A year ago the Columbia Falls Wildkats worked around a funnel cloud, lightning delays, a first-day rainout and a malfunctioning sprinkler system en route to the 2023 championship. They should be fine.
Polson softball enters each season with a long legacy of championship play. In 2024, 10 upperclassmen are on the roster for a campaign the Lady Pirates hope will last deep into the season.
A flotilla of cardboard boats, held together with duct tape and ingenuity, churned across the Mission Valley Aquatic Center pool last Wednesday and Thursday, each with its own Polson Middle School rowing crew.
Facing up against teams from around the nation with far bigger enrollments than their own, Polson showed they are a softball hotbed at the 18U Western Nationals.