Articles with the Tag: Mission tennis
Mission ST. IGNATIUS – Along with Darby and Troy, the Mission racquets were swinging, but to no avail; Darby and Troy ended victorious while Mission skirted struggles. In the end the Bulldogs split and the Lady Bulldogs found trouble on the courts in Friday’s home-hosted meet. For the...
The Mission tennis teams had their share of ups and downs as they took on a busy week on the court. The Lady Bulldogs fell in two and came up with a tie in the three showdowns, while the Bulldogs posted a split. On Thursday the Lady Bulldogs took a 4-2 loss against Superior-Alberton. Kayla Billette and Da...
The St. Ignatius boys had a tough run at the 2013 state tournament, not only in the end results, but also with the weather. All three days were rained out and play was moved inside, which resulted in shortened scoring that could have affected a couple of players’ end results if they had played full set...
ST. IGNATIUS — Tennis is a unique sport in that it affords athletes the opportunity to play their entire lives. Sara Ison and Kimimi Ashley know this well. A mother-daughter tennis-coaching duo, the pair has coached St. Ignatius tennis teams for a combined 14 years. “It’s fun; I de...
The Mission Bulldog tennis team has hit the season’s busy time as they look toward the state tournament. “Karl Daniels has been playing some good tennis that culminated in a come-from-behind win at the Bigfork Tournament on Saturday against Libby’s Jason Schnackenbey. Karl was down at 5-...
After tough matches against Loyola and Superior earlier in the week, the Mission girls tennis team had some standout play at the Bigfork Flight Tournament Saturday. “Briar (Ahlborn) had a major upset in winning against Paige Larsson,” coach Sara Ison noted. “Paige was assumed to be the d...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Bulldog tennis players tied with Troy on Saturday, 3-3. At No. 1 singles, Mission’s Karl Daniels beat Troy’s Bruce Metz 6-2, 6-1. “Karl Daniels has been playing well, and today’s match was probably his best so far in returning and keeping his compos...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Bulldogs tennis team has four returning players from the 2012 team in junior Karl Daniels and seniors Katz Yelsa, Troy Bontrager and Chris Camel. The rest of the team is comprised of 10 new players for a total of 14 boys this year. “We are looking for Karl, Katz, Troy a...
