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The Seeley-Swan High School boys' and girls' basketball teams competed in their first pre-tournament game of the 2024-2025 basketball season on Dec. 6 and 7. Pre-tournaments allow both basketball teams to get some practice in before the regular season starts. The boys played against the Noxon Red Devils and won, 66-35 on Dec. 6. The Blackhawks dominated each quarter and had a 14-point lead at halftime. Blake Irwin and Derrick Brovold, both juniors, were the night's top scorers. Irwin had 16...
This winter both the boys' and girls' basketball teams are prepping for a thrilling season. The Lady Blackhawks, which made it to divisionals last year, is buzzing with optimism about their chances of going even further this time around. "We have a lot of potential for this season not losing any seniors from last year. It's really exciting. I can't wait to get to work," Aubrey Matthew, a senior on the girls' team, said. Coach David Cahoon is anticipating a strong season, but he knows the girls...
As the snow starts to stick in Seeley Lake, the fall sports season ends, and with it comes the fall banquet. On this night - this year Nov. 19 - volleyball and football coaches celebrated their teams' victories, shared hopes for the upcoming season and expressed appreciation for the seniors. Seeley-Swan High School had a total of eight seniors recognized at the banquet, three from the volleyball team and five from the football team. During the banquet, coaches awarded players with first and...
Despite playing some hard-fought games, the Lady Blackhawks will not be traveling to state tournaments this week. The team placed fifth overall in divisionals last week, winning against Valley Christian and losing against Drummond and Philipsburg. "I couldn't be more proud of them as individuals and especially the team they became and finished the season as," Lady Blackhawk Coach Janelle Greenwood said. Greenwood said each volleyball player had moments where they were outstanding. All the girls...
The Blackhawks first home playoff game in 30 years didn't end the way the football team hoped. After ending the first quarter in the lead, the Choteau Bulldogs took the game away, final score 41-28. Blackhawk Coach Jacob Haley said to his team that now he'll never consider a bulldog as a prospective pet. Haley said he felt like the playoff game was up for the taking and that the Blackhawks only had themselves to beat. But a few too many turnovers, dropped touchdowns and off plays didn't produce...
The games this week were not easy for the Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks but with a senior night celebration and final games before playoffs and on the home court, the memories that were made will last a lifetime. Football Friday, Oct. 25, the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks faced off against the Superior Bobcats in their last regular season game. The Blackhawks were already going to playoffs, but if the Bobcats won the Friday game it would give them a spot in playoffs, too. So, the Bobcats weren't...
This weekend the Lady Blackhawks experienced triumph and defeat. They faced off against the Valley Christian Eagles and the Noxon Red Devils and both games were demanding. The first set against the Eagles on Oct. 17 started with the Blackhawks and Eagles going back and forth for points, but in the end the Eagles took the lead, winning 25-15. The second set was a rollercoaster and both teams took the lead multiple times. Ultimately, both the second and third set went to the Eagles. This week is t...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks beat the Saint Regis Tigers, 3-0, in an intense game. After losing the games last week, the Blackhawks had a lot to prove. Hoping to take home victories this weekend, the girls walked onto the court confident that they'd walk over winners. Starting the first set on Oct. 10, the Tigers were leading, but with quick reflexes and smart play, the Blackhawks made a comeback. Kilty Hanson, a junior, got an ace, leading Seeley-Swan to win the first set, 25-23. The second...
The Seeley-Swan girls' volleyball team and boys' football team faced off against challenging teams on homecoming weekend. Playing against their toughest opponents yet, the pressure was on, and unfortunately, the teams came up short. Football On Oct. 4, the Seeley-Swan football team took on the Valley Christian Eagles. The Blackhawks entered the game undefeated at 5-0, the same as the Eagles. The Blackhawks knew this game would be the toughest they've faced all season, and anticipated an...
The Blackhawk football team remains undefeated going into homecoming this weekend. On Friday night at 7 p.m. the Blackhawks will take on Valley Christian, who is also undefeated this season, on their turf. Last weekend's game against St. Regis-Mullan was the closest so far, Coach Jacob Haley said. By the end of the third quarter, the Blackhawks were only up by 10. St. Regis is a "well-coached ball club," Haley said, and the 1 p.m. kickoff on a particularly warm fall day tested the team. Haley...
Blackhawk football and volleyball teams are rolling past a month of games and remain undefeated. Football Coach Jacob Haley said this is the first time in 20 years the Blackhawk football team has been four-and-zero to start the season. "So far this season, in terms of the games, we've gotten off to fast starts, and we did again this game as well," Haley said. In Friday's match against Arlee, Haley said he knew that team had some pretty good runners and the Blackhawks had to lock in their...
Hype is building in Seeley Lake for the Blackhawk football team. So far in the season, they're undefeated. "It's been awhile since we've started out three-and-o," Jacob Haley, Blackhawk football coach, said. Last weekend the team faced off against Mission, who was also undefeated until they went up against the Blackhawks. Mission's offensive was pretty good on film, Haley said, but the Blackhawks' defense was phenomenal. The game started out a little rough, but at halftime the Blackhawks had...
Seeley-Swan High School's sports teams are gearing up for volleyball and football seasons. The teams have ambitious goals this year, and the coaches and captains anticipate a successful season. Head coaches Jacob Haley for football and Janelle Greenwood for volleyball are relatively new to their positions and have devoted a significant amount of time to their teams and players. Their dedication, wisdom and energy have provided these athletes with new skills and new ways to shine. Football Haley...
