Sports
RONAN — On Friday, Oct. 14, athletes from the five valleys area gathered to honor the life of Alex Braun at the second Alex Braun Memorial Basketball Tournament put on by the Special Olympics of Montana. Alex Braun was a young Missoula athlete who passed away in the summer of 2021. Though tennis was his primary sport, he volunteered as a basketball coach for Special Olympics for three years while he was in high school. “I think his family wanted something that would honor his memory in a way that was impactful to a lot of athletes, and kind of establish something over time,” commented Kelly Mulcaire, the communications coordinator with the Special Olympics Five Valle...
Volleyball Charlo The Lady Vikings won in straight sets against the visiting Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat on Oct. 8, 3-0. The Lady Savage pushed the Lady Vikings with heads up plays and successful scrambles throughout the game, but Charlo pulled through to serve for the 26-24 win. The next two game...
CHARLO — The Mission Bulldogs ran away from the Charlo Vikings Sept. 30, 44-0. A 5-yard rush by Bryce Umphrey kicked off what would be a great night for the ‘dogs. Quarterback Kellen McClure threw a 37-yard pass to Canyon Sargent for the nights second touchdown, ending the first half 16-0. Umphre...
Soccer Polson POLSON — Polson Pirate boys soccer team downed the Libby Loggers Sept. 27, 4-2. Gabe Gier was assisted by Dylan Warner as the Loggers opened the scoring. The Pirates stormed back with four unanswered goals, with Pietro Durando and Brayden Lukart each scoring twice. Sammi J...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Valley Soccer Association is well underway this year with their fourth game coming up this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the St. Ignatius practice field. Started about 20 years ago, the association includes kids in kindergarten through sixth grade from Ronan, Pa...
The Arlee Warriors and Charlo Vikings faced off in the Sept. 2 game, in which Charlo came away victorious.
Arlee vs. Charlo ARLEE— The Charlo Vikings defeated the Arlee Warriors on the gridiron Sept. 2, 58-12. Running back Matthew Johnson received the ball and traveled 26 yards bringing in a touchdown for the Warriors. Then followed a 21-yard pass from Kendall O’Neil with another touchdown. The V...
RONAN — St. Ignatius boys cross country runners took top honors individually and as a team during the Sept. 2 Canal Bank Run in Ronan. Andrew Rush came in first for the Mission Bulldogs with a time of 16:21 while teammate Robbie Nuila finished just under a minute later at 17:18. Mission’s Zoran L...
Volleyball Mission Lady Bulldogs ST. IGNATIUS — Mission High School’s volleyball team lost 3 sets to Arlee High School in a regular season game Tuesday night in Arlee. Scores were: 25-25; 25-21 and 25-23. Coach Marissa Mock said, “They played really well and are learning...
MISSOULA — Six Polson swimmers of the Lake Monster swim team competed at the Montana Long Course State Championships in Missoula last weekend, with events including butterfly, backstroke, freestyle, individual medley, and breaststroke. In the 11 and over sessions, team captain Gus Hertz and Ol...