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WHITEHALL DUELS BRING THE CROWDS: WHS held its annual Wrestling Duels over the weekend. Final results were not released by print time. (Above left) Sophomore Joey Beebout clutches his opponent. (Above) Eighth grader Halle Downey goes for the pin. (Left) Senior Cody Fuller works his opponent into position. (Below) Senior Ethan Wock works over his competition....
WEEK OF 12/12/2024 TEAM K-Bar #1: 16 wins, 1 losses Mint #1: 10 wins, 7 losses Mint #2: 10 wins, 7 losses Two Bit #1: 10 wins, 7 losses MEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Jay VonBergen, Danny White, Jimbo Forrest, Terry VanVictor 3 wins, 1 loss: JB Engler, Ken Breining, Rick Kelley, Chuckie Dirkson, Tyler Blair, Fred LeProwse WOMEN 3 wins, 1 loss: Deanna Wall 2 wins, 2 losses: Robin Hartford...
The Whitehall High School Wrestling team competed in the Badger Invitational in Cascade over the weekend of December 7th. Team Whitehall racked up 127.5 team points, placing them fifth overall out of 20 teams competing. Silver medals were won in the championship round by sophomores Joey Beebout in the 157 weight class (far left), Levi Fuller in the weight class 165 (left), and Jack Raty in the weight class 175 (below, left). Senior Ethan Wock also took third place in the heavyweight class,...
SEASON OPENER The Whitehall Trojans Boys Basketball team took on the White Sulphur Springs Hornets in their first games of the season on Trojan home turf....
SEASON OPENER: The Whitehall Trojan wrestlers will travel to Cascade this Friday and Saturday to compete in their season’s first meet. Go, Trojans!...
STAR ATHLETE: Whitehall High School senior Ethan Wock was recognized as a top player for Western B All Conference/All State in Class B Football. Ethan was named to 2nd Team Offensive Line and 2nd Team Defensive Line....
WEEK OF 11/21/2024 TEAM Mint #1: 12 wins, 5 losses Two Bit #2: 11 wins, 6 losses Mint #2: 10 wins, 7 losses Mint #4: 9 wins, 8 losses MEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Tyler Blair, Rick Kelley, Michael Clark, Mike Wall 3 wins, 1 loss: Kenton Keener, Terry Spenser, Dwayne McClanahan, Jay VonBergen, JB Engler, Ken Breining, Colt Smith WOMEN 2 wins, 2 losses: Deanna Wall, Mystee Jackson...
WEEK OF 11/14/2024 TEAM Mint #4: 14 wins, 3 losses Mint #2: 13 wins, 4 losses K-Bar #2: 11 wins, 6 losses K-Bar #1: 10 wins, 7 losses MEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Jay VonBergen, Caleb Powers 3 wins, 1 loss: Camden Sacry, Kenton Keener, Mike Wall, Fred LeProwse, Chuckie Dirkson, Will Bowen, Colt Smith, Dwayne McClanahan, Rick Kelley WOMEN 3 wins, 1 loss: Deanna Wall, Leslie Dyson 2 wins, 2 losses: Elena Wagner...
After two years of searching, waiting, missing, and praying, Bret Pullman finally landed his "unicorn." The Whitehall Ledger Editor is quite happy she is no longer a hunting widow, and her husband finally has his trophy in hand. And what a trophy it is! Currently scoring over 200, Pullman will have to wait a minimum 60-day drying period before he can have it officially scored. Could we have a new state record on our hands - we shall see! Congrats, Bret!...
WEEK OF 11/7/2024 TEAM K-Bar #1: 12 wins, 5 losses Two Bit #1: 11 wins, 6 losses Mint #2: 10 wins, 7 losses Mint #1: 9 wins, 8 losses MEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Chuckie Dirkson, Will Bowen 3 wins, 1 loss: Michael Clark, Ken | Breining, Jay VonBergen, Jeremy Jensen, Tyler Blair, Brian Hartford, Curtis Chadwick WOMEN 3 wins, 1 loss: Misty Jackson 2 wins, 2 losses: Shawna Amidon, Leslie Dyson...
WEEK OF 10/31/2024 TEAM K-Bar #2: 13 wins, 4 losses Mint #2: 12 wins, 5 losses Mint #1: 11 wins, 6 losses K-Bar #1: 10 wins, 7 losses MEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Ken Breining, Colt Smith, Dwayne McClanahan, Chuck Dirkson, Jeremy Jensen, Kenton Keener 3 wins, 1 loss: Rick Kelley, Terry VanVictor, Tyler Blair, Tyson Thompson WOMEN 3 wins, 1 loss: Leslie Dyson 2 wins, 2 losses: Shawna Amidon...
TEAM K-Bar #1: 12 wins, 5 losses Mint #2: 11 wins, 6 losses Two Bit #2: 10 wins, 7 losses Mint #3: 9 wins, 8 losses MEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Terry VanVictor 3 wins, 1 loss: Rick Kelley, Dwayne McClanahan, Will Bowen, Gordon Lyons, Tyler Blair, Todd Choquette WOMEN 3 wins, 1 loss: Deanna Wall, Leslie Dyson, Jeanette Bird 2 wins, 2 losses: Shawna Amidon...
