Here are some photos from the event:
Photos by Ali Bronsdon
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Cross Country at the Ronan Invitational
Lake County runners enjoyed the perfect fall day for a 5K. High school cross country teams from Arlee, Mission, Ronan and the Polson JV competed at the Silver Fox Golf Course in Pablo this afternoon. Taking on teams from Missoula to Kalispell, our local runners ran hard and were right in the mix!
Here are some photos from the event:
Photos by Ali Bronsdon
Here are some photos from the event:
Photos by Ali Bronsdon
Polson Girls - Belgrade Soccer Photos
Here are photos from the Polson Girls-Belgrade game today.
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Polson boys tie with Belgrade
Here are photos from the Polson boys' soccer team's 1-1 tie with Belgrade today.
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Last night in Lake County football
Here's a run down on what happen tonight in the football games not already posted on here.
Eureka 44, Mission 27
Eureka jumped out to a 32-0 halftime lead by Mission wasn't done just yet. The Bulldogs scored four of the last five touchdowns. The comeback fell short but the Bulldogs showed an impressive air game as Dylan Evans threw three touchdown passes to Raymond Matt. Mission outscored Eureke 27-12 in the second half.
Nikko Alexander also had a 49-yard fumble return.
Charlo 52, Darby 18
The Charlo Vikings got off to a quick start with 22 points in the first quarter en route to a 52-18 victory over Darby They were the masters of the quick start as they also scored 28 points in the third quarter. The win improves Charlo to 2-2.
Noxon 34, Arlee 32
The Warriors mounted a furious comeback against Noxon in the fourth quarter, cutting down on a 34-18 deficit but come up just short. The Red Devils scored through the air with junior quarterback Brandon Piazzola throwing for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Arlee's record is now 1-3.
Eureka 44, Mission 27
Eureka jumped out to a 32-0 halftime lead by Mission wasn't done just yet. The Bulldogs scored four of the last five touchdowns. The comeback fell short but the Bulldogs showed an impressive air game as Dylan Evans threw three touchdown passes to Raymond Matt. Mission outscored Eureke 27-12 in the second half.
Nikko Alexander also had a 49-yard fumble return.
Charlo 52, Darby 18
The Charlo Vikings got off to a quick start with 22 points in the first quarter en route to a 52-18 victory over Darby They were the masters of the quick start as they also scored 28 points in the third quarter. The win improves Charlo to 2-2.
Noxon 34, Arlee 32
The Warriors mounted a furious comeback against Noxon in the fourth quarter, cutting down on a 34-18 deficit but come up just short. The Red Devils scored through the air with junior quarterback Brandon Piazzola throwing for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Arlee's record is now 1-3.
Polson shutouts Anaconda
Polson 44, Anaconda 0
The Polson Pirates' defense has yet to be scored on.
In their third game of the season, Polson allowed just 50 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers to stay undefeated in a 44-0 blowout win over Anaconda on Friday night.
Quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo had four touchdowns for the Pirates - three running and one throwing, while running back Paul McClurg added a 13-yard score.
Polson begins Northwest A conference play next week at Columbia Falls.
Polson 44, Anaconda 0
Anaconda - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Polson - 8 - 22 - 14 - 0 - 44
Scoring Summary
P - Vince DiGiallonardo 2 run (Justin Hoel run)
P - Will Davey 27 pass from DiGiallonardo (Hoel kick)
P - Paul McClurg 60 fumble return (McClurg run)
P - DiGiallonardo 4 run (Hoel kick)
P - DiGiallonardo 33 run (Hoel kick)
P - McClurg 13 run (Brady Hislop kick)
Click on the "Read More" to see the full gallery.
The Polson Pirates' defense has yet to be scored on.
In their third game of the season, Polson allowed just 50 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers to stay undefeated in a 44-0 blowout win over Anaconda on Friday night.
Quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo had four touchdowns for the Pirates - three running and one throwing, while running back Paul McClurg added a 13-yard score.
Polson begins Northwest A conference play next week at Columbia Falls.
Polson 44, Anaconda 0
Anaconda - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
Polson - 8 - 22 - 14 - 0 - 44
Scoring Summary
P - Vince DiGiallonardo 2 run (Justin Hoel run)
P - Will Davey 27 pass from DiGiallonardo (Hoel kick)
P - Paul McClurg 60 fumble return (McClurg run)
P - DiGiallonardo 4 run (Hoel kick)
P - DiGiallonardo 33 run (Hoel kick)
P - McClurg 13 run (Brady Hislop kick)
Here are photos from Polson's 44-0 victory over Anaconda tonight. (Photos taken by reporter Dylan Kitzan)
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Ronan downs No. 3 ranked Townsend
Ronan 51, Townsend 19
Ronan came in 10-point underdogs to the No. 3 ranked team in the state and... well... took care of business.
The Chiefs racked up 318 yards on the ground while senior quarterback Robbie Gauthier notched 52 yards.
They started the game with their high-tempo offense and had themselves a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.
They would go into halftime with a 28-7 lead. A rough third quarter that saw turnovers committed by the Chiefs allowed Townsend to pull within 36-19 but that's as close as they would get. Carston Baerstch and Gauthier would both return interceptions for touchdowns to take any suspense as to the final outcome of the game.
Jake Skelton led the Chiefs in rushing with 102 yards and three touchdowns. Ronan moved to 3-0 on the season and will play at Manhattan next weekend.
