Photos from Charlo's games this weekend

Here are some photos I took from the Charlo match-ups against Superior on Friday Night. The boys won 50-31 while the girls won 32-27.

Basketball scores from last night

Here are high school basketball scores from last night...

Class A Boys
Ronan 78, Anaconda 40
Polson 76, Frenchtown 43

Class A Girls
Anaconda 66, Ronan 16
Frenchtown 42, Polson 36

Class B Boys
Mission 37, Alberton 33

Class B Girls
Mission 40, Alberton 22

Class C Boys
Charlo 50, Superior 31

Class C Girls
Charlo 32, Superior 27

Last night in Lake County Sports

Here is results from wrestling action last night...

Arlee vs. Hellgate JV (not scored as a team dual)

119 - Austin Rubel, Arlee, pins Caden Lockhart in 1:12
130 - Cameron Dominick, Arlee, pins Tyrone Baird in 3:31
140 - Zach Tameler, Arlee, pins Ethan Cheff in 2:24
145 - Logan Lefler, Arlee, pins Jadck Marinich in 0:55
152 - Carter Clinkenbeard, Arlee, pins Skye Folsom in 4:35
160 - Leif Rova, Arlee, pins Kyle Sievertsen in 3:58
171 - Clayton Trimble, Arlee, pins Zacck Bauer in 3:23
215 - Logan Potts, Arlee, pins Payton Sandberg in 3:34
285 - Curt Seidel, Arlee, pins Ryan Wozniak in 3:17
119 - Austin Rubel, Arlee, pins Zach Charette in 1:37
130 - Ethan Cheff, Hellgate, pins Cameron Dominick in 5:58
140 - Logan Lefler, Arlee, pins Sky Folsom in 1:24
152 - Cole Rice, Arlee, pins Jack Martinich in 1:16
160 - Al Plant, Arlee, pins Kyle Sievertsen in 0:38
171 - Clayton Trimble, Arlee, pins Jace Knapp in 2:15
285 - Nick Voorhies, Hellgate, pins Curt Seidel in 0:48
285 - Ryan Wozniak, Hellgate, pins Logan Potts in 2:13
171 - Lief rova, Arlee, pins Zack Bauer in 5:34
171 - Al Plant, Arlee, pins Jace Knapp in 3:03
215 - Curt Seidel, Arlee, pins Nick Voorhies in 2:17
119 - Austin Rubel, Arlee, pins Caden Lockhart in 2:42

Mission-Charlo 48, Thompson Falls 36

98 - Morgan Schultz, M-C, wins by forfeit
105 - Wade Gascon, TF, pins Dillon Edwards in 2:20
112 - Tyler Addey, TF, wins by forfeit
119 - Casey Nitschke, M-C, pins John Gunderson in 2:16
125 - open
130 - Andrew Cox, TF wins by forfeit;
135 - Cody Coulture, M-C wins by forfeit
140 - Lucca Reiter, TF, wins by forfeit
145 - Colton Toren, M-C, pins Zach Lyons in 2:16
152 - Jacen Peterson, M-C, pins Jared Abbott in 1:52
160 - Shawn Sacchi, TF, wins forfeit
171 - Barret Sargent, M-C, pins Eric Milner in 5:56
189 - Joel Lewis, M-C, pins Erik Hilety in 2:46
215 - Chad Anderson, M-C, pins Joe Bowden in 2:52
Hwt - Nick Adler, TF, pins Pete Dumont in 1:24.

All-State Honors for Class A football announced

They just released the all-state honors for Class A in football. Here are the Lake County athletes that made the team...

Wide Reciever
Kyle Bagnell, Polson

Defensive Lineman
Josiah Clairmont, Polson

Defensive End
Toby Cheff, Ronan

Safety
Vince DiGiallonardo, Polson

Northwestern All-Conference teams for football

Here are the all-conference teams for Northwestern A in football for 2010...

OFFENSE

Center
1st team - Riley Grogan, Polson
Honorable Mention - Colby Roberts, Ronan

Guard
1st team - Toby Cheff, Ronan
2nd team - Charles Hunter, Ronan
Honorable Mention - Clark Rubel, Polson

Tackle
1st team - Gordan North Piegan, Ronan
2nd team - Dale Big Sam, Polson
Honorable Mention - Aaron Yazzie, Ronan

Tight End
2nd team - Cole McArthur, Ronan

Fullback
2nd team - Jake Skelton, Polson
Honorable Mention - Chris Clary, Ronan

Tailback
2nd team - Lucas Black, Ronan
Honorable Mention - Dallas Jore, Ronan

Quarterback
1st team - Vince DiGiallonardo, Polson
Honorable Mention - Robbie Gauthier, Ronan

Receivers
1st team - Kyle Bagnell, Polson
Honorable Mention - Louis Mohr, Polson

Offensive Most Valuable Player
1st team - Vince DiGiallonardo - Polson

DEFENSE

Noseguard
2nd team - Josh Rustad, Polson
Honorable Mention - Colby Roberts, Ronan

Tackle
1st team - Josiah Clairmont, Polson

Ends
1st Team - Toby Cheff, Ronan

Outside Linebackers
1st team - Cole McArthur, Ronan
2nd team - Gordan North Peigan, Ronan
Honorable Mention, Riley Grogan, Polson

Inside Linebackers
1st team - Sheldon Fisher, Polson
2nd team - Chris Clary, Ronan

Cornerbacks
1st team - Kyle Bagnell, Polson
2nd team - Jack Humphreys, Ronan

Strong Safety
2nd team - Dallas Jore, Ronan
2nd team - Will Davey, Polson

Free Safety
1st team - Vince DiGiallonardo, Polson
Honorable Mention - Dalton Molzhon, Ronan

Cheff tops in coaches poll

Here is the Class A coaches poll for wrestling...

