Sports

Cross Country  Ronan runner Brant Heiner won the boys’ individual title at the Western A Fall Classic Cross Country meet with a time of 16:24.18. The event was held at Kalispell’s Rebecca Farm on Saturday. As a team, the Chiefs placed third. Michael Irvine finished ninth with a time of 17:26.72, and Zarec Couture finished 13th with a time of 18:08.07. The top Polson Pirate finisher was Drifter Skillicorn in 18th with a time of 18:24.28, while as a team the Pirates placed fifth. On the girls’ side, the Polson Lady Pirates placed third in the team standings. Halle Heninger was the top runner for the Lady Pirates, finishing in eighth place with a time of 20...

MONTANA — The Montana High School Association executive board met during a scheduled Zoom meeting last week to announce several decisions, including a delay for winter sports due to concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The delay will allow time for schools and communities to ass...

News from The Macman Fishermen: How pleasant has this fall been? The warm water fisheries continue to produce catches of bass and pike. Kicking Horse, Ninepipes and Pablo Reservoirs have all had active fisheries all fall. I’m looking forward to ice fishing. With waterfowl season ending at the n...

Merchant High Team Game:    Sackett’s Team       1149 High Team Series     Sackett’s Team       3305 High Game Sctch:  Sackett Jennison      259 High Game Hcap:    Sackett Jennison     281 H...

Rodeo The Mission Valley High School Rodeo team competed in a two-day rodeo event in Dillon on Sept. 26-27. Polson cowgirl Cadence Schweigert posted two top-25 finishes on day one by scoring a 22nd place 19.36 time in the barrel race and a 10.32 time in the goat tying event. In day two events, Polson...

Merchant High Team Game:       Lucky Strike Lanes 1206 High Team Series:         Lucky Strike Lanes        3528 High Game Scratch:             Austin Moran         290 High Game Ha...

PABLO — Warm, sunny fall weather greeted prep cross-country runners on Saturday during the Mission Shadows cross country meet.  Hosted by the Polson High School Cross Country team, nearly 220 varsity and junior varsity runners representing roughly 14 schools from across Western Montana came to ...

Golf Polson Lady Pirate golfer Ellie Thiel shot a 99 on Thursday and a 92 on Friday for a total of 191 and an 11th-place finish during the two-day Class A State Golf Tournament. The event was held in Butte at the Butte Country Club. As a team, the Lady Pirates placed fifth in the team standings. The R...

News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — As the agreement that has kept professional baseball in play across Montana reaches its expiration date, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is pressing Major League Baseball officials to step up to the plate and commit to preserving the Pioneer League. In...

Merchant High Team Game:             Frank’s Meats   1263 High Team Series:             Frank’s Meats   3231 High Game Scratch:         J. McElderry        267 H...