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SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks marked down a pair of victories this week against Valley Christian and Drummond. The wins extend the Lady Blackhawks' overall record to 11-1. Versus Valley Christian For the second time in two weeks, the Lady Blackhawks took on the Valley Christian Eagles Jan. 20. The game was a blowout two weeks ago at home and it was a blowout last week on the road. The Lady Blackhawks thumped the Eagles 58-11. Alex Bohlman led the ladies with 15 points followed...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks fell to Valley Christian and defeated Drummond last week. They now have a 7-5 overall record. Versus Valley Christian The Blackhawks headed to Missoula to take on the Valley Christian Eagles Jan. 20. The Eagles proved to be the team to beat in the district as the Blackhawks fell behind early and couldn't stage a comeback. The Blackhawks fell 37-66 while the Eagles remain undefeated in the district. Bradley Miller led the Blackhawks effort scoring 12...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks soared over the Eagles, tamed the Tigers and made the Pirates walk the plank last week. The three victories against 13-C foes push the Lady Blackhawks' overall record to 9-1. Versus Valley Christian The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Valley Christian Eagles Jan. 12. It was a blowout game that ended with the Lady Blackhawks on top 48-7. Tessa Grimes led the Lady Blackhawks scoring 9 baskets worth 18 points. Terra Bertsch hit 2 of 3 free throws. The team...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks finished last week with a pair of wins after dropping a close game to Valley Christian. They now have a 6-4 overall record. Versus Valley Christian The Blackhawks hosted the Valley Christian Eagles Jan. 12. The Boys struggled in the first quarter to control the Eagles' Zach Baugher allowing him to land 14 points. The Blackhawks headed into the second quarter trailing by 6 but held Baugher to just 5 points through the rest of the game. The Blackhawks...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks rolled over three more teams last week. The victories extended their overall record to 6-1. Versus Arlee The Lady Blackhawks headed to Arlee to take on the Scarlets Jan. 5. After a close first quarter, the Lady Blackhawks started pulling ahead and went into the second half sporting an eight-point lead. The Ladies blew the game out in the second half, outscoring the Scarlets more than three to one. The final score was 42-20. Tessa Grimes led the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks won a pair of home games after falling to Arlee on the road last week. They now have a 4-3 overall record. Versus Arlee The Blackhawks took on the Arlee Warriors on the road Jan. 5. The Boys fell behind early in the game heading into the second half with a 22-point deficit. Though the Blackhawks found success at the free throw line, they had a hard time matching Arlee's heavy hitters. Phillip Malatare and Tyler Tanner racked up a combined 60 points for...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks took on the Bigfork Valkyries Dec. 20 at home. The last time the teams met, the Lady Blackhawks pulled off an 18-point comeback for the win. The Vals proved again to be a formidable team. The Lady Blackhawks and Vals went basket-for-basket through most of the game. Neither team could build more than a couple point lead in the first half. Early in the third quarter the Vals managed to gain a 6-point advantage. The lead was quickly erased as the Lady...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks faced an uphill battle against the Bigfork Vikings Dec. 20 at home. The Blackhawks were outscored by the Class B Vikings three to one for most of the game. The Blackhawks finally gained some traction in the fourth quarter. They held the Vikings to just six points while putting up eight of their own. The final score was 26-63. Chance Johnson led the Blackhawks in points with 8 while Bradley Miller had 7. The Blackhawks had only two shots from the...
SEELEY LAKE - Calling the bond election “flawed,” the Seeley Lake Sewer District Board took action to protest. At their Dec. 15 meeting, the board also discussed other issues they felt contributed to the failure of the bond including Rural Development’s timetable, the inability of the board to legally distribute information and the Pathfinder’s coverage of the board’s meetings. Preliminary numbers reported by the Missoula County Elections Office show the $4.4 million bond failed by 49 votes. 137 voted “yes”, 186 voted “no” while 170 of the...
by Nathan Bourne Pathfinder I enjoy my job covering public meetings for the most part. However, I didn’t walk into last week’s sewer board meeting expecting to enjoy it. And I didn’t enjoy it. Though I won’t speak for everyone else in attendance, I’m sure no one else there enjoyed it either. I do a lot of research and ask a lot of questions. I talk to and listen to a lot of people. I read a lot of meeting minutes and listen to a lot of meeting recordings. It doesn’t matter what kind of meeting I am going to, generally I am well prepared to...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks defeated Granite and fell to Hot Springs at the Western C Tip-off last week. The Blackhawks now have a 2-1 overall record for the season. Versus Granite The Blackhawks took on the Granite Prospectors in Ronan on Dec. 9. The Blackhawks had a solid victory over the Prospectors, outscoring them in every quarter to a final score of 69-32. Gunner Sloan led the Blackhawks with 23 points from 10, two-point baskets and 3 free throws. Cameron Haines racked up 20...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks racked up a pair of wins the Western C Tip-off last week. The Ladies defeated Granite and St. Regis to extend their overall record to 3-0. Versus Granite The Lady Blackhawks played the Granite Prospectors at the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo on Dec. 9. The Lady Blackhawks steadily pulled out of reach of the Prospectors. They scored into the double digits while holding the Prospectors under ten each quarter. The Lady Blackhawks won with a final...
