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There were a record number of teams at last week's 17th annual Cori Bishop, Dave McLaughlin, Steve Dyson Memorial Pool Tournament in Whitehall. The annual event was hosted by the Whitehall Pool League and featured 15 local teams. Leslie Dyson said the event was based at the Whitehall Community Center where six pool tables were set up. She added hundreds of games of pool were played there, as well as the Mint Bar, K Bar and Grill, and The Two Bit. Dyson gave a special thanks to Dwayne...
'm a little late to the party for a "New Year's" column, but there are certainly some things I would like to see unfold a little bit different in 2019. Don't get me wrong, I'm completely happy with my life, I would just like to see few minor things changed in 2019. I would love to say that the year will see people start using their phones a little less, but I know that is never going to happen and I'm sure I'll probably once again miss a few huge touchdowns or three pointers because I was taking...
With two home victories last week, the Whitehall High School girls basketball team improved their record to a 11-1 on the season. The Lady Trojans picked up 53-43 victory Thursday night over visiting Anaconda and completed the regular season sweep over rival Jefferson with a 56-45 win to move to 5-1 in conference play. Whitehall would outscore the visiting Copperheads in all four quarters including taking a 17-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 22-15 lead into the half. Head Coach...
The Whitehall High School boys basketball team took care of business last week with two convincing home victories. The Trojans picked up a 58-41 win Thursday night over Anaconda and finished the week in style Friday with a 57-46 win over Jefferson High School, completing the regular season sweep of the rival Panthers. Whitehall jumped out of the gates early against the Copperheads and had a 19-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and 29-18 lead at half. The Trojans were led in scoring by...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team went 4-2 and finished in fourth place out of 16 teams at last week's Great Falls Central Duals Tournament. Assistant coach Steve Sacry said five of the top 10 B/C Schools in the state were at the tournament, and while there is always room to improve, the team wrestled well. He added for various reasons, three wrestlers were unable to travel and this is quite a handicap for this type of dual tournament. In pool action Friday, the Trojans defeated Deer...
The Whitehall Town Council approved Monday a generic letter that will be sent to residents who are in violation of town ordinances. According to Town Clerk/Treasurer Summer Fellows, the letter will notify the resident of a ordinance violation, will advise them to contact the town, and will include the amount of days they will have to take action before they will be fined or further action is taken. Fellows said the idea of the letter is to give residents a chance to make everything okay. The...
I'll be the first to admit that I sometimes find myself so busy that I will forget to truly enjoy the little things that can make life so enjoyable. Last weekend I learned a valuable lesson from my kitten Jerusha that was a great reminder to always take time to spend a few moments each day finding something small that can bring a smile to my face. It didn't take long after finding Jerusha as an abandoned small kitten in the summer of 2017 for her to become part of the family. At her age she...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team once again showed last week they are among the top teams in Class B with a fourth place finish at the Choteau Classic. Led by first place finisher Connor Johnson, the Trojans finished the two-day tournament with 115 points, finishing behind Poplar (149) Columbus (137) and Townsend (123.5). Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said it was another good weekend of wrestling for the team. "The Choteau Tournament is a good opportunity to compete with some of the top B-...
One night after dropping their first game of the season, the Whitehall High School girls basketball team responded in impressive fashion with a 59-57 road victory over a strong Missoula Loyola team. The Lady Trojans (9-1, 4-1 5B) lost Friday night 52-34 against the top ranked team in the state Townsend. "I was glad the girls were able to shake that tough loss off from Friday. It was good for us to have to play another tough road game the next night against another tough opponent," said head...
With the second half of their conference schedule set to start this week, Whitehall High School boys basketball coach Zach McLean wants to see more consistency from his team. In action last week, the Trojans (3-7, 2-3 5B) fell on the road 46-32 Friday night at Townsend and lost a tough 44-42 contest to the second ranked team in the state Missoula Loyola. Whitehall would play even (11-11) with the Bulldogs in the first quarter but were outscored 35-21 in the final three quarters. "We didn't come...
After moving to the Friday of Frontier Days in 2018, the Montana Shakespeare in the Park performance in Whitehall will be returning to August in 2019. At a Whitehall Chamber of Commerce meeting last month, Past President Jan Throne told members she had again requested a date for Frontier Days, but MSHIP informed her that would not work and she selected the option of Thursday, August 29. Chamber members decided to pick "Merry Wives of Windsor" as the 2019 play. Thorne also discussed where to...
A few days before Christmas I received some saddening news about the death of a longtime friend in Wyoming. In my time knowing Garry Gouger he was a co-worker who I would later work directly for. He was a mentor and someone who always made me laugh even if I was having the worst of days. He had no filter, a huge heart, and showed me that work should be fun not a horrible place you dread going to. I first met Garry when I was a hired as a full-time reporter at the daily newspaper in my hometown....
