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DARBY - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks swooped into Darby and defeated the Tigers Oct. 2 in three sets 25-19, 25-18 and 25-12. Cora Stone and Sariah Maughan each had 8 kills and two blocks to lead the Lady Blackhawks at the net. Just behind the pair was Trista Wendel with 7 kills and 1 block followed by Trista Alexander with 5 kills, Ava Thornsberry with 3 and Madi DeBernardi with 2. Thornsberry had 18 assists followed by Alexander with 14 and Maughan with 9. Dani Sexton led in digs with 12 followed by Maughan with 10, Alexander with 9 and...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks had no mercy on Victor or Drummond last week. They defeated both teams in three sets and did not allow either team to score more than 15 points in a set. The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Victor Pirates Sept. 23 taking the match 25-8, 25-13 and 25-8. Cora Stone and Sariah Maughan led the Lady Blackhawks at the net with 9 and 8 kills respectively. Mia Saalfeld served up 5 aces while Stone and Ava Thornsberry had 4 aces each. Thornsberry had 13 assists and Dani Sexton...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks had a victorious week defeating the Darby Tigers at home before cleaning house at a tournament in Arlee. The Lady Blackhawks made fast work of the Tigers Sept. 16 taming them in three sets 25-10, 25-15 and 25-11. Sariah Maughan pounded in 10 kills followed by Cora Stone with 5. Trista Alexander served up a season best 6 aces while Trista Wendel and Maughan each had 5. Alexander and Ava Thornsberry led in setting with 25 and 21 assists respectively. On the defense,...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks split their week on the road with a loss to Charlo Sept. 6 and a win over Granite Sept. 11. The Lady Blackhawks didn’t go down without a fight in Charlo. After dropping the first two sets 15-25 and 23-25 they came out swinging and won the third and fourth set 25-21 and 25-23. They came up short in the final set falling 7-15 to lose the match. Sariah Maughan led the Lady Blackhawks against Charlo with 8 kills while Ava Thornsberry had 18 assists and Trista Wendel had a pair of aces. On the defense Maughan had 2...
SEELEY LAKE – With her focus on team cohesion, communication and her competitive spirit, the Lady Blackhawks new head volleyball coach Pattie Crum looks forward to a great season. She feels the 17 girls out for the team this year have the athletic ability and motivation to make it to the State tournament, something that hasn't been done in nearly 25 years. Crum was a middle hitter on her high school volleyball team. While she has never coached volleyball, when approached by SSHS Athletic Directo...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks took down two district opponents last week extending their record to 3-0. The Lady Blackhawks hosted the Valley Christian Eagles Sept. 2 and made quick work of them, winning in three sets, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-16. Sariah Maughan led the Lady Blackhawks with 15 kills while Ava Thornsberry had 17 assists and 11 digs. Trista Wendel served up 4 aces and Cora Stone and Maughan each had a block. The Lady Blackhawks had a solid win over the Lincoln Lynx on...
DEER LODGE: The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks Cross Country team took to the course in Deer Lodge for the Grant-Kohrs Ranch Run Saturday, Aug. 28. Head Coach Shawn Holmes said the three boys all did very well for their first race of the season. The sole Lady Blackhawk Kyla Conley did not attend. Senior Hunter Coyle led the Blackhawks with a time of 25:12.2. He placed 25th in the 5,000-meter varsity race, his first cross country meet as a Blackhawk. Close on his heels, returning sophomore Conner...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks volleyball team faced the Superior Bobcats Aug. 26 in their first match of the season and then headed to Drummond Aug. 28 for a tournament. The Lady Blackhawks made quick work of the Bobcats winning three sets in a row, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-23. Sariah Maughan led the Lady Blackhawks in kills and assists with 14 and 11 respectively while Dani Sexton had 6 aces and Trista Wendel led in digs with 16. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Pattie Crum was pleased with the win, especially being that they only had eight eligible gi...
HUMBLE, TEXAS – Seeley-Swan High School incoming senior Sariah Maughan and junior Kyla Conley came home from the National Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games with one medal, an All American title and a lot of experience from the season to continue to improve their athletic performance. Both were very grateful to the individuals and businesses that supported their travels to Nationals. West Coast AAU Junior Olympics ran from July 8 – July 11. Maughan raced in the 800 meter and ran anc...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS- In its 36th year honoring the nation's best high school athletes, Gatorade named 2021 Seeley-Swan High School graduate Klaire Kovatch its 2020-21 Gatorade Montana Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Kovatch is the first Gatorade Montana Girls Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from SSHS. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field. Now a...
MISSOULA - Athletes from Seeley-Swan High School brought home more than a dozen medals and the Lady Blackhawks defended their 2019 team championship at the State Class C Meet May 28-29. Three school records were broken including one fast enough for a state record. The Lady Blackhawks cruised to the championship earning 72 points with second place Hinsdale coming in at 42 points. Fort Benton and Plentywood tied for third with 37 points each. The Lady Blackhawks 4x100 relay team put up a smoking f...
MISSOULA - Athletes from Seeley-Swan's track team competed at the District 13C meet May 14-15 in Missoula and broke five meet records. The Lady Blackhawks took first place, earning 184 points, well ahead of Drummond in second with 130. Seeley-Swan's Boys took second with 134 points behind Drummond's 168. Walker McDonald blew the competition away in the Discus and Shot Put, setting meet records in both events. In the Discus he threw 164 feet 10 inches, besting second place by 35 feet. He won the...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawk competed against 20 Class A, B and C teams at the Frenchtown Invitational April 9. The Lady Blackhawks finished in second with 74 points behind Beaverhead County with 93 points. The Boys finished up in fifth with 45 points behind Beaverhead County with 54 points while Hamilton took the top spot with 65.5 points. Sariah Maughan lead the Lady Blackhawks on the track taking first place in the 400, 800 and 1600-meter events. Her time of...
