Ronan vs. Bigfork basketball matchup

Bigfork 45, Ronan Girls 20
The Vals got off to a 9-0 start against Ronan and led 27-10 at halftime. The Maidens would be scoreless in the third quarter but would then outscore Bigfork 10-8 in the fourth quarter. Alice Van Gunten paced Ronan with six points

Bigfork - 16 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 45
Ronan - 4 - 6 - 0 - 10 - 20

Maidens scoring - Alice Van Gunten 6, Mariah Cheff 5, Tailyr Irvine 3, Ashleigh Lynch 2, Courtney Clairmont 2, Trinity Rosenbaum 2

Bigfork 55, Ronan Boys 43
Ronan and Bigfork battled very closely in the first quarter with the Vikings holding a slim 14-13 lead. However, Bigfork went on a 13-4 run in the second quarter to gain a lead. Poor shooting would plague the Chiefs throughout the game, and another big run by the Vikings - a 12-2 run at the end of the third quarter to make it 42-27 put the game out of reach.

Bigfork - 14 - 14 - 14 - 13 - 55
Ronan - 13 - 6 - 8 - 16 - 43

Chiefs scoring - J.J. Tanner 15, Kevin Wroblewski 11, Justin Dustybull 4, Lucus Black 3, Jackson Jore 2, Brady Oakland 2, Gordon North Piegan III 2, Marcus Hungerford 2, Edmond Dupuis 1, Robert Faoa 1

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Columbia Falls 74, Ronan Boys 41
Ronan got off to a slow start, and couldn't recover after turning in a four-point second quarter. Columbia Falls had a 49-14 lead at halftime, and cruised to their seventh victory of the season. Things did get better for the the Chiefs in the second half as they outscored the Wildcats 12-6 in the fourth quarter.

Ronan - 10 - 4 - 15 - 12 - 41
Col. Falls - 26 - 23 - 19 - 6 - 74

Chiefs scoring - Lucas Black 9, Justin Dustybull 8, Marcus Hungerford 6, Jarod Tanner 6, Chris Clay 4, Jackson Jore 3, Kevin Wroblewski 3, Marley Tanner 2

Columbia Falls 58, Ronan  Girls 17
Ronan remained winless, and were hampered by a slow 14-3 start in the game. A 21-point third quarter by the Wildkats but this one in the books for the most part.

C-Falls - 14 - 9 - 21 - 14 - 58
Ronan - 3 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 17

Maidens scoring - Tailyr Irvine 7, Alice Van Gunten 6, Courtney Clairmont 3, Mariah Cheff 1

Charlo Girls 44, Philipsburg 27
Charlo has been known to pitch a shutout or two in specific quarters. They did it again, blanking Phillipsburg 12-0 in the first quarter of their 44-27 victory. Meanwhile their offense hummed behind a 13-point performance by Kinley Pope and the Lady Vikings improved to 8-1.

Charlo - 12 - 9 - 11 - 12 - 44
Philipsburg - 0 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 27

Lady Vikings scoring - Kinley Pope 13, Rachel Hoyt 11, Jordon Ludeman 10, Dawn Blevins 5, Deandra Brown 3, Kelsie Blevins 2

Arlee vs. Seeley-Swan Photos

Seeley Swan 42, Arlee Girls 30
Seeley jumped out to a 15-4 lead after the first quarter, thanks largely to three-straight three pointers by the Lady BlackHawks. Arlee would come storming back, outscoring Seeley 15-6 in the second and tying things up to begin the third quarter with a Mahalia Hendren two-pointer. However, Seeley went on an 11-0 run after that en route to the victory.

Seeley - 15 - 6 - 13 - 8 - 42
Arlee - 4 - 15 - 4 - 7 - 30

Scarlets scoring - Whitney Malatare 8, Alexis Schick 6, Mahalia Hendren 6, Becca Nelson 4, Tiffany O'Neill 4, Kristyn Adams 2

Arlee Boys 75, Seeley-Swan 33
Wow, Arlee's offense was in full swing for this matchup. Beginning the game with an 11-2 run against the Blackhawks and had another 14-3 run to begin the second quarter to take a commanding 37-30 halftime lead. After halftime, the Warriors would once again hit Seeley with a big run with a 10-3 advantage to begin the third and ended it with a 12-0 run.

