Local high schoolers excel at Big Sky State Games

BILLINGS, MONTANA - Though the 2020 track season never left the starting line due to COVID-19, Seeley-Swan High School senior Klaire Kovatch and her sophomore brother Klayton did not miss a beat during a statewide race July 19. Not only did they place in multiple events, Klaire now holds the farthest discus throw in the history of the Big Sky State Games.

"Breaking the Big Sky State Games record made my first and last track meet of my junior year even more meaningful," now senior Klaire said. "It tells me that even with the challenges of COVID I'm still a consistent high 140-foot thrower."

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