The second-seeded Polson Pirates defeated the fifth-seeded Ronan Chiefs 63-51 in the Northwestern A District championship game at the Ronan Event Center on Saturday evening. The underdog distri...

Lady Vikings district champs Lady Vikings district champs

PABLO – The Charlo Lady Vikings basketball team earned the program’s first District 14C Championship since 2011 on Saturday evening, winning a decisive 37-17 victory over the St. Regis Lady Tigers at the Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. &ld...


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