Seeley - 9 - 11 - 5 - 8 - 33
Arlee - 15 - 22 - 22 - 16 - 75

Warriors scoring - Thomas McClure 16, Jesse Pfau 14, Eneas Inmee 10, Dakota Desjarlais 9, Beau Couture 7, Kasey Bridgewater 6, Nelson Big Sam 5, Christian Haynes 4, Sam Nelson 4

Here are some photos from those games...

Ronan vs. Libby Wrestling video

Here is some footage from Ronan's 39-30 victory over Libby on Jan. 13

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Mission Boys 52, Plains 35
The Bulldogs picked up their first conference win of the season with tough rebounding and good free-throw shooting. They had a poor shooting night but were able to pull away by outscoring Plains 36-21 in the second half.

Plains - 5 - 9 - 14 - 7 - 35
Mission - 9 - 7 - 17 - 19 - 52

Bulldogs scoring - Austin Durglo 14, Stuart Grant 9, Josh Durglo 9, Dylan Evans 6, Austin McDonald 6, Nikko Alexander 5, Jarred Smith-Brown 3

Charlo Boys 69, St. Regis 30
It was Chance Rosenbaum doing his best Amar'e Stoudemire impression again, scoring 12 points in the first quarter en route to a 23-point night. The Vikings remained undefeated at 9-0.

St. Regis - 12 - 7 - 7 - 4 - 30
Charlo - 27 - 16 - 13 - 13 - 69

Vikings scoring - Chance Rosenbaum 23, Dillon Delaney 8, Tra Ludeman 8, Chico Stipe 8, Stephen Delaney 7, Kolton Andrews 6, Danny Blevins 6, Garret Herron 3

Charlo Girls 44, St. Regis 9
Defense anyone? Charlo outscored St. Regis 15-4 in the first quarter and that was the Tigers' best quarter, as they scored just five more points and only three in the second half. They were shut out in the fourth. Kinley Pope did what she does best, leading the team in scoring with 15.

St. Regis - 4 - 2 - 3 - 0 - 9
Charlo - 15 - 8 - 13 - 8 - 44

Lady Vikings scoring - Kinley Pope 15, Rachel Hoyt 11, Kelsie Blevins 4, Dawn Blevins 4, Deondra Brown 4, Jordan Ludeman 3, Trinda Foust 1, Aspen Runkel 2

Victor 61, Two Eagle Boys 60
Two Eagle gave Class C powerhouse Victor a run for their money and a three-point shot by the Eagles with .9 seconds left rimmed out. Victor was trailing 43-37 before surging in the fourth quarter.

Victor - 11 - 14 - 12 - 24 - 61
Two Eagle - 13 - 15 - 15 - 17 - 60

Eagles scoring - Marcus Brown 16, Clayton Malatare 16, TJ Cutfinger 9, Artie Mendoza 9, Skyler Rossbach 5, Trevor Butterfly 5

Wrestling: Ronan 39, Libby 30

Here are some photos from Ronan's 39-30 victory over Libby tonight.

Here's how the scoring went...

98 - Both open
105 - Isaac King, Libby, wins by forfeit.
112 - Chase Rhine, Ronan, wins by forfeit.
119 - Brandon Dumont, Ronan, defeats Aaron Seefeldt, 7-4.
125 - Jake Stenstrom, Ronan pins Skylar Higareda in 5:13
130 - Mitch Haugen, Libby, defeats Andrew Teigen, 10-4
135 - Austin Hakes, Ronan, defeats Devin Williams, 10-8
140 - Kyle Leir wins by forfeit.
145 - Dustin Goldsby, Ronan, pins Aundre Condit in 3:29
152 - Robin Kyes, Libby, wins by forfeit.
160 - Dylan Berget, Libby, wins by forfeit.
171 - Cole McArthur, Ronan, pins Austin Bailey in 2:40
189 - Toby Cheff, Ronan, wins by forfeit.
215 - Colby Roberts, Ronan, pins Gunner Moe in 1:07

Polson vs. Ronan boys photos

Here are some photos from Polson's 74-61 victory over Ronan last Friday. (Photos by Sasha Goldstein)