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The Whitehall Trojan football team is making local sports history in an historical sports year, and demonstrating character at a time when true character seems to be lacking. In baseball, the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, and there's a pretty good chance not a single person alive in Montana ever saw that before. It was 108 years ago, back when Teddy Roosevelt was US President, since the Cubs won their last World Series. Last week, when the final out was recorded, and the Cubs were... Full story
BY JACK H. SMITH Ledger Publisher Prior to kickoff of the Whitehall/Harrison High School football teams quarterfinal matchup Saturday in Ronan, Trojan head coach Dan Lacey shared with his a team quote in the locker room. "At any moment you can change your story," Lacey wrote on the chalkboard in the locker room. Several hours later he would remind his team of the quote. After leading 28-6 in the first half, the Trojans had surrendered 22 unanswered points and led by just two with 6:50 left in...
There is something special about the heart and determination of the 2016 Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. Facing off against a gritty and talented Cut Bank High School team, the Trojans (9-1) saved the best for last in a thrilling 17-14-road victory in the first round of the MHSA Class B Playoffs. "We knew it would be all of us. We knew it would take every single one of us. I can't say enough about these kids and my staff. We did so much to be able to do what we did today," head...
The Whitehall High School varsity volleyball team would not go down without a fight. With their season on the line at the 5B District Volleyball Tournament last Friday in Belgrade, the Lady Trojans played with the heart of a champion in what would be their final two matches of the season. The sixth seed, Whitehall opened up the tournament against a strong Manhattan team. With a strong crowd behind them, the Lady Trojans rallied back after losing the first two sets 25-18, 25-16, and got right...
There is something special about the heart and determination of the 2016 Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. Facing off against a gritty and talented Cut Bank High School team, the Trojans (9-1) saved the best for last in a thrilling 17-14-road victory in the first round of the MHSA Class B Playoffs. "We knew it would be all of us. We knew it would take every single one of us. I can't say enough about these kids and my staff. We did so much to be able to do what we did today," head...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will be taking to the road Saturday for the opening round of the MHSA Class B Playoffs. Following a convincing 56-12 victory last Friday over Townsend, the Trojans will face off in the round of 16 against Cut Bank in a game scheduled to kickoff Saturday at 1 p.m. Whitehall Head Coach Dan Lacey said the Trojans fans have been awesome all year and have traveled all over the place to support the team. "Now is the time when we need them the most....
The Whitehall High School Cross Country team ended the season with some impressive times at the MHSA Class B State Meet last Saturday in Kalispell. Longtime head coach Kerry Sacry said everyone on the team ran hard, and freshmen Madison Loomis and sophomore Adrian Bright had personal best times. The top individual finisher for Whitehall was senior Hunter Flynn, who earned all-state honors with a fourth place finish. Flynn ended his final race as a Trojan with a time of 16:31.34. Senior Ann...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team picked an opportune time to play their best football of the season. With a spot in the playoffs on the line last Friday night at home against Townsend; the Trojans scored 21 points in both the first and second quarters on their way to a 56-12 rout of the visiting Bulldogs. Following the game, Whitehall Head Coach Dan Lacey said it was by far the teams best half of the season. "We executed our game plan to a 'T'. Everything we were doing was...
It's postseason time for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. The sixth-seeded Lady Trojans will open the MHSA District 5B Volleyball tournament Friday, October 28 against third seeded Manhattan. The game is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Belgrade Special Evens Center. Head Coach Lauren McDonald said if the girls put their best effort forward, it could be a very good game. "We've shown that we can compete against some of the best teams in our conference. As with all athletic...
Just moments before kickoff of Whitehall/Harrison's October 14 game against Libby, a storm moved in and rain began to fall onto the FieldTurf at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. Minutes into the game the rain would dissipate, but it did not stop a frenzied storm on both sides of the ball by the Trojans, who for the second week came out of the gates early and never looked back in a convincing 59-7 neutral site victory. Whitehall (7-1, 2-1 Southern 5B) would score a total of seven...
The Whitehall Lady Trojans volleyball team is inching closer to the District Tournament scheduled for October 28 and 29 in Belgrade. Last night, Whitehall wrapped up their regular season on the road against Three Forks. The Lady Trojans fell three sets, 25-8, 25-18, and 25-22. Despite the setback, head coach Lauren McDonald said the team seems to be getting their groove back. "They played really well against Three Forks," she said. Kaya Welch had eight assists, Rachel Smith had seven digs, and...
