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The Whitehall High School wrestling team once again showed they are a major force in Class B/C with a third-place finish out of 29 teams at last week's Cut Bank Invitational. Whitehall was the top Class B/C finisher at the 52nd annual tournament with Class A Schools Havre and Fergus finishing in first and second. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said the team effort was led by captain Mike Wilkinson who captured the 132-pound championship with a perfect 5-0 record. Sacry added the other captains...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team moved to 7-1 on the season with two road wins last week. The Lady Trojans defeated Manhattan 52-51 Thursday and 67-38 win Friday at Twin Bridges. Whitehall would start strong at the Lady Tigers taking a 25-13 lead at the half and a 40-28 lead into the final quarter. "Against Manhattan, we were able to come out and play our way for 3 quarters. One of our goals that we need to work harder on is putting teams away. We almost let that win get away...
The recent Christmas holiday once again showed the giving nature of local residents with two donations to the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department. Earlier this week, Reverend Tonya R. Whaley, a Pastor for the United Methodist Church presented a check to the department for $500. Whaley who moved to the area in July said the donation was 100 percent of what was raised by parishioners at their Christmas Eve Service. Whitehall Fire Chief Joe Granvold was very appreciative of the donation. "This is...
A few weeks ago, I talked about how I would do my best to stay up until midnight to ring in the new year, but I was in bed well before the new decade. I remember my Grandpa once telling me nothing good ever happens after midnight, so I probably didn't miss anything too positive and I was also rested for a day off in the middle of the week which is a rare treat. If it was a decade ago, I probably would have spent my New Year's Day with a headache and watching football, but football on January 1...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season with road games this week at Manhattan and Twin Bridges. In their lone game last week, the Trojans (5-1, 2-1 5B) fell 63-46 at Big Timber. The Sheepherders would come out of the gates strong and take a 17-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and 35-19 lead into the half. Whitehall Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said Big Timber came out aggressive and outplayed them. "Once you get behind on...
The senior captains on the Whitehall High School wrestling team led by example at last week's Tom LeProwse Bozeman Invitational. According to Assistant Coach Steve Sacry, Mike Wilkinson, Riley Forcella, and Gaten Wassberg each had personal best performances and earned seventh place medals at the tournament that had some of the best wrestlers in the state and included teams from Wyoming and South Dakota. On his way to the seventh-place finish at 132 pounds, Wilkinson beat wrestlers from Billings...
In May of 2018, 10-year-old cousins Avery Kohl and Lydia Chaffin both tragically passed away in a UTV accident in Idaho. Throughout their lives, both made a tremendous impact on those they crossed paths with which included Tony, Trish, and Evelinn Scarborough of Whitehall. Avery of Brigham City, Utah was known for her kindness and dreamed of growing up to be a humanitarian. Shortly after the accident, her friends and family helped to fulfill her dreams by creating Avery's Dream Foundation. In a...
It was a busy year in 2019 for the Whitehall Schools. In April, the school board voted 6-0 in favor of hiring current high school principal Hannah Nieskens as the new Superintendent. She took over for John Sullivan who resigned at the end of the summer. Nieskens had served as principal of the high school since the 2015-16 school year and has been named Montana High School Principal of the Year and was one of three finalists for the National High School Principal of the Year. In May, the...
When I was growing up, I never usually had much say in what television show was being played in the house. In the days before the remote control, I would certainly have to be the one to get up and change the channel but that was my extent of being a decision-maker. I guess I was the remote control. If it was my older sister in charge it would be either soap operas or MTV when it used to play music videos instead of the garbage reality programs that have seem to find quite the niche with today's...
There were plenty of positives for Whitehall High School sports in 2019. The highlight of the year came in February when senior Connor Johnson captured the 132-pound state title with a win by fall 46 seconds into his finals match against Nathan Schmidt of Eureka. "Winning the state title is the greatest feeling ever. All the hard work paid off and I wouldn't have wanted it to end any other way," Johnson said. Whitehall Head Coach Mark Nelson said Johnson's path to the title where he won all...
Over the past few months, the idea of a Co-operative Meat Processing Facility in Jefferson County has sparked an interest from local producers, government officials, and local organizations. The idea was once again discussed last week at a joint meeting between the Jefferson and Madison County Commissions. In a presentation at the meeting, Tom Harrington with the Jefferson Local Development Corporation and MSU Extension detailed how the co-op could be a benefit for local producers, tying the...
Earlier this year, the Musical Ensembles at Liberty Place delighted local crowds with their third annual "Lights On" concert. Next week local residents will be able to relive the wonderful evening with the rebroadcast of "Lights On 3". The broadcasts will take place on Jefferson County Radio on December 31 and January 1 at 6 p.m. The local Jefferson County Radio stations are 106.1 FM in Cardwell and 106.5 FM in Whitehall. Prior to this year's show, David Parker of Liberty Place said in the past...