Ronan 51, Townsend 19
Townsend - 0 - 7 - 12 - 0 - 19
Ronan - 14 - 14 - 8 - 15 - 51
Scoring Summary
R - Robbie Gauthier 10 run (Gauthier run)
R - Jake Skelton 10 run (pass failed)
T - Zane McArthur 10 pass from Ryan Reddick (Eric Rayone kick)
R - Skelton 8 run (Chris Clary pass from Gauthier)
R - Marcus Hungerford 32 pass from Gauthier (pass failed)
R - Skelton 6 run (Edmond Dupuis pass from Gauthier)
T - Kenny Wilbur 13 run (kick failed)
T - Colin Hoeffner 9 run (kick failed)
R - Carston Baerstch 40 interception return (Clary pass from Gauthier)
R - Gauthier 70 interception return (Dalton Molzhon kick)
Here are photos from Ronan's 51-19 victory over Townsend tonight in Ronan.
For the full gallery, click "Read More."
Ronan came in 10-point underdogs to the No. 3 ranked team in the state and... well... took care of business.
The Chiefs racked up 318 yards on the ground while senior quarterback Robbie Gauthier notched 52 yards.
They started the game with their high-tempo offense and had themselves a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.
They would go into halftime with a 28-7 lead. A rough third quarter that saw turnovers committed by the Chiefs allowed Townsend to pull within 36-19 but that's as close as they would get. Carston Baerstch and Gauthier would both return interceptions for touchdowns to take any suspense as to the final outcome of the game.
Jake Skelton led the Chiefs in rushing with 102 yards and three touchdowns. Ronan moved to 3-0 on the season and will play at Manhattan next weekend.
Ronan 51, Townsend 19
Townsend - 0 - 7 - 12 - 0 - 19
Ronan - 14 - 14 - 8 - 15 - 51
Scoring Summary
R - Robbie Gauthier 10 run (Gauthier run)
R - Jake Skelton 10 run (pass failed)
T - Zane McArthur 10 pass from Ryan Reddick (Eric Rayone kick)
R - Skelton 8 run (Chris Clary pass from Gauthier)
R - Marcus Hungerford 32 pass from Gauthier (pass failed)
R - Skelton 6 run (Edmond Dupuis pass from Gauthier)
T - Kenny Wilbur 13 run (kick failed)
T - Colin Hoeffner 9 run (kick failed)
R - Carston Baerstch 40 interception return (Clary pass from Gauthier)
R - Gauthier 70 interception return (Dalton Molzhon kick)
Here are photos from Ronan's 51-19 victory over Townsend tonight in Ronan.
For the full gallery, click "Read More."
Friday, September 16, 2011
Volleyball: Polson sweeps Columbia Falls
(From the Inter Lake)
COLUMBIA FALLS - When push came to shove, the Polson Pirates simply found a way to get it done on the volleyball court on Thursday night.
The Columbia Falls Wildkats fought off five match points. But in the end, it was Polson picking up a three-set Northwestern A victory 25-21, 25-20, 28-26.
"Honestly, it comes back to fundamentals," said Pirate coach Jan Toth.
"Our girls know how to win. They're winners, honestly. They know how to push through the hard times," she said. "It was a good win for us," Toth said.
"I tried different offenses, a lot of different kids off the bench, just to try something new and get some kids some self confidence - and I think it worked," she said.
"We gave a lot of points up, but you are going to do that when you are trying new things," she added.
"I thought Columbia Falls played us tough. They're tall. They have a big block and they did a great job against us," she added.
But this one came down to offense - and mistakes. Polson had 40 kills and 37 assists. The Wildkats had 16 kills and 12 assists. Both teams had some rough moments - the Wildkats hung right with Polson in each game. The first was tight all the way through, the second Polson led wire-to-wire and the third was nothing less than thrilling. Polson appeared to have that one well in hand early on - it led 19-14 and seemed to be ready to cruise when Columbia Falls shifted gears.
At 24-19, the Wildkats fought back with two kills from Taylor Peterson and one by Haley Belgarde. Two Pirate mistakes tied the set at 24-all. Columbia Falls took the lead on the next play when Belgarde sent a shot down the line. The teams traded the next four points. But the last two belonged to Riley Kenney and the Pirates. Kenney got a kill, then blocked Columbia Falls' final effort.
"We were plagued by missed serves. We missed seven in the final game. When you look at that, you are serving a quarter of the points for the other team. You aren't going to win games if you do that," Toth said. "We're infamous for doing that. I made them play through it. I wasn't going to switch it out and I wasn't going to let them have an easy way out, so I was proud of them (for pulling through)."
Columbia Falls coach Addy Connelly also saw plenty of positives.
"They came back. They fought hard. We worked through a lot of adversity today. It's great to see. We're losing ... but they are making such great progress," she said.
"This week in practice, we worked on coverage. We worked on blocking - and we had so many more touches on hits that our diggers were able to get up. We had things we were hitting the ground for and scrapping up," she said.
"Although it was a loss, it was a big gain ... in our self confidence and in our play. We just continue to go up, up, up," she added.
"Wins are nice, but when we make the progress we did tonight, as a coach I can't complain. The girls know what they are going to work on tomorrow when they come in to practice."
"They really stuck with it. There have been times in the past where we got down 2-3-4 points - and that was it, the gap just keeps going.
"But this crew that I have are just fantastic, they keep fighting. I'm really proud of the progress they are making.
"They are getting mentally tougher every single time they step on the court."
Individually, Polson was led by Ashley Johnson with 12 kills and three aces. Shalaina Duford had 35 assists and 12 digs.
