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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. - For the second year in a row, 2013 Seeley-Swan High School graduate John Parcell of Condon won the 2017 Western Collegiate Stihl Timbersports Championship April 19-21 at Northern Arizona University. Parcell will be one of eight collegiate athletes who will chop and saw their way towards the title of Best Lumberjack in the USA at the Stihl Timbersports 2017 U.S. Championships in Milwaukee, Wisc. July 28-30. "I hoped I could do it again," said Parcell who was nominated by the...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks hosted athletes from seven Class B and 16 Class C schools at the Seeley-Swan High School Invitational in Frenchtown April 22. The Blackhawks competed earlier in the week at the Big Sky Quad in Missoula. Five Blackhawks and three Lady Blackhawks set personal records (PR) at Frenchtown and one qualified for state. Freshman Terra Bertsch reached a new height with a five-foot high jump. The jump earned her a spot at State. In addition to the PR in the high jum...
ALBERTON – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) eighth-grader Klaire Kovatch set a new SLE discus record April 20 at the Alberton track meet. She threw 102 feet, 2 inches. That broke Alika Schneiter's record of 87 feet, 1 inch set in 1992. Kovatch said her goal this season was to break the school discus record. Last year she came within six feet of the record. "I knew I was capable of throwing farther than it," wrote Kovatch in an email. She practiced almost every other day on her throw and the f...
POTOMAC - The Bonner Wrestling Club (BWC) had 38 members this season with 12 wrestlers representing the Seeley Lake and Potomac area. The BWC participated in seven meets over a course of six weeks, ending with state in Columbia Falls. The team organizers Josh and Cari Sessums have been involved with the BWC for nine years. Cari said the first year was spent getting established and the wrestlers practiced but not as a team. The goal of BWC is to create a family atmosphere while teaching an indivi...
FRENCHTOWN – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) and Potomac School started their track season with their first meet of the season in Frenchtown, April 11. Athletes from 12 schools participated in the Copper League Meet. SLE Eagles The Eagles brought 50 competitors to the first meet including nine athletes from Condon and one from Ovando. While several placed in the top six, many finished first place in their events. In the girls field events, eighth-grader Bethany Hoag took first in the triple jump a...
BIGFORK - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed to Bigfork on a snowy April 15. The Blackhawks didn't let the cool temperatures get to them as the Ladies earned 72.4 team points for fourth place and the Boys took 37 team points for sixth. Alex Bohlman led the Lady Blackhawks taking first place in the 200-meter and javelin while Cera Strumpfer cleared 9 foot in the pole vault for first place. The Ladies 4x400 relay consisting of Alex, Andi Bohlman, Lily Mercer and Cera Strumpfer took first place...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks golf team started their week out in Ronan April 11 before heading to Bigfork April 14. McKinley Nicholas and Jessie Hood continue to make the top ten list. Nicholas’s 75 strokes at Ronan earned him second while he tied for fourth with 83 strokes at Bigfork. Hood shot a 104 in Ronan for sixth place and a 107 for tenth place at Bigfork. Nicholas’s second place finish at Ronan propelled the Blackhawks to a Class C victory over Plains, Superior and Darby. Shane Lindemer finished just outside the top ten with 94 str...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Wrestling Team's season came to a close with the All-City Tournament April 5 at Sentinel High School. Of the nearly dozen wrestlers who had been participating in the inaugural program, three competed in the tournament. Sixth-grader Sean Mercado brought home a third place while eight-grader Soren Moon took fourth in his age and weight class. Head Coach Chris Mauldin was excited to see the momentum the program gained its first year. He also enjoyed watching the t...
CORVALLIS - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks took on 19 teams ranging from Class C all the way to AA at the Darby/Florence Invitational April 6. The team then headed to the Frenchtown Invitational April 8 and faced competition from nine Class A, seven Class B and seven Class C schools. The Blackhawks earned 44 team points placing them in fourth at Corvallis while on the girls side, the Lady Blackhawks took fifth with 41.83 points. Logan Maughan led the Blackhawks placing in three individual events....
PLAINS - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks golf team headed to Plains April 8. The Blackhawks only fielded three golfers but made their mark with two of them scoring in the top 10. McKinley Nicholas completed the par 72 course in just 80 strokes. He finished 7 strokes behind the top spot and tied for third. Shane Lindemer missed the top 15 by just one stroke with a score of 99. Jessie Hood also broke into the top 15 with 111 strokes. She placed seventh out of more than 20 girls. This week they head to Ronan April 11 and then to Bigfork April...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks' track season began March 30 at the Jim Johnson Invitational in Frenchtown. Nineteen A, B and C class teams competed. The Lady Blackhawks took sixth place with 34 team points while the Boys earned 20 team points for ninth place. Freshman Terra Bertsch led the Lady Blackhawks, placing in three events. She took second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.04. Bertsch earned a fourth place with a 4'8" high jump and she anchored the Lady Blackhawks 4x100...
