Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Rob Zolman

Lady Pirates plunder Maidens Lady Pirates plunder Maidens

RONAN — On Tuesday, May 17, the Polson Lady Pirates opened the final week of the regular season with a 15-0 shut out road win over cross county and Northwestern A rivals Ronan Maidens. In five innings of work, Katelyne Druyvestein picked up the win for the Lady Pirates, holding the Maiden offense to...

MAC softball heads to state tourney MAC softball heads to state tourney

PLAINS — The Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) Lady Bulldogs softball picked up a second-place divisional finish on Saturday to advance to the State B/C tournament in Lewistown starting on Thursday. It’s the second consecutive state tourney trip for the Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs went 3-2 on th...

Polson tennis places second

KALLISPEL — The Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates both placed second in the teams’ standings during the Northwest A tennis divisional held at the Summit and FVCC courts in Kalispell on Thursday and Friday. Lady Pirate Clara Todd defeated Anyah Cripe of Whitefish 0-6, 6-1, 6-3 to claim the girl&r...

Two Eagle River School celebrates commencement Two Eagle River School celebrates commencement

PABLO — On Sunday afternoon, 17 students walked across the stage and were awarded diplomas during the graduation ceremony at Two Eagle River School. School administrator Rodney Bird told the students and the audience in his opening remarks that he was very proud of the seniors for what they have gon...

Polson, Ronan wrap up track season Polson, Ronan wrap up track season

POLSON — In the final week of the regular season for Class A track and field, the Polson Pirates and Lady Pirates, along with the Ronan Chiefs and Maidens, competed against ten visiting teams during the Nelson Thomas ABC Track and Field meet held at the Polson Sports Complex on Saturday.  The R...

Valley tracksters race into the post season

MISSOULA — Mission, Arlee, and Charlo boys and girls track teams booked solid post season performances during last weekend’s district track meets. In Class 14C action, scoring 169 team points, the Charlo Vikings captured the boy’s district title in Missoula on Saturday. Superior placed s...

Maidens, Pirates win team titles at Lake County track meet Maidens, Pirates win team titles at Lake County track meet

POLSON — The Polson Pirates and Ronan Maidens track and field teams each took first place on Thursday out of the six Mission Valley area schools competing at the Lake County track and field meet at the Polson Sports Complex.  The Maidens brought home seven first place finishes and racked up 220...

Students spruce up park Students spruce up park

POLSON — For the past 30 years, Polson has been a “Tree City USA” and has participated in tree planting throughout the city in honor of Arbor Day.  On Friday, students from Nicole Camel’s eighth grade WEB class at Polson Middle School had the chance to help members of the City...

Mission Valley softballers dominate during inaugural tournament Mission Valley softballers dominate during inaugural tournament

FRENCHTOWN — The Polson Lady Pirates, Ronan Maidens, and MAC Lady Bulldogs girl softball teams hit the road last weekend and traveled south to Frenchtown to complete in the First Annual Bette Paskey Memorial Tournament hosted at the Frenchtown High School on Friday and Saturday. The Maidens finished...

Local athletes compete in chilly Dilly Bar Invite Local athletes compete in chilly Dilly Bar Invite

RONAN — The Ronan Maidens and Mission Bulldogs finished as runner ups in the total team point standings during Saturday’s Dilly Bar Invitational hosted at the Ronan High School track. With 16 top-five finishes, including five victories, the Maidens racked up 111.5 points, while the Bulldogs bo...


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