In August of 2020 the Rockin' The Rivers Musical Festival will be celebrating their 20th year at the event held at the "Bridge" near Three Forks. To celebrate the festival scheduled for August 13 to 15 organizers have recently been making lineup announcements each Friday and will continue to do so until this Friday, December 27. So far acts announced have included Skillet, Georgia Satellites, .38 Special, Steven Adler of Gun N' Roses and LIT. Earlier this year, co-owner Dave Hamilton discussed...
In a few days, people across the world will stay up until midnight to welcome the new year. I most likely will not be one of them. In fact, it has been several years since I stayed up that late that night. This was not always the case and I can remember spending about 20 straight watching the "ball drop" at Times Square or singing and shouting with a great group of friends or family. New Year's Eve always was a way to bring a great group of friends together and always made for an interesting...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team once again found success last week at the C.M.R. Holiday Classic and the Walt Trudy Currie Tournament in Great Falls. According to assistant coach Steve Sacry, the C.M.R. Tournament is huge, and the field featured all the Class AA schools, most of the A schools, and a lot of B-C teams. Whitehall finished 26th out of the 60 teams at the tournament. Sacry said the finish was highlighted by Mike Wilkinson (5-2) placing seventh in the 132-pound weight class....
With two 5B District home wins last week, the Whitehall High School girls basketball team will take a perfect 5-0 record into the winter break. Sparked by a huge fourth quarter where they scored 24 points Whitehall picked up a hard-fought 62-56 win Thursday or rival Boulder and broke open a close game Friday with a huge second-half performance to come away with a 66-52 victory over Three Forks. Following the win over the Wolves, Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said the team has been playing a little...
Going into the winter break, Whitehall High School boys basketball Head Coach Zach McLean has seen positives on the offensive end of the court, while readily admitting the team has work to do on defense. The Trojans opened 5B District play last week at home with a heartbreaking 64-61 overtime loss against Boulder and a 71-48 loss against Three Forks. Following the game against the Wolves, McLean said they ran into a really good team with three players who started on teams that made it to the...
While there was plenty of time for good and conversation, the annual Volunteer of the Country Store Christmas Dinner was once again a chance for the organization to give back for the betterment of the Whitehall area. Three grants were awarded at the dinner to local non-profits for a total of $20,000. The Jefferson Valley Rural Fire Department received $10,000, the Jefferson Valley Museum and Whitehall Booster Club each received $5,000. Joy Des Rosier of the country said the volunteers were very...
It was a phenomenal weekend for the Whitehall High School wrestling team. The Trojans went a perfect 7-0 on their way to a first-place finish at the annual Whitehall Duals event. "Once again, the wrestling team worked well as a team, supporting and encouraging each other to have a successful weekend," said Assistant Coach Steve Sacry. "I am very proud of the boys. It has been many many years since Whitehall has won this tournament in such a dominate fashion." Whitehall opened the tournament in...
I was watching a television show about how stuff is made, and they had an episode about gum. While I still enjoy a piece every now and then, it brought back memories of my childhood. As a little kid, I would always try to get a pack of gum at the store. If I found out I would not be getting one, I would throw a major tantrum which usually didn't help, but every once in a while, it would result in a brand-new pack or two. I'm still not sure why to this day I would oftentimes prefer gum over...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team was dominant last week with two lopsided wins at the Manhattan Tip-Off Tournament. The Trojans opened up play Friday with a convincing 63-20 win over Great Falls Central and went to 3-0 on the season Saturday with a 54-20 victory against Powell County High School. Whitehall would come out of the gates strong Friday scoring the game's first 13 points and took a 25-7 lead into the break. "That was the goal – to come out swinging. We are able to g...
The Whitehall High School boys basketball team picked up their first win of the season last Friday with a 52-35 win over Great Falls Central. The Trojans started strong at the game played as part of the Manhattan Tip-Off Tournament and would double up the Mustangs with a 28-14 halftime lead. Head Coach Zach McLean was pleased with the way his team bounced back from a tough season-opening loss to a strong Manhattan Christian team. "I'm proud of the way they responded. We kind of ran into a...
Longtime Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jeremy Ward has resigned from his position. The Whitehall Town Council approved his resignation at their monthly meeting on Monday. Ward has served in the position for 7.5 years. He has taken a management position with the State of Montana in Butte and will remain as a volunteer for the department. According to Whitehall Clerk/Treasurer Summer Fellows, Joe Granvold will serve as fire chief until the department holds elections in January. The...
It was a well-rounded team effort last weekend for the Whitehall High School wrestling team with the Trojans finishing second out of 23 teams at the Cascade Badger Invitational. Whitehall finished with 185 points, just one point behind Great Falls High. Broadwater was third with 166 points, Boulder was fourth with 142 points, and Columbus/Absarokee was fifth with 125 points. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said it was an exciting weekend the team did very well. "With three of our seniors sick and a...
Anyone that knows me well certainly understands how much I understand a traditional turkey dinner. If I was ever kidnapped for a ransom and told I could only pick one meal this would certainly be it, but I’m sure that after few hours of taking me the guilty party would give me back because they were sick of me. I normally like to have turkey dinner several times of the year, but this did not happen from November of 2018 to November of this year. I moved to a new place in 2019 so that took most of the energy I had so I didn’t want to deal wit...