It was a beautiful blue sky weekend for the 45th Annual Father Mac tournament June 1-2 at Helmville's Wilson Field. Six teams vied for championship status, which was taken by Deer Lodge's team with a 15-5 win. Reserve champion was the TDS team from Missoula. Runner-up was The Pine Beetles, also from Missoula. There were no gold chains around the players necks or even matching uniforms as the Men's Fast Pitch Softball teams took to the diamond. A sense of camaraderie prevailed amongst the teams...
Seeley-Swan Blackhawks took on state championships for both golf and track and field before the school year wrapped up. Two golfers - Juniors Mia Nicholas and Aiden Posthumus - were successful at both Divisionals in early May and at State May 14 and 15 in Hamilton. Posthumus tied for second out of 47 men at State and Nicholas placed third out of 47 women at State. Golf Coach Colleen Stone said Nicholas was basically undefeated through the regular golf season, winning almost every meet she...
Nine Seeley-Swan track and field athletes will head to State this weekend in Great Falls after competing in Divisionals in Missoula last weekend. The women's 4x1 relay team placed first in Divisionals with a time of 52.38 seconds. Coach Mike Haines said this was almost a second faster than their past times, but the team will likely need to cut a second or a second and a half off to be competitive at State. The relay team was made up of Laicey Auchenbach, Darby Gleason, Kilty Hanson and Lillian B...
District track and field was hotter, slower and smaller for the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks last weekend. The athletes competed against the six other teams in their district on Saturday, when temperatures in Missoula were in the high seventies. The heat caused the Blackhawks to clock in slower times than normal, Coach Mike Haines said. This weekend, the Blackhawks will head back to Missoula to compete in Divisionals, where the field expands in size. All the Western Class C teams will compete, which...
Even being the day after prom, the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks performed well at the KLH Track and Field Invite in Missoula on Saturday. This meet was hosted by Seeley-Swan High School and was in memory of Coach Mike Haines' father. Darby Gleason had a "really big" personal record in the shot put event, close to two or three feet more than her usual throws, Haines said. She's been throwing that way in practice, but just not quite during meets, he said. "We knew she could do that," Haines said. Both...
The Blackhawks took on two consecutive rainy and cold meets last weekend. Friday was at Big Sky High School in Missoula and Saturday was at the East Helena Invitational. Coach Mike Haines said this was the first time the athletes ran in back-to-back events this season. But that's what the teams will be facing at District next weekend. This weekend the Seeley-Swan track and fielders will participate in the KLH Memorial Meet, the meet in memory of Coach Haines' father - former Seeley-Swan High...
The Seeley-Swan track and field athletes took on 27 teams across classes last weekend at the Seeley-Swan High School Invitational. This is the first hosted meet for the Blackhawks, and the second will be the first weekend in May, which is a memorial event for Coach Mike Haines' father, the Kim Haines Memorial Track Meet. The Blackhawks got 16 personal records last weekend in a fairly challenging field including Cannon Hawkinson's 11.99 seconds in the 100-meter dash and Neveah Wilson in the...
At last weekend's track and field meet in Polson, Sophomore Lillian Boyd won the women's varsity 200-meter dash. This was a personal record time for Boyd - 28.57 seconds - and it was one of many PRs for the Blackhawk track and field teams. Coach Mike Haines said there were 24 PRs total throughout the meet. Some of that number did include first-time times. But there were many improvements and it was a warmer meet day, which Haines thought helped. "The kids have been working hard and have pretty...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks competed at the Frenchtown Invitationals in a variety of track and field events on March 28. Sophomore Lillian Boyd qualified for State discus throwing 124.6 feet. To qualify, an athlete must throw at least 108 feet. Derrick Brovold, also a sophomore, got close to State javelin, throwing 132.5 feet but needing to hit 153. Sophomore Kilty Hanson needed to jump 16 feet and two inches in the long jump to qualify for State and in Frenchtown she clocked in at 15.7.75, also...
Seeley-Swan track and field athletes took on the Blue Devil Invitational in Corvallis on March 23. The Blackhawk men and women varsity teams competed in shot-put, discus, javelin, hurdles, the 100-meter dash, high jump, the 1,600 meter dash and a relay race. The Blue Devil Invitational included class A, B and C schools. "When you place in one of those, it's a big deal," Coach Mike Haines said. Coach Haines said the Blackhawk's track and field teams are pretty young, and not as many athletes are...
The fans were on their feet as the Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles girls basketball A Team won their first home game of the season, second win of the season, on Feb. 28. The Eagles sixth and seventh graders battled the eighth-grade Lolo Lynx taking the lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter and coming out on top. The first game of the night, the Eagle's B Team fell to the Lolo Lynx 24-40. "We have a very young team with no eighth graders on this year's roster," said Coach Scott Taylor....
On a sunny Thursday afternoon, Seeley Lake's Lady Blackhawks were escorted through town in their traveling bus by a fire truck, cop cars, an ambulance and a bunch of waving and cheering elementary school students and faculty. Lined up in the parking lot of the school, students smiled and waved and held signs in support of their older peers heading to Divisional basketball tournaments. The Lady Blackhawks took fourth overall this year. "They finished with a lot of heart," Coach David Cahoon...