For Columbia Falls, Peterson had five kills, two aces and 10 digs and Shaun Rowe had 13 digs and two aces.
Polson defeats Columbia Falls - 25-21, 25-20, 28-26
Kills - Polson 40 (Ashley Johnson 12, Heidi Rausch 8), Columbia Falls 16 (Taylor Peterson 5, Jessie Gist 4, Haley Belgarde 4); Assists - Polson 37 (Shalaina Duford 35), Columbia Falls 12 (Erica Nelson 6, Hope Burlage 5); Blocks - Polson (no leader); Columbia Falls 6 (Burlage 2); Digs - Polson 47 (Mackenzie Banner 12, Duford 12), Columbia Falls 60 (Shaun Rowe 13, Nelson 10, Peterson 10); Aces - Polson 6 (Johnson 3), Columbia Falls 6 (Peterson 2, Rowe 2).
COLUMBIA FALLS - When push came to shove, the Polson Pirates simply found a way to get it done on the volleyball court on Thursday night.
The Columbia Falls Wildkats fought off five match points. But in the end, it was Polson picking up a three-set Northwestern A victory 25-21, 25-20, 28-26.
"Honestly, it comes back to fundamentals," said Pirate coach Jan Toth.
"Our girls know how to win. They're winners, honestly. They know how to push through the hard times," she said. "It was a good win for us," Toth said.
"I tried different offenses, a lot of different kids off the bench, just to try something new and get some kids some self confidence - and I think it worked," she said.
"We gave a lot of points up, but you are going to do that when you are trying new things," she added.
"I thought Columbia Falls played us tough. They're tall. They have a big block and they did a great job against us," she added.
But this one came down to offense - and mistakes. Polson had 40 kills and 37 assists. The Wildkats had 16 kills and 12 assists. Both teams had some rough moments - the Wildkats hung right with Polson in each game. The first was tight all the way through, the second Polson led wire-to-wire and the third was nothing less than thrilling. Polson appeared to have that one well in hand early on - it led 19-14 and seemed to be ready to cruise when Columbia Falls shifted gears.
At 24-19, the Wildkats fought back with two kills from Taylor Peterson and one by Haley Belgarde. Two Pirate mistakes tied the set at 24-all. Columbia Falls took the lead on the next play when Belgarde sent a shot down the line. The teams traded the next four points. But the last two belonged to Riley Kenney and the Pirates. Kenney got a kill, then blocked Columbia Falls' final effort.
"We were plagued by missed serves. We missed seven in the final game. When you look at that, you are serving a quarter of the points for the other team. You aren't going to win games if you do that," Toth said. "We're infamous for doing that. I made them play through it. I wasn't going to switch it out and I wasn't going to let them have an easy way out, so I was proud of them (for pulling through)."
Columbia Falls coach Addy Connelly also saw plenty of positives.
"They came back. They fought hard. We worked through a lot of adversity today. It's great to see. We're losing ... but they are making such great progress," she said.
"This week in practice, we worked on coverage. We worked on blocking - and we had so many more touches on hits that our diggers were able to get up. We had things we were hitting the ground for and scrapping up," she said.
"Although it was a loss, it was a big gain ... in our self confidence and in our play. We just continue to go up, up, up," she added.
"Wins are nice, but when we make the progress we did tonight, as a coach I can't complain. The girls know what they are going to work on tomorrow when they come in to practice."
"They really stuck with it. There have been times in the past where we got down 2-3-4 points - and that was it, the gap just keeps going.
"But this crew that I have are just fantastic, they keep fighting. I'm really proud of the progress they are making.
"They are getting mentally tougher every single time they step on the court."
Individually, Polson was led by Ashley Johnson with 12 kills and three aces. Shalaina Duford had 35 assists and 12 digs.
For Columbia Falls, Peterson had five kills, two aces and 10 digs and Shaun Rowe had 13 digs and two aces.
Polson defeats Columbia Falls - 25-21, 25-20, 28-26
Kills - Polson 40 (Ashley Johnson 12, Heidi Rausch 8), Columbia Falls 16 (Taylor Peterson 5, Jessie Gist 4, Haley Belgarde 4); Assists - Polson 37 (Shalaina Duford 35), Columbia Falls 12 (Erica Nelson 6, Hope Burlage 5); Blocks - Polson (no leader); Columbia Falls 6 (Burlage 2); Digs - Polson 47 (Mackenzie Banner 12, Duford 12), Columbia Falls 60 (Shaun Rowe 13, Nelson 10, Peterson 10); Aces - Polson 6 (Johnson 3), Columbia Falls 6 (Peterson 2, Rowe 2).
Soccer: Polson sweeps Libby
Polson Boys 6, Libby 3
LIBBY - James Larson scored three goals and got an assist as the Polson Pirates upended the defending state champions 6-3 on Thursday night. Larson now has six goals on the season through four games, but perhaps what was most promising in this game was how spread out the Pirates' goalscoring was.
Libby got on the board first in the 14th minute, but Polson answered back with goals from Riley Lemm and Larson. For the Pirates first goal, Steven Walk played the ball through two defenders and then Lemm able to use a little Ol' English to get it by the goalkeeper. For the second one, Larson took a pass from Jon Huetmaker and drove it to the near post. It bounced and went into the net.
"Libby came out and score quick but our offense stepped up and answered right back," Polson head coach Jess Kittle said. "Everytime Libby scored we would score within the next four minutes."
The Pirates went into halftime with a 2-1 lead but Libby would even things up early in the 43rd minute.
