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After several days off for spring break, there was little rest last week for the Whitehall High School track team. The Trojans stayed busy with road meets April 18 in Columbus, April 20 in Livingston, and April 22 in Belgrade. "This week was really good for us having a lot of competitive meets and seeing the eastern side of he state," head coach Dan Lacey said. According to Lacey, some of the performances that stood out during the week were Max Feight qualifying for state in the 100 meters with...
After spending the first several weeks of the season on the road, the Whitehall High School tennis team will open their home schedule this week. Local fans will have the opportunity to watch the Lady Trojans three times in five days. Whitehall will be one of three locations hosting this weekends DAWG B.I.T.E. Tournament. The tournament will start Friday, April 28 at 11 a.m. with the Lady Trojans hosting Granite and Chester. On Saturday, April 29, Whitehall will host Granite, Lone Peak, and Fort Benton. Action is set to begin Saturday at 9 a.m....
Competing in just their second event of the year at last week's Great Falls Tournament, Whitehall High School tennis coach Kerry Sacry was very happy with the way his team fared. "Everyone played well. Very pleased with the performance," Sacry said. Monica Sepulveda is showing she will be a force to be reckoned with during her senior campaign. Sepulveda was a perfect 5-0 at last week's Great Falls Tournament, picking up wins against opponents from Harlem, Chester-Joplin-Iverness, Simms, Fort...
Whitehall Little Guy Wrestling team wrapped up their season at the SW MT State Little Guy Wrestling Tournament in Belgrade on March 18th. Whitehall had 35 wrestlers place at the Divisional tournament in Three Forks on March 11th to qualify for and participate in Belgrade for state competition. It was a great season of fun and learning for Whitehall's wrestling youth. The Whitehall wrestling results for SW MT State Little Guy: 1st place: Tyse Wilkinson- PW 52, Garret Wagner- BEG 70, Cassidy...
The Whitehall High School track team had some strong individual performances at their season opening meet Saturday at the Sheridan Invite in Dillon. Leading the way for Whitehall was junior Braden Smith who placed in all five of his events. Smith finished third in the triple jump and 200 meters, fourth in the high jump and 100, and fifth in the long jump. “That’s a full load and he competed very well,” said head coach Dan Lacey. Sophomore Cade Briggs was also strong for Whitehall with a second place finish in the long jump. Lacey said Brigg...
A total of 11 individuals and four teams were inducted last Saturday night to the Whitehall High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Among the teams that were honored at the second annual ceremony in front of a packed house at the high school was the 1997 state runner up volleyball team. Hall of Fame Board member Shane Shaw said 100 percent of the team made it to the ceremony. The team was inducted by head coach Brent Mabbot, who discussed working with the girls from the time they were in seventh grad...
It was quite the season for the nine girls on the Whitehall Elementary girls basketball team. The team recently wrapped up their season with a perfect record in the Butte Elementary 5th grade Basketball League. The team was led by fifth graders Lindsay Briggs, Ellis Mastel, and Charity Nieskens. Fourth graders on the team were Hope Nieskens, Kari Ellison, Lainey Ellison, Maddi Seccomb and Hope Moriarty. Third-grader Julia Hoagland was also on the team. Gina Ossello and Kelly Nieskens coached...
Whitehall took 19 wrestlers to the Montana Open last weekend in Billings. There were approximately 1640 wrestlers from Montana and neighboring states. Garret Wagner took 4th place, Tucker Witzel took 5th place, Kase Wagner took 3rd place, Sage Buus took 4th place, MIles Hoerauf took 6th place and Dawson Hoerauf took 3rd place. Montana Open Results for Whitehall Wrestling: 6 & Under 52 - Tyse Wilkinson Champ. Round 1 - Tyse Wilkinson (Whitehall Wrestling) received a bye Champ. Round 2 - Auzzy Car...
It will be an equal mix of youth and experience for the Whitehall High School tennis team when they open the season March 31 in Livingston. According to head coach Kerry Sacry, the team will have six returning players, five of them with varsity experience. The team will also include seven freshmen players. Sacry is very pleased with the high number of freshmen, and said while they do not have experience, he has high hopes. He also has tall expectations for the returning members of the team...
While their season may have officially ended earlier this month at the MHSA Class B State Tournament in Billings, members of the Whitehall High School boys basketball team were not quite done. Since finishing the season with a fourth place finish at state, the Trojans have several players and coaches taken part in All Star games throughout the state. Last weekend, senior Braden Larsen, head coach Zach McLean, and assistant coach Kelly Nieskens participated in the 31st annual Hi-Line Invitational Basketball Tournament in Havre. Larsen and...
Whitehall Wrestlers competed at a USA wrestling tournament (Smelter City Smackdown) in Anaconda last weekend. Whitehall had and outstanding showing. Results: Schoolboy 91-Karson Klapan-1st; SB-98 Dawson Powers-1st; Leelo Burch 4th. SB 112-Dalton Denny-1st; Gage McMillan-4th; SB 120 Miles Hoerauf-1st; Cadet 113-Trentin Walker-2nd; Cadet 132-Mike Wilkenson-1st; Dallon Hoover-2nd....
Just one week into practice, it’s looking like it could be great 2017 season for the Whitehall High School track team. Trojans head coach Dan Lacey said they have 31 kids who have come out, which is by far their biggest team in a while. “We have some very goal minded athletes on this team and we are hoping to see individual improvements week by week and we want to get as many athletes to divisionals as possible,” he said. On the boys side, Whitehall will be led by distance runner and senior Hunter Flynn who will return as a state placer, and s...
