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Over 40 competitors of all ages and experience levels converged upon Jim & Carrin Alley's property in Pipestone to display their balance skills. This is the fourth year the trials have been held in Pipestone, a little known secret to most of Whitehall's residents. Whitehall's lone Whitehall participant, Keith Fortin, also assisted in scoring the balance course contestants....
"Just before the race the emotion set in as I realized that this was the last cross country race I would ever run as a Blue Hawk. There were tears in my eyes as I stepped up to the line knowing that I had given everything I had to the sport of cross country for 8 years now," Hunter Flynn said, happily recalling this past weekend's National Cross County Meet in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Flynn, a Whitehall alumni who took the Trojan cross country team by storm during his years in Whitehall, brought his...
The Headwaters Ladies Golf League is excited to announce its season begins Tuesday, May 4th at 6:00PM. With a new President, Vice President and Golf Pro, the league is looking to double its size and allow more women the opportunity to be a part of this supportive community! Team Sign up is Tuesday, April 27th at the 6:00 PM at the Clubhouse in Three Forks, MT; only $200 per four-person team. If a participant is unable to attend this meeting, they can call the clubhouse and sign up prior. • Exciting Changes: The league will operate under a n...
Whitehall High School alumni Hunter Flynn is preparing for a weekend to remember! Flynn qualified individually for the National Cross Country Meet by placing at the North Star Conference Cross Country Meet last fall. For Flynn, who will be graduating from Dickinson State University next month, this will be his third appearance at Nationals. The meet, which is usually help the weekend before Thanksgiving, had been delayed due to COVID-19, giving Flynn a few extra months to prepare. In his spare...
Alley Antonsen, Ethan Wock and Kyle Denny earned spots on the All-Star Montana Wrestling Teams that travel to Des Moines, IA April 2,3 to compete with teams from around the country. They earned these spots by placing at the recent Montana State AAU Championship held in Kalispell. Also wrestling in Kalispell were Cale Hoover, Garrett Wagner, Isaac Skogen, Gavin Watson, Kace Wagner and Dane Hoover. Wock wrestled on the middle school team against teams from Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. Wock ended with a 2-3 record, helping his team pl...
The Whitehall Wrestling team recently held their end of the year awards dinner. This year the dinner included families and we were thankful to have it at the Fire Hall. Varsity letters were awarded to those that had made significant contributions to the varsity program. Letters were given to managers, Anna Nelson and Addison Sullivan. The girls wrestling team awarded letters to Alley Antonsen and Kenzy Best. Those to earn letters on the boys team were: Wesley Biggers, Isaac Skogen, Dane Hoover, Michael Reiff, Gavin Watson, Karsen Klapan, Leo Sc...
Sometimes you hear a crack or a roar. More often the first sign is snow shifting around your feet. The snow starts in a slab and then breaks into blocks that knock you off your skis, careening down in a slide moving as fast as 60-80 mph. If you’re lucky, you live through it, plastered with snow; if not, you’re entombed, hurtled over a cliff, killed. There have been 36 avalanche fatalities in the United States this winter, a streak of avalanche deaths not seen since 1918. The accidents all occurred at a time when forecasters had rated the avalan...
District 5B Girls Basketball All-Conference 2020-2021 ALL-STATE: Bailey Finn (sophomore) Sweet Grass Co.; Rachel Van Blaricom (junior) Jefferson; Emily Cooley (junior) Sweet Grass Co.; Brynna Wolfe (junior) Whitehall. ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Bailey Finn (sophomore) Sweet Grass Co.; Rachel Van Blaricom (junior) Jefferson; Emily Cooley (junior) Sweet Grass Co.; Brynna Wolfe (junior) Whitehall; Jada Clarkson (sophomore) Whitehall; Hailee Brandon (junior) Sweet Grass Co. ALL CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Dakota Edmisten (junior) Jefferson; Alyssa...
The Whitehall High School Athletic Hall of Fame will hold their semi-annual induction ceremony on Saturday, July 24th at a venue to be determined. With the current COVID-19 restrictions, the HOF board is in search of a venue (either indoor or outdoor) that will hold up to 150 people. If anyone is able to host the event, please contact Mike Hedegaard at chairmanwhshof@gmail.com or Shane Shaw at joelshw@msn.com or by phone at (406) 439-6179. There will not be a meal served this year as part of the event. Doors open at 2:45pm and the program...
This year eight Whitehall wrestlers advanced to the State Tournament. The squad was lead by the four senior captains, Dallen Hoover, Dawson Powers, Jamus DuBois, and Trentin Walker. Also wrestling were sophomores Dane Hoover, Miles Hoerauf, Kyle Denny and Leo Scafani. The team was able to earn 53.5 points to place 13th out of 40 teams. Adjustments to the schedule were made this season, which required more travel in an effort to dual as many teams as possible. No tournaments were used during the...
While basketball and wrestling finished up this weekend for school teams, the hockey season is still on for a few Whitehall players. Carley Ryan played in a three game series February 26-27 in Butte and Bozeman. Her team, the U14 Girls Copper City Kings won 2 of the three games and brought home the state title. Carley's brothers, Jacob and Noah Ryan, played for the Butte Copper City Kings in the Peewee B State Championship this past weekend and won the title as well. This tournament was a four...
Saturday's Lady Trojan basketball game pitted the #2 seeded Trojans against the #1 seeded Sweet Grass Lady Herders in an exciting matchup that kept the crowd at the edge of their seats the entire evening. Tied at the end of nearly every quarter, the Lady Trojans brought the game to single, then double overtime with fierce defense and strong offense. At the beginning of the first overtime the score sat at 51 each. By the start of double overtime, each team held at 58. Unfortunately the Herders...
