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Twenty four hours after a tough defeat against Drummond, the spunky junior high Lynx ran out on the home court for another lop-sided match-up against the Prospectors from Philipsburg. Trever Tolan, the 5-foot, 9-inch forward on the older players' "A" team was the tallest Lynx wearing green and white. The opposing Prospectors had several tall timbers including 6-foot 2" Kai O'Donnell, a stocky and experienced eighth grader. From the opening tip off, it looked like it was going...
Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte has served as Montana's sole representative in Washington DC for a year and half, after defeating singer Rob Quist in a May 2017 special election for the seat left vacant by Ryan Zinke, President Donald Trump's pick as Secretary of the Interior. Gianforte is currently running for re-election this year against Democrat Kathleen Williams of Bozeman. Gianforte, who prides himself on getting out to all the counties in Montana and not spending...
The 2018 season closed Oct. 5 and 6 for the Lynx junior high school boys after exciting contests against Hot Springs and St. Regis. Despite having only six players suited up for the away game against the Hot Springs "Savage Heat" squad, the tough Lincoln gridders had a close match and lost by just four points, 40-44. There were no relief players waiting on the bench to give the Lynx starters a breather, but according to Coach Kara Demptster, the team was still playing their...
"You can't tackle your mom!" Isn't a phrase you hear at a typical football game, but last Saturday's flag football game between alumni, staff and parents and the high school and junior high football teams was anything but typical. After a disappointing and injury-filled football season that ended with the Lynx forfeiting the remainder of their season, the school staff decided they needed to do something to give the players a proper close to the season. "Kids were disappointed...
Varsity volleyball coach Stacey Mannix, all smiles after the three and out victory over the St. Regis Lady Tigers Saturday night, said, "This team is singing their song again." The last set was a close call and the score was tied up seven times coming down the home stretch, but the Lincoln ladies never sank into singing the Blues. The fans were hoarse from yelling, but the experienced juniors and seniors of the varsity squad just kept pounding the volleyball over the net,...
First out of the locker room Wednesday, Oct. 10 was the younger B-team of the hometown Lady Lynx who dressed out nine hitters to face off against the junior high Granite Prospectors from Philipsburg. Students in grades 5 through 7, the B-teams are the "ladies in waiting" of the volleyball world, learning their skills and acquiring a tough competitive attitude while they wait to get into eighth grade and the A-team. Coach Dawn Kirby had prepared her younger ladies for the stiff...
The headliner game of the Wednesday night volleyball marathon was the older, more accomplished A-squad of the junior high Lady Lynx going up against the Lady Prospectors of Granite County in a non-conference match. It was also an endurance marathon for the fans who rooted and cheered through five sets of high-intensity volleyball. Coming out strong - it was “Homecoming Spirit Week” after all - the junior high ladies from Lincoln eked out a win in the first set that was punctuated by a thrilling spike at the net by sev...
This last week has been an eventful one for the Lincoln Lady Lynx, and it looks to continue for the next few weeks. October began with a celebration of pink. This is where a team honors cancer survivors and involves the school by inviting everyone to wear pink on a certain day. Our team chose Wednesdays in October for their pink days. Along with being involved during the week the team chose two community members to honor in their fight with cancer. Before the varsity...
When the Lincoln volleyball court sports a home game with neighboring Seeley Lake Blackhawks, the visitors section for spectators is packed with plenty of out-of-town fans who root for their team at the top of their voices. The roar is intimidating for the opposing Lynx ladies but even scarier is the No. 1 spot the Blackhawks hold in District 13 C. A young Lynx squad, made up of mostly freshman, came out bravely and did their best for Coach Angela Krier, but the game was a...
Still recovering from the flu, 6-foot junior Alexis Cannon was 80 percent her old self as she rocketed six serving aces across the net to the waiting Seeley Lake Blackhawks on Thursday night. Cannon just moved to Lincoln last year and is still honing her skills as the tall tower of the team. Experienced senior Maggie Jorgenson was on track with her usual intensity and fierce play, flying into the floor for digs and scoring on seven of her serves. Reliable setter, senior Carly...
The Lincoln High School Football season ended abruptly last week, after the suspension of two players for underage drinking left the school to shorthanded to field a six-man team. The suspensions came on the heels of a series of injuries that sidelined several of the team's players in recent weeks. In addition to the spinal injury suffered by Joey Weiderhold during the game against White Sulphur Springs, the team lost players this season to concussions and ankle injuries. The...
The Lincoln gym was full of volleyball fans on Saturday, Sept. 15, to cheer on their Lady Lynx against the visiting Eagles of Valley Christian from Missoula. JV Lady Lynx The 4 p.m. game showcased the Lynx junior varsity eight-player team, top heavy with lots of newly minted ninth graders. Having the game of her life, freshman Andrea LaManna, at 5-foot 8 inches is a rising star to keep on your radar. Serving underhand because of a shoulder injury, LaManna was racking up stats...
