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The Whitehall Trojan men and women teams took on the Three Forks Wolves on Thursday, January 26 on their home court. The Lady Trojans lost 38-44. The Ladies were led in scoring by junior Lauren Cima with 17 and senior Maxine Hoagland with 15. "This was a hard-fought game. It came down to getting a basket and a stop at the end and we were not able to do either," Coach Kelly Nieskens said. When we watch the film, we see what we need to fix, and it's all fixable. This is a hardworking group of...
On Thursday, January 19 the Trojans took on the Anaconda Copperheads and, unfortunately, were defeated. The men were wiped out 71 - 40; the ladies however held strong but lost 48-42. "We were down as much as 17 in the fourth quarter and were able to fight our way back into the game. We were led by Maxine Hoagland with 14, and Hope Nieskens with 9," Coach Nieskens said. Playing against Boulder's Jefferson High on Friday, January 20 the men had a great showing, though were still defeated 58-43....
The Whitehall High School wrestling team traveled to Townsend to compete in the Montana B-C Duals over the weekend. This 16 team tournament included the top five teams in the state. Friday's competition consisted of pool play; Whitehall wrestled each of the members of their pool, beating Columbus 64-10, Eureka 36-34, and Red Lodge 48-24. Whitehall earned the top spot of their pool which placed them in the championship bracket for Saturday. The first match on Saturday was a close loss to...
Whitehall Little Guy and Junior High wrestling signups will be held at the Whitehall High School cafeteria from 4 to 5:30 PM on Friday, January 27. Come sign up and then stay to support the Whitehall High School Trojan wrestlers for Senior Night starting at 5 PM. Registration is open to students aged five through eighth grade. The cost is $50 per wrestler and a $50 singlet deposit, which will be returned at the end of the season when the singlet is returned. For questions and more information, please come to signups or contact Duane Wock at...
The Montana High School Association has amended its rules for co-ops, announcing Thursday that any schools whose combined enrollment exceeds the maximum limit for a class will compete in the next class up. The decision was made at the MHSA's annual meeting on Monday, January 16 in Missoula. The amendment comes after the MHSA voted Saturday to allow the Drummond and Philipsburg football co-op to remain intact. The organization had initially opted to dissolve the highly successful co-op, but...
The Whitehall High School Wrestling team placed third at the Choteau Invitational Tournament, held January 13 and 14 in Choteau. It was a full team effort, as 21 of the Trojan wrestlers had matches. After a total of 96 individual matches, Whitehall earned 178.5 team points to earn third place. Close behind were Boulder and Cut Bank. Highlights for the weekend were senior Miles Hoerauf winning his weight class with wins over wrestlers from Florence, Big Fork, and Thompson Falls, ending with a...
The Whitehall Lady Trojans took on two strong teams in the past week, first taking on the Townsend Bulldogs on Thursday, January 12. The Trojans defeated the Bulldogs 41-31, a great conference win for the Ladies. The team was led by senior Maxine Hoagland with 15 and junior Lindsay Briggs with 10; a total of eight girls scored during the game. “The girls kept fighting and eventually pulled away,” said Lady Trojan basketball coach Kelly Nieskens. On Friday, January 13 the Lady Trojans took on the...
The 20th Annual Cori Bishop, Dave McLaughlin, Steve Dyson Memorial Pool Tourney brought in over 60 teams to the Whitehall area this past weekend, with play being held in multiple locations....
Week of 1-12-2023 TEAM K Bar #1: 17 wins, 0 lost Mint #4: 13 wins, 4 lost Two Bit #1: 10 wins, 7 lost MEN Will Bowen: 4 wins, 0 lost Curtis Chadwick: 4 wins, 0 lost Will Cusson: 4 wins, 0 lost Chuck Dirkson: 4 wins, 0 lost Gordy Lyons: 4 wins, 0 lost Mike Wall: 4 wins, 0 lost WOMEN Deanna Wall: 3 wins, 1 lost...
