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The Seeley-Swan High School cross country team turned heads and earned recognition this past week. Sariah Maughan, Hannah Ayers and Jayla Kauffman placed first as a three-person team in Arlee, Sept. 25. Sariah and Emily Maughan placed in the top 15 at the Mountain West Classic in Missoula, Sept. 29 and Cordell Turner set a new personal record. Sariah is now ranked third in the state with her time from Arlee. Head Coach Zelda Haines also learned that eighth grader Emily Maughan also set a course...
THOMPSON FALLS – Despite the challenging uphill finish, Seeley-Swan High School junior Jayla Kauffman and freshman Chase Haines set new personal records at the cross country meet in Thompson Falls Sept. 20. Eighth-grader Emily Maughan maintained her undefeated title in the 2-mile Middle School race. Varsity Boys – 3.1 miles Freshman Chase Haines make a comeback from a foot problem. He ran a relaxed 7:27 mile pace finishing in 23:07, beating Isaac Fisher of Arlee by 27 seconds. This is a 55 sec...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks fell to the Arlee Scarlets before heading to the Mineral County Shoot Out last week. The non-conference loss to Arlee gives the Ladies a 4-3 overall record. They remain 3-0 in conference. The Lady Blackhawks hosted Arlee Sept. 20. It was the third time the teams faced each other this year. The Ladies came out strong putting the Scarlets down 25-15 in game one. They struggled through the middle of the match dropping close games two, 22-25 and three, 25-27. The...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks traveled to St. Ignatius to take on the Bulldogs Sept. 21. Head Coach Ryan Sokoloski said it was a good game and felt the team did will with what they had. They started the game with about a dozen players but were down to nine part way into the second half. He said none of the injuries were very serious but nonetheless took players out of the game. Even with only one extra player, Sokoloski said the Boys fought the whole game but in the end attrition got the best of them. On defense, Sokoloski said...
The Seeley-Swan High School Cross country team competed in two meets this week, the first in St. Ignatius Sept. 18 and the second in Pablo Sept. 15. Freshman Hannah Ayers and sophomore Sariah Maughan are ranked in the top five in the state for Varsity Girls. Eighth-grader Emily Maughan has yet to lose a Middle School Race and is first in the state for middle school girls. St. Ignatius Hannah and Sariah finished in the top five in the girls varsity meet. Ayers finished with a new personal record...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks had their hands full with the reigning state champions, the Flint Creek Titans, at home Sept. 14. The Blackhawks held off the Titans for the first couple minutes. The rest of the first half was pretty rough for the Blackhawks as the Titans scored nine touchdowns and a safety. While the Blackhawks were unable to score during the second half either, they did keep the Titans to just two touchdowns. The Blackhawks were able to interrupt four two-point...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks added a pair of victories to their resume last week defeating Victor and Drummond. The Ladies overall record is now 4-2. The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Victor Pirates Sept. 13. The Ladies made quick work of Pirates the first two games, 25-9 and 25-16. The Pirates were not ready to walk the plank and put up a little better fight in game three. The Lady Blackhawks jumped to an early lead but it was soon tied at 6-6. The teams stayed within a couple of...
KALISPELL – The Seeley-Swan Cross Country team took to the course at Rebecca Farms Sept. 7. The Maughan sisters, Sariah for the varsity and Emily in the middle school races, set the pace. Sariah finished ninth in the field of 86 varsity girls and Emily swept the middle school girls race finishing five seconds ahead of her closest competitor. Varsity Race – 3.2 miles More than 20 schools competed in the meet with 100 racers in the Varsity Boys, 86 in the Varsity Girls. The Varsity girls inc...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks were victorious in their first two conference matches. They defeated Clark Fork on the road Sept. 6 and then Valley Christian at home two days later. The Ladies overall record is now 2-2. Clark Fork fell to the Lady Blackhawks in four games 25-22, 24-26, 25-20 and 25-20. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis credited serving and digging for the victory over Clark Fork. The Lady Blackhawks had 85 digs total with Taylor Dillree racking up 23. Ashley Miller and...
ARLEE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed over the mountains to take on the Warriors of Arlee Sept. 7. The Blackhawks struck first with Dakota Wood returning the opening kickoff 63 yards for a touchdown. Avery Smith made the two-point conversion good. The Warriors answered back with vengeance as they scored touchdown after touchdown. The Blackhawks were down 8-50 by the half. The second half went a little better for the Blackhawks holding the Warriors to just two touchdowns. The Blackhawks’ Hunter Shelmerdine scored the final points of the g...
MISSOULA – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks ran the new 5K course at Big Sky High School for the first time this year at the Missoula Couches Invite Aug. 30. The runners came out strong for their first race and are looking forward to a great season. Due to the smoke last year, the team missed last year's new 5K race. I was anxious to see how the course had changed. Starting out on the northeast corner of the Westside Little League fields and racing around the grassy knoll, they abruptly took a r...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks hosted the Plains Horsemen Aug. 31 for their first home game of the season. The Blackhawks came out strong and played a tough game but came up short on some key plays that kept them out of the end zone. Dakota Wood scored the Blackhawks only points on a 71-yard kick return in the first quarter. Defensively, the Blackhawks found some success in pushing the Horsemen back with a handful of sacks and a couple of forced fumbles but the Horsemen would answer...