1. Havre
2. Belgrade
3. Frenchtown
4. Corvallis
5. Polson
6. Laurel
7. Glendive
8. Libby
9. Columbia Falls
10. Dillon

In individual rankings here are the Lake County athletes.

105
4. Carlos Quinones, Polson
112
5. Dylan Moll, Polson
119
4. Andrew Teigan, Ronan
6. Craih Fesitner, Polson
125
Drew Fouty, Polson
130
3. Jesse Alfiero, Polson
140
2. Jacob Young, Polson
160
3. Cole McArthur, Ronan
189
1. Toby Cheff, Ronan
215
4. Colby Robens, Ronan
HWT
3. Josh Clairmont, Ronan

Last night in Lake County Sports

Here are the results from the Arlee Triangle last night.

Arlee 42, Deer Lodge 30

112 - Dylan Roselles, Deer Lodge, wins by forfeit
119 - Austin Rubel, Arlee, pins Jake Logan in 1:33
125 - Jacob Duerr, Deer Lodge, wins by forfeit
130 - Brett Witt, Deer Lodge wins by forfeit
135 - Dustin Morigeau, Deer Lodge wins by forfeit
140 - Zach Tameler, Arlee, wins by forfeit
145 - Cole Rice, Arlee, wins by forfeit
152 - Carter Clinkenbeard, Arlee, wins by forfeit
160 - Albert Plant, Arlee, pins Frank Stolp in 0:43
171 - Clayton Trimble, Arlee, pins Colten Lowery in 1:37
189 - Levi Becker, Deer Lodge wins by forfeit
285 - Curt Seidel, Arlee, wins by forfeit

Arlee 12, Florence 56

112 - Kyle Eisenhauer, Florence, wins by forfeit

119 - Cody Davidson, Florence, pins Austin Rubel in 1:10

125 - Broc Reed, Florence, wins by forfeit

130 - Tanner Lund, Florence, wins by forfeit

140 - Cody Lund, Florence, defeats Logan Lefler 19 – 4

145 - Cole Rice, Arlee, wins by forfeit

152 - Colter Beneitone, Florence, pins Carter Clinkenbeard in 3:24

160 - Zach Newbary, Florence, defeats Leif Rova 11 – 4

171 - Tanner Cobbs, Florence, pins Clayton Trimble in 3:40

189 - Josh Marquart, Florence, wins by forfeit

215 - KaCee Sutton, Florence, wins by forfeit

285 - Curt Seidel, Arlee, pins Damon Ward in 5:36

Here are the results from the Mission/Charlo-Eureka Dual last night.

Mission 45, Eureka 36 

98 - Morgan Schultz, M-C, wins by forfeit
105 - Dillon Edwards, M-C, wins by forfeit
112 - Brian Goff, Eureka, wins by forfeit

119 - Casey Nitschke, M-C, pins Trent Vaugn
125 - Nikko Bakkila, M-C, Eureka wins by forfeit
130 - Russell Schultz, M-C, defeats Jose Letcher
135 - Scott D Gilleard, M-C, pins Ashton Deirman 

140 - Cody Couture, M-C, defeats Wyatt Miller

145 - Colton Toren, M-C, pins Dillon Woodbeck
152 - Curtis McDuffie, Eureka, wins by forfeit
160 - David Wilson, Eureka, pins Ben Mittag
171 - Taylor Vaughn, Eureka, pins Barrett Sargent
189 - Joel Lewis, M-C, defeats Michael Wilson
215 - Colin Gillard, Eureka, pins Chad Anderson
HWT - Pete Dumont, M-C, wins via forfeit

The NBA Jam Preview of Lake County Basketball

Make sure you grab a copy of the Lake County Leader this week, there's roughly 234,678 words on the upcoming basketball and wrestling season for the entire county. It's just around the corner with tip-off tournaments this weekend and wrestling has already gotten into full swing. I went to several basketball scrimmages this week and with the help of NBA Jam, I'd like to show you what I saw.

Tournament Edition is just better...

With several teams with tournament aspirations, there were some top finishers last season as Polson took second in Class A and Arlee took fourth in Class C. Look for them to return to the tournament because it appears that both squads are loaded like an Arnold Schwarzenegger uzi. I think Ronan and Charlo also have a good shot at making it over the hump and into the state tournament as well. The Chiefs have a lot of quick returning starters that should make every game feel like it's the ABA, and Charlo will release that much vaulted speed they had in football onto the basketball court.