Whitehall senior Cade Briggs had a huge night Saturday leading the way for the Trojans impressive 53-37 home conference win over Manhattan. Briggs finished his night with a career high of 23 points. Whitehall (3-5, 2-2 5B) head coach Zach McLean said Briggs had a couple looks early in the first quarter that he did not shoot. "We told him those are shots he HAS to take for us. I thought Cade responded really well. Cade is a good shooter and he has to stay aggressive," he said. After trailing...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team faced off against some strong competition at last week's Tom LeProwse Invitational in Bozeman. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said the invitational is designed as a Class AA tournament and the Trojans were one of the few Class B Schools who competed among the 29 teams. "It is good for us to see that level of competition and see how we stack up," he said. Leading the way for the Trojans was Dawson Powers who finished in seventh place at 113 pounds. Sacry...
It will be a battle of two of the top teams in the state this Friday night when the Whitehall High School girls basketball team travel for a road matchup against Townsend. Both squads will enter the matchup with perfect 8-0 records. The Lady Trojans (8-0, 4-0 5B) swept their two games at home last week with a 65-25 victory Thursday over Twin Bridges and a 47-33 win Saturday over Manhattan. While it had been 12 days since their last game, there were no signs of rust against the Lady Falcons. The...
In a yearly tradition, the Montana East West Shrine Bowl rosters are announced at Midnight on Christmas. As has been the case in the recent years, Whitehall once again had a football player named to the prestigious squad. Senior Cade Briggs was selected to the West team as a cornerback. A four-year starter, Briggs finished his career with 108 tackles, five interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. "I'm extremely proud of Cade and his accomplishments as a Trojan football player....
With Christmas falling on a Tuesday in 2018, I really needed to be on top of things so that I could have the newspaper sent to the printer by early on Christmas Eve. On a normal week, I will usually have the pages ready to go by early Tuesday afternoon, but in order to spend time with family I needed to make sure they were done last week by early Monday morning. I knew to accomplish this I would have to spend my weekend working which is nothing out of the ordinary, so I woke up early Saturday...
While it had been 12 days since their last game, there were no signs of rust Thursday night for the Whitehall High School girls basketball team. The Lady Trojans dominated the first quarter outscoring visiting Twin Bridges 24-5 on their way to a 65-25 victory to move to 7-0 on the season. Head Coach Kelly Nieskens was impressed with his squad's defense in the opening quarter as well as out of halftime when they outscored the Lady Falcons 21-1 in the third. "Our runs come with our big defensive...
There were plenty of changes at Town Hall in 2018. At a special meeting in January, Council members Barbara Gagnon, Katy James, Jason Good and Montina Rawson, and Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh were sworn into their positions. The seat of James was later vacated. In summer, the Council voted to move town offices and public works operations to the former ambulance barn located at 207 E. Legion. 2018 was another year that showed the true giving nature of the Whitehall area community. In late...
One of the best linebackers in the state, Whitehall High School senior Sawyer Keener will be continuing his football career at the University of Montana Western. Keener signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Bulldogs last Thursday in front of family, friends, coaches and teammates. "Signing to play at the next level is a dream come true. I love football to death and have always dreamed about myself signing to play college ball. It's a grateful feeling knowing that hard work pays...
In last week's column I wrote about how much I missed my big green trunk full of collectibles from my youth. While thinking about the contents of the trunk I remembered one of the favorite books from my childhood. It was a book about the 50 states, and I can remember spending hours reading it and learning the state capitals quite possibly before I learned cursive. I'm not sure I ever learned cursive correctly, but there was a time I could rattle of a capital quicker than most adults. When I was in grade school, we had a project in geography tha...
After one of the most storied careers as multi-sport star in Whitehall High School history, senior Max Feight will be heading to the University of Montana. Feight signed a National Letter of Intent last Wednesday to play for the Grizzlies football team. A three-star standout for the Trojans, Feight had a monster junior year for the football team. He passed for nearly 3,000 yards and had 32 touchdowns and added 614 yards rushing. He was all-state on both offense and defense. He was signed by the...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team continued their strong start to the season at two events last week. The Trojans sent five wrestlers to a mixer Thursday at Manhattan and won seven of ten matches. Gage McMillan, Jimmy Best, Jamus Dubois, Riley Forcella and Brody Becker each picked up wins for the trojans. Forcella and Becker each won two matches. Assistant coach Steve Sacry said the match of the night was from Forcella who had a 25-8 technical fall from a Manhattan opponent. The...
With a 51-42 win last Thursday night on the road against Big Timber, the Whitehall High School girls basketball finished the 2018 portion of their schedule with a perfect 6-0 record. Trailing 13-10 at the end of the first quarter, The Lady Trojans (6-0, 3-0 5B District) would outscore the Lady Herders 21-8 in the second quarter to take ten-point lead into the half. "Any win you get on the road is a good win, especially against one of the top teams in the conference," said head coach Kelly...
A system error led to an unexpected lockdown December 12 for K-12 students in Whitehall. Superintendent John Sullivan said once they once they determined the lockout alert was not caused by a real threat, students and teachers were informed a system error was causing the problem. He added this happened within minutes of the alarm sounding. The company that installed the alarm is current troubleshooting to see why the error happened. “We apologize for the momentary distress this caused students and teachers,” Sullivan said....
