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The Lincoln High School basketball teams opened their seasons Friday Dec. 6 and Saturday Dec. 7 with back-to-back losses to Hot Springs and Charlo. The Lincoln boys worked to overcome an early lead by the Hot Springs Dec. 6 with a second half rally that saw the Lynx outscore the Savage Heat in the second half. Unfortutnaltey for the Lynx, Hot Springs overcame the comeback effort by building on their first half lead, handing Lincoln a narrow 58-53 loss. Despite the loss,...
The Lincoln Junior High Lynx combined A and B teams took on a small group of Helmville Mustangs Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Lincoln school gym. The final score, 28-13, showed how outnumbered the visitors were, but the contest was made more interesting by two Mustang ladies who scored most of their team's baskets and who were tall enough to grab most of the rebounds. Only fifth graders, the gals may have lots of hoops success in their future. Seventh grade shooter Andrew Brown...
3th Grade Nathan Brown 4.0 Alexis Cannon 4.0 Sage Kamps 4.0 Jaken Shelton 4.0 Maya Whittenberg 3.538 Makenzie Storey 3.429 Ryan Greenwood 3.4 Noah Belcher 3.333 11th Grade Nikki Snyder 4.0 Lindsey Weisner 4.0 Bradley Howard 3.167 Trenton Grantier 3.0 10th Grade Alyvia Blotkamp 4.0 Alle Russ 4.0 Jenna Templeton 4.0 Damion Birkholz 3.714 Andrea LaManna 3.714 9th Grade Jessica Zarske 3.846 Jim R Tolan 3.5 Hayden Dempster 3.385 Ivy Corrigan 3.333 Jaylin Lewenight 3.308 8th Grade...
The Drummond Junior High Trojans marched into Lincoln Tuesday, Nov. 14th to open a two game after-school contest with the Lincoln Lynx. First up was the younger "B" squad of 5th and 6th graders who played with lots of exuberance, put up lots of shots, and even made a bucket every now and then. Ditto for Drummond. The numerous vocal Trojan fans kept their players jacked up, but the tight score, which was tied up six times, motivated the hometown crowd to cheer their boys on, to...
Lincoln High School Sophomore Jenna Templeton joined the ranks of the National Honor Society Tuesday Nov. 26, at a a small induction ceremony at the Lincoln School Library. Templeton joined Makenzie Story and Lindsey Weisner as the third member of the Society at the school. Fewer than 30 Lincoln students have been inducted into the National Honor Society since the school established a chapter here in 2010. National Honor Society adviser Joanie Templeton said her daughter...
The Lincoln School will have their Christmas performance after all, despite the lack of an official music teacher and program. Lincoln School is one of at least 17 schools throughout the state of Montana without a music program this year, but that won't stop them from carrying on their tradition of having a Christmas program. A group of seven teachers and staff, spearheaded by Stacey Mannix and Katie Spencer, have been hard at work organizing the program which is scheduled for...
Basketball rolled onto the Lincoln gym floor Saturday afternoon, Nov. 2 when the Granite County Prospectors tramped in for a two game match-up with the hometown Lincoln Lynx junior high boys. The premier "A" game, featuring mostly 7th and 8th grade players, was a peek at the future varsity Lynx, a glimpse that gave fans a tantalizing preview of high times to come in the next few years. Pulling out a win after a last ditch surge by Granite, the Jr Hi Lynx posted their first...
In keeping with tradition, the Lincoln School’s Student Council has again decided to run their annual food drive to benefit the Lincoln Senior Center and Thanksgiving baskets. Student Council President Jaken Shelton and Vice President Sage Kamps explained that they decided to do the food drive again, not just out of tradition, but to create a fun way to collect food and to help the community. Kamps said the students really like helping the seniors in the community and Shelton...
After an exhilarating win the night before, a tough cross-neighborhood match with the Seeley Swan Lady Blackhawks Saturday, Oct. 19 proved to be too much exertion for the Lincoln Lady Lynx. The final scores, 15-25, 18-25 and 18-25 weren't posted without a lot of Lynx blood, sweat and tears. The tears came before the games started when the four seniors on the varsity volleyball squad were honored with their parents, family and friends. Shane Smith, Assistant Athletic Director,...
The hometown Lincoln Lady Lynx have a special game face for the Seeley Swan Lady Blackhawks, a grudge-match face saved for our closest area rivals. Since Seeley Lake is only 45 miles away, the "opponents" bleachers are always filled with very loud Seeley fans and the atmosphere is electric. On Saturday night, Oct. 19 the Lincoln crowd was also out in full force to see the last game of the 2019 season and to honor the senior players on "Senior Night." The Junior Varsity sets...
A little stiff after the long ride from Kalispell, the Lady Crusaders, a home-school squad from the Flathead area, had difficulty getting their mojo in gear to do battle with the red-hot Lady Lynx on Friday night, Oct. 18. In the varsity match, the Crusaders seemed to get better as they got warmed up. The three-and-out sets, 25-15, 25-21, and 25-23 were more exciting than the scores would lead you to believe. Alexis Cannon had to put on her game face in set II when Kalispell...