Larson gave Polson the lead again four minutes later thanks to Jon Murphy's incredible throw-in skills.
"James took a long throw-in from Jon and headed it past the keeper," Kittle said. "That was Jon's second assist this year and both have come from long throw-ins to James."
Libby tied things up again in the 53rd minute, but Walk gave Polson the advantage thanks to some excellent passing by Alex Helgeson.
"Alex played a ball across the middle of the field to Steven Walk, who faked with his right foot and the ball rolled across to his left foot and he drove it past a defender and the Libby keeper," Kittle said.
Larson got his third goal of the game from a penalty kick in the 66th minute after he took a ball into the 18 -yard box and the Libby's keeper came out and took him out with a foul.
However the best goal of the night, according to Kittle, was the last one.
"Jon Murphy sent a ball over the top to Riley Lemm, who flicked it over his head to Jon Heutmaker, who then headed it right to James. He took it off his chest in the air and flicked it to Riley, who was making a run through the Libby defense. The ball bounced once and then Riley struck a half volley with his left foot and drove it into the far side netting," Kittle said. "The goal was a beautiful demonstration of teamwork."
That score happened before the whistle sounded to end the game, in the 76th minute.
Polson improved to 2-1-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
Polson 6, Libby 3
Polson - 2 - 4 - 6
Libby - 1 - 2 - 3
Scoring Summary
L - Talus Martin (Jason Schnackenberg) 14:00
P - Riley Lemm (Steven Walk) 17:00
P - James Larson (Jon Huetmaker) 39:00
L - Talus Martin 43:00
P - James Larson (Jon Murphy) 47:00
L - Patrick Valentine (Martin) 53:00
P - Steven Walk (Alex Helgeson) 54:00
P - James Larson (PK) 66:00
P - Riley Lemm (Larson) 76:00
Shots on Goal - Polson 9, Libby 6
Keeper Saves - Polson 3 (Clay Frissell) Libby 3 (Rob Hamilton)
Corner Kicks - Polson 3, Libby 2 (Xe
Fouls - Polson 10, Libby 7
Yellow cards - none
Red cards - none ox)
Polson Girls 3, Libby 1
LIBBY — The Polson Lady Pirates won their second game of the season with a 3-1 victory over Libby on Thursday night thanks to goals by Grace Rehbein, Sara Robinson and Annie Venters.
Polson controlled the pace of the game and outshot the Lady Loggers 17-5.
Grace Rehbein got things started for the Lady Pirates in the 21st minute, followed by Sara Robinson in the 29th. Libby's lone goal game in the 54th minute of play, but Annie Venters negated that with another Polson score in the 60th minute.
Libby fell to 0-6 on the season.
Polson - 2 - 1 — 3
Libby - 0 - 1 — 1
POLSON — Grace Rehbein (Marissa Binder), 21:00; Sara Robinson (Olivia Hart), 29:00; Annie Berster (penalty kick), 60:00
LIBBY — Callan Peel (Sarah Nash), 54:00
Shots — Polson 17, Libby 5
Goalie saves — Polson 4 (Monica Cleveland 4), Libby 14 (Rebecca Kyriss 14)
Corners – Polson 4, Libby 2
Fouls – Polson 0, Libby 1
Cards — Libby, 1 yellow
LIBBY - James Larson scored three goals and got an assist as the Polson Pirates upended the defending state champions 6-3 on Thursday night. Larson now has six goals on the season through four games, but perhaps what was most promising in this game was how spread out the Pirates' goalscoring was.
Libby got on the board first in the 14th minute, but Polson answered back with goals from Riley Lemm and Larson. For the Pirates first goal, Steven Walk played the ball through two defenders and then Lemm able to use a little Ol' English to get it by the goalkeeper. For the second one, Larson took a pass from Jon Huetmaker and drove it to the near post. It bounced and went into the net.
"Libby came out and score quick but our offense stepped up and answered right back," Polson head coach Jess Kittle said. "Everytime Libby scored we would score within the next four minutes."
The Pirates went into halftime with a 2-1 lead but Libby would even things up early in the 43rd minute.
Larson gave Polson the lead again four minutes later thanks to Jon Murphy's incredible throw-in skills.
"James took a long throw-in from Jon and headed it past the keeper," Kittle said. "That was Jon's second assist this year and both have come from long throw-ins to James."
Libby tied things up again in the 53rd minute, but Walk gave Polson the advantage thanks to some excellent passing by Alex Helgeson.
"Alex played a ball across the middle of the field to Steven Walk, who faked with his right foot and the ball rolled across to his left foot and he drove it past a defender and the Libby keeper," Kittle said.
Larson got his third goal of the game from a penalty kick in the 66th minute after he took a ball into the 18 -yard box and the Libby's keeper came out and took him out with a foul.
However the best goal of the night, according to Kittle, was the last one.
"Jon Murphy sent a ball over the top to Riley Lemm, who flicked it over his head to Jon Heutmaker, who then headed it right to James. He took it off his chest in the air and flicked it to Riley, who was making a run through the Libby defense. The ball bounced once and then Riley struck a half volley with his left foot and drove it into the far side netting," Kittle said. "The goal was a beautiful demonstration of teamwork."
That score happened before the whistle sounded to end the game, in the 76th minute.