The Whitehall Wrestling team had a busy week. This started with a match against Townsend on January 3. As Whitehall co-ops with Harrison, this dual was held at the Harrison gym. The match started with eighth graders Tucker Witzel, and Gunner South, as well as sophomore Sam Valov and junior Reilly Slater being able to take forfeits in their respective weight classes and earn the team six points each. This was followed by pins from sophomores Cody Fuller and Ethan Wock, and seniors Dane Hoover,...
Week of 1-5-2023 TEAM K Bar #1: 14 wins, 3 lost K Bar #2: 12 wins, 5 lost Two Bit #2: 11 wins, 6 lost MEN Will Bowen: 4 wins, 0 lost Ken Breining: 4 wins, 0 lost WOMEN Leslie Dyson: 2 wins, 2 lost Deanna Wall: 2 wins, 2 lost Terry Chadwick: 2 wins, 2 lost Maddy Carmody: 2 wins, 2 lost...
Whitehall wrestlers traveled to Anaconda on December 19th for a pre-Christmas dual. When the dust settled Whitehall had fallen to Anaconda 42-30. The large crowd was treated to 20 individual matches. The evening started with the varsity matches, and because of injury and illness, several of the younger wrestlers were able to get varsity experience. At 103, eighth-grader Gunner South lost to Wyant; at 113 eighth-grader Tucker Witzel overpowered Pesanti with a second-period pin. Junior Isaac...
The Whitehall Lady Trojans lost 67-35 to the Big Timber Sweetgrass Herders on December 20th. Leaders of the game were junior Lindsay Briggs with 14 points, senior Maxine Hoagland with 9, and sophomore Kari Ellison with 7. "After our Christmas break, we are going to focus on getting better at the little things and not practicing bad habits. The girls have been working hard, they'll keep getting better," said coach Kelly Nieskens. The Trojan Men lost to the Herders as well, 52-...
On Thursday, December 15 Jefferson beat Whitehall 47-41. The defense played well while the offense struggled to put the ball in the hole. Whitehall had only 13 points after 3 quarters. The Trojans exploded for 28 pints in the 4th to make the game interesting late. Gavin French lead the team with 10 points and 10 rebounds. On Friday, December 16 Three Forks beat Whitehall 50-39. Whitehall fought hard from start to finish. The Trojans lead 34-33 going into the final quarter. Three Forks made a...
Trojan wrestling journeyed to Great Falls to participate in two different tournaments this passed weekend. On Friday, December 16, the CMR Holiday Classic started with both girl's and boy's divisions. This was the largest tournament in the state for this weekend. The AA, A and many of the class B schools were there. Varsity wrestlers competed throughout the day with senior Miles Hourauf (182), senior Leo Scafani (HWT), and senior Kyle Denny (170) qualifying to continue Saturday. The final results had Hoerauf placing second and Scafani placing...
Week of 12-1-2022 TEAM Mint #2: 12 wins, 5 lost K Bar #1: 11 wins, 6 lost MEN 4 wins, no losses: Tyler Blair, Rick Kelley, Terry Spencer WOMEN 2 wins, 2 losses: Shawna Amidon, Mady Carmody, Leslie Dyson Week of 12-8-2022 TEAM Mint #2:15 wins, 2 lost K Bar #1: 12 wins, 5 lost Two Bit #2: 12 wins, 5 lost MEN 4 wins, no losses: Tyler Blair, Dwayne McClanahan, Ernie Smith, Chuck Dirkson WOMEN Leslie Dyson: 4 wins, 0 lost Deanna Wall: 3 wins, 1 lost Terry Chadwick: 2 wins, 2 lost...
