Articles Written By: Rob Zolman
POLSON – With the high school football season a mere month away, more than 50 middle school and high school athletes took advantage of an opportunity to improve their gridiron skills on Thursday during the first annual Uptop/Colt Anderson Skills Camp. Throughout the two-day non-contact camp, a...
PABLO – The Mission Valley Raceway celebrated Independence Day with a night of racing on Saturday that featured late models, Pro 4 Modifieds and Hornets. Although the evening of racing did not conclude in an extravaganza of pyrotechnics, there was no lack of fireworks as drivers raced side-by-side a...
POLSON – Both Mission Valley Mariner squads opened the 23rd Annual Firecracker Tournament with victories. On Friday, the Mariners B squad defeated the Kootani Valley Rangers 6-5. The B squad also easily won their game against the Bitterroot Red Sox B team on Saturday 5-3, however they dropped ...
Bull riders are always on the razor’s edge of danger and it’s the job of the rodeo bullfighter to keep cowboys safe when they are flung off that edge. Bullfighters Sylvan La Cross, 28, and Travis Langan, 33, spent the past weekend protecting bull riders during the Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo at...
By Rob Zolman Valley Journal POLSON – When the big rigs of the Big Circle Rodeo Company rolled through town it could have meant only one thing, it’s Mission Mountain Rodeo time. On Friday and Saturday, more than 3,00...
POLSON — The Mission Valley Mariners dropped two against the visiting Glacier Twins 8-2 and 12-1 on Tuesday, June 20. In game one, the Twins quickly scored two in the first inning and were held in check by the Mariners pitching staff until the fourth inning. The fourth inning saw the Twins ...
BAKER – From team roping to pole bending, cowboys and cowgirls from across the Mission Valley left it all in the arena for one more chance to show off their skills at the Montana High School Finals Rodeo in Baker June 8-10. Third generation cowboy and Ronan senior, Tyler Houle brought home a fourth ...
MISSION VALLEY – Some of Montana’s best athletes over the age of 50 made their way to the Mission Valley this past weekend to compete in the 32nd Montana Senior Olympic Games. The senior games brought more than 250 athletes along with another estimated 500 family members and spectators to the ...
POLSON – Another Polson Splash Classic Softball Tournament has come and gone. It was a wild three days, with no shortage of excitement right down to the final day with three local teams competing in their respective classification championship games. More than 1,200 parents and fans gathered at the ...
Mission Valley Mariner Gabe Merganthaler throws a strike during the first game of a double header with Class A Missoula Mavericks on Saturday. The Mavs won the first game, 15-5 and the Mariners won the second 1-0.