Polson improved to 2-1-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
Polson 6, Libby 3
Polson - 2 - 4 - 6
Libby - 1 - 2 - 3
Scoring Summary
L - Talus Martin (Jason Schnackenberg) 14:00
P - Riley Lemm (Steven Walk) 17:00
P - James Larson (Jon Huetmaker) 39:00
L - Talus Martin 43:00
P - James Larson (Jon Murphy) 47:00
L - Patrick Valentine (Martin) 53:00
P - Steven Walk (Alex Helgeson) 54:00
P - James Larson (PK) 66:00
P - Riley Lemm (Larson) 76:00
Shots on Goal - Polson 9, Libby 6
Keeper Saves - Polson 3 (Clay Frissell) Libby 3 (Rob Hamilton)
Corner Kicks - Polson 3, Libby 2 (Xe
Fouls - Polson 10, Libby 7
Yellow cards - none
Red cards - none ox)
Polson Girls 3, Libby 1
LIBBY — The Polson Lady Pirates won their second game of the season with a 3-1 victory over Libby on Thursday night thanks to goals by Grace Rehbein, Sara Robinson and Annie Venters.
Polson controlled the pace of the game and outshot the Lady Loggers 17-5.
Grace Rehbein got things started for the Lady Pirates in the 21st minute, followed by Sara Robinson in the 29th. Libby's lone goal game in the 54th minute of play, but Annie Venters negated that with another Polson score in the 60th minute.
Libby fell to 0-6 on the season.
Polson - 2 - 1 — 3
Libby - 0 - 1 — 1
POLSON — Grace Rehbein (Marissa Binder), 21:00; Sara Robinson (Olivia Hart), 29:00; Annie Berster (penalty kick), 60:00
LIBBY — Callan Peel (Sarah Nash), 54:00
Shots — Polson 17, Libby 5
Goalie saves — Polson 4 (Monica Cleveland 4), Libby 14 (Rebecca Kyriss 14)
Corners – Polson 4, Libby 2
Fouls – Polson 0, Libby 1
Cards — Libby, 1 yellow
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Mission-Ronan Volleyball Photos
Mission picked up the 3-0 victory (25-18, 25-16, 25-13) over their valley rival Ronan on Thursday night thanks to a balanced attack by the Lady Bulldogs. Sara Nerby and Jenn Larsson both had six kills in the contest as both teams squared off for the first time as district opponents.
Ronan was strong at the net and Bethany Coleman collected three blocks in the matchup. Courtney Clairmont also anchored the Maidens defense with 14 digs.
Ronan was strong at the net and Bethany Coleman collected three blocks in the matchup. Courtney Clairmont also anchored the Maidens defense with 14 digs.
Stephanie Lewandowski had nine digs for Mission.
Kills - Ronan 8 (Ashleigh Lynch 2, Alaina Madsen 2), Mission 24 (Sara Nerby 6, Jenn Larsson 6).
Blocks - Ronan 4 (Bethany Coleman 3), Mission 1 (Nerby).
Digs - Ronan 38 (Courtney Clairmont 14), Mission 36 (Stephanie Lewandowski 9).
Assists - Mission 21 (Loren Erickson 13).
Aces - Ronan 6, Mission 7 (Erickson 3).
Here are some photos from the match, taken by reporter Dylan Kitzan.
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AP Montana High School Football Polls
(From the Daily Inter Lake)
Here are the AP Montana High School Football Polls this week. In case you're wondering how we get these polls, the Montana High School Football facebook site is separate from the AP polls and therefore a completely different entity. However, the person running it does a kick butt job and I feel deserves recognition for their polls (Because they rank up to 30-something teams in the lower classifications). The AP poll is derived from the voting of AP papers (namely daily papers in the state) on the top teams. And yes, I'm bitter that I don't get a vote.
Without further delay here is the AP Montana football polls...
Class A Rankings
1. Billings Central (8 first place votes), 3-0 record - Previous ranking 1
2. Miles City (4 first place votes), 3-0 record - Previous ranking 2
3. Dillon, 3-0 record - Previous ranking 3
4. Laurel, 3-0 record - Previous ranking tied for 4
5. Polson, 2-0 record - Previous ranking not ranked
Also receiving votes - Hardin 18, Butte Central 18.
Class B Rankings
1. Fairfield (10 first place votes), 2-0 record - Previous ranking 1
2. Malta (1 first place vote), 2-0 record - Previous ranking tied for 3
3. Townsend, 2-0 record - Previous ranking tied for 3
4. Baker, 2-0 record - Previous ranking 5
5. Ronan (1 first place vote), 2-0 record - Previous ranking 8
6. Manhattan, 1-1 record - Previous ranking 2
7. Columbus, 2-0 record - Previous ranking 6
8. Missoula Loyola, 2-0 record - Previous ranking 10
9. Bigfork, 2-0 record - Previous ranking NR
10. Plentywood Westby, 2-0 record - Previous ranking NR
Also receiving votes - Red Lodge/Belfry 10, Eureka 7, Choteau 6, Conrad 5, Huntley Project 2, St. Ignatius 1, Jefferson 1, Joliet 1.
Class C 8-man rankings
1. Chinook (10 first place votes), 3-0 record, Previous ranking 1
2. Fairview (1 first place vote), 3-0 record, Previous ranking 2
3. Twin Bridges, 2-0 record, Previous ranking 3
4. Wibaux, 2-0 record, Previous ranking 3
5. Absarokee, 2-0 record, Previous ranking 6
Also receiving votes - Superior 18, Belt 11, Lincoln 11, Victor 3
Here are the AP Montana High School Football Polls this week. In case you're wondering how we get these polls, the Montana High School Football facebook site is separate from the AP polls and therefore a completely different entity. However, the person running it does a kick butt job and I feel deserves recognition for their polls (Because they rank up to 30-something teams in the lower classifications). The AP poll is derived from the voting of AP papers (namely daily papers in the state) on the top teams. And yes, I'm bitter that I don't get a vote.