Dwight Howard would be proud...

Chance Rosenbaum was a BEAST in football, and he'll be an important piece for Charlo this season. They lost some of their big boys last season meaning that they'll be relying on their speedy guys and Rosenbaum down in the post. Having seen him tip a ball point blank and intercept it while the opposing player tried to rip off his helmet in football, I'd say he should have no problem rebounding.

I'm getting my front row seats now...

Ronan vs. Polson. Write in on the calendar. Circle it. Get a babysitter for the kids. These matchups are going to be ridiculous. Both teams look like they're going to push the ball and the number of talented guards in these games will be numberless. Steve Nash might be telling these guys to "slow things down."

Arlee returns seven seniors from their fourth-place team last season, so they should be very solid this season. The Warriors-Vikings matchups should be incredible this season in a rivalry that dates back for years and years. Get your tickets to this one early...

The best freakin' player ever...

Louis Mohr for Polson is going to be an absolute stud this year. Last year's state tournament MVP looked tremendous in Polson's Purple and Gold scrimmage. He put in the kind of performance that elicits the "oooohhhsss" and "aaaahhhhs" from the crowd and you walk out of Linderman Gymnasium going "I need to tell somebody about what I just saw."

(On a side note, I'm sure the people outside of the Wolf Den didn't appreciate a complete stranger (me) stopping them on the sidewalk and telling them they'd better go see Mohr play)

He's got complete command on the court, sees things develop before they actually do, when he gets the ball he has the best fake drive I've ever seen before he pulls up for a deadly jumper, when he does drive to the basket he does it so quick the defense is left looking at one another after he scores, his passes are highlight reel material and I'm assuming he can dunk probably on a 12-foot hoop.

Team on the rise...

The Mission Bulldogs are carrying in a lot of confidence after a successful football season and you can instantly see the depth they'll have on the team. They may not be the tallest team ever, but they should be able to get out and run with the best of them. I think they'll be able to improve on their six-win total from last season.

Mission Blue-White game

Went down to the Mission Blue-White game and you could really see the wheels working as these guys worked out their offense. There's going to be several different weapons on this team and I don't think you can specifically put on a finger on "This is what they're going to do."

They can score in a blink and they can slow it down and play half court ball. It's going to be fun to watch this season. Here are some photos I took from tonight's basketball game...

Photos from the Ronan Orange and Black Game

Went to the Orange and Black game tonight with both Ronan's girls and boys teams on full display in scrimmages. It was good to see live action basketball again, and boy, do they want to run a quick-action offense. Ronan is going to be one fun team this season. Here are some photos I took from the event...

If you're looking for some winter sports this weekend, head on over to the Polson middle school gymnasium for the Polson Invitational wrestling tournament. The Lake County teams competing will be Polson and Mission-Charlo. Here's the writeup from the Daily Interlake...

Click on the "Read More" to see the full preview

Polson Girl's Basketball Season Outlook

Polson institution and local sports guru John Heglie has come out with his annual Polson girl's basketball season outlook. It should be over at iHigh.com's Northwestern A conference as well. He goes in-depth with every player and has a wealth of information on the team. I highly recommend checking out his preview. The Leader will also be coming out with the winter sports preview next week.

Click on the "Read More" to get the full preview by John.

Turkeys of the Year

I apologize for the lack of posts this past week but with Thanksgiving, things got a little crazy. I hope everyone had a good turkey day, I know my fridge is absolutely packed with leftovers that I'll probably throw out in three months.

Anyways, I thought the most fitting thing to do to jump start the blog again was make a list of the Turkeys of the Year. Please enjoy and don't be offended! 

1. Derek Anderson, Arizona Cardinals - If you want to watch a curse word laden tirade by Arizona Cardinals' quarterback Derek Anderson, I highly recommend following this link. He had a little issue with a reporter calling him out for laughing on the sideline. You know who's not laughing on the sideline? Cardinals fans. Anderson leads the league in "DID HE JUST THROW THAT PASS?!?!" moments.

(Well Charlie Whitehurst would win but he doesn't have enough attempts to officially enter that category) 

2. Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings - Do I really have to make a joke about him wearing Crocks here? 

3. Boise State's Kicker - We're still looking for his body after the loss to Nevada. 

4. Lebron James, Miami Heat- Everything has pretty much gone wrong since the King brought his talents to South Beach. Chris Bosh sucks. James and Wade can't figure out how to balance their offense. They hate their coach. Is it still possible for him to go back to Cleveland? 

5. Greg Oden, Portland Trailblazers - Is he injured again? His knees are less stable than the US economy and Ron Artest's mental health.

6. Wade Phillips, Dallas Cowboys - While he didn't lead the league in wins, he did lead the league in looking completely confused, befuddled and outmatched on the sideline. 

7. Andy Reid, Philadelphia Eagles - Look at this old photo of him from a punt, pass and kick competition. He's kind of big for a 13-year old.

8. Seattle Mariners - Was that not the biggest wet fart in baseball this year? At least Mariners fans got to see Cliff Lee pitch for about eight minutes this season. 

9. NFC West - I think the Big East would be more competitive in the NFL this year.