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SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council’s (SLCC) April 10 meeting covered a wide range of topics including the proposed gravel pit on Cottonwood Lakes Road and the Special Management Area (SMA) for septic systems in Seeley Lake. Presentations on housing and economic growth as well as the Seeley Lake Trails Project were also heard. Missoula County’s newest Commissioner Dave Strohmaier shared what he has been working on the last few months and took questions from the public. Cottonwood Gravel Pit Gary Lewis presented on the gravel pit...
BIGFORK - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed to Bigfork on a snowy April 15. The Blackhawks didn't let the cool temperatures get to them as the Ladies earned 72.4 team points for fourth place and the Boys took 37 team points for sixth. Alex Bohlman led the Lady Blackhawks taking first place in the 200-meter and javelin while Cera Strumpfer cleared 9 foot in the pole vault for first place. The Ladies 4x400 relay consisting of Alex, Andi Bohlman, Lily Mercer and Cera Strumpfer took first place...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks golf team started their week out in Ronan April 11 before heading to Bigfork April 14. McKinley Nicholas and Jessie Hood continue to make the top ten list. Nicholas’s 75 strokes at Ronan earned him second while he tied for fourth with 83 strokes at Bigfork. Hood shot a 104 in Ronan for sixth place and a 107 for tenth place at Bigfork. Nicholas’s second place finish at Ronan propelled the Blackhawks to a Class C victory over Plains, Superior and Darby. Shane Lindemer finished just outside the top ten with 94 str...
CORVALLIS - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks took on 19 teams ranging from Class C all the way to AA at the Darby/Florence Invitational April 6. The team then headed to the Frenchtown Invitational April 8 and faced competition from nine Class A, seven Class B and seven Class C schools. The Blackhawks earned 44 team points placing them in fourth at Corvallis while on the girls side, the Lady Blackhawks took fifth with 41.83 points. Logan Maughan led the Blackhawks placing in three individual events....
PLAINS - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks golf team headed to Plains April 8. The Blackhawks only fielded three golfers but made their mark with two of them scoring in the top 10. McKinley Nicholas completed the par 72 course in just 80 strokes. He finished 7 strokes behind the top spot and tied for third. Shane Lindemer missed the top 15 by just one stroke with a score of 99. Jessie Hood also broke into the top 15 with 111 strokes. She placed seventh out of more than 20 girls. This week they head to Ronan April 11 and then to Bigfork April...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks' track season began March 30 at the Jim Johnson Invitational in Frenchtown. Nineteen A, B and C class teams competed. The Lady Blackhawks took sixth place with 34 team points while the Boys earned 20 team points for ninth place. Freshman Terra Bertsch led the Lady Blackhawks, placing in three events. She took second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.04. Bertsch earned a fourth place with a 4'8" high jump and she anchored the Lady Blackhawks 4x100...
HAMILTON - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks golf team took on Hamilton Golf Club’s course in the opening meet of the season. The March 31 event featured Class B and C schools. The Blackhawks smoked the Class C competition with 285 strokes. It was a 35-stroke margin over second place, Plains at 320. Darby finished third with 406 strokes. McKinley Nicholas shot an 88 to lead the Blackhawks to the Class C victory. Malachi Nicholas was just six strokes over his brother with 94. Both earned spots in the top ten. Shane Lindemer shot a 103 and Bo Jungers s...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) winter sports awards banquet was held March 14 at Seeley-Swan High School. The banquet was held to present varsity letters, pins, chevrons, All-Conference and Academic All-State awards to members of the SSHS varsity winter sports team members. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Shawn Holmes highlighted some of the stats for the seniors on the team. They have a high school career record of 91 wins and 11 loses. The seniors have won four conference and dist...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer Board received news at the March 16 meeting that they will be given a second chance at a funding package from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (RD). The board also discussed hiring a public relations firm to help put out their information to landowners and the community. “[District Manager Greg Robertson] has received verbal approval that RD is going to let [the sewer district] move forward with another shot at the funding,” said Manager Amy Rose. “This time with a notice and p...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Board discussed a projected budget deficit and SLE Outside’s balance sheet at the Feb. 21 meeting. The board also received a board member’s resignation and has an upcoming election for two board positions. Next year’s budget is projected to be about $5,000 short of this year’s. Part of the problem is that this year’s budget was basically flat from the previous year while costs have climbed every year. District Clerk Sally Johnson cautioned that there might be some changes to funding due to the on...
BUTTE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks' season came to an end with a third place finish at the Western C Divisional Tournament Feb. 25. The Ladies won their opening game against Ennis but fell in the semifinal to Arlee. They sent St. Regis home before facing Ennis again in the consolation game. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Ennis for third place and needed Arlee to win the championship for any hopes to challenge for second. Arlee fell to Twin Bridges and the Lady Blackhawks settled for third....