The season will come to an end this Saturday for the Whitehall High School Cross Country team. After two months of hard work, the season will conclude at the state meet that will take place at the Rebecca Farm in Kalispell. After finishing 11th as a freshman and sophomore and fifth as a junior, senior Hunter Flynn will be looking to end his career with a state title. In his last regular season meet last Saturday in Townsend, Flynn finished second with a time of 16:41.57. Bryant Edgerton of Townsend won the race with a time of 16:20.49. Flynn...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team picked an opportune time to play their best football of the season. With a spot in the playoffs on the line last Friday night at home against Townsend; the Trojans scored 21 points in both the first and second quarters on their way to a 56-12 rout of the visiting Bulldogs. Following the game, Whitehall Head Coach Dan Lacey said it was by far the teams best half of the season. "We executed our game plan to a 'T'. Everything we were doing was... Full story
Just moments before kickoff of Whitehall/Harrison's game October 14 against Libby a storm moved in and rain began to fall onto the FieldTurf at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. Minutes into the game the rain would dissipate, but it did not stop a frenzied storm on both sides of the ball by the Trojans, who for the second week came out of the gates early and never looked back in a convincing 59-7 neutral site victory. Whitehall (7-1, 2-1 Southern 5B) would score a total of seven... Full story
The Montana High School Association Executive Board will meet next month and among the items on their agenda could be a vote to lower the enrollment number for Class B/C Schools across the state. At their regular board meeting last week, the Whitehall School Board of Trustees heard an update from Superintendent John Sullivan about the possible change. Sullivan said he has heard the proposed number for Class B/C is 107 students. This would be a change from the current number of 119. Sullivan said schools below 107 would be in Class C, and those...
The six seniors on the Whitehall High School volleyball team will be recognized at a ceremony prior to their Thursday matchup against Jefferson. Alicia Loomis, Mesquite Melton, Kaya Welch, Rachel Smith, Katie Smith and Monica Sepulveda will all be playing their last home as members of the Lady Trojans. "The six seniors have really made my first year easy. They bought into my crazy ideas and funky drills with no complaints. I was a little nervous as to how they would receive me, but it was all...
The Whitehall High School Cross Country team will have one more regular season competition before the state meet next week in Kalispell. The Trojans will compete Saturday in Townsend, with action set to begin at 10 a.m. Last week, Whitehall runners were able to face off with the best in the state at the Capital City 7 on 7 Invitational at the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. The invitational featured seven varsity races in both the boys and girls divisions, as well as junior varsity races....
Friday night will be a special one for the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. The Trojans will not only be looking to improve their record to 7-1 on the season against non-conference foe Libby, they will be doing so at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. Trojans Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Dan Lacey said he was looking at all of the Class B Montana High School Association match ups, and saw the only team that was not playing during Whitehall’s bye week was Libby. “So I contacted Libby’s AD and we were able to set u...
Going into last Friday night's home game against Three Forks, Whitehall/Harrison High School Football Coach Dan Lacey said his team was eager to get back onto the field after a tough road loss last week. He was right. The Trojans (6-1, 2-1 Southern 5B) came out of the gates quickly, and scored 36 points in the first quarter of the 50-6 win over the visiting Wolves (0-7). "We really executed our game plan tonight. We understood we had an opportunity to bounce back from a tough loss last week and...
By JACK H. SMITH Ledger Publisher Going into Friday night's home game against Three Forks, Whitehall/Harrison High School Football Coach Dan Lacey said his team was eager to get back onto the field after a tough road loss last week. He was right. The Trojans (6-1, 2-1 Southern 5B) came out of the gates quickly, and scored 36 points in the first quarter of the 50-6 win over the visiting Wolves (0-7). "We really executed our game plan tonight. We understood we had an opportunity to bounce back... Full story
The Whitehall High School volleyball team ran into some strong competition last Saturday at the Manhattan Christian High School Tournament. The Lady Trojans finished the pool play event with a 2-6 record, picking up wins over Cut Bank (21-13), and Shields Valley (25-21). Whitehall lost to White Sulphur Springs (21-20), Colstrip (21-3), Townsend (21-20), Twin Bridges (25-15), Manhattan Christian (25-22) and Cut Bank. First-year head coach Lauren McDonald said the tournament was not one of the...
For the second straight week, the Whitehall High School Cross Country team went head to head with larger schools from across Southwest Montana last Saturday at the Butte Invitational. Senior runner Hunter Flynn once again showed he is one of the best in the state finishing 19th out of 154 runners with a time of 16:19.50. Sophomore Clancy Russell was the next Trojan to finish with a time of 18:34.10. Justin Gipson ended the race with a time of 19:25.60, Ryan Gipson finished the race at 19:40.00, Cade Briggs had a time of 22:06.90, Kadin Smith...
There is no quit in the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. After trailing 14-0 late in the third quarter last Friday against host Manhattan, the Trojans were able to claw their way back into the game and pulled within one with 1:39 left in the game. Whitehall (5-1, 1-1 Southern 5B) rolled the dice and went for the two-point conversion, but was unable to connect and suffered their first loss of the season, 14-13. Following the game, head coach Dan Lacey praised his team for fighting th... Full story
Recent changes to what once was the Whitehall High School Rodeo Club should net positive results for local competitors. The new Whitehall Rodeo Club was recently formed and unlike its predecessor, will operate outside of the local school district. Sponsor Jodi Icenoggle said by offering the club outside the school, home-schooled students would now be able to join, and the club would also like to include junior high students to get them started competing earlier. Icenoggle said Whitehall High...
Going into Friday night's game at Jefferson County High School in Boulder, the senior class members of the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team had yet to pick up a varsity win over their archrival. They have now. After falling behind 12-7 with 9:52 left in the second quarter, it was all Whitehall (5-0, 1-0 Southern 5B) who scored 26 consecutive points on their way to a dominant 33-18 win. Just moments after the game, head coach Dan Lacey said getting the win for the seniors was the... Full story