With the support of many community members, Whitehall hosted 25 teams and over 300 wrestlers, including 45 girls wrestling in their own competition. After three days of wrestling, Whitehall wrestlers finished in fourth place. Others placing included Three Forks (first), North Fremont, ID (second), and Jefferson (third). Whitehall wrestled in ten duals over the three days and garnished a 7-3 record. They lost to the three teams who placed ahead of them but defeated Columbus, Fergus County, Belgrade, Conrad, East Helena, Beaverhead County, and...
The Trojans beat Shields Valley Friday, December 9th 55-42 with a great defensive effort by the entire team! Sophomores Ashton Pochelon and Joe Denny had gutsy performances to lead the team offensively. Pochelon led the team with 18 points and Denny had 10 off the bench. Senior Karsen McMillan led the team with four steals. Trojans lost to Manhattan Christian Saturday, December 10, with a final score of 60-31. Whitehall struggled on both ends of the floor against a very good team. Junior Chance...
The girls played Shields Valley Friday and won 47-22, with nine different girls scoring for the Trojans. Senior Maxine Hoagland and Lauren Cima both had 11 a piece. On Saturday the Ladies played Manhattan Christian and lost 49-31, Junior Lindsay Briggs led the team with 11. The Lady Trojans will face some really good teams before Christmas, which will really test where the team is at. In each game, the girls are getting better at doing the small things which will help them reach their end goals....
After two days of competitive wrestling among 21 boy and 13 girl teams, the Whitehall boys placed second and the girls placed sixth. Whitehall entered 19 boys and two girls into the tournament, earning eleven medals. In the girl's competition, Alexas Rector earned a 2-1 record with 2 pins and a second-place medal. Cassidy Collins went 2-2 with 2 pins and placed 4th. Together they earned 38 team points and placed 6th among the girls' teams. The boy's team also wrestled well, earning 215.5 points...
The Whitehall Wrestling Team is looking forward to an exciting year. Led by returning state place winners Miles Hoerauf and Leo Scafani and joined by a large team of wrestlers, the team is planning on leaving its mark on the mats this year. Along with Hoerauf and Scafani, the other seniors are Dane Hoover, Michael Reiff, Karson Klapan, Kyle Denny, Gavin Watson, Harley Dunn, Nick Denny, Blake DuBois, and Blake Ritz. Other returning members are juniors Ivar Radcliffe, Isaac Skogen, and Wesley...
Week of 11-10-2022 TEAM Kbar #2 14 wins 3 lost Mint #3 14 wins 3 lost MEN 4 wins, no losses: Tyler Blair, Dean Bowen, Rick Kelley WOMEN Ellen Wagner 3 wins 1 lost Shawna Amidon 2 wins 2 lost Terry Chadwick 2 wins 2 lost Week of 11-17-2022 TEAM Mint #3 16 wins 1 lost K Bar #1 11 wins 6 lost MEN 4 wins, no losses: Tyler Blair, Will Bowen, Rick Kelley, Dwayne McClanahan, Jay Von Bergen WOMEN Leslie Dyson 3 wins 1 lost Dorothy Griffith 2 wins 2 lost Ellen Wagner 2 wins 2 lost...
WEEK OF 11/3/2022 TEAM: K Bar #1. 15-2 Mint #4. 13-4 MEN: Tyler Blair: 4 wins, 0 lost Will Bowen: 4 wins, 0 lost Mark Griffith: 4 wins, 0 lost Gordy Lyons: 4 wins, 0 lost Mike Wall: 4 wins, 0 lost WOMEN: Ellen Wagner: 3 wins, 1 lost Leslie Dyson: 2 wins, 2 lost...
Week of 10-27-2022 TEAM Kbar #1: 13 wins, 4 lost Mint #2: 12 wins, 5 lost MEN Rick Kelley: 4 wins, 0 loss Kevin LaFond: 4 wins, 0 loss Gordy Lyons: 4 wins, 0 loss Jay VonBergen: 4 wins, 0 loss WOMEN Dorothy Griffith: 4 wins, 0 lost Shawna Amidon: 3 wins, 1 lost...
