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DEER LODGE - The Lady Blackhawks won the Western C Divisional Championship for the second year in a row defeating Shields Valley, Ennis and Manhattan Christian Feb. 24-26. They remain undefeated as they head to state. The Lady Blackhawks met the Shields Valley Rebels in the opening round of the tournament and quickly took control of the scoreboard. They put up 10 points before the Rebels would score their first basket. By the half the Lady Blackhawks led 40-15 and they finished them off 69-43....
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School Senior basketball player Bethany Hoag was voted Missoulian's Athlete of the Week last week after being nominated for the first time. Every week the Missoulian sports department and Republic Services nominate four boys and four girls to honor them for this award. One athlete in each category is then selected for the title by public vote. Hoag was nominated because she filled the Lady Blackhawks' stat sheet with 18 points, 12 rebounds, six steals, two assists...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks defended their home court from the Victor Pirates and the Granite Prospectors to earn the top District 13C trophy. The Lady Blackhawks had a bye in the first round of the tournament and met very little resistance from the Pirates in the second round Feb. 18 defeating them 85-15. The Prospectors provided a little more of a fight in the championship game Feb. 20 but the Lady Blackhawks were still able to run to a 36-12 lead by half time. The Lady Blackhawks held...
SEELEY LAKE – When the Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles swept the court against Granite Feb. 17, Head Coach Brett Haines said the girls are starting to play together. After adding four girls to the seventh and eighth grade A team from Swan Valley School at the end of January, they haven't played as a team for very long. Haines said they have at least six more games this season. He looks forward to the team continuing to gel, learning how to be more aggressive and building their confidence. C...
DARBY - The Blackhawks season came to an end in the opening round of the 13C District Tournament Feb. 16 at the hands of the Darby Tigers. The Blackhawks came out strong outscoring the Tigers 2 to 1 in the first two quarters taking a 23-11 advantage into the second half. Their lead however would nearly evaporate in the third quarter and after a hard fought fourth quarter the teams were deadlocked. Overtime turned into a battle of free throw shooting and a war of attrition as the teams fought for possession. The Blackhawks hit 6 of 15 attempted...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks finished out their regular season with victories over the Victor Pirates Feb. 11. The Ladies defended their home court while the Boys took the fight to Victor. The victories elevated the Blackhawks to 5-8 for the season while the Lady Blackhawks remain undefeated with a 12-0 record. The Lady Blackhawks wasted little time sealing the fate of the Pirates. They piled up 18 points in the first quarter to the Pirates' 4, two of those from a technical...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed to Lincoln to take on the Lynx Feb. 4, hosted the Darby Tigers Feb. 5 and finished their week at Philipsburg taking on the Prospectors Feb. 6. The Blackhawks came out shooting against the Lynx putting them down 21 to 4 in the first quarter. They never let up with a final score of 60-25. Sawyer Shelmerdine led the Blackhawks with 17 points from 8 baskets and a free throw. Chase Haines had a pair of three pointers on his way to 10 points. Nick...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks chalked up two more victories last week to extend their record to 11-0. They hosted the Darby Tigers Feb. 5 and traveled to Philipsburg to take on the Granite Prospectors Feb. 6. The Tigers stood no chance against the Lady Blackhawks. The score was 24-0 in just the first quarter. The Lady Blackhawks finished them off 61-16. Three Lady Blackhawks scored into the double digits. Klaire Kovatch led the way with 13 while Emily Maughan scored 12 and Sariah Maughan...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks extended their record to 9-0 last week with three more victories taking on Victor, Drummond and Valley Christian. The Victor Pirates hosted the Lady Blackhawks Jan. 28 and put up very little fight. The Lady Blackhawks dominated the game winning by 74 points. The final score was 83-9. Nearly all the Lady Blackhawks scored points with three of them scoring enough to defeat the Pirates single handedly. Klaire Kovatch and Aspen Conley scored 12 each while Bethany...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks started their week off with a win against Victor but then fell to Drummond and Valley Christian. They are now 3-6 for the season. The Blackhawks traveled to Victor Jan. 28 and brought home a solid win over the Pirates outscoring them in every quarter. The final score was 70-55. Sawyer Shelmerdine racked up 23 points from 8 two-pointers, 1 three-pointer and 4 free throws to lead the Blackhawks. Two more Blackhawks scored into the double digits with Chase...
SEELEY LAKE - As the sole senior Blackhawk, Quinlan Ream was recognized at the home game Saturday, Jan. 30....
