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SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks defeated Granite and fell to Hot Springs at the Western C Tip-off last week. The Blackhawks now have a 2-1 overall record for the season. Versus Granite The Blackhawks took on the Granite Prospectors in Ronan on Dec. 9. The Blackhawks had a solid victory over the Prospectors, outscoring them in every quarter to a final score of 69-32. Gunner Sloan led the Blackhawks with 23 points from 10, two-point baskets and 3 free throws. Cameron Haines racked up 20...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks racked up a pair of wins the Western C Tip-off last week. The Ladies defeated Granite and St. Regis to extend their overall record to 3-0. Versus Granite The Lady Blackhawks played the Granite Prospectors at the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo on Dec. 9. The Lady Blackhawks steadily pulled out of reach of the Prospectors. They scored into the double digits while holding the Prospectors under ten each quarter. The Lady Blackhawks won with a final...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) boys basketball team wraps up their season Thursday, Dec. 15 with their final game against Philipsburg. The Eagle's A team, made up of primarily seventh and eighth- graders, went 7-4 for the season (4-4 in the Copper League) while the fifth and sixth-graders on the B team had a record of 4-8 (2-7 in the Copper League) prior to the final game. "The season went well," said Head Coach Brett Haines. "We went into the Copper League this year and it w...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks defeated the Clark Fork Mountain Cats in their first game of the season Dec. 3 at home. The Blackhawks took an early lead, outscoring the Mountain Cats two to one in the first quarter. They buried the Cats allowing only 10 points total in the remaining quarters. The final score was 69-22. Cameron Haines led the Blackhawks with 15 points. Just two points behind Haines, Gunner Sloan and Chance Johnson each had 13 points. Haines and Avery Smith had the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks faced the Clark Fork Mountain Cats at home Dec. 3. Both teams struggled in the first quarter to put points on the board. They headed into the second quarter with the Lady Blackhawks leading 6-2. After the slow start the Lady Blackhawks blew the game out in the second quarter. The Ladies held the Mountain Cats to just 5 points while they ran up 26. Alex Bohlman scored 10 of her 16 game points in the second quarter while her sister Andi Bohlman scored...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) fall sports awards banquet was held Nov. 15 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...
POTOMAC - The Potomac School boys basketball team began their season with four wins and a loss for the A team and 3 losses for the B team. Father and son coaches Brad Hall and Sam Hall are coaching the 15 fifth- through eighth-graders that make up the A and B Pioneer teams. The Halls have a certain strategy for the Pioneers. "The goal is to teach the fundamentals, and then teach the plays," said Brad. The first game was away against the Clinton Cougars Nov. 1. The Pioneers' A team won by two...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks season came to an end at the Western C Divisional Tournament in Butte, Mont. Nov. 4. The Ladies handed Drummond a loss in the opening round but fell to Lone Peak and were eliminated by district foe, Valley Christian. "We set ourselves on a good path going into divisionals and bracketing was in our favor to make a better run than we did," said Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis. "At the end of it all though, I am proud of the girls and the season...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles tipped off the boys basketball season at home against Drummond, Nov. 3. According to Head Coach Brett Haines, their goals have not changed from last year: Teamwork, work the offense, run the plays correctly, look for each other and play smart. The team has three eighth-graders and three seventh-graders on the A team and 13 sixth-graders and three fifth-graders on the B team. Haines said he was happy to pick up seventh-grader Walker McDonald who i...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks brought down the undefeated Valley Christian Eagles for the District 13-C Championship in Seeley Lake Oct. 29. The feat was easier said than done, as the Lady Blackhawks had to beat the Eagles twice in the double elimination tournament. Both teams had a bye in the first round and defeated their opponents in three games each in the second round. The Lady Blackhawks defeated Clark Fork and Valley Christian defeated Darby. The Lady Blackhawks sent the...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks split the final week of the regular season winning against Darby and falling to Valley Christian. The Ladies record heading into District Tournaments is 8-2 in conference and 12-4 overall. Versus Valley Christian The Lady Blackhawks headed to Missoula to take on the Valley Christian Eagles Oct. 18. The Eagles handed the Ladies their fourth loss of the season. The Eagles remain the only team to win against the Lady Blackhawks in both meetings during the season....
SEELEY LAKE & POTOMAC – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles wrapped up their season with a 5-4 record for the eighth grade A team and 7-2 record for the B team of seventh graders. "We are so proud of all of the girls who played volleyball this season," wrote Head Coach Angela Harris in an email. This season Coach Harris and Assistant Coach Jama Mauldin focused on bringing the girls together as a team. Concepts such as celebration and communication were part of the team goals. "As a team, we recogn...