KEEP ON RUNNIN': The Whitehall Trojan cross country team had six runners qualify to race at the MHSA State Meet at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula on Saturday, Oct. 26. They had a great season and ran well....
TROJAN SENIORS: WHS senior football players (from left) Bridger Becker, Joseph Denny, Ethan Wock, and Blake Becker were honored at Senior Night on Thursday, October 17. Senior Night for Cross Country, Volleyball, and Cheer will be Thursday, Ocotber 24th....
Heads up, Trojan nation! The final home Whitehall High School Trojan football game, which is also senior night, has been moved from this Friday to Thursday night at 6 PM....
Butte author and former Whitehall resident Debbie Sorensen recently had her first book published. "Beyond the Jump Shot. The Elevated Life of Kenny Sailors," was ranked #1 on Amazon in the Youth and Young Adult Basketball book category on its release. In her first book, Butte author Debbie Sorensen tells the fascinating life story of Kenny Sailors, who rose to basketball fame for developing the modern-day jump shot. However, "Beyond the Jump Shot: The Elevated Life of Kenny Sailors," is less...
The Whitehall High School Athletic Hall of Fame would like to announce the induction ceremony for the Class of 2023. This ceremony will be held on July 27th at 3 PM at the Whitehall Legion Center at 405 W Legion. The doors will open at 2:30 PM. The committee invites all to come and honor three individuals (Layne Glaus, Kerry Sacry, and Nels Nelson), one team (the 1983 Whitehall Renegades American Legion Baseball Team), and one couple (Doug and Arcylle Shaw) as contributors. Layne Glaus was a three-sport athlete from 2002 to 2006, mainly making...
Congratulations to Whitehall High School sophomore Tucker Huckaba for his 6th-place finish in the Triple Jump at State Track & Field. He had a jump of 41' 8 1/4....
CONTENDERS: Congratulations to the nine athletes participating in Divisional Track in Laurel on May 16. KT Schuuler placed 6th in the high jump with a jump of 5'10". Tucker Huckaba placed 3rd in the triple jump with a jump of 40'9.25. Tucker and KT will represent Whitehall at the State Track meet in Laurel May 23-25. Isaac Skogen placed 9th in the pole vault with a PR of 10'6". The girl's relay team (Alternate Kari Ellison, Hope Moriarty, Lainey Ellison, and Jentry Dorvall) placed 9th in the...
NEXT GENERATION: Whitehall Rodeo alumni Ashleigh (Strozzi) Merritt and Bobbi Chatriand-Neumann lead their children around the barrels at Sunday's Youth Rodeo event at the Whitehall Rodeo Grounds....
Whitehall Little Guy Wrestling (WLG) has finished up another successful season. WLG had up to 57 wrestlers from Whitehall and Harrison, ages five years old through 6th grade, competing during the five-week season. Tournaments were held in Boulder, Deer Lodge, Twin Bridges, Dillon, and Manhattan. Whitehall had 31 wrestlers in the top four of their individual weight brackets at Divisionals in Dillon to earn a spot to compete in Manhattan at the Southwest LG State Championships on March 16th. The...
WEEK OF 3/21/2024 TEAM Mint #2: 15 wins, 2 losses K-Bar #1: 15 wins, 2 losses Mint #4: 12 wins, 5 losses K-Bar #2: 12 wins, 5 losses MEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Jeremy Jensen, Rick Kelley, Chuckie Dirkson, Brad Babb, Gordon Lyons, Mike Wall 3 wins, 1 loss: Tyler Babcock, Jay VonBergen, Dwayne McClanahan, Tyler Blair, Caleb Powers WOMEN 4 wins, 0 losses: Leslie Dyson 3 wins, 1 loss: Deanna Wall...
7-2024 SEASON First Place Team: K-Bar #1 257 wins, 100 losses Gordon Lyons, Will Bowen, Chuckie Dirkson, and Brad Babb Second Place Team: Mint #2 245 wins, 112 losses Dwayne McClanahan, Jay VonBergen, Rick Kelley, and Leslie Dyson Third Place Team: Mint #4 203 wins, 154 losses Mike Wall, Deanna Wall, Caleb Powers, Fred LeProwse TOP SHOOTERS Will Bowen: 61 wins, 23 losses Dwayne McClanahan: 61 wins, 19 losses Mike Wall: 59 wins, 25 losses Chuckie Dirkson: 59 wins, 25 losses Brad Babb: 58 wins, 14 losses Rick Kelley: 56 wins, 24 losses Tyler...
At the March meeting of the Whitehall School Board on Tuesday, March 5th, Superintendent Hannah Nieskens detailed the fall/winter sports seasons for both middle and high schools expenditures, breaking down the costs to a per athlete total. In November, the Board began discussing the predicted $30k activities deficit by the end of the 2023-2024 school year. The Board had asked for hard numbers from the fall and winter seasons, which Nieskens shared. The following shows the sport, total amount of...
