Articles Written By: Melea Burke
CHARLO — A rainy start to the annual Kids Fishing Day at Ninepipe Pond didn’t dampen young anglers’ spirits, and the drizzly weather may even have helped the 118 youngsters who turned out to haul in 132 fish on Saturday. As parents baited hooks and supervised casting, organizer Jason McDona...
POLSON — A fire first reported as a “controlled burn that got out of control” destroyed two mobile homes in a remote area of Rocky Point Road the evening of May 18, taking firefighters about four hours to extinguish and mop up, according to Karen Sargeant, public information officer for Pol...
After the Lady Pirates added their ninth straight divisional tennis title to the Polson coffers — and the Pirates nearly claimed the boys’ title, too — a solid showing at the Class A State tennis tournament on the University of Montana courts in Missoula capped off what veteran head coach B...
ANACONDA — After cruising to pair of easy wins over Anaconda and Billings Central on the opening day of the Class A State softball tournament in Anaconda, the Lady Pirate fastpitch squad had to hustle to hang with some tough competitors en route to a third-place finish. For their third game, the Pol...
After battling through a windy Western B-C Divisional tournament Friday and Saturday, Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball clinched the Divisional title in a nailbiter against the Maidens in Ronan. Heading into the final inning with MAC up by two, Maidens slugger Amanda Morency singled in a run, but it wasn&rsqu...
Despite faltering against Libby on Friday, the Polson Lady Pirates have booked a spot in the state softball tournament starting Thursday in Anaconda, playing as the Northwestern A’s No. 2 seed behind No. 1 Frenchtown. Libby ended up third in the conference. “We finished strong,” veteran ...
Ronan High School’s golfers wrapped up their season with a successful trips to State Tuesday and Wednesday. The Maidens played the Pryor Creek course in Huntley Project, while lone Chief Fisher Niemeyer took on Eaglerock Golf Course in Shepherd. Ronan’s girls combined for a 10th-place team fin...
The Mariners A squad twice felled the visiting Libby Loggers Sunday, picking up a 17-5 win in the first round and ending the nightcap 10-2. The Mariners totaled 27 hits in the doubleheader, with Warren Wood doubling and driving in five runs in the opener. TJ Olson added two hits, three runs and three RBIs...
Polson’s Lady Pirates won the Northwestern A Divisional tennis title Friday with a strong 17-point lead over runner-up Whitefish, while the Pirates battled through close competition to a third-place finish, with just one point separating the top three boys’ teams. For the girls, Marlee Congdon...
With Fisher Shima leading the way with a fifth-place victory over Mission’s Andrew Esslinger (7-6, 3-6, 6-3), the Ronan boys’ tennis team swatted its way to fourth place, while neighboring St. Ignatius finished fifth at the State B-C Tennis Tournament played Thursday through Saturday in Great Fal...
