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Articles with the Tag: Basketball

Pirates fall to Stevi, Frenchtown

The Polson Pirates struggled in two games against the Stevensville Yellowjackets and the Frenchtown Broncs last weekend. Against Stevensville, the Pirates fell 59-35. Riley Sampson led Polson with eight points, followed by Cedric Smith and Cedric Earth Boy with six apiece. Sampson and Will Davey each grab...

Warriors fight hard

After beating the Superior Bobcats 47-43 Jan. 18 and sending the Savage Heat back to Hot Springs Jan. 19 defeated 79-67, the Arlee Warriors kept busy last week, losing a close match with Loyola Friday night, 58-52, and then trouncing St. Regis 69-20 on Saturday.  Against Loyola, point guard Zack Came...

Mighty Warriors eye state tournament Mighty Warriors eye state tournament

In his first year as head coach, JR Camel and his Arlee Warriors are turning heads and generating talk about the possibility of a state championship.  “We’re doing a lot more run-and-gun, a lot more defense and more conditioning,” Camel said. “There’s no comparison with ...

Pirates split week’s games

The Polson Pirate boys’ basketball team won big over Corvallis but fell in a nail-biter to Libby last week. Last Tuesday, the Pirates beat the Blue Devils 66-49 in Corvallis. Three Pirates scored in the double digits: Will Davey, Cedric Earthboy and Riley Sampson, each with 17 points.  Samps...

Lady Vikings set sail for good season Lady Vikings set sail for good season

CHARLO — Head coach Bret Thompson oversaw a gym full of Lady Viking basketball players Jan. 4, dividing them into groups to practice ball handling, free throws and other basketball skills as he and assistant coach Sheryl Kain circulated among the groups. Kain and Thompson demonstrated defensive moves a...

Warriors topple Noxon, Mission Warriors topple Noxon, Mission

The Arlee Warriors traveled to Noxon Jan. 3, where they downed the Red Devils 59-57 before shutting down the Mission Bulldogs 81-57 in a home game Saturday. Against Noxon, Christian Haynes led the Warriors in scoring with 12 points, also tallying eight rebounds and two assists. Zack Camel and Rocky Lewis ...

Pirates fall to Rams

The Polson boys hoopsters saw a disappointing end to their winter break when the visiting Loyola Rams scored a 57-54 victory over the Pirates.  Riley Sampson led his team with 22 points, followed by Cedric Smith with 14. Sampson also pulled down an impressive 19 rebounds. Despite outscoring the Ra...

Local tribal youth invited to play all-star basketball

Each year, the Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority sponsors two high school basketball teams (10 girls and 10 boys) to participate in the AMERIND All West Native American Basketball Classic in Lakewood, Colo. This year the event has been scheduled for April 5–7.   Scholarship The Mark...

Maiden Madness: Ronan girls step up hoops game Maiden Madness: Ronan girls step up hoops game

A summer playing “everywhere they could get a basketball in their hands” has molded the Ronan High School Maidens into a closer, stronger basketball team, now 5-1 on the season, with their only loss coming from Northwest A conference leader Frenchtown.  Maidens head coach Clayton Curley s...

Charlo girls win 2

The Charlo Lady Vikings picked up two conference wins before the holiday break, beating the Two Eagle River Lady Eagles 77-27 on Dec. 20 before traveling to Noxon Dec. 21, where Charlo triumphed 46-18. Against Two Eagle, Aspen Runkel led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 25 points, followed by Haley Berkra...


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