Saturday, October 15, 2011

NWA Cross Country Championships

The Polson girls went one-two-three to capture the Northwest A Championship today at the Polson Golf Course. Claudia Hewston, Aja Starkey and Tegan Bauer led the Lady Pirates to a one-point victory over Columbia Falls.


For the boys, the trophy went to Whitefish, but the Pirates looked strong behind senior Alex Nystrom's sixth place, finishing just seven points behind the Bulldogs in the end.









 

 

 


 
 

 



Football: Ronan falls to Florence

Ronan overcame an early 16-0 deficit and battled Florence tough before falling 31-14 on Friday.

Jack "The Ripper" Humphreys started the rally by scoring on a 23-yard run. After a Florence field goal, Marcus Hungerford had a five yard touchdown run. Ronan also recorded a safety to pull within 19-14 at halftime.

After a scoreless third quarter, Florence scored two touchdowns in the fourth. The Chiefs fell to 2-1 in conference and 6-2 overall.

Ronan - 0 - 12 - 2 - 0 - 14
Florence - 16 - 3 - 0 - 12 - 31

Florence - Tanner Cobbs 75-yard kickoff return (Zach Newbary)
Florence - Cobbs 45-yard fumble return (Newbary kick)
Florence - Safety, ball carrier tackled in end zone
Ronan - Jack Humphreys 23-yard run (pass failed)
Florence - FG Newbary 27-yarder
Ronan - Marcus Hungerford 5-yard run (p[ass failed)
Ronan - S, blocked punt out of end zone
Florence - Cobbs 3-yard run (pass failed)
Florence - Riley Phillips 10-yard pass from Newbary (kick failed)

Football: Arlee destroys Seeley-Swan

This just in, Arlee's offense can score points.

The Warriors put up 34 points against Seeley-Swan in the first quarter en route to a huge 72-34 victory on Friday to improve to 3-5 on the season.

Arlee Quarterback Cody Sheridan threw a touchdown pass to Haynes for the first score of the game. Haynes would then add four rushing touchdowns, making a case for the fantasy football player of the week honors. Zach Tameler ran for two touchdowns as well.

Arlee - 34 - 14 - 0 - 24 - 72
Seeley-Swan - 0 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 24

Arlee - Cody Sheridan 42-yard pass from Christian Haynes (kick failed)
Arlee - Haynes 2-yard run (run failed)
Arlee - Zach Tameler 4-yard run (Haynes run)
Arlee - Haynes 17-yard run (Logan Lefler run)
Arlee - Haynes 16-yard run (run failed)
Arlee - Lefler 18-yard run (run failed)
Seeley Swan - Connor Marlatt 7-yard run (Skyler Lee pass from Marlatt)
Arlee - Haynes 23-yard run (Riley Rogers run)
Seeley Swan - Lee 24-yard pass from Marlatt (Marlatt run)
Seeley Swan - Quinn 48-yard pass from Christian Cahoon (Marlatt run)
Arlee - Lefler 24-yard run (Tameler run )
Arlee - Tameler 11-yard run (Sheridan run)
Arlee - Kyler Clinkenbeard 2-yard run (PJ Haynes run)

Football: Bulldogs defeat Wardens

The Mission Bulldogs won their second straight game with a 28-12 victory over Deer Lodge on Friday. Dakota Gunhammer ran for four touchdowns and the Bulldogs used a 22-point second half to lockdown the Wardens.

Gunhammer had a big 43-yard run in the second quarter to get Mission on the scoreboard first. Deer Lodge would tie it up before halftime with an 18-yard touchdown pass.

Im the second half, Gunhammer ripped off a 17-yard run to give Mission the lead again and then would score two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to give the Bulldogs a comfortable lead.

Mission improved their record to 3-4.

Mission - 0 - 6 - 8 - 14 - 28
Deer Lodge - 0 - 6 - 0 - 6 - 12

Mission – Dakota Gunhammer 43 run (kick failed)
Deer Lodge – Brett Witt 18 pass from Ethan Johnston (kick failed)
Mission – Gunhammer 17 run (Gunhammer run)
Mission – Gunhammer 4 run (Gunhammer run)
Mission – Gunhammer 6 run (run failed)
Deer Lodge – Reno Ward 4 run (run failed)

Pirates win NWA football title with 46-7 victory over Libby

Polson racked up over 400 yards of offense and dominated the visiting Libby Loggers 46-7 for the Northwestern A conference title on Friday. Polson improved their record to 7-0 overall and finished conference play a perfect 4-0.

It was quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo who dominated the game as he ran for three touchdowns, and threw for two more. DiGiallonardo finished the game with 111 rushing yards and 126 passing yards.

The Pirates jumped out to a 18-0 first quarter lead and never looked back. In the game, Receivers Justin Hoel and Ian Laimbeer both hauled in touchdown passes while Chris Cote has a 31-yard touchdown run.

Polson as a whole rushed for 281 yards while holding Libby to just 130 total offensive yards.

The Pirates finish up the regular season by playing Browning next week.

Libby - 0 - 0 - 7 - 0 - 7
Polson - 18 - 14 - 14 - 0 - 46

Polson — Vince DiGiallonardo 25-yard run (kick failed)
Polson — DiGiallonardo 46-yard run (pass failed)
Polson — Justin Hoel 43-yard pass from DiGiallonardo (kick failed)
Polson — Chris Cote 31-yard run (Brady Hislop kick)
Polson — Ian Laimbeer 38-yard pass from DiGiallonardo (Hislop kick)
Polson — DiGiallonardo 25-yard run (Hislop kick)
Libby — Chase Hoyer 5-yard pass from Micah Germany (Patrick Valentine kick)
Polson — Paul McClurg 36-yard run (Hislop kick)

Here are photos from the game, taken by Leader reporter Dylan Kitzan...