SEELEY LAKE - The fans were in for a special treat Jan. 22 as the Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks took on the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks. Lincoln was originally scheduled but due to a lack of available players they had to cancel. The Blue Hawks proved to be a much more formidable match for the Lady Blackhawks. The Blue Hawks struck first and the teams went shot for shot early in the game. The stalemate didn't last long though as the Lady Blackhawks went cold. They were taking plenty of shots but...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks faced the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks on their home court Jan. 22. The Blackhawks started out strong hanging with the Blue Hawks for the first four minutes of play but then stalled out. They allowed the Blue Hawks to score six unanswered points to finish off the first quarter. The second quarter was equally rough and the Blackhawks went into the second half trailing 16 points. The Blue Hawks kept the pace through the rest of the game and the Blackhawks...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior Lady Blackhawk athletes along with their families and friends at their home game Saturday, Jan. 16....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks added a pair of wins to their record last week decimating the Darby Tigers on the road Jan. 15 and defeating the Granite Prospectors on their home court Jan. 16. The Lady Blackhawks showed no mercy to the Tigers scoring more than enough points in the first quarter to win the game. But the Lady Blackhawks didn't stop there. They added another 27 points in the second quarter to lead 60-13 going into the second half. The final score was 79-27. Nearly al...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks came up short in both their games last week falling to Darby at home Jan. 15 and Granite on the road Jan. 16. The Blackhawks had their hands full taking on Darby's Tigers and found themselves trailing early in the game. By the half they were down 13 to 27. While they had a better second half they couldn't close in on the Tigers. The final score was 38 to 59. Oskar Murphy, Chase Haines and Jason James lead the Blackhawks with 9 points each. Murphy put up...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks continued to steamroll the competition with solid victories over the Trojans of Drummond on the road Jan. 8 and the Valley Christian Eagles at home Jan. 9. The Lady Blackhawks showed no mercy to Drummond nearly outscoring them three to one in the first quarter. Within the first few minutes of the second quarter, the Lady Blackhawks had already put up more points than Drummond would in the whole game. The final score was 70-31. Bethany Hoag sunk a...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks split their week with a victory over Drummond at home Jan. 8 and a loss on the road to Valley Christian Jan 9. The Blackhawks fought hard against the Drummond Trojans throughout the first half. The Trojans were punishing the Blackhawks on the long shots, scoring more than half their points from behind the three-point line. Despite this, the Blackhawks managed to take a razor thin lead into the second half. The Blackhawks came out strong in the third...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School's basketball teams played their first games this past weekend. To prevent players and fans from contracting coronavirus, organizers had to make certain adaptations during games. SSHS Athletic Director Shawn Holmes said the biggest change they had to make was having the boys and girls teams play in separate locations. They would still be able to play on the same night but the varsity and junior varsity teams for one gender would play a home game while the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks opened their basketball season with victories over the Clark Fork Coop Mountain Cats Jan. 2. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the Boys played at home while the Ladies were on the road. Blackhawks The Blackhawks traded shots with the Cats throughout the first quarter and were able to build a 13-point lead in the second quarter. They maintained their distance in the third but the Cats were not going to go home quietly. The Cats came out...
SEELEY LAKE – While an after-school basketball game at Seeley Lake Elementary typically has the stands packed, this season only four spectators per player were allowed due to COVID restrictions. However, that did not deter the SLE Eagles from improving their game and having fun this season. Despite the Copper League postponing the start of boys basketball until after the New Year, the Eagles have played several games since starting their season the end of October. Head Coach Brett Haines has lin...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School senior Klaire Kovatch signed a national letter of intent to throw discus, javelin and potentially weight and hammer for the Colorado State University Division 1 track and field team on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Kovatch said part of the reason she decided to sign with CSU was that it was relatively close to home with a major airport nearby and that they offered the degree she is looking to pursue which is food science and human nutrition. "I liked the idea that...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks hosted the Lone Peak Bighorns in their opening match of the Western C Divisional Tournament Nov. 3. The Lady Blackhawks were able to build enough of a lead in the middle of the first game to hold off a late rally by the Bighorns for the 25-22 win. The teams traded shots early in game two but the Lady Blackhawks soon found themselves trailing by a half dozen points. They fought hard, closing to within a couple of points late in the game, but the B...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks were the top seed going into the District 13C Tournament but the championship was far from a sure bet. Both Granite and Drummond handed the Lady Blackhawks losses during the regular season. The Lady Blackhawks dominated the first game against the Granite Prospectors, 25-12 Thursday, Oct. 29 at home. The second game started out in similar fashion with the Lady Blackhawks taking a 12-5 lead but that would soon be erased. The Prospectors dug in, o...
KALISPELL, MONTANA – On a snow-covered course, 85 runners battled cold and wind during the Class C girls race at the Montana High School Association championships on Oct. 24. The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks came into the race as defending team champions and lost a close race to Manhattan Christian by one point, 29-30. "It was tough watching them out there, they were slipping around on the course," coach Shawn Holmes said. "But they ran hard in these conditions. I'm so proud of them." The B...
