Trojans heading to Divisional Tournament

After a successful regular season, the Whitehall High School wrestling team proved they will be a force to reckon with during the postseason.

The Trojans will next compete Saturday in Columbus at the Southern B/C Divisional Tournament.

Senior wrestler Dawson Hoerauf said he has high goals for both the team and in his division. He would like Whitehall to win the team title and to win his second divisional crown at 285 pounds. He won a divisional title in 2016 and finished second in 2017.

His teammate, junior Connor Johnson is a two-time divisional champion.

"The boys continue to work hard. They are excited about Divisionals and will do well," assistant coach Steve Sacry said.

In action last week, the team competed Friday night at the Butte Central Mixer. Sacry said this is a good opportunity to fine-tune some tings before Divisionals, and they are more concerned with improvements than win/loss records.

The team ended up 11-7 for the evening. Sacry said freshman Dallen Hoover and Hoerauf were the high point scorers with 21 points for their respective two matches.