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MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan High School Cross Country team took to the University of Montana Golf Course for the annual Mountain West Classic, Sept. 28. Due to the Blackhawks homecoming activities in Seeley, the five high school racers all ran with the junior varsity so they could make it back for the activities. Sam Ayers was the only middle schooler that raced. While the temperature was in the 40s and it was windy, most of the Blackhawks said the weather wasn’t too bad once they were running. As always, climbing the hill right before the t...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks headed into their Homecoming match with the Savage Heat of Hot Springs coming off a pair of victories last week against Granite and the Clark Fork Coop. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Granite on the road Sept. 24 in three sets 25-18, 25-16 and 25-17. The Ladies then hosted Clark Fork Sept. 26 and defeated them in three sets as well 25-23, 25-19 and 25-14. The Lady Blackhawks got off to a great start against Hot Springs with a solid 25-13 win in the...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks Cross Country team took to the course in Thompson Falls on Tuesday, Sept. 17 and finished out the week on Friday in Great Falls. Not everyone made it to the races this week, but those who did continued to show improvement. Thompson Falls Invite The Ladies brought five runners to their first meet this season. Seeley-Swan tied for points with Thompson Falls for third behind Columbia Falls and Frenchtown. However because Thompson Falls had the faster finisher, the SSHS...
DRUMMOND – The Blackhawks failed to extend their three game winning streak to four as they fell to the defending state champions, the Flint Creek Titans on Sept. 20. The Blackhawks struck first with Avery Smith scoring a 3-yard touchdown. Early in the second quarter the Titans tied it at 6-6 but the Blackhawks answered right back with a 31-yard pass from Owen Mercado to Smith for a touchdown and a second pass from Mercado to Walker McDonald for the extra points. By half time the Blackhawks h...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks shut out the Trojans Sept. 19 in Drummond before heading to Arlee Sept. 21 for an all day tournament. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Drummond in three sets 25-16, 25-23 and 25-15 to take the non-conference match. Klaire Kovatch pounded in 8 kills against the Trojans while Sariah Maughan had the highest hit percentage with 6 kills in 25 attempts with 5 errors. Trista Wendel scored 2 of the team’s 4 aces and had just 1 error out of 21 attempts. On the net, Kovatch led the Ladies with 4 solo blocks and 10 assisted b...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks cross county team took to the course at Mission for the St. Ignatius Invite Sept. 10 and Rebecca Farms for the Flathead Invite Sept. 14. Freshman Kyla Conley made the podium at both meets, joining sophomore Hannah Ayers in St. Ignatius. Many of the runners also set new personal records (PR). St. Ignatius Invite The Lady Blackhawks brought four runners but only two finished the race. Senior Jayla Kauffman rolled her ankle during warm ups so never started. Sophomore...
SEELEY LAKE – The Blackhawks go 3-0 and the crowd sings along, "Three cheers for Blackhawks of Seeley-Swan High." The last time the Blackhawks started their season with three wins was in 1999. The Blackhawks had a rough start against the Arlee Warriors Sept. 13 letting a touchdown slip in early off an intercepted pass from the 25-yard line. A second interception and a handful of penalties kept the Blackhawks at bay through the first quarter and into the second. Dakota Wood finally broke the i...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks defeated Victor and Darby last week improving their conference record to 2-2. The Ladies hosted Victor Sept. 12 and made quick work of the match in three sets 25-16, 25-13 and 25-14. On the offense, Sariah Maughan had 10 kills on 17 attempts with just 2 errors while Aspen Conley had 10 assists and Taylor Dillree had 4 aces in 17 serves with no errors. Darby put up more of a fight Sept. 14 forcing the match to four sets before falling to the Lady Blac...
PLAINS – Coming off their home victory over Darby, the Blackhawks took to the road last week looking for their second win of the season as they faced off against the Plains Horsemen Sept. 6. The Blackhawks buried the Horsemen in the first quarter. They pounded in three touchdowns and were successful on all three two-point conversion attempts for a 24-0 lead. By the half the Blackhawks were up 38-6 and they finished the Horsemen off 58-12 by the final buzzer. When the dust settled, they had s...
MISSOULA – The Seeley-Swan High School Cross County team took to the course at Big Sky for the Missoula Coaches Invite, Sept. 5 with 10 other teams. All the racers cut at least two minutes off their time from the Deer Lodge meet. Each field was organized by grade instead of split by boys and girls. Sophomores Hannah Ayers and Chase Haines ran together for the entire sophomore/junior race before Haines outkicked Ayers at the end. Haines finished 55 of 94 boys in 22:25.55 posting a 7:14 mile time....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks had a tough week dropping matches to two conference opponents, the Valley Christian Eagles and the Lincoln Lynx. The Ladies traveled to Missoula Sept. 5 to take on the Eagles then hosted the Lynx Sept. 7. In Missoula the Lady Blackhawks fell to the Eagles in the opening set 23-25 and then tied it up with a 25-16 victory in the second set. The third set was another close one but the Eagles edged out the Lady Blackhawks 24-26. The Ladies had a 25-17 vi...
DEER LODGE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks were one of four teams that participated in the inaugural 5K race at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge Aug. 30. Despite battling the heat, the Ladies swept the top three spots. Seeley-Swan, Arlee, Thompson Falls and Deer Lodge brought runners to the field. The race was delayed so the Ladies didn't start until around 10:30 a.m. The 5K loop course took runners through pasture, long grass, short grass and then finished on a gravel road. "It was all open a...
