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The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks are heading to the 13-C District Tournament as the top seed after finishing their season undefeated in conference play. They defeated Valley Christian 25-20, 28-26 and 25-23 and Darby 25-22, 25-13 and 25-13 to bring their record to 10-0 in conference and 13-3 overall. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis said this is the first time since the nineties that the team has gone undefeated in conference play. They've been the underdogs in the last couple years...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake Sewer District attorney Jon Beal filed a motion Oct. 12 asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit against the District and Missoula County initiated by Don Larson. The motion to dismiss also asks the court to award attorney’s fees to the District. Larson and approximately 50 landowners and residents have sued claiming the District mishandled the protest process, failed to provide reliable financial information about the project including estimates for future phases, disenfranchised renters, failed to answer questions fro...
TROY - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed west to battle with the Trojans Oct. 12. The Blackhawks struck first, scoring a touch down and sticking the two-point conversion at the end of the opening drive. The Trojans came back with a touchdown and then recovered a fumble to set up a second touchdown in the first quarter. In the second quarter the Blackhawks regained the lead, pounding in four touchdowns while allowing just one for Troy. The Blackhawks kept up the pace in the second half scoring a...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks added a pair of conference wins to their record last week bringing it to 8-0 in conference and 11-3 overall. The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Lincoln Lynx Oct. 11. The Lynx were hungry for a win and with a lack of snowshoe hares in the building they took after the Lady Blackhawks. During the first two games the Lady Blackhawks came out strong but near the end of each game the Lynx closed the gap and tied it up. The teams were tied at 22-22 in game one and tied at...
SEELEY LAKE - District Court Judge Karen Townsend denied a motion by Don Larson for a preliminary injunction against the Seeley Lake Sewer District Oct. 1. Larson is suing the Sewer District and Missoula County to prevent the district from moving the planned sewer project forward and seeking legal fees and damages. The motion for a preliminary injunction was filed in July and a hearing was held Aug. 14. At the hearing, Larson and his attorney Colleen Dowdall made the argument that if the District continues to work toward constructing the...
SEELEY LAKE - Developers of a proposed 82-unit RV park held a public meeting Oct. 1 to present their preliminary plans and gather public comment. The proposed park owner Brandon Grosvenor was accompanied by Paul Forsting of Territorial Landworks, the surveying and engineering company hired to design the project. The RV Park is proposed on the east side of Highway 83 on a 10-acre parcel directly south of the Seeley Lake 1-Stop Convenience Store. Grosvenor is a long time resident of Missoula and...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks were busy winning last week defeating Granite, Darby and the Clark Fork Coop. The Ladies now sport a 6-0 in conference record and are 9-3 overall. They started the week hosting Granite Oct. 2. The Lady Blackhawks came out swinging putting Granite down 25-9 in game one and finished them off 25-20 and 25-16 to take the match in three games. Klaire Kovatch led with 11 kills and 2 stuff blocks while Autumn Morse led in aces with 4 and assists with 14. Ashley Miller...
SUPERIOR - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks fell to the Clark Fork Co-op Oct. 5. The final score was 50-94 bringing the Blackhawks record to 2-5 for the season. The Blackhawks head to Troy with kickoff at 6 p.m....
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Sewer District Board gave Great West Engineering the go-ahead to work toward completing the final design of Phase 1 of the collections system and the wastewater treatment plant during an engineering work session Sept. 24. The board also kept the force main route going up Cedar Lane, discussed the required user agreements, RV dump stations and voted to obtain updated construction cost estimates for Phase 3 and 4 of the collection system. Great West Engineering's A...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks hosted the Victor Pirates for their Homecoming game Sept. 29. The Blackhawks came out strong and put points on the board in the first 13 seconds of play. Chance Johnson received the Pirates' kickoff and returned it to the 32. From there Hunter Sokoloski was able to hit Dakota Wood on the first offensive play of the game for a 48-yard touchdown. The Blackhawks found pay dirt once more in the first quarter when Avery Smith was able to break away for a...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks hosted the Hot Springs Savage Heat for their Homecoming match Sept. 29. The Heat was turned up right from the start and the Lady Blackhawks fell hard in game one, 16-25. The Ladies didn't let it go to their heads and answered back with a 25-23 victory in the second game. Game three was another close one with the Savage Heat coming out on top 21-25. Again the Lady Blackhawks answered back with a 25-18 in game four to send the match to a fifth game. As if the fans...
