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The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks continued to rack up wins this week. The Ladies defeated the Granite Prospectors and the Lincoln Lynx to extend their overall record to 8-0. Versus Granite The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Granite Prospectors Jan. 8 in what was anticipated to be a close match-up. Granite came into the game with only one loss this season. The undefeated Lady Blackhawks sent the Prospectors home with their second loss after taking control of the game in the second quarter. Final score...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks staged late game comebacks but were unable to defeat the Granite Prospectors or the Lincoln Lynx last week. The losses give the Blackhawks a 2-6 overall record for the season. Versus Granite The Blackhawks took on the Granite Prospectors at home Jan. 8. The Blackhawks struggled in the first quarter, missing several shots as Granite ran up an 8-point lead. The teams went nearly point for point the next two quarters and headed into the fourth with the Blackhawks...
SWAN VALLEY - Swan Valley Elementary School (SVES) “A” and “B” squads dropped two games to the Hall Huskies Saturday as cold shooting and ball control left the local teams losing 33 to 8 for the “B” squad and 32 to 18 for the “A” squad. Neither team made a free throw and first game turnovers gave up several baskets to the team from Hall. Looking on the bright side, coaches Katie Gleason, Ken Donovan and John Tapp were pleased with the hustle and aggressive play of both teams. “We were tied at half time and the kids were getting good shots but c...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Nordic Ski Team started their race season in Whitefish, Mont. Jan. 10 at the 2016 Glacier Glide. Six members of the team competed in the 15 kilometer (K) and 3.5K races with many finishing in the top five for their division. Senior Angus Batchelder and eighth-grader Dakota Wood participated in the 15K Skate race. They were the youngest racers by more than 20 years. Batchelder finished in 11th place with a time of 46.45. Wood came in 17th with a time of 52.88. The re...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks clawed their way back from an 18-point deficit to defeat the Bigfork Vikings on the road Jan. 2. The victory over the Class B school furthered the Lady Blackhawks' winning record to 6-0 overall. The Lady Blackhawks took a beating the first quarter, only scoring two points to the Vikings 20 points. Scoring picked up for the Ladies in the second quarter allowing them to chip away at the Vikings' lead. By the end of the third quarter, the Lady Blackhawks pulled in fr...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks fell to the Class B Bigfork Vikings Jan. 2. The loss at Bigfork gives the Blackhawks a 2-4 overall record. The Blackhawks took a beating in the first half as the Vikings outshot them on the floor and punished them for fouls hitting nine of ten free throws. In the second half, the Blackhawks were able to match the Vikings nearly shot for shot but were unable to overcome their 24-point deficit from the first half. The final score was 38-65 in favor of the Vikings. Jacob...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks defeated the Clark Fork Mountain Cats on the road before taking down the Drummond Trojans in overtime at home. The pair of wins improves the Blackhawks overall record to 2-3. Versus Clark Fork Co-op The Blackhawks took on the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Dec. 17. The Mountain Cats are a new team this year formed by a co-op between Alberton and Superior. After a slow start in the first quarter, the Blackhawks worked to chisel away at the Mountain Cats in the second quarter...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks added a pair of wins last week by defeating the newly formed Mountain Cats and old rival, the Drummond Trojans. The Ladies now have a 5-0 overall record. Versus Clark Fork Co-op The Lady Blackhawks defeated the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Dec. 17 at Superior. The newly formed Mountain Cats are a co-op between Alberton and Superior. The Lady Blackhawks took an early lead and ran with it, outscoring the Cats in every quarter to a 53-30 victory. Tessa Grimes led the...
The Potomac Pioneers boys’ basketball season ended with their win over the Target Range Elementary School Tigers in their last tournament game Dec. 14 at Target Range. The A team’s record for the regular season included six wins and three losses. The B team was an even four wins and four losses. For the out of conference games, the A team had two losses and the B team had two wins. The Pioneers forfeited the first game in the Copper Tournament due to another scheduled home game Dec. 9 against Seeley Lake Elementary. Played at Potomac, the Pio...
SEELEY LAKE – Last week the Hellgate Civilian Shooters Junior Team started their season in Colorado Springs, Colo. for the Winter Air Gun Tournament. Saturday, Dec. 12 Seeley Lake's Ibby Lorentz claimed the State CMP Air Gun Championship title at her home range in Bonner, Mont. while two other Seeley Lake shooters, Justin Thomas and Sam Weisenburger, finished in the top eight for the state match. Winter Air Gun Tournament Six of the Hellgate Civilian Shooters Junior Team Seeley Lake's Ibby Loren...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Eagles hosted their annual tournament Dec. 12. Drummond, Charlo, Philipsburg, Lincoln and SLE participated in the B Tournament for fifth and sixth-graders and all of the teams minus Lincoln also brought their seventh and eighth-graders for the A tournament. Charlo went undefeated in the B Tournament claiming the championship title. SLE was able to bring the Charlo Vikings down by two points in the championship game winning the A Tournament. Seeley...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks outpaced the Valley Christian Eagles on the Eagles' home court Dec. 12. The victory gives the Ladies a 3-0 overall record. The Lady Blackhawks racked up 27 points in the first half while allowing the Eagles only five. The Ladies continued the pace in the second half to a final score of 67-20. Four Lady Blackhawks scored in the double digits. Alex Bohlman led the way with 14 points. Mary Strumpfer added 13 points including the teams 4, three-pointers. Marisol Caro...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks fell to the Valley Christian Eagles Dec. 12. The Blackhawks struggled to keep the game within reach, letting the Eagles run up a 27-point lead at the half. The final score was 32-78 in favor of the Eagles. Jacob Haley led the Blackhawks with 15 points. Also scoring: Chance Johnson 4; Bradley Miller 4; Cameron Haines 3; Joshua Cahoon 3 and Keaton Johnson 3....
