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The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks faced an uphill battle at home with Arlee Dec. 14 and took on Valley Christian on the road Dec. 15. A rough first quarter against the Arlee Scarlets left the Lady Blackhawks down 11 points. The Ladies put together a rally in the opening minutes of the second quarter, fighting their way back to within a basket of the Scarlets but couldn't keep their momentum up. The Scarlets pulled back out of reach by the half time buzzer and the Lady Blackhawks...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on Big Fork and Clark Fork last week. Class B Big Fork outclassed both teams Dec. 5. While the Boys found success against the Clark Fork Mountain Cats, the Girls fell to the district foe Dec. 9. The Boys ran into a wall at Big Fork early in the game, falling behind 6-29 in the first quarter. They struggled through much of the game till the final frame where they were able to cut just 7 points from Big Forks lead. The final score was 29-66....
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks were victorious at the Class C Tip-off Tournament Dec. 1-2. Both the Boys and the Girls came home with two victories each. The Lady Blackhawks had a tight game with Philipsburg. The teams matched each other with 8 points each in the first quarter. The Lady Blackhawks took an 8-point advantage in the second quarter and built on it for a 42-30 victory. Ashley Miller led the charge against Philipsburg with 14 points. Terra Bertsch broke...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles boys basketball season is in full swing as they took on the Potomac Pioneers at home Nov. 20. Coaches Brett Haines and Tylen Dial said they have been spending a lot of time on the fundamentals and working with the young teams. There are 25 players out this year. Assistant Coach Dial said the focus has been on the fundamentals –dribbling, shooting and passing. They have started working on some situational stuff and running plays. The A Squad is you...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) fall sports awards banquet was held Nov. 14 at Seeley-Swan High School. The banquet was held to present varsity letters, pins, chevrons, All-Conference and Academic All-State awards to members of the SSHS varsity fall sports team members. All-Conference awards are selected by District 8C (Football) and District 10C (Volleyball) coaches. Academic All-State awards are presented to student athletes who maintain a 3.5 or better grade point average and earn a varsity letter in athletics during the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks volleyball season came to a screeching end at the Western C Divisional Tournament Nov. 9-10 at Manhattan Christian. The Lady Blackhawks fell to Plains, 11-25, 12-25 and 13-25 in the opening round. They then faced Manhattan Christian and were sent home, 17-25, 22-25 and 15-25. Chloie Hanback and Tanisha Rhoades led the defense against Plains with 8 digs each while Ashley Miller and Chloe Robbins and Klaire Kovatch each had one stuff block. Miller and Robbins had a pair of kills each. Miller and...
MISSOULA - Seeley-Swan High School freshman Klaire Kovatch earned the Missoulian's Prep Athlete of the Week last week. The Missoulian nominated Kovatch for her performance at the District 13-C tournament. She won the title by popular vote against Missoula Big Sky's Tilynn McGreevey, Arlee's Ashley Revis and Loyola Sacred Heart's Sam Clevenger. Kovatch led with a game-high 19 kills to help the Lady Blackhawks upend top-seeded Clark Fork in the District 13-C volleyball title game. Both teams...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks season may have gotten off to a smoky start but they are on fire now. They burned up the court at the District 13-C Tournament Oct. 27-28. They took down the Lincoln Lynx before upsetting the top seeded Clark Fork Mountain Cats in the undefeated match. The Lady Blackhawks faced the Mountain Cats for a second time in the championship match and proved they were the top team in the district. Versus Lincoln The Lady Blackhawks faced the Lynx Oct. 27 in t...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior volleyball and cross country athletes along with their families at the last volleyball home game of the season Thursday, Oct. 19....
DARBY - The Blackhawks gave the Darby Tigers a run for their money Oct. 18 in the final game of the season. The Blackhawks struck first with a 13-yard touchdown run by Nate Samuli. The Tigers returned the kickoff to tie the game back up but not for long. Logan Robinson pulled down a pass from Hunter Sokoloski for a 50-yard touchdown followed by a two-point conversion by Samuli. The Blackhawks held the lead through the rest of the first half but in the third quarter the Tigers scored three...
POTOMAC - Coached by Potomac teacher Kristy Pohlman, 17 girls took to the court for the 2017 Potomac School A and B teams girls volleyball season. Girls from fifth through eighth grade make up the two teams. There were eight girls on the A team and on the B team there were 11 girls. According to Pohlman there were certain aspirations this year. “Our goals [were] to improve on the foundational skills: overhand serving, bumping, setting and spiking,” she said. The teams also worked on pos...
POTOMAC - This year Potomac School had enough players and coaches to have Pioneer flag-ripping power on their flag football team. Last year players and coaches were lacking. With community members stepping up to coach and students participating this fall, this season was guaranteed. Ben Jones was the head coach, Marty Preston and Jake Nissen were assistant coaches. Team parents said they were grateful for the coaches. "Luckily our community has some great people that are willing to donate their...
HELENA – The Blackhawks took to the course a final time this cross country season at the State Cross Country Meet in Helena Oct. 21. The seven runners for the boys placed eighth among the C Schools and the sole Lady Blackhawk Jayla Kauffman ran a personal record. While times were slower than last year due to the smoke and injuries, Head Coach Zelda Haines was proud of everyone's grit and determination to finish the season strong. Kauffman traded with Ellie Smith from Richey-Lambert the entire ra...
