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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...
MISSOULA - Seeley-Swan was well represented at the prestigious Russ Pilcher Top 10 meet April 24 with more than a half dozen Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks receiving invites. To make the cut, athletes had to rank in the top ten from Western Montana schools across all classes. The Boy's 4X400-meter relay team set a new Seeley-Swan High School record with their blazing fast time of 3:28.40 minutes. This also qualified them for state. The team, consisting of Logan Robinson, Hunter Shelmerdine,...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks were originally scheduled to go to Great Falls but the meet was canceled. The Seeley-Swan Qualifier was put together on short notice April 28. The meet attracted a dozen teams with most coming from Class C schools. The Girls dominated the meet taking first with 143 points over second place Plains at 79 points. The Boys squeaked by for first place with 128 points over Fairfield by just three points. For the Girls, Lily Mercer took first place in the 200...
MISSOULA - With just a few weeks before they head to the district track meet, the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks keep pushing themselves to new levels. More than a dozen Boys and Girls set new personal records (PR) last week. The team started out the week taking on athletes from Big Sky High School, Deer Lodge, Arlee and Drummond April 17. The Boys relay teams shined as usual, taking first in the 4x100 and 4x400-meter. The Boys B team came in third in the 4x400. The Boys top finishers were Logan...
MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks came up against competition from all classes of schools including several Class AA schools last week. They started the week in Corvallis April 10 and then headed to the Missoula County Public Schools Invitational April 14 where more than 1,000 athletes competed. The Boys earned enough points for fifth at Corvallis propelled by their relay teams that took second in both the 4x100 and 4x400. The Boys' 4x400 time of 3:38.14 is currently the fastest in Class C a...
FRENCHTOWN - With more than half the team out for spring break and other reasons, the remaining Seeley-Swan Blackhawks still had a great showing at the Jim Johnson Invitational March 29. The Boys took second and the Ladies took fifth out of more that 20 A, B and C class teams. The Boys relay team consisting of Logan Robinson, Soren Moon, Hunter Shelmerdine and Dakota Wood won the 4x400 and took second in the 4x100-meter. Nate Samuli earned the Boys only individual first place in the javelin....
CORVALLIS - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks fielded seven boys and 12 girls in the opening track meet of the season March 24. They competed against 15 A, B and C class teams. Seeley-Swan's athletes did well despite Seeley Lake still being under a couple feet of snow and having to practice in the gym. The Girls earned 85 points for second place while the Boys took sixth with 46 points. Klaire Kovatch and Terra Bertsch, scoring team points in three individual events each, led the Lady Blackhawks. Kovat...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles won the Copper League Small School Tournament March 14 with a record of 16-2. This title is added to their first place win in the Copper League's Large School bracket from last year. The girls were welcomed back to Seeley Lake with an escort from the Seeley Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Haines said the girls were solid all year beating many teams by 18-20 points. They only had two losses, one to Florence and the other to Bonner, neither of which...
POTOMAC – The Potomac Pioneers finished strong upsetting Missoula International in the Copper League Small School Tournament and playing strong against Seeley Lake in their final game March 13. They finished fourth for the season in the league. "The girls had such a great season," wrote Head Coach Raynee Pace in an email. "Our team improved so much throughout the year." The Pioneers beat Missoula International by four points in their first tournament game. This put them up against the Eagles f...
HAMILTON - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks both ran into season ending competition at the Western C Divisional Tournament. The Girls lost their opening game with Charlo and succumbed to Manhattan Christian while the Boys fell to Plains before Gardner eliminated them. The Lady Blackhawks and Charlo both struggled to put points on the board in the first quarter. Charlo racked up an 11-point lead by the half. The Lady Blackhawks weren't giving up and fought back to within a couple...
POTOMAC - "From personal experience, you learn you can't give up so easily," said eighth grade Potomac Pioneer Hailey Oien. Although the Pioneers girls basketball team has not won a game yet, they are working hard for the upcoming games and looking forward to tournaments. This season the Potomac Girls Basketball team has 15 members between the fifth through eighth grades. "That is a lot for a small school," said girls basketball coach Raynee Pace. Pace said the A team are seventh and eighth...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks swabbed the deck with the Pirates in the semifinal and tore up the Tigers to take the 13C District Championship. The Blackhawks head to the Western C Divisional Tournament in Hamilton and will face Plains in their first game at 6:30 p.m. March 1. The Blackhawks decimated the Victor Pirates, scoring more points in the first quarter than the Pirates did in the entire game. The final score was 66-22. Cameron Haines led the Blackhawks, nailing 6,...
SEELEY LAKE - The SLE Eagles girls basketball team are soaring high halfway through their season. The A Team is undefeated and the B Team has only lost a close game to Charlo. Stacked with eighth graders that have shown great improvement this year, Head Coach Brett Haines said they are working to refine their game and he's excited for all the young talent coming up. "When they come to the gym, the girls are ready to get after it," said Haines. "They hustle. I always tell them good things happen...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks are heading to the Western C Divisional Tournament after taking second place at the 13C District Tournament. The Ladies whipped Victor in their opening game and defeated Darby before falling to Clark Fork in the championship game. They will face Charlo in their opening game in Hamilton March 1 at 10:30 a.m. The Lady Blackhawks held Victor to just one basket in each quarter and a handful of free throws in the game. The final score was 60-15. Aspen...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) recognized their senior basketball athletes and manager with their families at the last Blackhawk's home game of the season Saturday, Feb. 10....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks both wrapped up their regular season with a pair of district victories against the Darby Tigers and Victor Pirates. The Boys head into the District 13C Tournament seeded in the top spot while the Lady Blackhawks are seeded in third. The Boys get a bye in the first round while the Lady Blackhawks will face Victor in their opening game of the tournament. For more information, the tournament brackets are printed in the Cory's Valley...
SEELEY LAKE – The Swan Valley Warhawks hosted the Blackfoot League Tournament at Seeley Lake Elementary Feb. 3. The Hall Huskies won the tournament and also received the Sportsmanship Award. The Warhawks finished third. The first seeded Hall Huskies were pitted against the Avon Elks in the opening game. Hall advanced to the Championship game. The second seeded Warhawks faced the third seeded Helmville Mustangs in the second game. The Warhawks beat the Mustangs in both the pre-season matchups. S...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on Drummond Feb. 1 and then hosted Lincoln Feb. 3. The Boys had a great game against the Trojans at Drummond. They jumped to an early lead in the first quarter and dominated the second half only allowing two baskets in each quarter. The Blackhawks played a cleaner game than when the teams last met. They gave the Trojans only 5 attempts from the free throw line versus 27 in the last game. The final score was 48-26. Cameron Haines...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks were on the road last week. The Boys were victorious over Clark Fork while the Ladies fell Jan. 26. The next night, the Lady Blackhawks found success against Plains while the Boys fell. The Boys got off to a slow start against Clark Fork before taking off in the second half. They then blew the game out in the final frame scoring a whopping 31 points to a final score of 71-30. Keaton Johnson led the assault on Clark Fork with 17 points...
