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With two weeks left in the regular season, the Whitehall High School girls basketball will be focusing on the 'little things' as they prepare for the postseason. The Lady Trojans (10-4, 5-3 5B) fell in two conference games the first a 74-48 home loss to undefeated Big Timber and a thrilling 58-54 double-overtime road loss to Three Forks. Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said the team talked after the Three Forks game about breaking down the little things they need to work on. "We've got to get them...
In the past several weeks, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team has battled to the end in several close losses. The Trojans were able to get over the hump last week picking up their first conference win of the season last Friday with a convincing 59-48 home victory over Big Timber. Up 23-22 at the half against the Herders, Whitehall was dominant in the second half sparked by the play of Brendan Wagner who had eight three-pointers and a game-high 32 points. The Trojans outscored Big...
After a successful regular season, the Whitehall High School wrestling team will move on to the postseason starting with Saturday's Southern B/C Divisional Tournament in Cascade. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said his team is looking forward to this week's event and next weekend at the State Tournament at the Metra Park in Billings. "Our Southern division has several top-ranked teams, so Divisionals will be an exciting, competitive tournament. We have been working hard towards our goals and look...
The lineup has been announced for the 2020 Headwaters Country Jam scheduled for Thursday, June 18 to Saturday, June 20 at the "Bridge" near Cardwell. The headlining acts for the festival are Midland, Clay Walker, and Dustin Lynch and tickets will go on sale Friday, January 24. Other acts scheduled are Ashley McBryde, Tanya Tucker, Rayne Johnson, Mitchell Tenpenny, the Cadillac Three, Meghan Patrick, Ryan Griffin, Craig Morgan, Blanco Brown, Madison Kozak, and Tim Montana. Prior to last year's...
There were probably a lot of people I graduated high school within Wyoming that instantly matured as they took their next steps in life, but this was certainly not the case for myself or my trusted crew The couple of years following high school were very eventful, never dull, and included a lot of pranks. Looking back, it may seem a bit childish now, but my friends and I went back and forth so hard at each other with our pranks that I once was left screaming in the bathroom at 4 a.m. because of Mel Gibson. Probably my biggest partner in crime...
While it may not have resulted in a win last week, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team showed they are close to a breakthrough game. The Trojans lost two close games last week the first a 47-40 setback Thursday at Anaconda and a heart-breaking 50-47 overtime loss Friday at rival Boulder. Tied at 16 at the half, Whitehall (1-11, 0-6 5B) would come out of the break strong Friday outscoring the Panthers 14-6 to take a 30-22 lead into the final quarter. Jefferson would answer with a...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team moved to 10-2 with two road wins last week. The Lady Trojans (10-2, 5-1) picked up a hard-fought 57-53 win Thursday night at the Snake Pit in Anaconda and followed it up Friday with an impressive 56-41 road win at Jefferson High School in Boulder. Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said in Anaconda they got to be part of a special night for their community as they honored Gabbie Stetzner, a student who is courageously battling cancer. Nieskens said there...
fter a fierce winter storm led to the cancellation of the 2019 event, the Teen Substance Free Super Bowl Party will return to Whitehall in 2020. The event sponsored by Jefferson County, The Jefferson County Tobacco Prevention Program, The DUI Task Force and the Care Coalition is scheduled to take place Sunday, February 2 at the Whitehall Community Center. The party is open for students in grades 6 to 12 with doors opening at 4 p.m. and being locked at 4:15 p.m. until the game is over. Jefferson...
There will be two open seats on the Whitehall School Board in the upcoming May 5 election. According to District Clerk Patti Drake, the three-year seat currently held by Jeff Briggs in Whitehall School District 4 and 47, as well as the three-year seat currently held by Paul Shaw in Whitehall School District 2 (Cardwell) are both open this year. The district is asking anyone interested in seeking election to submit a Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy prior to Thursday, March 26, at 4 p.m. The forms are available at the District...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team split a pair of home games last week. The Lady Trojans (8-2, 4-1 5B) picked up a hard-fought 57-47 win Thursday night against Townsend and fell 56-40 Saturday against top-ranked Missoula Loyola. It was a back and forth battle in the first three quarters against the Lady Bulldogs. Townsend took a 9-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and would extend the lead to 18-13 before consecutive threes by Jada Clarkson and Brynna Wolfe gave the Lady Troja...
Despite being shorthanded, the third-ranked Whitehall High School wrestling did more than just hold their own at last week's Choteau Classic with a sixth-place finish out of 33 teams at the tournament. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said the weekend in Choteau was another good test for the team and they were short a few wrestlers with five injured and two others gone for family reasons. "The rest of the team wrestled well and every without their teammates' help was able to play sixth," he said. Amo...
While they were unable to pick up a victory in two home games last week, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team showed plenty of upside in their 59-50 loss Thursday to Townsend and a closely contested 43-41 loss Saturday to Missoula Loyola. The Trojans would fall behind early 9-2 before a furious rally to give them a 16-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Bulldogs regained the momentum in the second quarter to take a 33-30 lead into halftime sparked by nine three-pointers....
