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MISSOULA — Ronan-St. Ignatius’ Jalen Bell defended his divisional championships in long jump and triple jump last weekend, leaping 21 feet, 8.75 inches in the long jump and 43 feet, 10 inches in the triple jump.  Paden Alexander added a double divisional championship to his career accomplishments by winning the 1,600 meters (with a St Ignatius school record) and the 3,200. He ran the 1,600 in 4:28.94 and the 3,200 in 9:59.38. Several other Ronan-St. Ignatius athletes will join Alexander and Bell at state this weekend, including Aspen Jore, who set a new Ronan High School record with her second-place javelin toss of 116 feet, 1 inch.   Western B Divisional&...

RONAN — While this is his first year coaching Ronan softball, head coach Brad Benson believes his girls have what it takes to make it to the state tournament.  “As far as the season, we’ve been doing really well,” Benson said. “We went down to the Frenchtown tournament a...

MISSOULA — The Ronan-St. Ignatius boys came away the District 6-B champions after a weekend of tough competition at Missoula County Stadium. St. Ignatius distance leader Paden Alexander won the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter races, setting a new record for his school in the 1,600 with a time of 4:29.37. A...

RONAN — Ronan-St. Ignatius track and field athletes ran fast and threw hard at the Seeley Swan Invite Saturday. The boys came in second behind Charlo, with Jalen Bell placing in all three jumps, winning the long and triple, Lucas Gerhardt placing in javelin and winning the shot put, and Paden Alexan...

RONAN — The Ronan Golf team tried to hold its 2013 Masters Fund Raiser sponsored by Valley Bank the last two weekends. Both days brought a Montana spring blizzard. Hoping against the weather, the team gathered at 7:30 in the morning at the Mission Mountain Golf Course April 27. It was dark and cold, an...

FRENCHTOWN — Ronan’s Maidens had a great softball weekend, going 3-0 at the Frenchtown tourney. In round one, pitcher Samantha Colman led the  Maidens to a 10-0 win over Anaconda in a game called after five innings due to the mercy rule. Ronan moved on to play Libby, winning 2-1 in nine inni...

Ronan’s tennis teams had a busy week, facing off against Bigfork, Superior, Mission and Troy.  The Maidens beat Mission 3-2 but suffered losses in the other three meets, while the Chiefs tied Bigfork 3-3, beat Mission 4-2 and lost to Troy 2-4. The Ronan girls played Eureka at home Monday, an...

MISSOULA — A little warm weather went a long way for the Ronan-St. Ignatius track and field team at the Big Sky Quad meet Friday in Missoula. Connor Benn and Shelby Grant both cleared 11 feet in the pole vault, which was Connor’s lifetime best; and Shelby tied his best.  Feli Ludwig, A...

RONAN — First-year head coach Matt Olson said his goal for Ronan’s golf season is to give the kids a great experience, but what that means is open to interpretation.  “(A great experience) can mean a few different things,” Olson said. “It might just mean they fall in lov...

Ronan's softball team split a doubleheader with Plains April 16, falling in the first round 10-9 before coming back to a decisive win in the second game, 12-2.  In the first game, Kaitlyn Sassaman had two doubles, while Ashleigh Lynch and Madison Barber each had one. Sassaman, Alaina Madsen, Jordyn C...