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Articles with the Tag: Basketball

Valley rivals battle to split Valley rivals battle to split

RONAN — At the Ronan Event Center on Friday evening, Dani Coffman tallied 13 points for the Ronan Maidens in a 51-30 victory over the visiting Polson Lady Pirates while Jarrett Wilson booked 16 points to lead the Polson Pirates to a 56-47 win over the hosting Ronan Chiefs. The game between cross cou...

Elks host annual Hoop Shoot Elks host annual Hoop Shoot

POLSON — Mission Valley Elks Lodge #1695 held its annual Elks Hoop Shoot on Saturday at the Linderman Gymnasium. “We were very excited by such a strong turnout. We had a total of 45 boys and girls participate in the free throw competition this year,” said event coordinator David Rensvold...

Ronan, Mission split season openers Ronan, Mission split season openers

RONAN — Almost 10 months after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the all class basketball state tournament in the opening rounds, the Ronan and Mission High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams returned to the hardwood courts in a rivalry match up. The Class A Ronan Chiefs opened th...

Elks basketball contest resuts announed

8-9 yr. old Girls   First place: Sophia Sheperd - Missoula, made 11 of 25; Hellgate Lodge #383 Second place:  Brooklyn Hewankorn - Polson, made 8 of 25; Mission Valley Lodge #1695   8-9 yr. old Boys  First place: Maxwell Milton - Polson, made 19 of 25; Mission Vall...

Bulldogs put bite on valley rivals Bulldogs put bite on valley rivals

ST. IGNATIUS – It was rivalry weekend for the Mission Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball teams as they squared off with their nonconference rivals for Mission Valley bragging rights on Friday and Saturday evening with the girls winning both of their games and the boys bringing home one win and one l...

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Wrestling At the Cut Bank Booster Invitational, the Mission/Charlo wrestling team finished fourth out of 29 teams on Saturday. Havre won the Invite with 211 points. Mission/Charlo finished with 135 points, and Arlee finished with 35.5 points during the two-day tournament. Mission/Charlo had two champ...

Local hoop shoot winners announced Local hoop shoot winners announced

News from David Rensvold for the Elks Lodge  POLSON – Congratulations to those who won the Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot contest. Winning the Lodge’s contest allows kids to compete at the District Hoop Shoot Contest on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at the Polson High School gym. Registration starts at...

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Wrestling Mining City Duals Both the Polson Pirates and Ronan Chiefs wrestling teams traveled to Butte this past weekend for the 24-team Jim Street Classic/Mining City Duals held at the Butte Civic Center. Competing in pool action on Friday, the Pirates went 0-3, falling 60-9 to Huntley Project,...

More than 800 players take to downtown streets for annual 3-on-3 More than 800 players take to downtown streets for annual 3-on-3

POLSON – Three blocks of downtown Polson were closed off to traffic as basketball players and fans filled the streets for the annual Flathead Lake 3-on-3 basketball tournament this past weekend. The two-day event, first played in 1992, has grown into one of Montana’s most popular and longest- ...

Dynasty dismantled: Arlee seeks new boys basketball head coach after Pitts resigns Dynasty dismantled: Arlee seeks new boys basketball head coach after Pitts resigns

ARLEE – Zanen Pitts, who had built up the Arlee High School boys basketball program into a Class C basketball dynasty, winning back-to-back state championships and appearing in four consecutive state title games in the last six seasons, stepped down as the Warriors varsity head coach on Wednesday eveni...


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