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Articles with the Tag: Ronan wrestling

Mission-Charlo dominates Arlee’s mixer

ARLEE — The Warriors hosted a wrestling mixer Friday with teams from Missoula Hellgate, Missoula Big Sky, Ronan, and Mission-Charlo showing up to prove their might on the mats.  Mission-Charlo dominated the meet with Bulldog wrestlers logging nine pins between them. The Chiefs came in right beh...

Ronan falls to Polson despite quick pins

POLSON — In their own house, the Ronan Chiefs wrestlers grappled their rival Class A Pirates on Saturday, coming up just short despite some impressive pins for a Class B team. Connor Benn made quick work of his 152-pound match, pinning Ryan Burland in just 23 seconds. Other victors who pinned their ...

Pirates and Chiefs compete at Missoula Sentinel’s Jug Beck Pirates and Chiefs compete at Missoula Sentinel’s Jug Beck

MISSOULA – The Pirates and Chiefs tried their might on the mats at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic Friday and Saturday in the Sentinel-hosted invitational, boasting 31 teams from Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Polson placed 23rd with a team score of 44 and Ronan took the 30 spot, team score 12.5. ...

Connor Benn signs with MSU Northern Connor Benn signs with MSU Northern

RONAN – Ronan senior Connor Benn has signed his golden ticket and is set to play football for Montana State University Northern in the fall.  Although a quarterback for Ronan, Benn, who also stars on the wrestling mats, states he is ready to play “wherever they put me.”  Aft...

Valley wrestling teams meet up for Mixer/Duals event Valley wrestling teams meet up for Mixer/Duals event

Friday and Saturday were bustling in Ronan as teams from all over Western Montana came to participate in Ronan’s 45th annual wrestling tournament and 10th annual Western Montana Duals meet.  With approximately 350 wrestlers from 26 teams, including Arlee, Polson, Mission-Charlo, and Ronan, wres...

Polson’s wrestling invitational kicks off the season Polson’s wrestling invitational kicks off the season

POLSON – High school teams from near and far hit the mats Saturday as the Pirates hosted an invitational tournament. Along with Polson, valley teams from co-op Mission/Charlo and Ronan also participated. Out of the 14 teams that took part, Polson found their way to a sixth place team finish with a tota...

Mission Valley fields state wrestling champions Mission Valley fields state wrestling champions

MISSION VALLEY — Mission Valley wrestlers took home more than a few  trophies last weekend at the Montana state wrestling tournament in Billings.  In the B-C division, the Ronan Chiefs placed fourth as a team, while the St. Ignatius-Charlo squad took fifth. Mission-Charlo head coach Lyle C...

Local wrestlers go big at divisionals Local wrestlers go big at divisionals

The Ronan Chiefs won the Western B-C Divisional wrestling title last weekend in Thompson Falls with a team score of 188, while the Mission-Charlo team came in second with 137. Ronan head coach Cory Johnston said the team had 11 individual qualifiers for state. “It was awesome,” Johnston sai...

Local wrestlers throw down at Western Montana Duals Local wrestlers throw down at Western Montana Duals

RONAN — The Ronan Chiefs wrestling team hosted the Western Montana Duals Friday and Saturday. The Frenchtown Broncs came away with the top team score, with Corvallis second, Columbia Falls Varsity third and Ronan fourth. The Polson Pirates were fifth, followed by Libby in sixth, Glacier JV seventh and ...

New coach sparks motivation in Ronan wrestlers New coach sparks motivation in Ronan wrestlers

RONAN — Like many wrestling squads in the valley, the Ronan Chiefs have always had a strong tradition and team when it comes to wrestling. However, new head coach Cory Johnston says this year they’re “opening up a lot of eyes,” thanks in large part to the Chief’s four seniors...


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