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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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Agr...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 Montan...