ARLEE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks traveled to Arlee Aug. 30 to take on the Scarlets. The Lady Blackhawks put the Scarlets down early with a 25-11 win in the first game but Arlee took game two 15-25. The third game was a close one that went to the Lady Blackhawks 25-22 but the match went south for them after that. Arlee tied the match up in game four 13-25 and won game five 7-15. Ashley Miller led the Lady Blackhawks with 6 kills while Taylor Dillree scored with 5 aces. Klaire Kovatch had 6 stuff blocks and was joined by Sariah Maughan...
POTOMAC - Potomac's Bridger Hall journeyed 4,889 miles to Germany where he wrestled and experienced the German culture. Hall has been wrestling for more than 10 years and enjoys it. "I like wrestling because of the discipline it has given me and it gives people a work ethic and teaches them to work for what they want," Hall said. This August, at age 16, Hall participated in an exchange wrestling program between Montana and Germany. Every other year Montana and Germany rotate their wrestling...
DARBY - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks hit the road to take on the Darby Tigers Aug. 24 and came home with a win. "The final score of 27 to 6 does not accurately reflect how well our boys dominated that game," said Blackhawks Head Coach Ryan Sokoloski. Defensively the Blackhawks shut down the Tigers including a pile of sacks. They only allowed one touch down on a punt return. On the offense Nate Samuli rushed for 164 of the team's 302 yards. Hunter Shelmerdine ran 80 yards including a 2-yard...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks made the trek around the mountains to take on Charlo in their opening match of the season Aug. 24. The next day they rolled down to Drummond for their first round robin tournament featuring 16 teams. The Lady Blackhawks fought hard against Charlo but came up short. They fell in three games, 23-25, 20-25 and 13-25. The defense was led by Klaire Kovatch with 6 stuff blocks and 6 blocks while Autumn Morse had 14 digs. The pair led the offense as well with 4 kills each and Morse was credited with 6 assists. Taylor...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Hellgate Civilian Shooters Ibby Lorentz from Seeley Lake and Jonna Warnken from Superior, Mont. both returned to the American Legion Championships for a second time July 26-27 in Colorado Springs, Colo. They were among 15 shooters in the Nation invited to shoot in the precision class. The American Legion Championship is a three-position air rifle competition for junior competitors in the sporter or precision classes. Competitors fire a total of four matches. Each m...
CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The Hellgate Civilian Shooters competed in National 3P Air Rifle Championships in Camp Perry, Ohio June 25-26. While they were not able to top their third place from last year, Head Coach Trace Weisenburger was pleased with the individual shooters’ performance. Hellgate Gold was the only team from Montana to compete at the National Championships this year. The four-person team included Seeley Lake’s Ibby Lorentz and Sam Weisenburger, Jonna Warnken from Superior, Mont., and Missoula’s Libby Diller and alternate Jack Seibly...
GREAT FALLS - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks took the top spot on the podium in three individual events and two relays at the Montana State C Track Meet May 26 where they competed against athletes from more than 80 schools. The Boys' team came away with a third place trophy while the Ladies came in ninth. Logan Maughan was the Boys top individual athlete. He earned first place in the 1600-meter setting a new personal record (PR) of 4:31.61 minutes. He also took second in the 800-meter with a time...
MISSOULA – After a slow start to the track season with heavy snow and cold weather, the Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles and Potomac Pioneers had a record-breaking showing at the Meet of Champions (MOC) May 15. While competing against 16 other middle schools from around the county, SLE walked away with two MOC records and six new school records, seven total for the year. Potomac broke two school records. SLE Eagles There were 43 athletes out for track for the Eagles with 17 seventh graders and 1...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Boys won the Western C Divisional track meet May 17-18. The Boys earned 74 team points to propel them past second place Manhattan Christian with 66 points. The Girls earned 46 points for fifth out of the 18 teams represented. More than a dozen Blackhawks will compete at the State C meet May 24-26 in Great Falls. The Boys’ top individual points earner was Logan Maughan. He won the 800 and 1600-meter with his season best times of 2:01.77 and 4:43.89 minutes. He also earned a spot at the state meet in the 400, f...
MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks Boys and Girls decimated the competition at the 13C District Meet May 11-12. The Boys racked up an amazing 225 team points putting them out of sight of second place Clark Fork with 121 points. The girls had an equally impressive 198 points over second place Darby's 118 points. Eleven Boys and 14 Girls advanced to the Western C divisional track meet. The Girls 4x100-meter relay team laid down their fastest time of the season, finishing in 53.76 seconds. Not...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School senior Wrangell Parcell was the sole golfer this year for the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks. He shaved 50 strokes off his score from last year and appreciated the one-on-one instruction from Head Coach Wayne Cahoon. Parcell ran track in elementary school. He said he hated running and was always toward the back at the meets. He went out for golf as a freshman. Cahoon told him he had state potential and he was a natural. "I didn't think I would like it but it t...
MISSOULA - Seeley-Swan's Klaire Kovatch has been aiming to break the school discus record all season. Her efforts paid off at the Kim L. Haines Invitational track meet May 5 with a throw of 130 feet 5 inches. She broke the previous record of 127 feet 7 inches set by Shyanne Feucht in 2007. Anticipation that the freshman thrower could break the school record has been high all season. Kovatch's Seeley Lake Elementary record of 123 feet 7 inches was just 4 feet short of the high school record. Kova...
MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks competed at the Kim L. Haines Invitational May 5. It was the last meet of the season before the 13C District meet. In team points, the Boys tied with Manhattan Christian for second place with 65 points behind Loyola Sacred Heart with 97 while the Girls earned 53 points for third place behind Powell County with 68 and Manhattan Christian with 74. The Boys relay teams continued to show their dominance in the 4x100 and 4x400 taking first place in both. The...
