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The Whitehall High School wrestling team will have the luxury of both a seasoned group of veteran returners and a large freshman class when they open the season Friday at the Cascade Tournament. "We have a great group of kids this year. We have a larger team, partly because of the six incoming freshman. They have all had some past experience and are working hard to contribute to the team," assistant coach Steve Sacry said. "We will have most of the weight classes covered, which is a great...
With their season opening game just days away, a new coaching staff for the Whitehall High School girls basketball team is happy with the competitive nature the team has shown in the first two weeks of practice. The Lady Trojans will open the 2017-18 campaign Saturday, December 2 when they host Manhattan Christian, and will do so under the direction of first-year coach Kelly Nieskens. Julie Kieckbusch is the assistant coach of the team. "As a team, what is great to see is they are pushing each...
The Whitehall High School Cheer Team is bringing back the Little Trojans. The once popular program will return next month, and is open to local kids in grades K-6. A performance is scheduled for the December 16 Whitehall basketball game against Jefferson County High School. "Since I've been in Whitehall, I've heard quite a few people mention the 'Little Trojans' and how much they miss it. One of my goals is to bring back school spirit and what a great way to do that," WHS Cheer Coach Allissa...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team celebrated one of the best seasons in program history last week with their annual team banquet. The yearly event took a look back at the 9-0 regular season that culminated with an outright Southern B Conference Championship and a playoff win over Shepherd. The banquet began with the Trojan seniors addressing the crowd in the Multi Purpose Room at Whitehall High School. Braden Smith said when he started playing football he didn't know if he would l...
Kailee Oliverson, a resident of Cardwell and senior at Twin Bridges High School, signed a letter of intent November 8 to play NCAA Division 1 basketball at the University of Nevada. A two-time all state player, Oliverson has averaged 16.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks over her three year high school career. "Kailee is an exceptional person, student athlete, and basketball player. I have had the privilege of coaching Kailee for one year in which she led Twin Bridges to a 27-1 record,"...
A magical season came to end Saturday, November 4 for the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team in a heartbreaking 16-13 quarterfinal loss to Shelby. The Coyotes broke a 13-13 tie with 21 seconds remaining on a 33-yard field by Wyatt Bruvsen to seal the victory. Following the game, Whitehall (10-1) head coach Dan Lacey was emotional talking about the six seniors (Dawson Hoerauf, Lane Buus, Garrison Shaw, Braden Smith, Wyatt Alexander, Kayden Howser) who played their last game for the...
In the past two seasons, the seniors on the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team have helped lead their team to an amazing 20-3 record that included reaching the Class B semifinals in 2016 and quarterfinals in 2017. While their season did not end they way they wanted it to last Saturday, it is important to take a look back at the what the six seniors did to elevate this program. The six will forever go down as one of the most important classes in Trojans football history. They are a... Full story
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will look back on one of the most successful seasons in team history at a banquet next week. The annual team banquet is scheduled for November 15 at 7 p.m. in the high school multipurpose room. The event is free and open to the public....
One week after a thrilling 26-18 first round playoff home victory over Shepherd, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will once again be at home this Saturday when they take on Shelby (6-3) in a MHSA Class B quarterfinal matchup. The number one seeded Trojans (10-0) will be matched up with the number two seeded Coyotes in a game that will kickoff at 1 p.m. Shelby advanced to the quarterfinals with a 23-20 home victory over the third seed from the west, Big Fork. With the win, the Coy... Full story
A magical season came to end Saturday for the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team in a heartbreaking 16-13 quarterfinal loss to Shelby. The Coyotes broke a 13-13 tie with 21 seconds remaining on a 33-yard field by Wyatt Bruvsen to seal the victory. Following the game, Whitehall (10-1) head coach Dan Lacey was emotional talking about the six seniors (Dawson Hoerauf, Lane Buus, Garrison Shaw, Braden Smith, Wyatt Alexander, Kayden Howser) who played their last game for the Trojans. "You... Full story
There is something special about the environment at a high school postseason event, and two matches last week provided plenty of valuable experience for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. While the Lady Trojans were eliminated from the Class 5B District Tournament after losses Friday to Manhattan (25-3, 25-18, 25-13) and Townsend, head coach Lauren McDonald discussed the importance of the learning from the post season setting at the Belgrade Events Center. After coming out of the gates...
For the first time in 35 years, Whitehall will play host to a playoff football game. Playing on senior night at Trojans Field Friday night against Manhattan, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team won a 19-14 thriller over the Tigers to finish the regular season undefeated (9-0) and win the Class B Southern Division Championship. With the win, Whitehall earned the number one seed in the South and will host fourth seeded Shepherd Saturday, October 28 at 1 p.m. One of six seniors on the... Full story
Despite some rough weather conditions, the Whitehall High School cross country team had some strong individual performances at last week's MHSA State Meet at the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. Head Coach Kerry Sacry said he was pleased with the entire team, despite it being windy, cold, and a course that features multiple hills. Leading the way for Whitehall was sophomore Madison Loomis. She placed 45th out of 151 Class B runners with a time of 23:34.34. On the boy's side, senior Ryan...