Trojan Boys Basketball traveled to Townsend on February 26th to take on the Bulldogs. Unfortunately Whitehall lost the game by a score of 38-45....
This year the Montana High School Association decided to have two super divisions for wrestling instead of the usual four. The western division included 24 schools and, as this was the first qualifying tournament, the teams brought their full rosters. This totaled 224 wrestlers Whitehall was competing with. Whitehall wrestlers have had a successful year so far, having a dual record of 24-1. This gave them confidence and hopes of a successful tournament. After two days of wrestling, Whitehall...
The Whitehall girl's wrestling team headed to the state tournament at the new Lockwood High School this past weekend. They joined the other 145 girls from around the state for the first All-Class girls wrestling tournament. What an exciting weekend! When the dust settled, Alley Antonsen (120#), MacKenzy Best (138#) and Addi Sullivan (statistician) represented Whitehall well. Antonsen earned a third place medal and Best brought home a fifth place medal. As a team, Whitehall earned 43 points,...
The Whitehall Wrestling team was able to take advantage of COVID this time. Due to exposure, their matches in Townsend were cancelled. After some creative thinking and many phone calls, teams were invited to Whitehall on Friday. This lead to some good wrestling against Thompson Falls and Fairfield. Whitehall started with a dual against Fairfield. When the dust settled, Whitehall came away with a 48-15 victory. Matches started with Isaac Skogen, Dallon Lanes and Michael Reiff receiving forfeits....
The Whitehall Lady Trojans may have lost their battle against Boulder last weekend, but they are looking ahead towards their matchups against Townsend and Three Forks this week. “It was a well-fought inner county game - so there’s a little bit of rivalry there,” Coach Mecklin Davis said. “There was great atmosphere, the girls gave good effort and worked hard.” Davis said there were several shots the team could have made to make it a win, but they will just hit the gym harder and practice those shots for this weekend. The Lady Trojans,...
Whitehall Baseball sign-ups are open for the 2021 Spring Season. Registration will be conducted strictly online this year and will close on February 28th. Players age 4-15 can participate in the league. Playing age is determined on May 1, 2021. T-Ball and Rookie games will begin around April 19th and will end the last week of May. Minor & Major teams will begin games around April 5th and will complete the season at the end of the year tournament scheduled for June 5th. T-Ball & Minor games will...
The Whitehall Wrestling Team couldn't outwrestle the weather this weekend and their trip to Lewistown and Glasgow was canceled. They were able to join the wrestling at Anaconda for some good competition. While team scores weren't kept, the wrestlers were able to compete in 12 individual matches. Isaac Skogen was giving up some weight and lost to N. Bloodnick (ANA). Alley Antonsen had a dominate first period pin over L. Estep (ANA). Dallon Lanes battled to a 6-2 lead and then pinned B. Wolfe...
Whitehall Trojan Wrestling had another successful weekend, ending with a 2-1 record. Wrestling started on Friday with a trip to Boulder. The first dual was against Three Forks. With some hard fought, close matches, Whitehall came out on top 42-30. Individual wins were Dane Hoover (pin), Trentin Walker (pin), Dallen Hoover (pin), Kyle Denny (for), Justin Kuehl (for), Jamus DuBois (pin), Leo Scafani (for). Losses for this dual were Isaac Skogen, Michael Reiff, Dawson Powers, Gavin Watson, and...
The Whitehall Trojan Wrestling Team continues to improve with wins this week over Dillon, Butte JV, Columbus, Jefferson, Red lodge and Columbus, again. This advances the teams dual record this year to 14-0. This week’s events started with a trip to Dillon. Whitehall upended their host 43-30. Wins for the Trojans included Isaac Skogen (for.), Dawson Powers over T. Holland (6-2), Trentin Walker (for.), Dallen Hoover over Tate Hanson (14-0), Miles Hoerauf over Tanner Mussard (pin 1:35), Kyle D...
The Lady Trojans put up two big nights of action this past weekend with home games against Jefferson High (Boulder) on Friday night and Anaconda on Saturday night. Final score on Friday against Boulder was 71-58; Saturday night 64-54, handing Anaconda their first loss of the season. Both nights were powered by Brynna Wolfe (#24) and Jada Clarkson (#3). "When Jada and Brynna are equally agressive in the game there is no stopping them," Coach Mecklin Davis told the Ledger. "Both games showed...
The Whitehall Wrestling team welcomed Anaconda, Colstrip and Townsend Friday night and Manhattan, East Helena and Cascade on Saturday. The Trojans started Friday with a dual against Anaconda. Final team scores Whitehall 48-Anaconda 28. Individual wins included 126 Dane Hoover (pin), 145 Trentin Walker (pin), 152 Dallen Hoover, 160 Miles Hoerauf, 170 Kyle Denny, 205 Jamus Dubois (pin), and 285 Leo Scafani. Also wrestling were 103 Isaac Skogen, 120 Dallon Lanes, 132 Dawson Powers, 138 Gavin...
The Trojans brought the heat in a District 5B matchup against Townsend/Broadwater over the weekend. JV boys played a very close game throughout the first three quarters but the Bulldogs managed a 37-49 win. The Trojan varsity played tough throughout their game but lost 49-52. The Lady Trojans brought home the win, 57-35, after building a great lead against the Lady Bulldogs in the beginning half....
The Whitehall wrestling team headed north this weekend to compete at Conrad and then Shelby. Friday we started off with a dual against Conrad. Conrad has consistently been a powerhouse in the northern division. Whitehall won the dual 49-18 and were lead by individual wins from their senior wrestlers, Dawson Powers (pin in the second period), Trentin Walker (9-1), Dallen Hoover (pin in the first), and Jamus DuBois (7-1). Others were able to earn forfeit team points were Alley Antonsen, Michael...
