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SEELEY LAKE – As of Aug. 14, Seeley-Swan High School Blackhawk athletics are in full swing. Although all of the teams have had to adapt to distancing, health screenings and uncertainty, the players and coaches are excited to have a season and represent SSHS and the community. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, county and statewide regulations require all players and coaches wear masks when they show up for practice and they are health screened before practice starts. The teams spread o...
SEELEY LAKE – Raised in Seeley Lake, Seeley-Swan High School's new head volleyball coach Shelby Holmes is excited to share her positivity and lessons learned with this year's Lady Blackhawks. While the team's ultimate goal is to make it to the state tournament, Holmes said everything is day-by-day and the team is just excited to have the opportunity to play. Holmes started playing basketball and volleyball at Seeley Lake Elementary. She played both sports through high school graduating from S...
The Montana High School Association (MHSA) released a plan for returning to sports in light of the coronavirus. The 20-page document details restrictions for fans and athletes during games, but emphasized youth sports will return for the fall school year. “MHSA Executive Board believes the resumption of sports and other activities is crucial to the growth, development, and mental and emotional wellness of our Montana youth,” the release stated. “These requirements, both general and activity specific, attempt to reduce the possibility of trans...
BILLINGS, MONTANA - Though the 2020 track season never left the starting line due to COVID-19, Seeley-Swan High School senior Klaire Kovatch and her sophomore brother Klayton did not miss a beat during a statewide race July 19. Not only did they place in multiple events, Klaire now holds the farthest discus throw in the history of the Big Sky State Games. "Breaking the Big Sky State Games record made my first and last track meet of my junior year even more meaningful," now senior Klaire said....
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Nordic Club wrapped up their season with the Yellowstone Rendezvous March 7. The team skied to new heights this year. The competitive team continued to take the podium at area races and participated in their first international race in Canada while building participation and enthusiasm for the Junior Prep Team. This year there were 13 racers on the Competitive Team including five from Seeley-Swan High School. Ella Batchelder was the only senior this year. B...
POTOMAC - With a team of 10, the Potomac girls basketball team came through the season with three regular season wins and one tournament game win. The coaches felt the season went well and agreed that there was a lot of growth in the players. The Pioneer A and B teams were comprised of three fifth graders, two sixth graders, two seventh graders and three eighth graders. Beth Copenhaver and Christie Taillefer coached the teams this year. Potomac basketball mom Jessie Salter also helped out behind...
MISSOULA – The Lady Blackhawks bowed out of the State C Basketball Tournament after falling to Melstone in their opening game March 12 and Scobey the next day. Both the Lady Blackhawks and Melstone spent the first quarter testing each other's defense looking for a way to break through. The defense was winning with the score just 4-4 after the first quarter. The Lady Blackhawks finally found their groove at the start of the second quarter putting up 10 unanswered points but Melstone fought b...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles are wrapping up their season this week with tournaments in Clinton. Head Coach Brett Haines said the season had its ups and downs but was pleased with the improvement made by the young team. They had around 20 girls come out for the A and B teams this year. There were only three eighth graders that played this year. "We are a younger team this year. Some of our eighth graders had limited time on the varsity level [A team]," said Haines. "Hopefully...
FRENCHTOWN – The Lady Blackhawks won three tight games at the Western C Divisional to take the top spot and secure a place at the State C Tournament. The Lady Blackhawks faced Philipsburg in the opening round. They had a great first quarter but by the half they were just three points up. The game was tied by the third quarter and the Lady Blackhawks managed to come out on top by the final buzzer, 31-28. Terra Bertsch and Bethany Hoag led the Lady Blackhawks with 12 and 11 points respectively. L...
FRENCHTOWN – The Seeley-Swan Boys basketball season came to an abrupt end after a pair of losses at the Western C Divisional. The Blackhawks had a good start leading Twin Bridges by one at the quarter. However, Twin Bridges took a sizable lead by the half and then blew the game out in the third quarter. Final score was 40-58. Dakota Wood and Walker McDonald led the Blackhawks with 12 points each followed by Chase Haines with 8, Brayden Rodriguez with 6 and Quinlan Ream with 2. Wood and Haines each had a pair of three pointers while McDonald had...
FRENCHTOWN – The Lady Blackhawks stomped the Valley Christian Eagles and defeated the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Friday, Feb. 21 for the District 13-C Championship and a trip to the Western C Divisional. The Boys also advanced but they took a little longer route. They defeated Victor but then fell to Darby in the Championship game Feb. 21. The Blackhawks then defeated Clark Fork in a challenge game Monday night to earn their spot at the Western C. The Lady Blackhawks faced the Eagles in the s...
BILLINGS, MONT. – Potomac's Bridger Hall was among the leaders from Missoula Big Sky High School on the Class AA championship mats. Hall won the 170 pound title at the all-class state wrestling tournaments in Billings on Saturday, Feb. 15. His teammates Hunter Meinzen won the 152 pound class and Dougie Hall finished runner-up in the 160 pound class. Hall, now a senior, started wrestling in third grade. Without a family connection to the sport, his friends were the ones wrestling that got him i...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior basketball athletes and managers along with their families at the last home game of the season Saturday, Feb. 15....
