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SWAN VALLEY – The Swan Valley School Warhawks basketball season is off and running. With a focus on fundamentals and having fun playing the sport, Warhawks coaches Katie Gleason and Chris Auchenbach have watched the players improve every game and exemplify incredible sportsmanship. Gleason said the team has been working hard on their passing, boxing out, ball handling and defense. "We want the kids to learn all they can about basketball and to have fun all while having outstanding s...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks hosted the Valley Christian Eagles Jan. 19 and the Drummond Trojans Jan. 20. Both the Boys and Girls easily brought down the Eagles with the final scores of 59-46 and 71-21. Avery Smith and Chance Johnson led the Blackhawks. Both broke into the double digits with 14 and 12 points respectively. The team preformed well from the free throw line hitting 14 of 18 attempted. Also scoring: Keaton Johnson 9, Hunter Shelmerdine 8, Dakota Wood...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Nordic Team is setting the pace for a great season. Thirteen skiers participated in Glacier Glide 3K Skate Race in Whitefish Jan. 6. The youngest member of the team, Kimber Hanson from Potomac, participated in the cookie scramble. The Kovatch siblings Seeley-Swan High School freshman Klaire and Seeley Lake Elementary seventh-grader Klayton led the team in the female and male races. Klaire swept the women's race finishing in 15:27, almost a minute ahead of the s...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks faced a pair of district foes last week. They hosted the Darby Tigers Jan. 12 and then traveled to take on the Pirates of Victor Jan. 13. The Boys traded shots with the Tigers early in the game and built a small lead by the half. The Tigers took a couple of runs at the Blackhawks throughout the game but the Blackhawks always stayed a couple shots ahead. The final score was 56-51. Four Blackhawks scored into the double digits. Chance Johnson and...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took to the road after the holiday break to face Charlo Jan. 5 and Lincoln Jan. 6. The Boys had a strong showing against Charlo. The game was within a few points through the first three quarters. The Blackhawks were down just three points heading into the final frame but could not catch Charlo. The final score was 49-65. Cameron Haines led the Boys with 15 points. He hit 3, three-pointers and was 100 percent from the free-throw line. Avery Smith fol...
POTOMAC - Potomac School boys basketball team made it to the championship game against St. Joes Dec. 15. Head Coach Brad Hall said the Pioneers came away with a great year taking second in the league. A total of 20 Pioneers played this year and were divvied up between the A and B teams. Including the tournament, the A team won nine games and lost four. The B team split the season with five wins and 5 losses. This was the second year Potomac made it to the championship game for the small schools...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles finished fifth in the Copper League this past week. While they had hoped to finish higher up in the tournament, Head Coach Brett Haines said the players played with a lot of heart, worked hard and improved a lot throughout the season. While the Eagles had more than 25 players fifth through eighth grade, only three players were in the eighth grade. Eighth-graders Sawyer Shelmerdine and Chase Haines have played with the Eagles since fifth grade. H...
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...
