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The Whitehall/Harrison High School Football team still has a shot at making a third straight trip to the Class B Playoffs. The Trojans (2-6. 1-4 Sothern B) will first need to win their regular season finale Friday at Manhattan. Head coach Dan Lacey said the final spot has multiple scenarios including a four-way tie-breaker between Whitehall, Columbus, Three Forks and Jefferson. The Trojans lost their home finale Friday night 38-14 against Columbus. It was a defensive battle in the first quarter...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will look to rebound from a two-game losing streak October 12 when they host Columbus. The Trojans will be coming into the game following a tough 22-0 loss at rival Jefferson High School in Boulder. Columbus (3-3, 1-3 Southern B) fell 34-0 last week at Manhattan. It will be the home finale and senior night for Whitehall. "It's very important for the kids to shake off the loss and regroup for senior night. The Columbus game has a lot riding on a...
With three games left in the regular season, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team has their eye on the playoffs. Following a 40-8 set back last Friday night at home against Townsend, the Trojans will need to win two to qualify for the postseason. The Trojans (2-4, 1-2 Southern B) will look to pick up the first of those victories and notch their second conference win Friday night in a rivalry matchup at Jefferson High School (1-5, 0-4) in Boulder. "We need two more wins. The life of...
With the state meet scheduled for October 20, the Whitehall Cross Country team got a sneak peak of the state course at last week's Mountain West Invite in Missoula. Trojan head coach Kerry Sacry said everyone had decent times on what he called a tough course. "I wanted my runners to get a good feel for the course so they could plan their state run," he said. Leading the way for Whitehall was sophomore Dawson Powers. Competing for the first time in 2018, Powers led the team in the boys varsity...
For the second time this season, the Whitehall High School cross country team was able to compete at the Fairmont Golf Course. Head Coach Kerry Sacry was pleased with the way his team competed at last Thursday's Butte Invitational at Fairmont, the same course they had their second meet of the season. "Everyone had good times. All the runners liked it better now that we are in better shape," he said. "It was a great meet for us getting ready for the state meet in three weeks. The top individual...
To say last Friday's Whitehall/Harrison High School football teams win over Three Forks was exciting would be an understatement. Trailing 22-14 late in the fourth quarter, the Trojans were able to cut the lead to two on a five-yard Connor Johnson to Cade Briggs touchdown with 58 seconds left in the game. Johnson would then connect with freshman Brendan Wagner on a the two-point conversion to tie the game that would eventually end up in overtime. The dramatics would continue with Whitehall scorin... Full story
There has been marked improvement each and every time the Whitehall High School volleyball team has the taken the court during the 2018 season. One of the biggest highlights of the seasons for the Lady Trojans came last Friday evening during a homecoming tilt against Three Forks. While Whitehall was unable to come away with a victory, they showed significant progress including nearly taking a dramatic back and fourth second set they would eventually lose 26-24. The Lady Trojans quickly shook...
One can only imagine the number of lifetime sports memories Max Feight would have created in his senior year at Whitehall High School. But a vivid memory of one of Montana's top prep athletes will be a crushing injury, basically a 3-in-one happenstance in the first offensive series for the Trojans at Colstrip. The WHS quarterback wasn't even hit, but he heard a pop and there went a full tear of the ACL and partial tears of the meniscus and LCL of his right knee. He was in a scramble mode on the...
It's a huge game Friday night for the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. Along with the traditional Homecoming festivities, the Trojans will be looking to pick up their first conference victory of the season against 3-1 Three Forks. Whitehall (1-3, 0-1 South Conference) will go into the game coming off a 39-14 conference opening loss at Sweet Grass County High School in Big Timber. Trojans head coach Dan Lacey said the game against the Wolves is going to be really important for his...
It is another week of pivotal matches for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. The Lady Trojans will be hosting two home games, the first a conference matchup Thursday against Broadwater. The team will also be hosting Three Forks on Friday, September 21. The game had originally been scheduled for Saturday, but was moved to be part of the Friday Homecoming festivities. "The moving of our homecoming game to match the boy's football game is great. I think it's awesome to have the parade and...
After a difficult start to the 2018 season, the Whitehall/Harrison High School team rebounded in impressive fashion last Friday night in Shepherd with an emphatic 27-13 win over the host Mustangs. The Trojans (1-2) will open conference play Friday when they travel to Big Timber to take on the 3-0 Herders. Senior Connor Johnson stressed the importance of the first victory of the season. "It was very important for our team to get the win against Shepherd because it showed our younger kids the we...
The Whitehall High School cross county team once again had solid times at last Tuesday's Butte Central Meet at the Fairmont Golf Course. Junior Madison Loomis was the lone Trojan to compete in the varsity race and she did not disappoint. Loomis finished seventh out of 35 runners with a time of 23:35.3. The younger members of the team also shined at the meet. Adam Williams was 13th of 49 runners in the boys junior varsity race with a time of 22:219. Kenzie Hugulet was 30th, finishing the race at...
There is no quit in the Whitehall High School volleyball team. After losing two tough sets to start their home opener 25-15, 25-12 to Manhattan, the Lady Trojans came back strong in the third. While they ended up coming short 25-21, head coach Sage Hengst though the third set was great for the team. "We showed Manhattan we can play at their level. We had some great vollies in the first two matches but it just wasn't enough momentum to keep us up with Manhattan's constant hard hits," she said....