Without further delay here is the AP Montana football polls...
Class A Rankings
1. Billings Central (8 first place votes), 3-0 record - Previous ranking 1
2. Miles City (4 first place votes), 3-0 record - Previous ranking 2
3. Dillon, 3-0 record - Previous ranking 3
4. Laurel, 3-0 record - Previous ranking tied for 4
5. Polson, 2-0 record - Previous ranking not ranked
Also receiving votes - Hardin 18, Butte Central 18.
Class B Rankings
1. Fairfield (10 first place votes), 2-0 record - Previous ranking 1
2. Malta (1 first place vote), 2-0 record - Previous ranking tied for 3
3. Townsend, 2-0 record - Previous ranking tied for 3
4. Baker, 2-0 record - Previous ranking 5
5. Ronan (1 first place vote), 2-0 record - Previous ranking 8
6. Manhattan, 1-1 record - Previous ranking 2
7. Columbus, 2-0 record - Previous ranking 6
8. Missoula Loyola, 2-0 record - Previous ranking 10
9. Bigfork, 2-0 record - Previous ranking NR
10. Plentywood Westby, 2-0 record - Previous ranking NR
Also receiving votes - Red Lodge/Belfry 10, Eureka 7, Choteau 6, Conrad 5, Huntley Project 2, St. Ignatius 1, Jefferson 1, Joliet 1.
Class C 8-man rankings
1. Chinook (10 first place votes), 3-0 record, Previous ranking 1
2. Fairview (1 first place vote), 3-0 record, Previous ranking 2
3. Twin Bridges, 2-0 record, Previous ranking 3
4. Wibaux, 2-0 record, Previous ranking 3
5. Absarokee, 2-0 record, Previous ranking 6
Also receiving votes - Superior 18, Belt 11, Lincoln 11, Victor 3
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Sports Photos of the Week
Here are the sports photos of the week from Lake County... click on the "Read More" link to see the full gallery. Oh, and consider your mind blown...
Montana High School Football Rankings
Here are the rankings after week 3 from the Montana High School Football facebook page. I'll put up the AP poll when it becomes readily available as well.
Class A Rankings
1. Dillon LW#1 Won vs. Frenchtown 48 - 0
2. Billings Central LW#2 Won vs. Butte Central 41 - 6
3. Laurel LW#3 Won vs. Belgrade 56 - 0
4. Miles City LW#6 Won vs. Havre 48 - 14
5. Polson LW#5 Won vs. Hamilton 41 - 0
6. Stevensville LW#4 Won vs. C Falls 34 - 14
7. Hardin LW#12 Won Anaconda 34 - 13
8. Libby LW#9 Won vs. Corvallis 18 - 0
9. Butte Central LW#8 Lost vs. Billings Central 6 - 41
10. Columbia Falls LW#7 Lost vs. Stevensville
11. Corvallis LW#11 Lost vs. Libby 18 - 0
12. Sidney LW#14 Won Lewistown 28 - 18
13. Livingston LW#20 Won vs. Glendive 46 - 6
14. Havre LW#10 Lost vs. Miles City
15. Whitefish LW#13 Won vs. Browning 53 - 26
16. Belgrade LW#18 Lost Laurel
17. Lewistown LW#21 Lost Sidney
18. Hamilton LW#15 Lost Polson
19. Frenchtown LW#17 Lost Dillon
20. Glendive LW#16 Lost Livingston
21. Anaconda LW#19 Lost Hardin
22. Browning LW#22 Lost vs. Whitefish 53 - 26
Class B Rankings
1. Fairfield LW#1 Won vs. Manhattan 21 -15
2. Manhattan LW#2 Lost Fairfield 21 - 15
3. Townsend LW#4 Won vs. Whitehall 25 - 0
4. Missoula Loyola LW#5 Won vs. Eureka 21 -13
5. Baker LW#3 Won vs. Glasgow 28 - 22 OT
7. Malta LW#8 Won vs. Shepard 48 - 6
8. Ronan LW#9 Won vs. Troy 40 - 8
9. Choteau LW#12 Won vs. Jefferson 18 - 7
10. Eureka LW#7 Lost Loyola 21-13
11. Cut Bank LW#15 Won vs. St. Ignatius 14 - 6
12. St. Ignatius LW#6 Lost Cut Bank 14 - 6
13. Plentywood LW#17 Won vs. Colstrip 15 - 7
14. Forsyth LW#21 Won vs. Wolf Point 55 -21
15. Huntley Project LW#16 Won vs. Broadus 48 - 8
16. Big Fork LW#14 Won vs. Deer Lodge 48 - 13
17. Conrad LW# Not ranked won vs. Roundup 30 - 16
18. Jefferson LW#13 Lost Choteau 18 - 7
19. Columbus LW#11 Won vs. Big Timber 14-13 OT
20. Florence LW#19 Won vs. Thompson Falls 37 - 14
21. Thompson Falls LW#10 Lost vs. Florence 37 - 14
22. Roundup LW#18 Lost vs. Conrad 30-16
23. Red Lodge LW#22 Won vs. Three Forks 35 - 33
24. Big Timber (Sweet Grass) LW#28 Lost vs. Columbus 14 - 13 OT
25. Deer Lodge LW#20 Lost Big Fork 48 - 13
26. Glasgow LW#24 Lost vs. Baker 28 - 22 OT
27. Colstrip LW#25 Lost vs. Plentywood 15-7