The Whitehall High School boys and girls basketball teams were well represented on the all state and conference teams. A total of five Trojans earned postseason accolades, including two making the all-state team. Senior Braden Larsen and Sophomore Max Feight were named to the all-state team as well as to the District 5B All Conference First Team. Senior Andrew Simon was also named first team all-conference. For the Lady Trojans, freshman Isabel Evans and senior Kaya Welch were both named...
Billings -- Not playing your best at the state tournament, at least in the opening round, proved to be a downer for the Whitehall High School boys basketball team. But after falling 69-55 to eventual runner-up Anaconda on Thursday in the second game of the 2017 Class B tourney at Rimrock Auto Arena, the Trojans bounced back with two victories -- 71-56 over Lodge Grass on Friday and 64-62 over Missoula Loyola on Saturday morning -- before losing 52-42 to Shelby in the third-place game Saturday...
Years from now people in Whitehall will still be talking about "the shot". But let's back up a little bit first. The Whitehall High School boys basketball team was in a hard fought battle with Missoula-Loyola at the Class B State Tournament in Billings. The ebb and flow of the game seemed perfect for the setting and importance of the contest early Saturday morning. The winner would be moving on with a chance to get a third-place trophy at state, the loser's season would be coming to an end....
With their backs to the wall, there was no quit in the Whitehall High School boys basketball team. After dropping their opening game of the Southern B Divisional Tournament last Thursday night to Roundup, the Trojans (19-6) bounced back with three consecutive victories to secure a spot in this week's MHSA Class B State Championship in Billings. The number three seed from the South, the Trojans will open Thursday against a familiar foe in the top seed from the west Anaconda. The game is... Full story
By JACK H. SMITH Ledger Publisher It's all about survive and advance for the Whitehall High School boys basketball team. One night after a tough 55-46 loss late Thursday night to Roundup in the opening round of the Southern B Divisional Tournament in Billings, the Trojans rebounded Friday afternoon with a 62-48 win over Shepherd High School. With the win, Whitehall kept their season and hopes at a spot in the state tournament alive, and will play Saturday morning in the loser out consolation...
Tomorrow night the Whitehall High School boys basketball team will return to the court for the first time since a 62-33 5B District Tournament challenge game win over Three Forks. It just so happens it will be their biggest game of the year to date. The Trojans are set to face off against Roundup (17-4) in the first round of the first round of the Divisional Tournament slated to take place March 2 to 4 at the MetraPark Arena in Billings. The tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. Whitehall (16-5) will g... Full story
The Whitehall Middle School wrestling team traveled last Saturday to compete at the Bozeman Duals....
BELGRADE -- Imagine the score being 20-2. Imagine no longer because that was the score -- Whitehall 20, Three Forks 2 -- after one quarter en route to a resounding 62-33 victory Monday night in the challenge game of the District 5B boys basketball tournament. "We were definitely ready to play," Whitehall junior Wyatt Alexander said after scoring 16 points to lead the Trojans. "We had energy at the start." Still, being up 18 after one quarter while limiting the Wolves to just two free throws,... Full story
The Whitehall Little Guy Wrestling program hosted the first tournament of the Little Guy Wrestling Season. Parents, high school wrestlers, and community volunteers helped make this a successful event. I can say that Whitehall and surrounding communities demonstrated a partnership to ensure that these young wrestlers had a great experience while learning the fundamentals of the sport. During this tournament, Whitehall hosted 295 wrestlers that came from Deer Lodge, Dillon, Helena, Jefferson, Livingston and Townsend. While these young wrestlers...
While their season may have come to an end with two losses at the 5B District Tournament in Belgrade, there was plenty to be proud of for the 2016-17 Whitehall High School girls basketball team. The Lady Trojans opened the year with three consecutive wins, and would finish the season with six. This was more than their combined win total the previous three seasons. Head Coach Herman Gerving said the highlight of the season was the listening to all the goals of the senior class of Ann Russell,...
They remember. Oh how they remember. The reference is to the 2016 District 5B tournament in Belgrade when the Whitehall High School boys basketball team went 0-2, thus failing to advance to the Divisional. The Trojans entered as the No. 2 seed, which earned them a bye in the first round. But they didn't play like the team that earned that bye and saw their season end. Whitehall coach Zach McLean and three of the team's top players – Braden Larsen, Andrew Simon and Max Feight – now echo sim...
Just moments after a 54-46 win over Townsend Friday night in Varsity Gym, Whitehall High School boys basketball head coach Zach McLean said any win in the tough Southern 5B League is a huge win. It turns out Whitehall had more than anyone in the league during the 2016-17 regular season. With the season sweep of the Bulldogs, the Trojans (14-4, 8-2 Southern 5B League) won the outright league title and will open next week's District Tournament in Belgrade with the number one seed. Whitehall will...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball shouldn't need much motivation when they open the Southern 5B District Tournament Thursday at the Belgrade Events Center. The fifth seeded Lady Trojans are set to face rival and fourth seeded Boulder Thursday night at 6 p.m. It will be the third matchup of the year between the two squads, with the Lady Panthers picking up a 47-35 win at home, and a 34-23 win in Varsity Gym. Whitehall head coach Herman Gerving believes his team matches up with Boulder...
