Sports Briefs

Feb. 18

Mission girls’ basketball

With 11 seconds remaining in regulation, senior Bella Dally stepped to the foul line.

At the Bulldog’s game last Friday, the senior had the chance to make her senior night close to perfect.

Hitting the second of her free throws, she made the score 32-30 for the win against Plains, a team ahead of the Bulldogs in the standings.

Senior Rachel Jenson and junior Adessa Durglo led with 12 points each.

Exhaustion from two overtimes might have played a part in the Bulldog’s 52-29 loss the next night against Thompson Falls.

Mission came out flat, scoring five points in the first eight minutes and down by 10 at the half.

Junior Kyla Mitchell led with 12 points.

Mission heads to its district tournament in Libby this weekend.

-Sports Editor Heidi Hanse

Ronan girls’ basketball

The Ronan girls’ basketball team lost two games last week. Against Columbia Falls, junior Jonna Grant and sophomore Nina Orozco shared scoring duties and notched eight points each in the 52-25 loss.

Grant also led with four points in the Maiden’s 52-16 loss to Bigfork on Saturday.

Ronan travels to Polson on Saturday in the last week of competition before the divisional tournament Feb. 26-27 in Kalispell.

-Sports Editor Heidi Hanse

Two Pirates sign

Polson seniors Joe Andrews and Alex Havlovick both signed with colleges last week.

Andrews (5-foot-10-inch, 200 pounds) signed with Western Montana. He received all-state honors as a fullback in 2009.

Havlovick (6-foot-2-inch, 270) signed with Montana Tech. He was all-conference as an offensive tackle in 2009.

-Courtesy of Brian Havlovick