Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
The Whitehall Majors team finished the season a perfect 15-0. Pictured in the front row are Isaac Skogen, Andrew Ball, Aaron DeFrance, Taytem Crowley, Kace Wagner, Gavin Watson, Gavin French and Lane Chase. Pictured in the back row are assistant coach Gary DeFrance, assistant coach Greg Watson, and head coach Joe Chase. Not pictured are manager/scorekeepers Casey Chase and Barb Watson. Courtesy photo.
Just call them Whitehall's Iron Nine.
The reference is to the Whitehall Majors, the age 11-12 baseball team that completed its 2018 season with a perfect record. They were 12-0 in the regular season before going 3-0 in the championship tournament, wrapping up the title in Whitehall on June 2.
In the tournament, the Majors team outscored its three opponents by a staggering 33-3 margin, getting past Three Forks 14-2, Townsend 10-0 and Manhattan 9-1.
Making this team unique is that the roster has only nine players, nine of whom played all 15 games. The other missed one game.
Here's the Iron Ni...
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