SEELEY LAKE - Preliminary numbers reported by the Missoula County Elections Office have the $4.4 million Seeley Lake Sewer Bond failing by a margin of 186 "no" votes to 137 "yes" votes. The bond would have paid to build the proposed wastewater treatment plant and Phase I of the collection system. Look for full coverage of the election and reaction from the sewer district board in the Dec. 22 issue of the Pathfinder....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks defeated the Clark Fork Mountain Cats in their first game of the season Dec. 3 at home. The Blackhawks took an early lead, outscoring the Mountain Cats two to one in the first quarter. They buried the Cats allowing only 10 points total in the remaining quarters. The final score was 69-22. Cameron Haines led the Blackhawks with 15 points. Just two points behind Haines, Gunner Sloan and Chance Johnson each had 13 points. Haines and Avery Smith had the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks faced the Clark Fork Mountain Cats at home Dec. 3. Both teams struggled in the first quarter to put points on the board. They headed into the second quarter with the Lady Blackhawks leading 6-2. After the slow start the Lady Blackhawks blew the game out in the second quarter. The Ladies held the Mountain Cats to just 5 points while they ran up 26. Alex Bohlman scored 10 of her 16 game points in the second quarter while her sister Andi Bohlman scored...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted a question and answer session with experts involved in the proposed wastewater treatment plant. Voters will decide whether or not to allow the board to move forward. Ballots for the bond election are being mailed Nov. 23 and are due back to the Missoula County Elections Office Dec. 13. Seeley Lake Sewer District Vice President Mike Lindemer introduced the panel. Engineer Craig Pozega from Great West Engineering (GW) was attending to answer...
SEELEY LAKE - As of their Nov. 17 regular meeting, the Seeley Lake Sewer Board will not be sending out informational packets on the proposed wastewater treatment plant. Concerned residents discussed the possibility of sending out information on their own at the meeting. District Vice President Mike Lindemer said the district planned to publish an informational packet but hit a legal roadblock. An attorney with the public relations company the district hired to produce the packet said it would be illegal to send. Lindemer said the board was...
Thank you John Devins for your comments and critique of our letters policy. We have not set a word limit on letters. However, we recommend letters be kept to less than 500 words. We attempt to work with those who submit longer letters to make them as concise as possible. In regards to why we allowed Bruce Friede’s letter to be printed, we will not limit someone’s ability to call out an elected representative for why they feel the community was misrepresented. We are aware of the tremendous amount of time and dedication those who serve on loc...
For the third time in three years a countywide bond issue has passed with Missoula city voters in favor and rural voters opposing it. Rural voters were also outvoted in the county commissioner race this year like they were in 2014. The $30 million bond to pay for a new public library in Missoula passed countywide with 58 percent of voters saying “yes” to 42 percent “no” votes. However, rural voters in Clinton, Frenchtown, Lolo, Seeley Lake, Potomac and the Swan Valley voted down the bond wi...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks season came to an end at the Western C Divisional Tournament in Butte, Mont. Nov. 4. The Ladies handed Drummond a loss in the opening round but fell to Lone Peak and were eliminated by district foe, Valley Christian. "We set ourselves on a good path going into divisionals and bracketing was in our favor to make a better run than we did," said Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis. "At the end of it all though, I am proud of the girls and the season...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks brought down the undefeated Valley Christian Eagles for the District 13-C Championship in Seeley Lake Oct. 29. The feat was easier said than done, as the Lady Blackhawks had to beat the Eagles twice in the double elimination tournament. Both teams had a bye in the first round and defeated their opponents in three games each in the second round. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Clark Fork and Valley Christian defeated Darby. The Lady Blackhawks sent the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer Board has been discussing an alternative route for the main pipe to the proposed wastewater treatment plant. Plans to send out information packets on the proposed system and the names associated with the test wells were also discussed at their Oct. 20 meeting. Currently the main pipe to the treatment site is planned to go from a lift station near Highway 83 straight up Cedar Lane and over the hill on the other side of Tamarack Drive. From there it would go...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks split the final week of the regular season winning against Darby and falling to Valley Christian. The Ladies record heading into District Tournaments is 8-2 in conference and 12-4 overall. Versus Valley Christian The Lady Blackhawks headed to Missoula to take on the Valley Christian Eagles Oct. 18. The Eagles handed the Ladies their fourth loss of the season. The Eagles remain the only team to win against the Lady Blackhawks in both meetings during the season....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks finished out their season 0-7 with a loss to the Flint Creek Titans Oct. 21. Blackhawks Head Coach Ryan Sokoloski described the season as a "rough season" but was pleased with the effort the team put in. "Due to injuries we had to put a lot of people in positions they weren't used to at critical junctures in games," said Sokoloski. "They fought to the end, which is what I'm proud of. I can't ask for any more." Bradley Miller scored the final touchdown of...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council (SLCC) agreed to write letters of support for two area projects and hosted discussion on the upcoming library bond at its Oct. 10 meeting. Mike Boltz presented his plans to convert the Wilderness Gateway Inn, just south of Cory’s Valley Market, into an apartment complex. Boltz is applying for financing from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD). The RD loans are to help build housing for elderly, handicapped and low to mid-range income. Boltz said that he isn’t doi...