BIGFORK - Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawk Klaire Kovatch furthered her own school discus record and shattered the Bigfork Invitational meet record on April 3 with a throw of 159 feet 3 inches. The throw moves Klaire up to eighth in the nation for high school discus throws this year. After the throw Klaire said she has been feeling good all week and some of the things she has been working on were starting to click. "I knew that if I got a hold of one it was going to go," Klaire said. She bested the...
HAMILTON, MONTANA – At their first meet of the season March 25, the Seeley-Swan High School Blackhawks took to the Hamilton Golf Course in force. The Lady Blackhawks were the only school at the meet to have five players for a team. They won the meet with Tegan Mauldin and Bethany Hoag leading the Ladies. The Blackhawks placed second behind Clark Fork with Casey Carver leading the Blackhawks finishing in 13th place. This year the golf team has 13 players, eight boys and five girls. SSHS P...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School Junior Sariah Maughan won the Missoulian's Athlete of the Week for the week of March 14 after receiving the most votes. She was nominated after averaging 8.7 points at three State C tournament games the week prior and scoring 12 points in a loser-out victory over Jordan. Maughan has been playing basketball for seven years after starting at Seeley Lake Elementary in the fifth grade. "Basketball has always been fun," Maughan wrote in an email. "I like the c...
LOCKWOOD, MONTANA - Tuesday, March 9 the Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks began their trek to the Class C State Basketball Tournament in Lockwood. The Lady Blackhawks, led by Head Coach David Cahoon and Assistant Coach Colleen Stone, once again entered the State tournament as the 13-C District Champions and Western C Division Champions. However, this year they also held an undefeated record. With last year's state appearance under their belts, they felt a little more comfortable. Senior Bethany Hoag...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School 2020 graduate Terra Bertsch recently signed with the University of Providence in Great Falls to compete in track and basketball. Bertsch took a semester of classes at Montana State University in Bozeman before deciding to transfer to the University of Providence in the fall 2021. As part of agreeing to compete for both teams, she was offered a full-ride scholarship. She was happy that she could work her schedule around both sports so she could remain...
DEER LODGE - The Lady Blackhawks won the Western C Divisional Championship for the second year in a row defeating Shields Valley, Ennis and Manhattan Christian Feb. 24-26. They remain undefeated as they head to state. The Lady Blackhawks met the Shields Valley Rebels in the opening round of the tournament and quickly took control of the scoreboard. They put up 10 points before the Rebels would score their first basket. By the half the Lady Blackhawks led 40-15 and they finished them off 69-43....
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School Senior basketball player Bethany Hoag was voted Missoulian's Athlete of the Week last week after being nominated for the first time. Every week the Missoulian sports department and Republic Services nominate four boys and four girls to honor them for this award. One athlete in each category is then selected for the title by public vote. Hoag was nominated because she filled the Lady Blackhawks' stat sheet with 18 points, 12 rebounds, six steals, two assists...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks defended their home court from the Victor Pirates and the Granite Prospectors to earn the top District 13C trophy. The Lady Blackhawks had a bye in the first round of the tournament and met very little resistance from the Pirates in the second round Feb. 18 defeating them 85-15. The Prospectors provided a little more of a fight in the championship game Feb. 20 but the Lady Blackhawks were still able to run to a 36-12 lead by half time. The Lady Blackhawks held...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks finished out their regular season with victories over the Victor Pirates Feb. 11. The Ladies defended their home court while the Boys took the fight to Victor. The victories elevated the Blackhawks to 5-8 for the season while the Lady Blackhawks remain undefeated with a 12-0 record. The Lady Blackhawks wasted little time sealing the fate of the Pirates. They piled up 18 points in the first quarter to the Pirates' 4, two of those from a technical...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks chalked up two more victories last week to extend their record to 11-0. They hosted the Darby Tigers Feb. 5 and traveled to Philipsburg to take on the Granite Prospectors Feb. 6. The Tigers stood no chance against the Lady Blackhawks. The score was 24-0 in just the first quarter. The Lady Blackhawks finished them off 61-16. Three Lady Blackhawks scored into the double digits. Klaire Kovatch led the way with 13 while Emily Maughan scored 12 and Sariah Maughan...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lady Blackhawks extended their record to 9-0 last week with three more victories taking on Victor, Drummond and Valley Christian. The Victor Pirates hosted the Lady Blackhawks Jan. 28 and put up very little fight. The Lady Blackhawks dominated the game winning by 74 points. The final score was 83-9. Nearly all the Lady Blackhawks scored points with three of them scoring enough to defeat the Pirates single handedly. Klaire Kovatch and Aspen Conley scored 12 each while Bethany...
SEELEY LAKE - The fans were in for a special treat Jan. 22 as the Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks took on the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks. Lincoln was originally scheduled but due to a lack of available players they had to cancel. The Blue Hawks proved to be a much more formidable match for the Lady Blackhawks. The Blue Hawks struck first and the teams went shot for shot early in the game. The stalemate didn't last long though as the Lady Blackhawks went cold. They were taking plenty of shots but...