It's postseason time for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. The Lady Trojans will open the District 5B Volleyball Tournament Friday against Manhattan. The game will take place at 10 a.m. at the Belgrade Events Center. If sixth seeded Whitehall wins their first game against the third seeded Lady Tigers, they will next play at 1 p.m. against second seeded Jefferson County High School. If the Lady Trojans drop their opener, they will play a loser out contest at 5:15 p.m. against Big Timber...
With their season on the line, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team stepped up with huge plays in the fourth quarter of their 26-18 win over Shepherd in the first round of the MHSA Class B playoffs. After taking a 19-0 lead into the half, the Trojans would have to fight off a determined Mustangs squad who cut the lead to 19-18 on a 15-yard run by quarterback Jake Trotter with 6:52 left in the game. The Trojans would stop Shepherd on the two-point conversion to keep the lead and set... Full story
For the first time in 35 years, Whitehall will play host to a playoff football game. Playing on senior night at Trojans Field Friday night against Manhattan, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team won a 19-14 thriller over the Tigers to finish the regular season undefeated (9-0) and win the Class B Southern Division Championship. With the win, Whitehall earned the number one seed in the South and will host fourth seeded Shepherd Saturday, October 28 at 1 p.m. It will be the first White... Full story
In my three seasons covering the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team there have been plenty of wins by the Trojans, perhaps none bigger than a heart stopping 19-14 win Friday night over Manhattan. In a game with the conference title on the line, Whitehall stood its ground against a tremendous opponent and made big plays when they needed them to finish the regular season 9-0. While the team has a lot more work to do, it's important to look back on just how special the regular season... Full story
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team took care of business Friday night in Columbus, and will play for an outright divisional championship October 20 against Manhattan. Up 6 to 0 at halftime, the Trojans (8-0, 6-0 Southern B) used two long second half scoring strikes from Max Feight to Wyatt Alexander on their way to a 26-6 road victory. "Overall I thought we played well. We ran the ball a lot more than usual and I thought that style of physical play wore Columbus down in the second...
The Whitehall High School volleyball team has wrapped up their regular season and will have over a week to get ready for the postseason. The Lady Trojans will next play October 27 and 28 at the 5B District Tournament at the Belgrade Events Center. According to head coach Lauren McDonald, the bracket will be released later this week. Whitehall ended their regular season Tuesday, October 17 with a three set home loss (25-12, 25-11, 25-11) to Three Forks. Playing in her last game at home, senior...
The season will come to an end Saturday for the Whitehall High School Cross Country team. The Trojans will be competing at the State Tournament at the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. “I feel like we are ready for state,” head coach Kerry Sacry said. The team last competed Saturday at a meet in Townsend. Sacry said he felt the team had some good runs and highlighted Lady Trojan Madison Loomis who ran a 23:10 and placed 23rd, and Dawson Powers who finished 23rd in the boy’s race at 19:23.34. Kenzie Hugulet had a time of 23:14.96, and Dalto...
In a Friday night matchup of two of the best teams in all of Class B, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team bounced back from an early Jefferson County High School score with three consecutive touchdowns on their way to a 29-14 Homecoming victory over their cross-county rivals. "These kids prepare so hard, and preparation is what is getting the job done for us," head coach Dan Lacey said following the game. "We spend a ton of time watching film and the kids understand situations we... Full story
The Whitehall High School cross country team got an early glimpse of the course they will be running at state at last week’s Capital City 7 on 7 Meet in Helena. The Trojans had six of a over a 1,000 who competed at the meet at Bill Roberts GolfCourse. Head Coach Kerry Sacry said he was pleased with how everyone ran on the course he described as hard with hills and twists and turns. The top finisher for Whitehall was sophomore Madison Loomis, who finished 18th in race five with a time of 23:24.71. Macee Patritti had a time of 25:10.96 in race s...
The Whitehall Youth Soccer Association has decided to join the Montana Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) and they are hosting the start of registration October 26th with a fun night of indoor soccer. As a member of MYSA our players ages 11 or 12 and up can play teams from all over the state at their level including Bozeman, Butte, Livingston, Big Timber, Missoula, Plains, Red Lodge, Helena and others. Typically, we will meet in Bozeman, Helena and Missoula to play games. The past several years, Whitehall’s older soccer players have traveled e... Full story
The Whitehall High School volleyball team played some great volleyball in their opening set last night against Big Timber before eventually falling 25-23. The Lady Herders would take control in the second and third sets (25-11, 25-7) to take the road victory at a special "Pink Out" night at Varsity Gym. Sophomores Morgan Benner and Hannah Tebay each had seven digs for the Lady Trojans. Junior Dorothy Mastel added five digs and team high five kills. Tebay had a team high six assists. Mastel and T...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team took care of business Friday night in Columbus, and will play for an outright divisional championship October 20 against Manhattan. Up 6 to 0 at halftime, the Trojans (8-0, 6-0 Southern B) used two long second half scoring strikes from Max Feight to Wyatt Alexander on their way to a 26-6 road victory. “Overall I thought we played well. We ran the ball a lot more than usual and I thought that style of physical play wore Columbus down in the s... Full story