SEELEY LAKE – The Blackhawks kicked off their season with a victory over the Darby Tigers Aug. 30. The Boys in black and gold wasted no time putting points on the board. After stopping the Tiger's opening drive, Caleb Maughan took the ball 49 yards to the 1-yard line where Avery Smith was able to punch through for a touchdown. The Tigers were not going to go down easy though and fought their way down the field for a touchdown of their own. The Blackhawks answered right back. Dakota Wood r...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks' volleyball season got underway with a win over Arlee Aug. 29 before the team headed to a tournament in Philipsburg Sept. 1. The first three sets of the match with the Arlee Scarlets were really hard fought with the Lady Blackhawks dropping the first set, 24-26 and then winning the next two sets 28-26 and 27-25. The Ladies won the fourth set and with it took the match, 25-12. Bethany Hoag and Trista Wendel led the Lady Blackhawks in kills with 6 and...
SEELEY LAKE - The roar of an excited crowd, the adrenaline stemmed from pride rushing through the players' veins and the fresh feeling of victory are what Seeley-Swan High School's new head football coach Jay Crum is looking forward to during this year's season. Throughout his earlier years, Crum coached high school- and college-level leagues, as well as played for the Los Angeles Rams' practice team. Last year, he volunteered to be the defensive coordinator for the SSHS Blackhawks football...
SEELEY LAKE - The Maughan siblings are no strangers to athletic excellence, but this past summer Seeley-Swan High School senior Caleb, sophomore Sariah and freshman Emily sunk their teeth into competing in track and field competitions outside of Montana. The three siblings moved to Spokane in May to live temporarily with family members to train with the Spokane Speed Academy. They competed in a variety of large track meets in the Pacific Northwest to prepare them for the USATF Region 13 Junior...
SEELEY LAKE – "Dad, did we just do a wheelie?" Seeley Lake native Colby Evenson asked his father Errol. "It was scary, but from there I was hooked. I just wanted more and I wanted to go faster." Colby, now 24, claimed the 2019 High Country Motocross Association (HCMA) 250 Intermediate and 450 Intermediate Class championship titles. He will join the professional class motocross racers next year, a dream that he has held since a child. * * * * * Colby grew up riding motor bikes with his brother C...
SEELEY LAKE - The Hellgate Civilian Shooters team placed 32 out of 55 teams at the Civilian Marksmanship (CMP) National Championship in Port Clinton, Ohio July 13-15. The team was ranked seventh going into the competition. "The best thing they did was that every one of the kids kept their performance together, they had a shot plan, they stuck to it, they worked through some of their nerves," said Hellgate Civilian Shooters Coach Trace Weisenburger. "That's how we train." The team brought five...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School Track and Field Coach Mike Haines was voted Montana Coaches Association Coach of the Year for Class C girls track and field after winning the state title this year. Haines said his goal as a coach has always been to have the students do their best at state and this year it all came together for both the boys and the girls. While growing up Haines participated in the decathlon, an athletic event taking place over two days, in which each competitor takes p...
SWAN VALLEY – Swan Valley School Warhawks made great improvements and set several new school records this track season. Coaches Danni Parcell and Judd Binley were proud of how well the students did in competition as well as all of their personal accomplishments this year. The Warhawks had nine students between fifth to eighth grade participate in track and field this year. Binley, a retired educator and coach of 30 years and US National Team member in the discus, recently moved to Lindbergh L...
LAURAL MONT. - The Seeley-Swan Girls won the State Class C Championship while the Boys took second at the State meet May 23-25. The Girls victory came by a wide margin with 90.33 points, nearly doubling second place Charlo's 48 points. The Girls were strong from start to finish winning the first event on Thursday and the last event on Saturday. On their way to the Championship the Girls took home more than a dozen medals including 4 individual gold and 1 relay team gold medals. Terra Bertsch...
POTOMAC – Thirteen Potomac athletes took to the track at the Meet of Champions (MOC), May 21 and set several new personal records and finished in the top three. Coach Beth Copenhaver said she was proud of the team and they had a great season where each student worked hard and improved. This year the Potomac Pioneers track and field team included 18 athletes including six eighth graders. Copenhaver said this year they really focused on the mindset of trying and responsibility. "My goal was to h...
SEELEY LAKE – It was another record-breaking year for the Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles track and field team. Not only was the school record book rewritten in several events, the eighth grade boys 4X400 set a new Meet of Champions (MOC) record May 21. Head coach Brett Haines said it was a successful season with a really strong eighth grade class. In the past, the Eagles have had close to 50 athletes participate in track and field. This year there were only 30 students that finished the track s...
SEELEY LAKE - In her first ever season of golf, Seeley-Swan High School freshman Tegan Mauldin was the sole student to represent the Blackhawks at the 2019 Class C State Golf Tournament this past week. Mauldin, who posted a 131-129 – 260 two-day score on her home course, was proud of her performance in the tournament. Landri Paladiehuk of Ennis, Mont. won the tournament for the girls with an 88-85 – 173 two-day score. "I feel like I did pretty good considering I only picked up my first club two...
MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Girls won the Western C Divisional track meet May 16-17 outscoring second place Charlo 123 to 91.5 while the Boys came in second with 98.5 points behind Manhattan Christian with 103. The Girls wasted no time making their mark in the record book. In the first event on the track, the 4x100 relay team consisting of Terra Bertsch, Lily Mercer, Sariah Maughan and Klaire Kovatch broke the school record with a time of 50.89 seconds. Mercer, Andi Bohlman, Alex Bohlman and...
