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THOMPSON FALLS, MONT. – The Blackhawks took to the course in Thompson Falls for their second meet of the season. Even on the harder course, Cordell Turner, Levi Reinitz and Aydin Bayford shaved off nearly a minute from their meet in Pablo, Mont. Dual athletes Logan Maughan and Caleb Maughan joined the team this week and led the Blackhawks. Logan finished in 19:30, 31 out of 93 racers, with his younger brother Caleb crossing the finish line less than a minute later with a time of 20:25. Senior C...
SEELEY LAKE - The Blackhawks made the most of a makeup game against the Troy Trojans Sept. 25 after falling to the Darby Tigers Sept. 22. Versus Darby The Blackhawks’ defenders took to the field ready to tame the Tigers. After giving up a couple of first downs, the Blackhawks started pushing back. They pushed the Tigers all the way back to the 20-yard line. On third and 40 the Tigers landed a long pass and broke away for the game’s first touchdown. The Blackhawks held the Tigers out for the 2-p...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior football athletes and manager along with their families at the Blackhawk's home game Sept. 22 against Darby....
PABLO, MONT. – The Seeley-Swan High School Cross Country team took to the course for the first time this season at the Salish Kootenai College Silver Fox Golf Course Saturday, Sept. 16. While Head Coach Zelda Haines said the runners did well she saw it more of a practice than a competitive meet. Because of the smoke, the team has not been able to practice until this past week. The team missed their first two meets due to poor air quality. With varsity football and volleyball games scheduled t...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks played a match on the road against Victor Sept. 15 before finally getting to play on their home court. The threat of fire subsided and the smoke cleared allowing the Ladies to host Lincoln Sept. 16. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis said the team got in a couple of solid practices. She thinks it will still be a few weeks before they will be at full capacity but noted that the season is nearly half over. "It kind of feels like I am making...
SEELEY LAKE - The smoke lifted and the Blackhawks returned to their home field to host the Twin Bridges Falcons Sept. 16. The Blackhawks came out strong, stopping the Falcons' opening drive and holding them to just one touchdown in the first quarter. The Falcons scored another touchdown early in the second quarter. The Blackhawks answered right back with Dakota Wood returning the kickoff 60 yards for a touchdown. Two more Falcon touchdowns in the second quarter brought the score to 6-30 at the...
VICTOR - The Rice Ridge Fire continued to put a damper on the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks football season. The smoke lifted enough to take on the Pirates in Victor Sept. 9. The evacuation order of a large part of Seeley Lake Aug. 28, including the high school, forced the team to cancel their home game with Troy. The smoke has been wreaking havoc on their practice schedule all season. Blackhawks Head Coach Ryan Sokoloski said that the team hasn't had a full practice in more than two weeks. The fact...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks got back to work on the court after being forced to skip a match against Charlo and miss nearly a week’s worth of practices. They took on Valley Christian Sept. 8 and the Clark Fork Co-op Sept. 9. The Valley Christian Eagles proved they could still put up a fight even after graduating their star hitter last year. The Lady Blackhawks took the first game 25-10 but dropped the second game to the Eagles 11-25. The Ladies answered back with a 25-19 win in game three. The Eagles tied it back up winning game four, 23-25...
SEELEY LAKE – The smoke and surrounding fires didn't stop the more than 130 senior golfers who took to the Double Arrow Golf Course this past weekend for the annual Salmon Bake Tournament. Golfers competed for bragging rights and pro shop credit. One lucky golfer had the chance to putt for a new golf cart. Double Arrow Golf Pro Tim Bakker said this is just one of the many tournaments the course puts on during the summer. This one fills quickly with golfers from the area and as far away as S...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks traveled to Arlee for the first match of the volleyball season Aug. 25. They then headed to Philipsburg for the traditional start of the season tournament on the 26th. “With all the fire activity and smoke, it has definitely started out as one of our more interesting seasons,” said Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis. The team managed to get in their required practices ahead of the Arlee match but the smoke has been limiting the intensity of practices. “We are making the best of it and look forward to putti...
CHARLO - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks season kicked off Aug. 25 against last year’s state runner up, Charlo. Blackhawks Head Coach Ryan Sokoloski said they didn’t play as bad as the score, 6-52, would indicate. He felt there were some really good plays and they moved the ball well early on. The team has not been able to physically train as hard as Sokoloski would like due to the smoke in Seeley Lake. They have been taking it day by day as to how much they can practice. “As the game went on, you could see the ability to keep up, our kids were...
BOZEMAN - Three Seeley Lake natives competed in the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic championship meet in Bozeman June 9-10. The USATF Montana Association meet featured youth from across the state. Athletes competed in age categories ranging from 17-18 year-olds at the top end, and an 8 & Under division for the youngest competitors. Seeley Lake residents Mitch Parcell, Tyler Haines and Owen Hoag made the trip to Van Winkle Stadium on the Montana State University campus to compete. Parcell...
SEELEY LAKE- Seeley-Swan High School Head Golf Coach Wayne Cahoon was named Boys' Class C Golf Coach of the Year. The Montana Coaches Association members voted for the nominees. "I feel honored and blessed," said Cahoon who was voted Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015 as well. Cahoon lead the SSHS golf team to their second state title in three years during their spring season. Cahoon is quick to shift the spotlight and credit away from him. "I've had wonderful kids to work with and wonderful...