28. Shelby LW#26 Won vs. Plains 40 - 0
29. Broadus ( Powder River) LW#30 Lost vs. Huntley Project 48 - 8
30. Wolf Point LW#27 Lost vs. Forsyth 55 - 21
31. Troy LW#23 Lost vs. Ronan 40 - 8
32. Joliet LW #31 Won vs. Lame Deer 40 - 0
33. Three Forks LW #32 Lost vs. Red Lodge 35 -33
34. Whitehall LW#29 Lost Townsend 25 - 0
35. Plains LW #33 Lost vs. Shelby 40 - 0
36. Lame Deer LW# Not ranked Lost vs. Joliet 40 - 0
37. Shepard LW# Not ranked Lost vs. Malta 48 - 6
38. Lodge Grass LW# Not ranked vs. Harlem
39. Harlem LW# Not ranked vs. Lodge Grass
Class C 8 man Rankings
1. Superior LW#1 Won vs. Noxon 47 - 7
2. Chinook LW#2 Won vs. Cascade 68 - 14
3. Wibaux LW#3 Won vs. Culbertson 42 - 20
4. Chester Joplin Iverness LW#4 Won vs. Centerville 30 -22
5. Power Dutton Brady LW#5 Won vs. Sunburst
6. Lincoln LW#8 Won vs. Charlo 50 - 36
7. Fairview LW#9 Won vs. Hays 70 - 12
8. Centerville LW#6 Lost vs. CJI 30 - 22
9. Twin Bridges LW#10 Won vs. Sheridan 43 - 0
10. Charlo LW#7 Lost vs. Lincoln 50 - 36
11. Drummond LW#11 Won vs. Seeley Swan 65 - 12
12. White Sulfur Springs LW#12 Won vs. SV 66 - 22
13. Absarokee LW#13 Won vs. Broadview 47 - 18
14. Ennis LW#19 Won vs. Gardiner 58 - 6
15. Belt LW#21 Won vs. Fort Benton 20-14
16. Culbertson-Bainville LW#16 Lost vs. Wibaux 42 - 20
17. Fort Benton LW#15 Lost vs. Belt 20 -14
18. Victor LW#18 Won vs. Darby 42 - 33
19. Great Falls Central LW#22 week off
20. Noxon LW #20 Lost vs. Superior 47 - 7
21. Park City LW#24 Won vs. Harlo 48 - 0
22. Arlee LW#36 Won vs. Phillpsburg 50 - 28
23. Phillipsburg LW#14 Lost vs. Arlee 50 - 28
24. Sunburst LW#17 Lost vs. PDB by 40 some
25. Simms LW#32 Won vs. Tri Cities 64 - 30
26. Darby LW#25 Lost vs. Victor 42 - 33
27. Cascade LW#27 Lost vs. Chinook 68 - 14
28. Shields Valley LW#26 Lost vs. WSS 66 - 22
29. Circle LW#35 Won vs. Scobey 25 -14
30. Broadview - Lavina LW#28 Lost vs. Absarokee 47 - 18
31. Seeley - Swan LW#39 Lost vs. Drummond 65 - 12
32. Sheridan LW#29 Lost vs. Twin Bridges 43 - 0
33. Froid / Medicine Lake LW#34 DNP St. Labre cancelled season
34. Scobey LW#30 Lost vs. Circle 25 - 14
35. Harlowton / Ryegate Lost vs. Park City 48 - 0
36. Gardiner LW#31 Lost vs. Ennis 58 - 6
37. Hays - Lodge Pole LW#37 Lost vs. Fairview 70 - 12
38. Tri Cities LW#38 Lost vs. Simms 64 - 30
39. St. Labre LW#33 DNP no team
Whitefish vs. Polson soccer update
(From the Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish Boys 2, Polson 1
Polson took the 1-0 lead with a goal by James Larson in the 24th minute of the game, but Whitefish scored the next two for a 2-1 conference victory on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs scored both their goals before halftime including a penalty kick with about 10 seconds to play. No goals were scored in the second half. They improved to 3-0 in league play and 5-2 overall with the victory. Polson is now 0-1-0 in conference and 1-1-1 overall.
The Pirates played a much more physical brand of soccer, collecting 16 fouls to Whitefish's 4.
Whitefish - 2 - 0 - 2
Polson - 1 - 0 - 1
POLSON - James Larson (Riley Lemm), 24:00
WHITEFISH - Curran Edland (Casey Beiser), 38:00
Sam Donaldson (penalty kick), 40:00
Shots - Whitefish 6, Polson 5.
Goalie Saves - Whitefish 4 (Thomas Clark 4), Polson 4 (Peregrine Frissell 4)
Corners - Whitefish 9, Polson 1.
Fouls - Whitefish 4, Polson 16.
Cards - Whitefish 1 yellow, Polson 2 yellow
WHITEFISH GIRLS 6, POLSON 0
Whitefish scored five goals in the first half and upended Polson 6-0 Tuesday in Northern Class A play.
Senior Natalie Gayner scored three of those goals, all following corner kicks booted by sophomore Kayla Simmes. Sophomore Caroline Carbo added two goals and an assist. Junior Megan Danzcyk had a goal and an assist. Polson's Monica Cleveland had 15 saves in the matchup.
"We possessed the ball well and were able to put some quick goals up early," said Whitefish coach Wendy Farrens. Whitefish out-shot Polson 24-5 during the game.
