Sports
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 LaFrombois and Thomas Nulia came in fourth and sixth, respectively, with times of 17:36 and 18:18. Harlon Leishman and Erich Morigeau finished 13th and 20th, putting six Mission runners among the top 20 finishers and securing the Bulldogs’ first place team finish. Cedar Hunt was the first finisher for the Lady Bulldogs in the girls race. Hunt finished 16th with a time of 24:13. ...
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...
ANACONDA — The Polson Lady Pirates went above and beyond at the State Championship games in Anaconda July 15-17. The Lady Pirates took down Frenchtown Fury with a score of 10 to 2, the Billings 406 Flyers 4 to 2, and the Kalispell Emeralds 3 to 2. In an undefeated game, the Lady Pirat...
ARLEE — On Friday, June 17, kids and families gathered at the Arlee Pow Wow Pavilion for an annual Midnight Hoopz three-on-three co-ed basketball tournament. A free event for kids that’s been held for over 10 years, no one is turned away for cost. “We’re trying to benefit as ...
LEWISTOWN — Second verse, same as the first. For the second consecutive year, the Florence-Carlton Lady Falcons derailed the Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) Lady Bulldogs’ hopes of bringing home a state championship trophy with a 14-11 victory during Saturday’s Class B/C state champions...
HAMILTON — On Thursday in first-round action of the State Class A Girls Softball Championship hosted in Hamilton, both the Polson Lady Pirates and Ronan Maidens opened the three-day double elimination tournament with a loss. The Maidens fell 9-3 to the Corvallis Lady Blue Devils, while the Butte Cen...
BOZEMAN — With 20 team points, the Polson Lady Pirates tied with Hamilton for second place during the State A tennis tournament hosted in Bozeman on Thursday and Friday. Billings Central won the girls’ title with 26 team points. In doubles action, Camilla Foresti and Katie Smith defeated Ro...
The Mission Valley produced several individual medalists during both the 2022 MHSA Class B/C Track and Field Championships hosted in Great Falls and the Class A Track and Field Championships hosted in Butte on Friday and Saturday. Ronan Chiefs’ senior Payton Cates captured the top podium spot ...
FRENCHTOWN — On Friday and Saturday, prep tracksters from across the Mission Valley battled in their respective class divisional track and field meets for coveted open spots in this weekend’s State Class A meet hosted in Butte and State Class B-C meet hosted in Great Falls. Competing in...
