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Articles with the Tag: Softball

A tradition of excellence: Lady Pirates finish state tournament strong A tradition of excellence: Lady Pirates finish state tournament strong

The weather in Belgrade wasn’t too bad on Thursday, with a sprinkling of rain and wind and on Friday, despite wind, the skies were blue and the temperatures were in the 50s. Yet temperature really didn’t matter to the Polson Lady Pirates softball team, who traveled to Belgrade to play some ball a...

MAC softball rebounds to a 4th place finish at state MAC softball rebounds to a 4th place finish at state

GREAT FALLS — The Mission/Arlee/Charlo softball team ended their season with a respectable fourth place finish Friday in Great Falls. They opened play Thursday with a 3-4 loss to Glasgow. Sara Nerby, Loren Erickson and Sahriha Camacho had two hits apiece. Jordyn Eichert swatted a double during the g...

'MAC Attack' heads to state tourney 'MAC Attack' heads to state tourney

ST. IGNATIUS — With rainstorms, cold weather and puddles to contend with this spring, the MAC softball team just laughed. They’ve dealt with worse weather, including 2 inches of snow at last year’s state tournament. MAC stands for Mission, Arlee and Charlo, since it’s a combined team ...

Ronan softball looks to divisional, state tournaments Ronan softball looks to divisional, state tournaments

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...

Polson girls win 4

Lady Pirate softball continues to sail on, picking up four victories last week. On April 30, Polson beat Western AA leader Glacier High at home 13-8. Glacier started strong with a two-run first inning but the Lady Pirates responded in the bottom of the inning with seven runs and never relinquished the lea...

MAC softball 3-4 on week

Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball won three out of four games last week, pounding Thompson Falls 15-0 before beating Plains in the first game of a doubleheader, 12-4, although the tide was reversed in the second game, with the Lady Bulldogs falling 4-14. MAC came back to win over Deer Lodge 6-2 on Saturday. ...

MAC girls win 3

Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball picked up three wins last week, beating Corvallis 14-6 April 23 before whipping Troy in both games of a doubleheader, 10-0 and 12-0, on Saturday. Against Corvallis, pitcher Loren Erickson led her team in RBIs with four, also turning in a triple as she went 3-3. Sahriha Camach...

Maidens 3-0 at Frenchtown

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...

Lady Pirates’ bats hot

FRENCHTOWN — Polson’s defending state champion softball team won a close game over Butte Central, 2-1, at the Frenchtown Invitational Friday. “(It was a) great fast-pitch game between two very sound teams, a pitchers’ duel,” head coach Larry Smith said.  Polson got of...

Polson skunks Hamilton, Whitefish

The Polson Lady Pirate softball team had another winning week, bringing their record to 8-1 overall, 4-0 in conference on the season. At Hamilton on Thursday, Polson shut down Hamilton 11-0, ending the game after five innings due to the mercy rule. Shalaina Duford pitched a two-hit shutout with seven s...


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