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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...
Junior high games, especially at the beginning of the season, can be a combination of mass pandemonium and falling-down frustration as every player on the court grabs for the elusive ball. On the other hand, local fans see glimpses of future greatness in the youngsters as they watch their boys dribble the full court, make lay-up baskets and execute coach's offensive plays. Every Lynx player was tuned up to show Mom and Dad what they are learning in practice. "Learning" being...
An assembly at Lincoln School provided the administration with a perfect time to honor Gwyn and Scott Jensen for their volunteer work at the school for the last two years. The Jensens, from Helena, wrapped up a two-year mission for their church during which they volunteered at Lincoln School two days a week to help Lincoln Elementary School teachers with everything from math and reading to teaching kids to tie their shoes. Scott said the recognition, which included crowns for...
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,...
The JV Saturday afternoon contest started off with a come-from-behind win in the first set, but fell in the following match ups: 25-21, 17-25, 13-15 and 7-15. In past years, the Lady Lynx have not always had enough players to field a JV squad, so this bunch of Freshman and Sophomore gals bodes well for the varsity who will graduate four seniors from the team in the spring. Outstanding JV hitters were Andrea LaManna who had four of the team's six kills and Alle Russ who had...
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...
In a special meeting last week, the Lincoln School Board revisited a change to the school's cell phone and digital device policy that went into effect this year and aligned the school's Technology Agreement with the high school handbook. At the regular September meeting, Student Council President Carly Templeton brought forward concerns that the rule prohibiting such devices from classrooms had an adverse effect on the ability of some students, particularly seniors, to complet...
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...
This year the students weren't the only ones new to the Kindergarten classroom. Kurtis Janzen also began his first year at Lincoln School. Janzen spends his morning with the kindergartners and his afternoon teaching math, science and social studies to kindergarten and first grade. While this is Janzen's first year teaching, he began his career in the education system in Conrad, Mont. as a tennis coach and classroom aid. Janzen attended film school in California and returned...
As part of the effort to turn around the failing junior High school math scores that played a role in the Lincoln Junior High's accreditation downgrade to "Advice," the Lincoln School District made a significant change to their math curriculum for K-8 students. This year Lincoln Elementary students bid farewell to Every Day Math, which the school adopted in 2013 to align with the state-mandated Common Core standards. The new program, Ready Math, also aligns with Common Core...
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...
If you walk into the third-grade class at Lincoln School you will probably see a face familiar to a lot of Lincoln residents. Nancy Schwalm moved to Montana 16 years ago, to be a Law Enforcement Ranger at Glacier National Park. She and her husband Ezra moved to Lincoln in January 2008, when Ezra became the game warden for the Lincoln area. Schwalm is no stranger to the classroom environment. She began teaching Hunter's Education for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks 11 years...
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...
Mary Hillerman didn't have to go far to find herself teaching 2nd grade at Lincoln School. Born and raised on a small ranch in Helmville, she attended Helmville School, Drummond High School and Montana State University. She then found her way back to Helmville for her student teaching and her first teaching position. "I think I always knew I would be a teacher." Hillerman said "My mother has inspired me to become a teacher." Hillerman's mother and sister are also teachers. In...
Parents had the chance to meet their kids' teachers, get an idea of what the student's will be learning in the upcoming school year and enjoy a meal at this year's Lincoln Public School Open house. It had been a challenge to get parents to make it to the annual open house at the beginning of the school year, due in part to the fact they're scheduled between 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. That is until they opted to add a meal. "We tried a number of different things to bring parents in so...
Annette Gardner, who took on a new position as Lincoln Public School's reading coach this year, also sported a new look at the school open house Thursday afternoon. Decked out - and nearly unrecognizable - in a platinum blond wig and other, shall we say, enhancements, Gardner was promoting a new effort to sign up young children for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. A book gifting program, it mails free, age appropriate books for kids from birth through the age of 5,...
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...