by Nathan Bourne Pathfinder The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks took home a pair if wins from a tournament in Frenchtown last week. The Ladies downed Plains and Arlee to start their season 2-0. Versus Plains The Lady Blackhawks pounded Plains Horsemen in their first game of the season Dec. 4, taking a 21-point lead in the first half. The Ladies finished them off 52-23. Paige Holmes hit two, 3-point and three, 2-point shots to lead the Lady Blackhawks with 12 points. Mary Strumpfer added 10 points while Alex Bohlman and Delaney Holzworth each had 8...
by Nathan Bourne Pathfinder The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks had a close game with Charlo before falling to Plains to open their season last week at a tournament in Frenchtown. Versus Charlo The Blackhawks took on the Charlo Vikings Dec. 4. The Blackhawks kept pace with the Vikings through the first quarter before hitting a wall in the second quarter. The Blackhawks were only able to score two points to Charlo’s 17. The Blackhawks were again able to match the Vikings in the third quarter before making a run at them in the fourth. The Boys scored 2...
The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Eagles boys' basketball team faced off against the Potomac Pioneers on the Eagles' home court Dec. 3. The Pioneers won the first game taking down the Eagles' fifth and sixth-graders by six points. The Eagles' seventh and eighth-graders turned the tables beating the seventh and eighth grade Pioneers by 15 points. B Team (5th-6th graders) Taking an early lead, the Pioneers never let go. They were up by five points at the end of the first quarter. In the second half...
SEELEY LAKE - Many residents in Missoula County were awakened Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, Nov. 17-18 by the sounds of trees snapping and, what some described, as "a freight train" roaring through the area. Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) had system-wide power outages. The outages extended from Superior, Mont., to the Bitterroot Valley, north to Swan River Youth Camp and east to Ovando and Helmville, Mont. MEC reported between 3,000-3,500 customers without power due to the...
SEELEY LAKE - Approximately three miles of the Cottonwood Lakes Road (#477) on the Seeley Lake Ranger District will be closed beginning Dec. 1 for public safety while log truck traffic associated with the Mountain Creek Stewardship project is occurring on the road. The closure will remain in place until the work is completed, which will be no later than March 31, 2016. If the work is completed before March 31, the road will be opened. The road will be closed to snowmobiles from milepost 1.2 (the junction with Road #4353) to milepost 4.7. Other...
HELENA - The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Montana was awarded the prestigious 2015 National Land Protection Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This competitive award is presented annually to one nominee for significant contributions to land protection in partnership with the USFWS. This year's award highlights the Conservancy's work in Montana's Crown of the Continent, including conservation easements, land purchases and restoration, community engagement and stewardship work...
Campbell Soup Company is voluntarily recalling 14.2 ounce cans of SpaghettiOs Original due to a potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in a small number of cans. This plastic material is from parts of the can lining which may peel off. The affected 14.2 ounce SpaghettiOs Original product has a date of Feb. 22, 2017 which is stamped on the base of the can, and a UPC code of 51000 22432 printed under the bar code. The issue was identified after the company received consumer complaints. This recall affects 355,000 cans and...
When most people think about Thanksgiving, images of turkey, stuffing and time spent with loved ones typically come to mind, not fire hazards. However, an increased risk of fire is, in fact, a reality of Thanksgiving. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), three times as many home cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving as on a typical day. NFPA’s latest estimates shows that there were 1,550 cooking fires on Thanksgiving in 2013, reflecting a 230 percent increase over the daily average. Home cooking fires also spike on o...
HELENA - Governor Steve Bullock, joined by Sen. Ed Buttrey and Holly Blouch, announced that Montana’s innovative plan to extend health coverage to thousands of the state’s residents has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “For nearly three years, thousands of Montanans have worked and waited for our state to extend health coverage to our friends, neighbors and family members. I’m pleased to say that wait is over,” Bullock said. “This plan will bring Montanans’ tax dollars home to expand access to quality affor...
HELENA - Governor Steve Bullock, along with a group of Montana-based organizations, is seeking nominations for the “Montana Neighbor Awards.” The awards give recognition to landowners who work collaboratively with their neighbors to enhance Montana’s sense of community. The group is seeking nominations of landowners from across Montana. Winners will receive specially printed and framed Montana Neighbor Award certificates signed by Gov. Bullock and awards committee members. The Montana Neighbor group includes Artemis Common Ground, The Natur...
