Montana State Northern Lights & Skylights Athletics

Kim L. Haines, Seeley Lake, currently holds the title for the most wins as an active boys' basketball coach for the State of Montana with over 500 wins. His love for and knowledge of basketball were seen back in 1953 when he played on the Northern Montana College (now MSU-Northern) basketball team, earning All-Conference honors his sophomore and senior years. During one of his years at Northern, the team made the NAIA playoffs. He put his education and basketball on hold in 1955 to join the service, and then he returned to complete his degree from Northern in 1960.

 After earning a master's degree in 1964 from the University of Northern Iowa, he became the principal, athletic director and coach at Seeley-Swan High School. Since then, he has won many awards including: the MCA Class C Coach of the Year for boys' basketball (1968), recognition for developing the girls' and boys' track programs in Montana (1982), USA Track and Field Presidents Award - Recognition of Outstanding Effort and Achievement (1985), Frank Sevigne Award (1988), elected as the National Youth Track and Field Chairman for USA Track and Field's National governing body (1989), Ray Rocene Award, Sportsman of the Year as awarded by the Missoulian (1991) and the Montana Coaches Hall of Fame (1992).