Members of the Whitehall Town Council will need more time to decide if they will approve a business license for a medical marijuana dispensary. At their monthly meeting Monday, the Council voted unanimously to table the approval of a business license for Peace of Mind Dispensary. The proposed business would be owned by Chris Nelson and Martina Iwen and located at 401 E. Legion. The grower for the business would be David Nelson of Livingston. The business would be open Tuesday to Saturday from...
It's always an exciting yet scary time when moving to a new community and this certainly was the case when I lived in Washington a few years ago. Normally when I had moved in the past, I had a job at a newspaper lined up, but this time was different, and I was very much in need of a job and in need of one quickly. I applied at a huge daily newspaper and while I did make it to the interview process, I did not land the gig. I wasn't discouraged and kept applying everywhere I could and a few weeks...
The Whitehall High School boys basketball team will return home for the first time since December 21 with two games this week in Varsity Gym. The Trojans (1-7, 0-4 5B) will host conference foe Townsend on Thursday, January 16, and Missoula Loyola on January 18. Head Coach Zach McLean said with the new week it will be a new challenge. "And another week to get better," he said. In action last week, Whitehall lost a close 47-44 matchup Thursday against Manhattan and fell 79-36 at Twin Bridges....
The Whitehall High School wrestling team once again showed they are a major force in Class B/C with a third-place finish out of 29 teams at last week's Cut Bank Invitational. Whitehall was the top Class B/C finisher at the 52nd annual tournament with Class A Schools Havre and Fergus finishing in first and second. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said the team effort was led by captain Mike Wilkinson who captured the 132-pound championship with a perfect 5-0 record. Sacry added the other captains...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team moved to 7-1 on the season with two road wins last week. The Lady Trojans defeated Manhattan 52-51 Thursday and 67-38 win Friday at Twin Bridges. Whitehall would start strong at the Lady Tigers taking a 25-13 lead at the half and a 40-28 lead into the final quarter. "Against Manhattan, we were able to come out and play our way for 3 quarters. One of our goals that we need to work harder on is putting teams away. We almost let that win get away...
The recent Christmas holiday once again showed the giving nature of local residents with two donations to the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department. Earlier this week, Reverend Tonya R. Whaley, a Pastor for the United Methodist Church presented a check to the department for $500. Whaley who moved to the area in July said the donation was 100 percent of what was raised by parishioners at their Christmas Eve Service. Whitehall Fire Chief Joe Granvold was very appreciative of the donation. "This is...
A few weeks ago, I talked about how I would do my best to stay up until midnight to ring in the new year, but I was in bed well before the new decade. I remember my Grandpa once telling me nothing good ever happens after midnight, so I probably didn't miss anything too positive and I was also rested for a day off in the middle of the week which is a rare treat. If it was a decade ago, I probably would have spent my New Year's Day with a headache and watching football, but football on January 1...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season with road games this week at Manhattan and Twin Bridges. In their lone game last week, the Trojans (5-1, 2-1 5B) fell 63-46 at Big Timber. The Sheepherders would come out of the gates strong and take a 17-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and 35-19 lead into the half. Whitehall Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said Big Timber came out aggressive and outplayed them. "Once you get behind on...
The senior captains on the Whitehall High School wrestling team led by example at last week's Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational. According to Assistant Coach Steve Sacry, Mike Wilkinson, Riley Forcella, and Gaten Wassberg each had personal best performances and earned seventh place medals at the tournament that had some of the best wrestlers in the state and included teams from Wyoming and South Dakota. On his way to the seventh-place finish at 132 pounds, Wilkinson beat wrestlers from Billings...
In May of 2018, 10-year-old cousins Avery Kohl and Lydia Chaffin both tragically passed away in a UTV accident in Idaho. Throughout their lives, both made a tremendous impact on those they crossed paths with which included Tony, Trish, and Evelinn Scarborough of Whitehall. Avery of Brigham City, Utah was known for her kindness and dreamed of growing up to be a humanitarian. Shortly after the accident, her friends and family helped to fulfill her dreams by creating Avery's Dream Foundation. In a...
It was a busy year in 2019 for the Whitehall Schools. In April, the school board voted 6-0 in favor of hiring current high school principal Hannah Nieskens as the new Superintendent. She took over for John Sullivan who resigned at the end of the summer. Nieskens had served as principal of the high school since the 2015-16 school year and has been named Montana High School Principal of the Year and was one of three finalists for the National High School Principal of the Year. In May, the...
When I was growing up, I never usually had much say in what television show was being played in the house. In the days before the remote control, I would certainly have to be the one to get up and change the channel but that was my extent of being a decision-maker. I guess I was the remote control. If it was my older sister in charge it would be either soap operas or MTV when it used to play music videos instead of the garbage reality programs that have seem to find quite the niche with today's...
There were plenty of positives for Whitehall High School sports in 2019. The highlight of the year came in February when senior Connor Johnson captured the 132-pound state title with a win by fall 46 seconds into his finals match against Nathan Schmidt of Eureka. "Winning the state title is the greatest feeling ever. All the hard work paid off and I wouldn't have wanted it to end any other way," Johnson said. Whitehall Head Coach Mark Nelson said Johnson's path to the title where he won all...