The Lincoln Parent Teacher Student Organization held their monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 7 in the school library with 17 people in attendance. A major topic of discussion was the explanation of the conversion from the Lincoln Parent Teacher Student Association into the Lincoln PTSO. President Melody McDonough explained they went through the process of changing their affiliation from a PTSA to a PTSO, as well as the reason for the change and how it affects the school and the...
September games in torrential rain, October games in freezing cold and snow. How strange was it that the Jr Hi Lynx boys ended their 2019 season on a gorgeous, crisp, sunny fall day last Saturday in a thrilling match against the St. Regis Tigers? If you missed the kick off, you probably also missed seeing St. Regis score seven points in the first minute. The score was 0 - 34 at the half and the mercy rule was about to let the clock run. But wait. At the start of the third...
Showing the intense skill levels and determination of a veteran varsity squad, the Lady Lynx put on quite an athletic show this Friday night against the Alberton/Superior combine Mountain Cats. The heated volleyball showdown between these two teams, equally matched in numbers and ability, was eagerly anticipated by the players and the crowd who remembered the close contest of their last meeting. The heart-stopping action didn't disappoint. Six-foot senior Alexis Cannon drove...
Jeanette Winslow was 23 when, with her husband Steve, she moved to Lincoln for her first teaching job in 1986. Winslow has worn many hats over the years, including Family Consumer Sciences teacher, school librarian and a Tech Coordinator. While teaching in Lincoln, Winslow helped a lot of Lincoln kids develop the skills they would use later in life, and even served as the class advisor for the class of 1993, which included the BVD's Erin Dey. She travelled to California with...
Lincoln School's Pink Week came to a close on Saturday, Oct. 12. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, students wore pink throughout the week, and athletes at Friday nights Volleyball game wore pink shirts, pink socks and had pink bows in their hair. Each year, the teams have a tradition to "Play for a Cure" and honor someone in the community who has been battling cancer. Last year, the team honored Bill Whittenberg, and this year they chose to honor Nancy Bickel, who is...
Loretta Greenough is Lincoln's new second-grade teacher. She and her husband, Michael, relocated here from Post Falls, Idaho, Where she taught middle school math, science and Gifted & Talented. This is Loretta's 11th year teaching. One of her goals is to build good relationships between her students. She believes building community, student-to-student is important. Because, they will spend at least 10 more school years together. Also, she tells me, second grade is an...
Last Thursday's annual Adopt-a-Species assembly for Lincoln grade schoolers came up short a few feathered friends, but Rebecca Skeldon, the education coordinator with the Montana Discovery Foundation, kept the youngsters engaged with a look at "The Life that Fire Brings" to the landscape. Every year the Montana Discovery Foundation hosts an adopt-a species assembly, with a visit by native raptors being one of the assembly's highlights. Unfortunately for the kids, the folks wit...
The seven varsity players of the Lincoln Lynx football team are getting a lot of experience in the school of courage these days, facing down teams with twice as many players, week in and week out. Standing across from the numerous Sheridan Panthers Thursday night, Oct. 3, the sturdy Lynx were ready to rumble even though only six Lincoln men were dressed out because Noah Belcher was still nursing an injured knee. Fighting through the pain of recent injuries, Senior Nathan...
Nicole Drake is one of the new Pre-K teachers at Lincoln Schools this year. She was inspired by her mother, who is also a Pre-K teacher, to choose this career path. Drake, from Helena, attended Rocky Mountain College on a soccer scholarship and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. She plans to continue on with her education by pursuing her masters in early childhood education. Her goals for her Pre-K students are simple but far reaching. Getting each child ready...
The Valley Christian Lady Eagles flew into the Lincoln gym Friday night, Sept. 27 to give the Lady Lynx a heated battle on the volleyball court. Jaylin Lewenight, the standout for the Lynx in the junior varsity sets, made nine ace serves and four of the team's eight kills. The first two sets were close, with Valley winning them 22-25 and 23-25. The junior varsity Lynx roared back and won the third set 15-11, helped by a key block from Junior Lindsey Weisner. In the important f...
With a blizzard coming any minute, Lincoln volleyball fans used their last nice day to turn out and cheer for the Junior High ladies on Thursday, Sept. 26 as they faced our local area opponent, the Drummond Trojans. The "A team" of older 7th and 8th grade players came out revved up and ready to romp. The first set showcased lots of teamwork plays, setting the ball and assisting one another. Even though Kylee Copenhaver and Krymzen Dempster had most of the stellar stats, they w...
If the Victor Pirates were anxious to get back to the Bitterroot ahead of the snow storm, the Lady Lynx accommodated their early departure with a speedy win: 25-10, 25-11, 18 - 25 and 25-17 in the Homecoming varsity match-up. The first two sets were blow-out, lopsided victories for Lincoln. Set three presented more challenges but Alexis Cannon and Andrea LaManna were keeping their blocks and kills warmed up for the final 25-17 victory in set four. Stats were impressive with...
It was a time to be brave. The Lincoln Lynx middle school volleyball gals from the 4th, 5th and 6th grade made up the majority of the local "Junior High" team that stood across the net from the tall and lanky 7th and 8th grade players from Missoula's Valley Christian Junior High Saturday morning, Sept. 20. The little "B team" Lynx ladies seemed so excited to exhibit their new skills in front of a packed crowd of friends and family that it probably didn't cross their minds to...