Drummond's junior high lady Trojans rolled into Lincoln Thursday, Sept. 13 for a contest with the A and B teams of the local junior high Lynx volleyball teams. The team suited up again Saturday to face the Valley Christian Eagles, a perennial powerhouse school from Missoula. The future looks bright in a few years for the varsity squad because twelve younger ladies are mastering their skills and winning attitudes now. It's been quite a few years since so many Lincoln athletes...
The Lincoln Lynx football team suffered not only a 73-6 defeat at the hands of the White Sulphur Springs Hornets, but the loss of a promising player for the remainder of the season. Sophomore Joey Weiderhold took a hard illegal hit during the game that left him with a compression fracture to one of the vertebrae in his mid-back, as well as a possible concussion. Wiederhold's mother, Jen reported he's in good spirits and though the injury brought an end to his playing ball...
Saturday had a sports event for everyone in Lincoln, where action could be found on both the football field and the volleyball court. Despite the three and out set score, Coach Stacey Mannix was pleased with the 85 percent serve success of her varsity squad including several aces by Maggie Jorgensen, the energetic senior hitter who high jumps when she pounds the ball over the net. Alexis Cannon puts her 6-foot height to good use at the net with 5-foot-7-inch Tanea Reisch,...
Junior Nathan Brown led the Lincoln Lynx as they scored 44 points, seven touchdowns and two extra points, in their tough-as-nails fight with the visiting Sheridan Panthers on a beautiful fall afternoon last Saturday. The Lynx threw down the gauntlet at the opening whistle scoring a quick TD on a 45-yard run into the end zone by Brown. The next Lynx score was a pass from Brown to Aziah Blotkamp to tie up the game, but then the Panthers answered, going on a four touchdown jag...
Lincoln Lynx new head football coach Travis William said the team is looking good at the start of the season, with more players taking the field than he's seen in a long time. "We've got a good balance, good mix of guys," they've all got the right attitude and they're ready to work," he said during practice Thursday afternoon. Although the Lynx got shut out 70-0 in their season opener against Noxon Friday, Aug. 24, Williams said the team nevertheless worked together...
Coach Travis Williams suited up fourteen high school players Saturday night fora showdown against the fierce Wolverines of West Yellowstone. Coming off a big win against Valley Christian last week, the Wolverines opened this contest with a series of trick plays and high energy razzle-dazzle. It took almost two quarters for the Lincoln Lynx to get on the scoreboard with six points. Despite several successful passes from Bridger Kamps to Kade Creech and a big break-out run by...
After a tiring six-hour bus ride from West Yellowstone, the visiting Wolverines opened the 2018 football season for Lincoln Lynx fans with an impressive pair of gridiron games. First up for West was the junior high squad who swarmed out on the field for warm-ups 25 players strong and intimidating in size. The six young men of the Lincoln junior high team, which included one sixth grader and only one eighth grader, looked with big eyes at the invading army in red and white...
The Lincoln Ranger District is working through the planning process for rerouting a one mile stretch of Copper Creek Road, located about a mile and a half north of Snowbank Lake, from it's current location near the waterway onto a bench upslope and away from the creek bottom. The goal of the reroute is to help reduce potential impacts to important bull trout habitat in the area. Bull trout are listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Forest Service...
When the scoreboard at the Lincoln Gym shorted out during a Jan. 11 home game against Phillipsburg, Lincoln School Athletic Director Laura Bullis broke out a whiteboard to keep score. This summer, the Lincoln School Athletics Department is working to raise $5000 for the purchase of a new set of scoreboards and a controller. The total cost of the new system comes in at around $10,000, Bullis told the BVD. She explained that the scoreboards are old and cause quite a bit of...
Just a few months ago, work on Rick Freeland's dream of a non-profit fitness and recreation center for Lincoln had just begun. Now, Freeland and his wife Patti have converted the dated mid-century building that once housed the First Bank of Lincoln into a sleek and modern gym facility. "I think we started work on March 10th," said Freeland, who opened the doors to the Power House in early June. It's a project he's been dreaming about for 20 years. Assisted by Patti, their...
Lincoln’s 9th Annual Putt - Putt was another great success with friends, family and people from all over Montana coming to join in our Lincoln community fund raiser. I would like to thank all the people who showed up to help with the setup, our day event, clean up and all of you who brought auction items and baskets to our silent auction! Without all your help and donations, I could not put on this event. The Putt- Putt brings a lot people into town, so the more auctions items we get for the auction, the more money we r...
The fires around Lincoln in 2015 and 2017 have left the landscape scarred with swaths of burned trees, but comparing them to the area of Copper Creek that burned in the devastating fires of 2003 provides an opportunity to see first-hand how landscapes recover from fire over time. Lincoln fifth and sixth graders spent last week learning about native plants and wildlife with the help of the Blackfoot Challenge, and capped things off with a field trip to do just that. "I just...
Teacher Appreciation is filling our school this week. The teachers are being treated all week with breakfast, lunch, and homemade treats from local parents as well as a full on catered lunch from Bushwackers and words of encouragement from community members and businesses. Each day multiple prizes donated from local businesses are awarded to staff members. The prizes range from gift certificates, visa gift cards, goodie baskets, salon basket, and flower bouquets. Thank You...
