Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Rob Zolman

Polson golf teams finish strong at Ronan invitational Polson golf teams finish strong at Ronan invitational

lRONAN — The Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates golf programs brought home team titles at the Ronan Golf Invitational on Thursday at Mission Mountain Golf Club in Ronan. For the Pirates, Christian Lund fired a 72 to defeat teammate Hunter Emerson by a single stroke. Lady Pirate Ashley Maki finished fou...

Sports shorts for Sept. 1, 2021 Sports shorts for Sept. 1, 2021

Soccer Polson Lady Pirates The Polson Lady Pirates opened their soccer season on the road with a tie and win this weekend.  On Friday in Livingston, the Lady Pirates battled Park High School to a 4-4 tie. Sophia Moderie scored two goals while Tia Mercer and Haislea Sternick each netted a ...

Seeley wins Polson Triathlon Seeley wins Polson Triathlon

POLSON — Cloudy skies and a cool breeze created ideal conditions for Saturday’s eighth Polson Triathlon. The event includes an Olympic-distance swim of 1,500-meters (0.93 miles) in open water in Flathead Lake, a bike ride of 40 kilometers (24.9 miles) through the Mission Valley and a 10 kilome...

‘Day of Hope’ event helps families prepare for upcoming school year ‘Day of Hope’ event helps families prepare for upcoming school year

POLSON — After missing out last year, Day of Hope back-to-school wellness fair, a major community event to help prepare students and families for the new school year, returned to the downtown streets of Polson on Saturday. New Life Church, along with various local faith and community-based organizat...

High school golf season in full swing High school golf season in full swing

DILLON — The Polson Pirates came away with their first team win of the 2021 prep golf season after playing only nine holes in a weather-shortened Beaverhead County High School Invitational on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Pirates won the tournament held at the Beaverhead Golf Course in Dillon with a combine...

Drifters converge for 4th annual Montana Drift Bash Drifters converge for 4th annual Montana Drift Bash

PABLO — Vehicles boasting high-output, high-torque turbo-charged engines converged at the old Pablo Plum Creek sawmill for the annual Montana Drift Bash hosted by Highland Drift last weekend. “We were way beyond excited when 12 drivers showed up to our first event,” said co-organizer Nic...

Classic car show rolls into downtown Polson Classic car show rolls into downtown Polson

POLSON — The streets of downtown Polson came alive on Saturday as car enthusiasts had their day in the sun during the Cruisin’ By the Bay car show. The Mission Valley Cruisers host the annual one-day event. Organizers said turnout this year was strong with more than 100 car owners registering ...

Evacuation orders lifted, fire containment grows Evacuation orders lifted, fire containment grows

POLSON — Wildfire crews increased fire containment this past week as they continued to grapple with the destructive Boulder 2700 Fire.  In a Monday morning update, fire officials with the Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team 4 reported that the 2,072 acre fire, burning eight miles ...

Seventh Avenue Skatepark reopens with expanded features Seventh Avenue Skatepark reopens with expanded features

POLSON — After seven years of fundraising and over a month and a half of construction, the long-awaited 6,100-square-foot revamped Seventh Avenue Skatepark was ready for fun on Saturday. “This is great. I love it,” said Missoulian skater Tucker Cabell.     Cabell was one of ...

Flathead Cherry Festival adds new events, helps people displaced by fire Flathead Cherry Festival adds new events, helps people displaced by fire

POLSON — The two-day Flathead Cherry Festival returned to the downtown streets of Polson this past weekend but the event changed a bit by Sunday. Working together as a community quickly became the theme of the festival among both vendors and festival-goers as fire crews battled the Boulder Fire loca...


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