KALISPELL – The Blackhawks Cross Country team placed two runners in the top 15 medal winners at the state meet held at the Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Mont. Oct. 22. Cera Strumpfer placed ninth with a personal best of 20:28.97. She ran a very fast 6:22 first mile time. Logan Maughan finished 10th with a time of 17:12.31 passing six runners at the end. Running in only his third race of the year, Avery Smith knocked 1:06 off his best time. Playing in a football game the night before, sleeping in h...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks finished out their season 0-7 with a loss to the Flint Creek Titans Oct. 21. Blackhawks Head Coach Ryan Sokoloski described the season as a "rough season" but was pleased with the effort the team put in. "Due to injuries we had to put a lot of people in positions they weren't used to at critical junctures in games," said Sokoloski. "They fought to the end, which is what I'm proud of. I can't ask for any more." Bradley Miller scored the final touchdown of...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles flag football team ended their season with a win at home against Clinton, Oct. 13. Their record for the season was 6-4-1. Head Coach Brett Haines said despite a few little disappointments with some of the earlier games, the athletes really worked together as a team in the end. Haines said eighth-grader Beau Sloan had a good year, always playing tough and having a good attitude. "I will miss having Beau on the team next year," said Haines. Haines w...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed to Plains to take on the Horsemen Oct. 14. The Blackhawks struggled to stop Plains early in the game. The Horsemen ran in several unanswered touchdowns. The Blackhawks did find some success in limiting extra points but the brutal first half left the Blackhawks down 0-39. In the second half, the Blackhawks were finally able to trip up the Horsemen. Bradley Miller ran in 39 yards for the Blackhawks first points. Miller ran for a second touchdown in...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks made quick work of their opponents last week. The Ladies defeated Granite, Lincoln and Victor, all in three games each. The victories extend their record to 7-1 in conference and 11-3 overall. Versus Granite The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Granite Prospectors Oct. 12 for a non-conference match. The Prospectors put up a little fight but the Lady Blackhawks sent them down the creek with empty hands. The Ladies won three straight games, 25-21, 25-15 and 25-23 to take...
MISSOULA - It must have been the sunny crisp fall day and the gentle rolling Linda Vista Golf Course as the Blackhawk Cross Country team posted their best times of the season. For the Ladies, Amber Springer claimed a whopping personal record (PR) of 2:22 improvement and qualified for state with a time of 34:09. Elizabeth Done ran faster than her State time last season and Cera Strumpfer is coming closer to hers. The boys' team took first for the C schools followed by Darby in second and Charlo...
HELENA - It's always exciting to run in the 7 on 7 races, especially against Bozeman High School, the largest AA school in the state that usually wins boys and girls state cross country. Each school puts in their number one girl and boy runners in Race 1 and so forth down to Race 7, with their top seven runners. Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) did not have a runner for each race. However the boys still took third in the C Division without Cameron Haines and Avery Smith. Beginning with Race 7,...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks continued racking up victories last week. With victories against Darby and Clark Fork they extended their record to 5-1 in conference and 8-3 overall. Versus Darby The Lady Blackhawks were on the road to take on the Darby Tigers Oct. 6. The Ladies easily took game one 25-13 but the Tigers started to put up a better fight by game two. The Lady Blackhawks won a tight game two, 26-24, but game three would go to the Tigers 15-25. The Lady Blackhawks closed out the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks hosted the Charlo Vikings Oct. 8. The Vikings proved to be a mean date for the Blackhawks' Homecoming racking up four touchdowns before the first quarter buzzer. The Blackhawks slowed the Vikings momentum in the second and third quarters allowing only two touchdowns per quarter. They still struggled to move the ball in the right direction. By the fourth quarter the Blackhawks were down 0-58 but weren't giving up. The Blackhawks finally gained good field p...
The Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) Cross Country Varsity Team competed in two meets this week, the first in Thompson Falls, Mont. Sept. 29 and the second in Hamilton, Oct. 1. The Seeley Lake Middle School runners joined the team at the Hamilton meet on Saturday. Thompson Falls Invite The SSHS Cross Country Team competed on a very warm day at Thompson Falls Golf Course Thursday, Sept. 29. Varsity and junior varsity boys (162 runners) and 111 girls from A, B and C schools competed. Nearly all the...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks played matches on the road last week against two teams that had beaten them earlier in the season. First Drummond and then Charlo fell to the Ladies as they improved their record to 5-1 in conference and 6-3 overall. Versus Drummond The Lady Blackhawks took on the Drummond Trojans Sept. 29. The Trojans beat the Lady Blackhawks earlier in the season in four games but the Ladies had different plans for their second matchup. Game one went to the Trojans 20-25 but the Lady Blackhawks came back and took the match...