Story & photos by Nathan Bourne Pathfinder SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks finished the regular season winning three of three games last week. The victories give them a record of 8-8 overall and 6-4 in conference. They head to the district tournament seeded second behind Clark Fork. Versus Valley Christian The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Eagles Oct. 19 in their final home game of the season. The Ladies made quick work of the Eagles in the first two games, 25-14 and 25-13. The...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary girls volleyball season wrapped up at the Copper League Tournament in Frenchtown, Oct. 14. While the girls finished eighth in the league, Head Coach Angela Harris said the A Team's record is not a good reflection of how well they played and the skills they have on the court. Harris said the season was a challenge since it started two weeks late. They jumped right into playing games giving them minimal practice. However, Harris said by the tournament t...
MISSOULA, MONT - "Well that was a PR," said an out of breath Lane Mackie-Wendel shortly after he finished the Missoula City cross country meet Oct. 11. Despite an array of injuries plaguing the cross country team, the Blackhawks had five boys and two girls toe the line for the Wednesday night race that saw three athletes set lifetime bests. The cold, blustery evening meet started off with the girls varsity race. Jayla Kauffman and Chloe Robbins started the race and Kauffman finished with a time...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks successfully defended their home court from the Pirates of Victor Oct. 14. The victory improves their record to 5-8 overall and 4-4 in conference. The previous time the teams met, the Pirates got the upper hand winning in five games. After game one of the latest match went to the Pirates, 19-25, it was looking like it would be another close battle. However, the Lady Blackhawks picked themselves up and came back with three wins in a row, 25-20, 25-19...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles are playing well and having fun despite a shortened season due to the smoke. They have won their last two games and are looking forward to a rematch against Hellgate Elementary on their home field. Hellgate Elementary is the only team that has taken the Eagles down. "We are salvaging our season. The other kids are ahead of us a little bit but we are happy to be playing," said Head Coach Brett Haines. "The kids are excited about it and they are d...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks had a rough week as they came up short on the road and at home. They fell to Charlo, Darby and Clark Fork dragging their record down to 4-8 overall and 3-4 in conference. With just two weeks until the district tournament, Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis remains optimistic. In the coming week the Lady Blackhawks only have one home match compared to the last couple weeks with three matches each. Lewis plans to make the best of the extra...
The Blackhawks had their first run at the state course Oct. 5 at the City 7 of 7 Invitational in Helena. Then Oct. 7 they joined four more teams in Corvallis for a short race. Dual athlete Logan Robinson joined the team for the first time this season. He ran a fast 6:01 first mile and led the Blackhawks with a time of 20:35.43. Levi Reinitz continues to shave off time dropping a minute and a half. He set a new personal record of 25:18.94. His time beat teammate Lane Mackie-Wendel who finished...
by Nathan Bourne Pathfinder PHILIPSBURG - The Blackhawks got in a couple good punches as they battled with Goliath, also known as the Flint Creek Titans, Oct. 6. Only unlike David in the Biblical battle, the Blackhawks suffered a different outcome. They were pummeled 16-68. The first good punch came early in the game. After the Titans scored the first touchdown, the Blackhawks held them out for the extra points. The Titans kicked an onside kick and gave up the ball midfield. The Blackhawks used it. On fourth-and-long, Logan Robinson pulled down...
BUTTE – Seeley Lake seventh-grader Owen Hoag was recognized as one of the 2017 Athletes of the Year with the Montana Association of USA Track & Field. Hoag was excited for the recognition and looks forward to continuing to improve and pursue his love of track. Hoag competed in his second Junior Olympics in Bozeman this past June. In 2016 he won the 100 and 200 meters for his age group and placed second in the 400-meter. This year he swept all three events in his age group. In Butte at the a...
MISSOULA, MONT. – On a rainy Saturday morning Sept. 30, the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks battled hundreds of runners at the Mountain West Classic cross country meet. The meet is the largest in Montana and drew teams from Montana, Idaho and Washington. In the varsity boys race, sophomore Caleb Maughan finished the five-kilometer course in 21:04, 365 out of the 400 runners in the race. His brother, senior Logan Maughan, was running with a bone bruise and came across the line a minute later. "He sort o...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks had a busy week taking on Drummond and Lincoln on the road and Charlo at home. They fell to Drummond and Charlo but defeated Lincoln bringing their record to 4-5 overall and 3-2 in conference. Versus Drummond The Lady Blackhawks beat Drummond a week ago at home and looked to repeat the victory on the road Sept. 26. Drummond had other plans. Drummond outscored the Lady Blackhawks nearly two to one in the first game with a score of 13-25. The Lady Blac...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks hosted Drummond Sept. 19 before heading to Arlee Sept. 23 for an all-day tournament. Versus Drummond The Lady Blackhawks got off to a slow start. Drummond built a 10-17 advantage in game one before the Ladies took flight. They held Drummond to just three points as they racked up 15 of their own for the 25-20 win. The teams went point for point through the first half of game two. The Lady Blackhawks rallied mid-game and took an 8-point lead. They...
