Sports
POLSON – Heavy wildfire smoke and a virus pandemic couldn’t derail the long-standing rivalry between two Mission Valley communities and their beloved high school football and volleyball teams. Under the lights Friday night on the gridiron, the Polson Pirates squared off with the visiting Ronan Chiefs, while on Saturday afternoon the Lady Pirates battled the Maidens on the volleyball court. The Pirates prevailed over the Chiefs 52-34, and the Lady Pirates slipped past the Maidens in four sets 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-18. With home-field advantage this year, the Pirates evened the matchup 2-2. Friday’s victory also marks the Pirates’ second consecutive win in t...
Football Arlee Warriors The Arlee Warriors moved to a 1-2 overall record on the season Friday evening with a 76-36 road loss to the St. Regis Tigers. Charlo Vikings Coyle Nagy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to help the Charlo Vikings ease past the Plains Horsem...
RONAN — Ronan Chief Brant Heiner was the first individual to cross the finish line during the Ronan Cross Country team’s hosted Canal Bank Run on Friday afternoon. Heiner won the boys race on his home turf with a time of 16 minutes, 44 seconds. “I did not expect Heiner to break into t...
Football Arlee Warriors / Charlo Vikings Cross-county and Class 14C conference rivals Arlee Warriors and Charlo Vikings faced off on the gridiron Friday night for county bragging rights and a chance to remain undefeated on the season. “It’s a hard-hitting game,” sai...
RONAN – The Ronan Chiefs and the Mission Bulldogs opened the football season on Friday night under the lights, and after implementing COVID-19 guidelines, a limited number of fans were able to attend. The Chiefs crushed their Northwestern A conference rivals the Browning Indians 42-0. It&rsquo...
RONAN – The Ronan Maidens varsity golf team had plenty to contend with during the Ronan Invitational Golf Tournament at the Mission Mountain Golf Course on Thursday, including roasting heat and a competitive field, but they won the nine-team stroke play event with a combined top score of 400. Macao ...
By Rob Zolman / Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS – Charlo High School’s Lady Vikings volleyball team opened the 2020 season with a win on the road against the Seeley Swan Lady Blackhawks on Thursday evening. The Charlo team continued their winning ways on Saturday afternoon by defeating, in thre...
RONAN – High school sports returned to the Mission Valley last Friday as teams practiced for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic canceled activities. The Montana High School Association gave schools the green light to go ahead in early July for the season with golf, cross country, f...
FLORENCE — The Mission Valley Mariners wrapped up their 2020 American Legion baseball season last weekend during the Western A district tournament in Florence. On Thursday, the Mariners opened the first round of the tournament with a 5-4 extra-inning win over the Missoula Mavs. The Mariners jumped o...
POLSON – On Saturday afternoon at Polson’s O’Malley Park, the 2020 American Legion Baseball League regular season came to a close for the Mission Valley Mariners with a doubleheader split against the visiting Western Conference A leading Glacier Twins. The final score in the first game w...
