Lady Blackhawks Split Final Week

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. The match was over in three games: 16-25, 21-25 and 18-25.

"We struggled in finding a way to shut down or even curb Cheyenne Jones [Valley Christian's star hitter]," said Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis. "Finding a way to contain Jones will be one of our goals in this week of practice before Districts."

Autumn Morse had 2 aces, 6 digs and 7 assists to lead the Lady Blackhawks. Alex Bohlman also had 6 digs and had 12 kills in the match while Andi Bohlman had a pair of stuff blocks and 6 blocks.

Versus Darby

The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Tigers from Darby Oct. 22 for the final match of the regular season.

The Ladies came out strong downing the Tigers in the first two games, 25-18 and 25-15. The Tigers put up a fight in the third game taking it 22-25 before the Lady Blackhawks finished them off in game four, 25-17.

Alex Bohlman led the Ladies with 11 digs, 13 kills and 2 stuff blocks. Autumn Morse had 11 digs of her own and led with 10 assists. Tessa Grimes had 4 blocks against the Tigers.

This Week

The Lady Blackhawks host the 13-C District Tournament Oct. 28-29 in Seeley Lake. The Ladies have a bye the first round. Their first game is scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 28 against the winner of the Clark Fork and Lincoln match.

The championship is 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 29 with an extra match following if necessary. The tournament bracket will be posted on the Pathfinder's website, http://www.seeleylake.com