SEELEY LAKE – The Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks both head into this week's District 13-C Tournament seeded in the top spot. The Lady Blackhawks wrapped up their final week of the regular season with a pair of victories defeating Darby on the road Feb. 14 and Victor at home Feb. 15 while the Boys split the week falling to Darby and defeating Victor. The Lady Blackhawks found little competition in Darby putting the Tigers down 21 to 2 in the first quarter. The Tigers put a little better fight i...
SEELEY LAKE – The Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks defeated the Trojans of Drummond on the road Feb. 7 and Lincoln Lynx at home Feb. 8. The Lady Blackhawks put Drummond down early, outscoring them nearly three to one in the first half and they didn't let up. Final score was 62-28. Two Lady Blackhawks scored into the double digits with Klaire Kovatch hitting 8 of 11 shots for 16 points and Bethany Hoag scoring 13 including hitting 7 of 11 free throws. Emily Maughan had a pair of three pointers w...
SWAN VALLEY – Swan Valley Elementary Warhawks closed out their season second in the Blackfoot Valley League with their only losses of the season from Helmville. Head Coach Chris Auchenbach is proud of his players and all the team has accomplished, including the little things like achieving a new skill and their first basket in a game. This year the Swan Valley Warhawks had 20 players, third through eighth grade. Auchenbach and Assistant Coach Katie Gleason's goals for the season: learn the b...
SEELEY LAKE – It was open season on cats for the Lady Blackhawks as they decimated the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Jan. 31 and the St. Regis Tigers Feb. 1. The Boys lost a tight game with Clark Fork and then fell to St. Regis. The Lady Blackhawks were on fire on the home court as they took on 13C's number two ranked Mountain Cats shooting to a 14-4 lead in the first quarter and finishing them off 56-22. The Ladies had 27 steals in the game including six from Sariah Maughan. Aspen Conley led the L...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks each added a pair of wins to their records last week on the road facing Valley Christian Jan. 24 and Granite Jan. 25. The Boys’ season record now stands at 11-1 while the Ladies have a 10-2 season record. The Lady Blackhawks decimated Valley Christian, holding them to two or less baskets per quarter. The final score was 59-13. Klaire Kovatch sunk 10 baskets and a free throw to lead the Lady Blackhawks with 21 points. Emily Maughan, Sariah Maughan, Terra Bertsch and Bethany Hoag eac...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Nordic trails were groomed and ready for the annual Skiesta Jan. 18. With the sun shining and temperatures in the mid-20s, 61 skiers from ages 73 down to age 5 took to the groomed trails participating in the 1K, 3K, 5K, 10K and 20K races. Ben Scott of Libby, Mont. won the men's 20K in 56:10.07. Lindsey Bengtson of West Glacier, Mont. won the women's 20K with a time of 1:00:33.42. Ovando's Tim Swanberg and his daughter Madeline swept third place for the men and w...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks defeated two conference teams last week starting with the Darby Tigers at home Jan. 17 and then the Victor Pirates on the road Jan. 18. The Boys took a commanding lead over the Tigers in the second quarter scoring 26 to the Tigers' 10 and they never looked back. Even the Tigers stellar free throw shooting, hitting 18 of 20, couldn't close the gap and the Blackhawks won, 65-43. Quinlan Ream led the Boys scoring 24 points including 15 i...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks Boys racked up a pair of wins while the Lady Blackhawks split the week as the teams faced the Charlo Vikings and Lincoln Lynx on the road Jan. 10 and 11. The Blackhawks took a commanding lead over the Vikings in the first half. While the teams went point for point in the third the Blackhawks scored 25 points in the final frame to finish off the Vikings 77-49. Nearly all the Blackhawks who were on the bench got in on the scoring but it was Owen Mercado who stole the show scoring nearly half the points. H...
SUPERIOR – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on the Clark Fork Co-op Mountain Cats Jan. 3 on the road. The Blackhawks hung with the Mountain Cats in the first quarter but took a sizable lead in the second quarter. They headed into the second half up 27-12. After a close third quarter the Blackhawks finished off strong with a final score of 56-32. Owen Mercado was on fire. He scored 36 points for the Blackhawks, hitting a dozen baskets including three from three-point range and went 6 for 8 from the free throw line. Sawyer S...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks' first home game of the season was against Valley Christian Eagles Dec. 19. Friday they headed to Hot Springs to face the Savage Heat. The Boys came out strong against the Eagles but couldn't get much more than a couple basket lead until the third quarter. They outscored the Eagles 14-4 in the third and were able to hold on for a 62-49 victory. Owen Mercado pounded in a dozen baskets and a pair of free throws to lead the Blackhawks w...
PLAINS – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on the Horsemen and Trotters Dec. 14. The Boys got off on the wrong foot falling behind the Horsemen 12 points in the first quarter with half those points coming from Horsemen free throws. Undeterred, the Blackhawks cleaned up their game and fought their way back to within four points by half time propelled off three pointers from Owen Mercado, Dakota Wood and Quinlan Ream. In the third quarter, the Boys kept the pressure on and took the lead. They held off the Horsemen in the f...
POTOMAC – With only two losses for the season, the Potomac Pioneers Boys basketball A Team is looking forward to defending their Copper League Small Schools Championship title at this week's tournament. While their new coach Gary Flomer is happy with their success, his whole goal this year has been to have fun. There were 11 boys that played this year for Potomac: three, eighth graders; three, seventh graders; four, sixth graders and one, fifth grader. Flomer was the head coach with Jake N...