SEELEY LAKE - On May 30th, Bradley Miller spent his afternoon working out. The recent Seeley-Swan High School graduate did a dynamic warmup, ab exercises and a lot of sprints. It took longer than he expected. Two days earlier the athletic director at Rocky Mountain College had sent him his workout schedule for the summer. Technically, it was the first day of Miller's career playing collegiate basketball. Miller signed his National Letter of Intent, committing to play basketball for the Billings...
LAUREL - The Seeley-Swan High School boys continued their season-long dominance in the 4x400 meter relay at the state meet Saturday, May 27. The Blackhawks finished in a season best time of 3:32.84, just shy of a school record but two seconds ahead of second place Charlo. "They ran pretty well," said Coach Mike Haines. "They were favored going in and they handled that pressure." Three boys scored points in individual events as well. Sophomore Hunter Shelmerdine ran a personal record (PR) in the...
SEELEY LAKE-The Seeley-Swan High School boys golf team finished first in the Class C State golf tournament, held at the Double Arrow Golf Course Wednesday, May 17. This is the second state title for the Blackhawks in the last three years. The team, made up of seniors McKinley Nicholas, Bo Jungers, Shane Lindemer and freshman Malachi Nicholas, opened the tournament with a combined score of 262 on Tuesday to gain an 8-stroke lead. A strong showing on Wednesday of 252 secured their title. Their ove...
FRENCHTOWN – The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Eagles soared over the competition at the Meet of Champions (MOC) May 16. SLE Head Coach Brett Haines said SLE was chasing eight MOC records. They went home with four and broke five SLE records this season. "This was my best season at Seeley Lake Elementary as a track coach so far," said Eagles Head Coach Brett Haines. "We had some great kids and our performances this year were outstanding, just above and beyond." Eighth-grader Klaire Kovatch b...
FRENCHTOWN - The track season for the Potomac Pioneers culminated at the Meet of Champions May 16 in Frenchtown. There were seven athletes from Potomac that qualified for the final meet. It was a chilly wet day for athletes and coaches alike. Potomac's Head Track Coach Raynee Pace was extremely proud of the athletes this year. "They worked hard in practice, tried out different and more challenging events and always worked to set high goals and break their personal records," said Pace. 6th Grade...
FRENCHTOWN-Ten athletes from the Seeley-Swan High School track and field teams will extend their season next week at the Class C State Championship in Laurel, Mont. Nine Blackhawks placed in the top five in their events at last week's Western C Divisional track meet, the qualifier for the state meet. The boys and girls 4x100m and 4x400m relays also qualified. "We got a lot of kids to state, more than I think we have in the past," said Coach Mike Haines. "It was pretty impressive but we can get b...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks brought home both the Girls and Boys 13-C Championships from the district track meet May 12-13. The Lady Blackhawks dominated the competition earning 225 points, nearly three times the points of second place Darby. The Boys also bested Darby for the championship though on a tighter margin, 154 to 113. Thirteen Ladies and 12 Boys placed in the top five of individual events and will advance to the Western C Divisional this week. Both the Boys and Girls 400...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks ran, jumped and threw to new levels setting personal records (PR) and in the process, breaking two school records at the Kim L. Haines Memorial track meet May 6. Lady Blackhawks Cera Strumpfer and Alex Bohlman each set new school records. Strumpfer cleared 9 feet, 10 inches to break Shawna Nemmers 1996 record of 9 feet, 9 inches. The jump earned Strumpfer first place in the event. Bohlman took first place and furthered her own school record from last week...
MISSOULA - Golfers from nearly a dozen schools took to the fairways of the Ranch Club Golf Course and Canyon River Golf Course for the Loyola Invitational May 1 and 2. The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks came out strong on day one of the tournament. All four Boys shot 88 and under at the Ranch Club. Their combined score of 334 put them in second just 2 strokes behind Loyola in first place. They had a solid 8-stroke lead over third place Shelby. McKinley Nicholas led the Blackhawks after 18 holes at the R...
RONAN – Swan Valley Warhawk Rose Mercer broke the Swan Valley Elementary School triple jump record March 31 at the first meet of the season in Ronan, Mont. She jumped 28 feet, 10.75 inches beating the record set by Trinity Hamilton in the early 1990s by nearly two inches. Mercer had tried triple jump a couple times last year for the first time and she said she was not very good. With the help of assistant coach Dana Conley, she earned the fourth place spot and competed at the Meet of C...
GREAT FALLS - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed over the mountains to challenge athletes from more than two dozen Class A, B and C schools April 29. The Lady Blackhawks took third while the Boys took fourth. Earlier in the week the Blackhawks’ top athletes participated in the Russ Pilcher Top 10 in Missoula. To make the cut, athletes had to rank in the top ten of all schools, across all classes, in western Montana. Alex Bohlman, Cera Strumpfer and the Boys and Girls 4x400 relay teams rose to the challenge at the Top 10. Bohlman placed first i...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks did not let the threatening clouds douse their game April 25 at Double Arrow Golf Course. The Boys finished with a score of 252, ten strokes ahead of Big Fork and Thompson Falls who were tied in second. All five Blackhawks finished in the top 15. Malachi Nicholas led the Blackhawks shooting just five over par with a 77, his best score of the season. Malachi tied for first place with Bigfork's Colton Stodgill for individual scores. Malachi and Stodgill...