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Friday, October 14, 2011

Ludeman shines in Charlo victory over Noxon

Charlo quarterback Tra Ludeman continued to look like the Incredible Flash out on the football field with four touchdown runs and a touchdown pass as the Vikings took out Noxon 42-6 on Friday to improve to 6-2 on the season.

Ludeman got Charlo on the board first in the first quarter with a big 54-yard touchdown run and then a 41-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. He capped off the first half with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Stephen Delaney. The Vikings went into the locker room at halftime with a 20-6 lead and wouldn't let up.

Ludeman scored two touchdowns in the third quarter and Charlo put the game out of reach. Their last score was a freak play as Ludeman passed to receiver Stephen Delaney, who fumbled and Jacen Petersen picked it up and ran it in for the touchdown with 5:57 to go in the game.

The Vikings host Seeley next week for senior night.

Noxon - 0 - 6 - 0 - 0 - 6
Charlo - 6 - 14 - 14 - 8 - 42

SCORING SUMMARY
Charlo – Tra Ludeman 54-yard run (run failed) 1:25 in the 1st quarter.
Charlo – Ludeman 41-yard run (Kolten Andrews pass from Ludeman) 5:28 in the 2nd quarter.
Noxon – Brandon Piazzola 15-yard run (kick failed) 1:04 in the 2nd quarter.
Charlo – Stephen Delaney 15-yard pass from Ludeman (pass failed) 21.5 second in the 2nd quarter.
Charlo – Ludeman 24-yard run (Andrews pass from Ludeman) 11:08 in the 3rd quarter.
Charlo – Ludeman 2-yard run (run failed) 2:02 in the 3rd quarter.
Charlo – Jacen Petersen 14-yard fumble recovery (Ludeman run) 5:57 in the 4th quarter.







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Friday Night Lights

We're getting down to the nitty-gritty of the football season with just two regular season games left. Here are the matchups this week.

(Screenshot is of Madden 2000 on the Nintendo 64. Did you own this game?)

Polson vs. Libby
This will be the first team the Pirates face that have a record of better than .500. The Loggers (4-3 overall, 2-0 conference) beat Polson (6-0 overall, 3-0 conference) up in Libby last year, which took a home playoff game away from them. Scott Wilson's players will no doubt be looking for a little revenge against the Loggers, and with the way the team has been playing this year, that may be bad news for Libby.

Ronan vs. Florence
It seems like every week the Chiefs (5-1) are playing a highly regarded and ranked opponent. It's no different with Florence (5-1), who's high-flying offense has racked up 261 points this season. They might run into a roadblock however, as Ronan has a veteran secondary that has a knack for getting key turnovers.

Charlo vs. Noxon
The Vikings (5-2) will look to continue to drive towards the postseason against Noxon (3-4), in a game that should showcase plenty of offense. Noxon scored 86 points against Seeley this season and scored 68 points against Lincoln last week. Charlo can light up the scoreboard too, and sophomore running back Jacen Peterson has looked like Adrian Peterson as of late.

Mission vs. Deer Lodge

The Bulldogs picked up their second win of the season (2-4) against Troy last week and could continue that against the 0-6 Wardens. Mission definitely had their offense humming in the first half against Troy and if they can limit turnovers, they'll be tough to beat.

Arlee vs. Seeley
The Warriors (2-5) will be playing a Seeley team that has given up a 404 points this season. Arlee itself can score too, they put 30 or more on the scoreboard three times this season. If quarterback Cody Sheridan gets rolling along with senior running back Zach Tameler, it will be a long evening for Seeley.

Volleyball: Lady Vikings sweep Hot Springs

Charlo took three straight games from Hot Springs in a 10-C district matchup on Thursday night. The Lady Vikings improved their record to 11-1 going into a week that will see them take on Class B schools Thompson Falls and Mission.

Charlo took the first game handily, jumping out to a 14-4 lead en route to a 25-14 victory that was highlighted by a Rachel Hoyt block for the match point.

In the second game, it appeared Hot Springs had everything wrapped up, leading 20-14. However the Lady Vikings went on a 11-3 run and pulled off the incredible comeback for the 25-23 victory. Hoyt once again had the match point with a kill.

Charlo used a 12-1 run in the third game to take a 16-5 lead. While Hot Springs would pull to within 21-17 before the Lady Vikings scored the last four points. Hoyt again put the exclamation mark on the game with a match point kill.

She finished the game with nine kills, six digs and two blocks.

Dawn Blevins was also a do-all for the Lady Vikings, getting 11 digs and 16 assists. Kelsie Blevins had 11 digs and seven aces in the matchup.

Derika Stipe had 10 assists.

Charlo defeats Hot Springs (25-14, 25-23, 25-17)
Charlo team totals - 33 kills, 54 digs, 5 blocks, 11 aces, 26 assists

Kinley Pope - 8 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces
Dawn Blevins - 2 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks, 16 assists, 1 ace
Deondra Brown - 6 kills, 8 digs
Rachel Hoyt - 9 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks
Derika Stipe - 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block, 10 assists
Kelsie Blevins - 5 kills, 11 digs, 7 aces
Trinda Foust - 6 digs
Alyssa Doty - 1 ace, 2 digs
Aspen Runkel - 1 kill







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Thursday, October 13, 2011

MSU-Northern Wrestling Scrimmage in Ronan

Here are photos from the MSU-Northern Scrimmage held tonight in Ronan. Numerous former Mission Valley wrestlers took part in the event which was well attended by the local wrestling community. Here are images from the night...





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