While the first two games of the season did not go as planned, there is still plenty of fight left in the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. The Trojans will look to pick of their first win of the season Friday night when they travel to battle Shepherd, a team they played twice during the 2017 season. Both teams will come into the game coming off losses, Whitehall (0-2) lost their home opener last Friday 36-12 to Missoula Loyola, while Shepherd (1-1) lost 35-24 on the road against...
STAFF REPORT The Whitehall High School cross county team once again had solid times at Tuesday's Butte Central Meet at the Fairmont Golf Course. Junior Madison Loomis was the lone Trojan to compete in the varsity race and she did not disappoint. Loomis finished seventh out of 35 runners with a time of 23:35.3. The younger members of the team also shined at the meet. Adam Williams was 13th of 49 runners in the boys junior varsity race with a time of 22:219. Kenzie Hugulet was 30th finishing the...
After a tough start to the 2018 season, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will look to bounce back when they host Missoula Loyola Friday night. The Trojans fell 34-0 last Saturday to Colstrip, a game that was added to the schedule late last week and took place at Rocky Mountain College in Billings. The Colts were originally scheduled to play Wolf Point, who cancelled the game. Colstrip officials contacted Whitehall head coach and athletic director Dan Lacey about the possibility...
It was a positive start to the season for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. The Lady Trojans finished second out of four teams at last Saturday's Manhattan Quad Tournament. First-year head coach Sage Hengst said she saw a lot of potential from the girls, as well as some great vollies. "I was really happy to see it come together finally," she said. Playing for the first time in 2018, Hengst said the team started out nervous, quiet, and playing it safe. "But by the end of the tourney...
A tough season opening course did not deter the Whitehall Cross Country team from some positive times at last week's Jefferson Invite in Boulder. Leading the way for the Trojans was junior Madison Loomis who finished the race in fifth place with a time of 23:38. Following the race, Whitehall head coach Kerry Sacry lauded the performance of Loomis on a course he said featured a tough hill at the start of the 3-mile race. Freshman Brynna Wolfe had a solid start to her high school career finishing...
After two of the most successful seasons in recent history, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football will hope for more of the same when they open the 2018 season Saturday, August 25 in a neutral site game against perennial Class B powerhouse Colstrip.The Trojans had originally been scheduled to open their season August 31 at home against Missoula-Loyola. Colstrip was left without an opponent for their August 24 game after Wolf Point was unable to play. Colstrip officials reached out to...
The practice season is underway and local fans will soon get a sneak peak at the Whitehall High School football and volleyball teams. The annual Purple and Gold Scrimmages are scheduled to take place Friday, August 17 with volleyball at 5 p.m. and football at 6 p.m. The event will be followed by the annual Whitehall High School Booster Club Barbecue at 6 p.m. Trojans Athletic Director and head football coach Dan Lacey said having the booster club do the barbecue is great for the community as a...
The Gallatin Valley Outlaws fell one win short of advancing to regionals. Playing at last week's American Legion Class A Baseball State Tournament in Miles City, Gallatin Valley won two games before they were eliminated after a 2-1 semifinals loss to the Bitterroot Red Sox The Outlaws squad that features Whitehall players Connor Johnson, Beau Hays, and Ryan Murphy opened state with a 15-6 win over the Laurel Dodges. After losing their second game 5-3 to the Glacier Twins, Gallatin Valley...
After a strong performance at the Class A South District Tournament in Helena, the Gallatin Valley Outlaws American Legion baseball team has high hopes for this week's state tournament in Miles City. The Outlaws, who play their home games in Three Forks and feature three Whitehall area players, will open the Class A State Tournament Wednesday, August 1 against the Laurel Dodgers. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Miles City. The Outlaws shared the Class A South District title last weekend...
After a second place finish in conference play, the Gallatin Valley Outlaws American Legion baseball team will open the postseason Thursday in Helena. The second-seeded Outlaws will open the Southern A District baseball tournament Thursday against at 4 p.m. against the Butte Muckers. The game is scheduled to take place at Kindrick Field Stadium. Gallatin Valley will be looking to be one of the two teams who advance to the State Tournament scheduled for August 10 to 14 in Miles City. The team...
After helping build the Whitehall High School football program into one of the best in the Class B ranks, four Class of 2018 seniors will have one more chance to represent the Trojans this Saturday at the Montana East West Shrine Game in Great Falls. Dawson Hoerauf and Kayden Howser will both play offensive line, Braden Smith will play tight end and Wyatt Alexander will play at wide receiver for the West squad. Whitehall head coach Dan Lacey will also serve on the coaching staff for the West....
After qualifying three consecutive years for the National Junior High Finals Rodeo, Whitehall's Garris Robertson knew transitioning to high school would be a tough challenge. After a year of competition, Robertson showed plenty of promise and is already looking forward to his sophomore year. Robertson said his 2017-18 rodeo season started a little rough, mainly because of not getting to practice much because he was also playing football. When spring hit, Robertson believes he was doing much...
