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The Lady Wolves volleyball team made it all the way to the championship match at the Chinook Invitational Volleyball Tournament, but wasn’t able to pull off a championship win.

Held Sept. 3-4, the tournament featured teams from Chinook, Malta, Shelby, Valier, Highwood, Simms, Fairfield, Chester/Joplin/Inverness, Conrad, Glasgow, Cut Bank and Wolf Point.

In round one, it was Malta defeating Chinook 2-0; Wolf Point over CJI 2-0; Shelby defeating Valier 2-0; and Highwood over Simms 2-0.

In quarterfinal action, it was Fairfield defeating Malta 2-0; Shelby over Conrad 2-0; Wolf Point defeating Cut Bank 2-1; and Highwood over Glasgow 2-1.

Loser-out quarterfinal action was Malta defeating Valier 2-1; Chinook over Conrad 2-1; Cut Bank defeating Simms 2-0; Highwood over Simms 2-1; Glasgow defeating CJI 2-0; Chinook over Malta 2-1; and Cut Bank defeating Glasgow 2-0.

In semifinals, it was Shelby over Fairfield 2-0; Wolf Point defeating Highwood 2-0. Loser-out was Highwood defeating Chinook 2-1; and Cut Bank over Fairfield 2-1.

In the match for third-place, Cut Bank took on Highwood, defeating them 25-13, 19-25, 15-8.

Championship action pitted Shelby against Wolf Point. Shelby took the win, 25-19, 25-23.

Individual player stats for the Wolves were not available as of presstime Tuesday afternoon.

Their next action will be Friday, Sept. 10, in Plentywood, beginning at 4 p.m.

The Malta Mustangs will be in Wolf Point on Saturday, Sept. 11, with a 1 p.m. game start time.

The home volleyball meet against Scobey scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 14, has been moved to Scobey. The Wolves will play Scobey here on Sept. 28.

Montana high school students across the state can learn to speak, read and write Chinese in an online course offered at no cost by the Confucius In- stitute at the University of Montana and the Montana Digital Academy.

The course is free of charge to all Montana high school students, including those who attend public, private or home schools.

Students can enroll by consulting their school guidance counselor or visiting the Montana Digital Academy website at www.montanadigitalacademy.org/.

The registration deadline is Monday, Sept. 20.

This first-ever opportunity is the result of a partnership between UM and the Southwest University of Politics and Law in Chongqing, China.

Four talented Chinese- anguage teachers from SWUPL who are residents at the Confucius Institute will teach the course.

An eight-year-old girl who was riding a bicycle was the victim of a hit-and-run incident Saturday night, Sept. 4.

The incident occurred at the intersection of Third Avenue South and Main Street at around 10:30 p.m.

The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

The incident is currently under investigation by the Wolf Point Police Department and charges are pending.

Montana Secretary of State and Chief Elections Officer Linda McCulloch recently joined fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State in declaring Sep-ember 2010 National Voter Registration Month.

"Eighty-five percent of eligible Montanans are registered to vote," McCulloch said. "We're ahead of the national curve, but Montanans can do better. Register, if you haven't done so already, and take advantage of the opportunity to have your voice be heard in every election."

Secretary McCulloch is working with Montana's election administrators and clerks and recorders to ensure the state's 755,161 eligible voters have the tools they need to vote in the general election on Nov. 2.

The deadline for regular registration is 5 p.m. on Oct. 4. Voters may register in person at the county election office, or by filling out and returning a voter registration card to the county election office. Voter reg- istration cards can be found on the Secretary of State's website at sos. mt.gov/Elections.

Those who miss the regular registration deadline may choose to register during Montana's late registration period.

"Registering to vote is easy in Montana," McCulloch said. "Whatever method you use to register, make sure your card gets to the county election office. You can then check your voter registration status online to make sure all your information is accurate and up-to-date."

To check your voter registration status, or to look-up your polling place location, log on to "My Voter Page" on the Secretary of State's website at sos.mt.gov/Elections.

Voter Information Pamphlet

Additional information about registering and voting in Montana elections will be available in the voter information pamphlet, which will be mailed in October to every household with a registered voter.

Late Registration

Montana's late registration period begins Oct. 5 and closes on election day at 8 p.m. Late registration must be done at the county election office or the location designated by the election administrator. Late registration is temporarily closed beginning at noon on the day before the election, but opens again election morning.

The federal general election will be held on Nov. 2.