HAMILTON - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks golf team took on Hamilton Golf Club’s course in the opening meet of the season. The March 31 event featured Class B and C schools. The Blackhawks smoked the Class C competition with 285 strokes. It was a 35-stroke margin over second place, Plains at 320. Darby finished third with 406 strokes. McKinley Nicholas shot an 88 to lead the Blackhawks to the Class C victory. Malachi Nicholas was just six strokes over his brother with 94. Both earned spots in the top ten. Shane Lindemer shot a 103 and Bo Jungers s...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) eighth-grader Amber Koepke has stepped up to the mat as the only female wrestler on the Seeley Lake Wrestling Team. After starting the season a few weeks behind the rest of the team, she has one match under her belt and looks forward to competing in the All-City Championship April 6 at Sentinel High School. Koepke said she grew up loving the feeling of being different. Instead of playing with stereotypical girls' toys like Barbie and doing makeup, s...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) winter sports awards banquet was held March 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 winter sports team members. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Shawn Holmes highlighted some of the stats for the seniors on the team. They have a high school career record of 91 wins and 11 loses. The seniors have won four conference and dist...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Eagles put their name in the record books after taking the championship game in the Large School A Copper League. This was the first year the Eagles have participated in the Copper League. Head Coach Brett Haines could not be happier with how well the girls did this season. The Eagles joined the Copper League this year and competed with the large schools. This included the Missoula schools. "I knew we could compete," said Haines. "I didn't realize w...
MISSOULA - The Potomac Pioneers girls' basketball season ended with a second place finish for the Copper League Small Schools Team at the Adams Center in Missoula. Their playoff game March 14 was in Clinton against Hellgate. Potomac won with a final score of 18-16. This put them in the championship game against Clinton March 16 at the Adams Center in Missoula. At the half, Potomac was ahead by four points. The first few minutes of the second half brought some fouls for Potomac which slowed...
WEST YELLOWSTONE – Among 540 skiers from across the United States, 13 racers from the Seeley Lake Nordic Team and seven other local racers participated in this year's Yellowstone Rendezvous March 4. The team's head coach Bridget Laird was excited to see the athletes' hard work pay off and said the skiers "represented Seeley Lake really well." Laird said the team has been fortunate to have consistently great snow conditions for training and hosting local races. There were 27 skiers on the team t...
MISSOULA – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) brought five wrestlers to their first tournament at Hellgate Elementary in Missoula March 2 for a tournament between SLE, Hellgate and C.S. Porter wrestlers. Three of the wrestlers won both of their matches and one split his matches. The SLE wrestlers competed against 30 athletes from Hellgate and 40 from C.S. Porter Elementary. This was the first tournament SLE has competed in after starting a wrestling program this February. The team is being coached b...
BUTTE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks' season came to an end with a third place finish at the Western C Divisional Tournament Feb. 25. The Ladies won their opening game against Ennis but fell in the semifinal to Arlee. They sent St. Regis home before facing Ennis again in the consolation game. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Ennis for third place and needed Arlee to win the championship for any hopes to challenge for second. Arlee fell to Twin Bridges and the Lady Blackhawks settled for third....
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks danced past Victor and Clark Fork to earn the title District 13-C Champions for the fifth year in a row. The victories advance the Lady Blackhawks' season record to 19-1 and earned them a trip to Butte this week for the Western C Divisional Tournament. The Lady Blackhawks are set to face Ennis in the opening round. Clark Fork will join the Lady Blackhawks in Butte after defeating Victor 58-46 in a challenge game for second place. Versus Victor The...
POTOMAC - The Potomac Pioneers Girls basketball season began Feb. 9 with home games against the Lolo Loggers. Potomac won one game with a final score of 44 - 16 and lost the other game 20-24. The next game brought the DeSmet Padres to Potomac Feb. 15. The game was close, going basket for basket and tied at 35-35 until the last 20 seconds. Potomac scored for the win making it 37-35 at the buzzer. The Feb. 16 game brought the Hellgate Hawks to Potomac. The first game was a loss for Potomac. “The fifth, sixth and seventh graders played really g...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) recognized their senior basketball athletes and senior musicians along with their families at the last Blackhawk's home game of the season Saturday, Feb. 11 against Darby. Gavin Mercado (Gavin was recognized at Senior Night but was not in attendance). He participated in football for four years lettering his second year. He played basketball for three years lettering in his third year. Gavin participated in Blackhawk athletics throughout his entire...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks season came to an end with a fourth place finish at the District 13-C Tournament in Frenchtown last weekend. The Blackhawks headed into the tournament seeded second earning a bye in the first round. They fell to Darby but were able to send Clark Fork home before facing Lincoln. The Blackhawks settled for fourth after falling to Lincoln in the consolation game. Their season ended with an overall record of 13-8. Lincoln earned a chance to challenge Darby for...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks advanced to semifinal on a 36-23 victory over Ennis Thursday night. The Lady Blackhawks will take on Arlee for a shot at the championship looking for a trip to state....
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) eighth-grader Soren Moon is organizing a wrestling program in Seeley Lake for elementary and junior high boys and girls. While the official schedule with practice times and meet dates has not been finalized, anyone interested is encouraged to get in touch with the coaches or Moon. Moon has wrestled for the past three years with C.S. Porter in Missoula, Mont. He earned his way to the All-City tournament, the final tournament of the season, all three years. “Wrestling teaches you life skills like wor...