SEELEY LAKE – At the Sept. 20 meeting, Seeley Lake Sewer District Board President Beth Hutchinson announced the District doesn’t have insurance to cover the lawsuit spearheaded by Don Larson against the District. The board also discussed the uses for a recently received grant, the inter-local agreement with the county and filling the vacancy on the board. The District’s attorney informed the directors that the 17-year-old insurance policy would not be covering the lawsuit. The District has approximately $179,000 in reserves but several thing...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks fell to the Arlee Scarlets before heading to the Mineral County Shoot Out last week. The non-conference loss to Arlee gives the Ladies a 4-3 overall record. They remain 3-0 in conference. The Lady Blackhawks hosted Arlee Sept. 20. It was the third time the teams faced each other this year. The Ladies came out strong putting the Scarlets down 25-15 in game one. They struggled through the middle of the match dropping close games two, 22-25 and three, 25-27. The...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks traveled to St. Ignatius to take on the Bulldogs Sept. 21. Head Coach Ryan Sokoloski said it was a good game and felt the team did will with what they had. They started the game with about a dozen players but were down to nine part way into the second half. He said none of the injuries were very serious but nonetheless took players out of the game. Even with only one extra player, Sokoloski said the Boys fought the whole game but in the end attrition got the best of them. On defense, Sokoloski said...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council voted to form a committee to study the future of the Council’s trails committee at the Sept. 10 Council meeting. In June the Council voted to disband the trails committee and hand over responsibility to trail maintenance and improvements to Seeley Lake Regional Outdoor Center for Kinetic Sports (ROCKS) but there is still confusion over what that actually looks like in practice. “Right now there are far more questions than answers,” said ROCKS board president Jim McLean. McLean said one of the b...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks had their hands full with the reigning state champions, the Flint Creek Titans, at home Sept. 14. The Blackhawks held off the Titans for the first couple minutes. The rest of the first half was pretty rough for the Blackhawks as the Titans scored nine touchdowns and a safety. While the Blackhawks were unable to score during the second half either, they did keep the Titans to just two touchdowns. The Blackhawks were able to interrupt four two-point...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks added a pair of victories to their resume last week defeating Victor and Drummond. The Ladies overall record is now 4-2. The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Victor Pirates Sept. 13. The Ladies made quick work of Pirates the first two games, 25-9 and 25-16. The Pirates were not ready to walk the plank and put up a little better fight in game three. The Lady Blackhawks jumped to an early lead but it was soon tied at 6-6. The teams stayed within a couple of...
SEELEY LAKE - In an amended complaint filed with the court Aug. 31, approximately 50 additional plaintiffs have joined Don Larson’s lawsuit against the Seeley Lake Sewer District and Missoula County. The complaint states that the plaintiffs own approximately 60 of the properties in the Sewer District and span all four phases of the proposed sewer project. There are approximately 500 lots in the district. In addition to the landowners there are a couple of residents that are renters in the list of plaintiffs. The lawsuit still includes a...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer District Board held a public hearing on updating the Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for Phase 2 of the collection system Sept. 6. The district is in the process of applying for funding for Phase 2. The hearing was a repeat of a May 3 hearing because one of the funding agencies did not accept how the May hearing was publically noticed. Great West Engineering submitted an application this spring for funds from the Treasure State Endowment Project (TSEP) through...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks were victorious in their first two conference matches. They defeated Clark Fork on the road Sept. 6 and then Valley Christian at home two days later. The Ladies overall record is now 2-2. Clark Fork fell to the Lady Blackhawks in four games 25-22, 24-26, 25-20 and 25-20. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis credited serving and digging for the victory over Clark Fork. The Lady Blackhawks had 85 digs total with Taylor Dillree racking up 23. Ashley Miller and...
ARLEE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed over the mountains to take on the Warriors of Arlee Sept. 7. The Blackhawks struck first with Dakota Wood returning the opening kickoff 63 yards for a touchdown. Avery Smith made the two-point conversion good. The Warriors answered back with vengeance as they scored touchdown after touchdown. The Blackhawks were down 8-50 by the half. The second half went a little better for the Blackhawks holding the Warriors to just two touchdowns. The Blackhawks’ Hunter Shelmerdine scored the final points of the g...
HELMVILLE - Locals and visitors packed the stands again in Helmville over labor day weekend for the 54th annual Helmville Rodeo....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks hosted the Plains Horsemen Aug. 31 for their first home game of the season. The Blackhawks came out strong and played a tough game but came up short on some key plays that kept them out of the end zone. Dakota Wood scored the Blackhawks only points on a 71-yard kick return in the first quarter. Defensively, the Blackhawks found some success in pushing the Horsemen back with a handful of sacks and a couple of forced fumbles but the Horsemen would answer...
ARLEE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks traveled to Arlee Aug. 30 to take on the Scarlets. The Lady Blackhawks put the Scarlets down early with a 25-11 win in the first game but Arlee took game two 15-25. The third game was a close one that went to the Lady Blackhawks 25-22 but the match went south for them after that. Arlee tied the match up in game four 13-25 and won game five 7-15. Ashley Miller led the Lady Blackhawks with 6 kills while Taylor Dillree scored with 5 aces. Klaire Kovatch had 6 stuff blocks and was joined by Sariah Maughan...
Last week’s article “Petition calls for change” brought up strong emotions for many in the community and created significant discussion. We appreciate all of the dialogue we have had with concerned and even angry members of the community – you help make us better at what we do. However, because of the questions and attacks, we feel we need to offer a little more explanation. Contrary to several readers’ beliefs, the petition requesting the Lolo National Forest leadership to remove the current Seeley Lake District Ranger is not a small iss...