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks danced past Victor and Clark Fork to earn the title District 13-C Champions for the fifth year in a row. The victories advance the Lady Blackhawks' season record to 19-1 and earned them a trip to Butte this week for the Western C Divisional Tournament. The Lady Blackhawks are set to face Ennis in the opening round. Clark Fork will join the Lady Blackhawks in Butte after defeating Victor 58-46 in a challenge game for second place. Versus Victor The...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer Board was updated on the status of their grants and their appeal to the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (RD) at their Feb. 16 board meeting. District Manager Greg Robertson said that the approximately $2.5 million in grants the district currently has from multiple sources would remain intact pending a decision from RD. Robertson said if RD pulls its funding, the other grants have lined up to pull their funding as well. RD’s funding package consisted of $5.7 million in grants and $4....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council (SLCC) had a packed agenda for the Feb. 13 meeting. Presentations on the Center Horse Landscape Restoration Project, a proposed gravel pit near Elbow Lake and air quality were accompanied by discussions on new speed limit signs and the council’s trails committee. Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley presented on the Center Horse project. The project is on 61,300 acres, 14 miles north of Ovando in the Cottonwood and Monture watersheds. Center Horse aims to improve forest composition, water q...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks season came to an end with a fourth place finish at the District 13-C Tournament in Frenchtown last weekend. The Blackhawks headed into the tournament seeded second earning a bye in the first round. They fell to Darby but were able to send Clark Fork home before facing Lincoln. The Blackhawks settled for fourth after falling to Lincoln in the consolation game. Their season ended with an overall record of 13-8. Lincoln earned a chance to challenge Darby for...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks finished out their regular season with a pair of district victories. They defeated Victor and Darby pushing their conference record to 10-0 and overall record to 17-1. The Lady Blackhawks head to the District 13-C Tournament Feb. 16-18 seeded number one and get a bye in the first round. Versus Victor The Lady Blackhawks headed to Victor Feb. 10 to take on the Pirates. After a slow first quarter, the Lady Blackhawks started to pull ahead of the...
an Blackhawks wrapped up their regular season with a pair of district wins against Victor and Darby. Their conference record is now 8-2 with an overall record of 12-6. The victories cemented their second place seed heading into the District 13-C tournaments this week. Versus Victor The Blackhawks raided the Pirates' home court in Victor Feb. 10. The Pirates put up little fight as the Blackhawks dominated the game early. The Blackhawks took a 26-5 lead in the first quarter to an 84-36 victory at...
The Lady Blackhawks sailed past Victor 61-19 in the semifinal and advance to the championship to face Clark Fork at the District 13-C tournament. Clark Fork defeated Darby 54-33 on its way to the final....
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks sent Clark Fork home with a 49-35 win this morning in Frenchtown. They will met Lincoln today at 3 p.m. in the consolation game for third place....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks had the crowd on the edge of their seats as they defeated Drummond at the buzzer. The Blackhawks also defeated Lincoln last week extending their conference record to 6-2 and overall record to 10-6. Versus Drummond The Blackhawks hosted the Drummond Trojans Feb 3. Though Drummond is no longer in Seeley-Swan's district, the rivalry continues to run strong. The Trojans put in 3 unanswered baskets to take an early lead. By the time the Blackhawks started...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks triumphed over the Trojans and Lynx last week. The Ladies remain undefeated in conference with an 8-0 record and boast a 15-1 overall record. Versus Drummond The Lady Blackhawks hosted Drummond Feb. 3 for their last non-conference game of the season. Drummond struck first and led though the most of the first quarter. Autumn Morse hit a three-point buzzer beater to put the Lady Blackhawks up 2. The Lady Blackhawks blew the game out in the second...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks extended their overall record to 13-1 last week by defeating Clark Fork and Plains. Versus Clark Fork The Lady Blackhawks headed to Superior to take on the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Jan. 27. The Ladies hit the Mountain Cats hard in the first half and took a 20-point lead into the second half. The pace continued into the third. Although the Mountain Cats outscored them in the fourth, the Lady Blackhawks took the game, 50-28. Cera Strumpfer and Tessa...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks had a solid victory over Clark Fork but fell to Plains this week. They now have an 8-6 overall record. Versus Clark Fork The Blackhawks took on the Clark Fork Mountain Cats in Superior Jan. 27. After taking an early lead, the Blackhawks blew the game out in the second quarter. They extended their 17-point lead at the half to a 50-27 victory. Bradley Miller led the Blackhawks with 13 followed by Cameron Haines who hit 3 three-pointers for his 9 game...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer Board discussed options as they try to retain a $10 million funding package after the failure of the bond election. The board was also informed at their Jan. 19 regular meeting that three positions on the board are up for election this May. The district received a letter dated Dec. 14 from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (RD) informing them that the funding package was no longer available as a result of the bond election failing. RD’s funding package consisted of $5.7 million i...