WHITEFISH -
Natalie Gayner (Kayla Simmes), 9:00
Gayner (Simmes)10:00
Megan Danzcyk (Caroline Carbo), 11:00
Gayner (Simmes), 15:00
Carbo (Danzcyk), 28:00
Carbo (Xerox) 78:00.
Shots - Whitefish 24, Polson 5
Goalie Saves - Whitefish 3 (Piper Greenwood 3); Polson (Monca Cleveland 15)
Corners - Whitefish 5, Polson 1
Fouls - Whitefish 8, Polson 1
Cards - none
Whitefish Boys 2, Polson 1
Polson took the 1-0 lead with a goal by James Larson in the 24th minute of the game, but Whitefish scored the next two for a 2-1 conference victory on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs scored both their goals before halftime including a penalty kick with about 10 seconds to play. No goals were scored in the second half. They improved to 3-0 in league play and 5-2 overall with the victory. Polson is now 0-1-0 in conference and 1-1-1 overall.
The Pirates played a much more physical brand of soccer, collecting 16 fouls to Whitefish's 4.
Whitefish - 2 - 0 - 2
Polson - 1 - 0 - 1
POLSON - James Larson (Riley Lemm), 24:00
WHITEFISH - Curran Edland (Casey Beiser), 38:00
Sam Donaldson (penalty kick), 40:00
Shots - Whitefish 6, Polson 5.
Goalie Saves - Whitefish 4 (Thomas Clark 4), Polson 4 (Peregrine Frissell 4)
Corners - Whitefish 9, Polson 1.
Fouls - Whitefish 4, Polson 16.
Cards - Whitefish 1 yellow, Polson 2 yellow
WHITEFISH GIRLS 6, POLSON 0
Whitefish scored five goals in the first half and upended Polson 6-0 Tuesday in Northern Class A play.
Senior Natalie Gayner scored three of those goals, all following corner kicks booted by sophomore Kayla Simmes. Sophomore Caroline Carbo added two goals and an assist. Junior Megan Danzcyk had a goal and an assist. Polson's Monica Cleveland had 15 saves in the matchup.
"We possessed the ball well and were able to put some quick goals up early," said Whitefish coach Wendy Farrens. Whitefish out-shot Polson 24-5 during the game.
WHITEFISH -
Natalie Gayner (Kayla Simmes), 9:00
Gayner (Simmes)10:00
Megan Danzcyk (Caroline Carbo), 11:00
Gayner (Simmes), 15:00
Carbo (Danzcyk), 28:00
Carbo (Xerox) 78:00.
Shots - Whitefish 24, Polson 5
Goalie Saves - Whitefish 3 (Piper Greenwood 3); Polson (Monca Cleveland 15)
Corners - Whitefish 5, Polson 1
Fouls - Whitefish 8, Polson 1
Cards - none
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Mission Volleyball vs. Eureka
Cassidy Morgan had 13 kills and Jenna Peterson added four blocks as Eureka defeated Mission 3-1 (25-22, 26-24, 20-25, 25-23) on Saturday night.
Sara Nerby had 10 kills while Sydney Allard had 12 digs for the Lady Bulldogs. Loren Erickson had 17 assists.
Kills - Mission 41 (Sara Nerby 10). Blocks - Mission 7 (Loren Erickson 3). Digs - Mission 64 (Sydney Allard 12). Assists - Mission 34 (Erickson 17). Aces - Mission 7 (Nerby 3)
Here are photos from the match...
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Polson Boys soccer 1, Livingston 0
(From the Daily Inter Lake)
POLSON - The Pirates managed just one goal on 12 shots but it was all they needed.
Polson topped Livingston behind James Larson's goal in the 56th minute. Jon Murphy had the assist.
The Pirates' defense allowed just six shots on goal. Polson's goalie Peregrine Frissell racked up four saves.
Polson hosts Whitefish on Tuesday, 3 p.m. in a Northwestern A league match.
Polson 1, Livingston 0
Livingston - 0 - 0 - 0
Polson - 0 - 1 - 1
Polson - James Larson (assist from Jon Murphy) 56:00
Shots - Livingston 6, Polson 12
Goalie saves - Livingston 5 (Kyle Lavendar), Polson 4 (Peregrine Frissell)
Corners - Livingston 2, Polson 0
Fouls - Livingston 7, Polson 9
Cards - none
Here are photos from the game...
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Polson Girls Soccer vs. Livingston
POLSON - Livingston scored five goals in the first half and stayed in control the entire game to top Polson 6-2.
Polson's Sarah Howell scored for the Lady Pirates in the first half. Annie Vetters kicked in Polson's second goal. Livingston was led by Emily Fochs who racked up two goals and an assist.
Livingston out-shot Polson 11 to 9. Polson hosts Whitefish on Tuesday, 5 p.m. in a Northwestern A match.
Livingston 6, Polson 2
Livingston - 5 - 1 - 6
Livingston - 5 - 1 - 6
Polson - 1 - 1 - 2
Polson scoring - Sarah Howell (Assist from Madeline Hewston), Annie Venters
Shots - Livingston 11, Polson 9
Shots - Livingston 11, Polson 9
Goalie Saves - Livingston 6, (Olga Moden, Mia Stewart), Polson 8 (Shannon McGinnis 5, Monica Cleveland 3)
Corners - Livingston 3, Polson 4
Fouls - Livingston 7, Polson 2
Cards - none
Here are photos from the game...
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