Articles Written By: Melea Burke
When the dust settled at the Montana High School Finals Rodeo June 14 in Kalispell, two Mission Valley cowboys rode away with scores among the top four for the season in steer wrestling, team roping and bull riding. St. Ignatius’ Will Powell and Polson’s Bridger Fitzpatrick are both headed to the...
The Mission varsity boys, above, Charlo varsity boys, top right, and Ronan varsity girls, lower right, were among the 36 teams at Decker’s Tournament over the weekend in Ronan. “It’s a lot of basketball,” tournament director Gale Decker said. &ldquo...
After trading the beaches of Hawaii for the shores of Flathead Lake earlier this month, new Mission Valley Aquatics swim coach Randy Folker couldn’t be more pleased with his move. A long-time competitive swimmer, water polo player, lifeguard and surfer who grew up riding the waves of Southern Californi...
POLSON — The Mission Valley Mariners toppled visiting Cranbrook, British Columbia, 8-2 Sunday afternoon in a nonconference matchup at O’Malley Park. While Nyqolas Gillingham pitched four innings and held Cranbrook to just one run, Mariners slugger Bransen Krebs drove in three runs to lead his ...
FLORENCE — The Polson 12U Majors All-star baseball team recently took second place in the Flotown Invitational Tournament in Florence. This young team, with a tough defense and strong hits, made an impressive showing at their first All-star tournament of the season with wins over Florence (6-2), Gallat...
Polson Lakers (14U) infielders kick up a cloud of dust as they scramble to tag an opponent runner at second base during Splash tourney play Sunday morning. The three-day ASA softball tournament drew 31 teams with 500 players and their families from all over Western Montana...
POLSON — It’s been six weeks since the Polson Youth Soccer Association broke ground on its new soccer complex, and PYSA fundraising chair Sarah Smith is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel after the project got underway more than five years ago. The four regulation-size fi...
The Mariners A team had a busy weekend in Helena at the Lee Cloninger Classic Legion A Tournament, where the Polson squad joined a field of five other teams from Canada and Montana: the Helena Reps, Vauxhall (Alberta), the Lethbridge (Alberta) Giants, the Lethbridge Miners and the Laurel Dodgers. Despite ...
POLSON — After a tough trip to Kalispell on Wednesday to play the Lakers AA team, falling 10-0 by the mercy rule, the Mission Valley Mariners A pulled it together to split a conference doubleheader with the Lakers A team in Polson Sunday. In the first round, the Lakers managed to squeak by the Missi...
Off-road enthusiasts will get a kick out of a new Lake County Search and Rescue fundraiser planned Saturday for the 4-wheel drive trails between Buffalo and Sloan’s bridges: an ATV, UTV and Dirt Bike Poker Run. Participants can use just about any type of all-terrain vehicle for the ride, which cover...
