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Whitehall native Jeanne McNulty-King was recently inducted into the 2023 Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame. Here, in this two-part story, you'll get an inside look at the life of a Hall of Famer. It's a July morning in Coeur d'Alene and Jeanne McNulty-King is on the go. On the move. Making things happen, making dreams come true. Just another day in her world. She's been up since 5 a.m. It's part of the deal when you're an agent and you have basketball players in Europe needing your help, coaches and...
OCTOBER 19, 2023 TEAMS K-Bar: 1 Mint: 2 Mint: 4 Two Bit: 1 TOP MEN Dwayne McCalihan, Tyler Blair, Kevin Lafond, Chuck Dirkson TOP WOMEN Deanna Wall, Leslie Dyson OCTOBER 26, 2023 TEAMS K-Bar: 1 Mint: 4 Mint: 2 K-Bar: 2 TOP MEN Brad Babb, Tyler Babcock, Mike Wall, Randy Reynolds TOP WOMEN Mady Carmody - compiled by Mady Carmody...
The Whitehall Trojan Cross Country team took on the MHSA State Cross Country meet on October 23 in Kalispell. LADIES: Kaycee Murphy: 24:37.53 Alethea Martin: 25:51.37 MEN: Jordan Mercer: 21:28.81 Sam Valov: 21:08.38...
We had a very successful year in Whitehall Middle School football. The team went undefeated 6-0. Many teams have standout players and key participants, but this was not necessarily the case with our team. As a team, every player clicked and filled the roles that we needed in order to be successful. We had a strong line and offensive threats that kept our offense ticking throughout the season. Defensively we had numerous players step up and make big plays as well. We were cohesive in all aspects of our special teams and able to get the jobs...
The Whitehall Trojan football team had a rough start on Friday, September 29 in Missoula, with the Loyola Rams scoring their first touchdown a few minutes into the game. The Trojan offense struggled to move the ball down the field and handed the ball back to Loyola with a punt. Loyola’s offense also struggled, facing a quarterback sack by #54 sophomore Dawson McDonald, before punting the ball back to Whitehall. Once again, the offense failed to move the ball down the field effectively and the f...
On Friday, September 15, the Whitehall/Harrison Trojan varsity football team lost their away non-conference game against the Broadwater Bulldogs (Townsend) by a score of 36-14. With the loss, Whitehall/Harrison moves to 1-4 on the season. The Trojans host Florence-Carlton (Florence, MT) to encounter the Falcons in a B - Western outing on Friday, September 22. The Falcons go into the outing with a record of 4-0. Florence-Carlton won 77-0 in their recent non-league outing against Conrad (Conrad,...
Perhaps it's fitting that Wyatt Alexander emerged from the non-conference portion of Montana Tech football's schedule as the Orediggers' leading receiver considering he spent the past seasons learning from Trevor Hoffman, who was consistently Tech's top wideout during his All-American career. "(Hoffman) taught me a million things about football," said Alexander - a 2018 Whitehall graduate who was a Class B all-state selection as a senior - at a Tech practice this week. "Even just watching his...
On Tuesday, September 12m the Whitehall Lady Trojans lost to the Twin Bridges Eagles in three sets. The first set was 17-25, the second set was 23-25, and the third set was also 17-25. Unfortunately, the Lady Trojans also lost in four sets against the Ennis Mustangs on Saturday, September 16. last Saturday. The first set was 19-25, the second set was 22-25, the third set was 27-25, and the fourth set was 17-25....
The Whitehall Trojan Cross Country team took on the Butte Invitational over the weekend, running at the Highland View Golf Course. Results are as follows: 7th grade: Aurora Koenig: 12:00.70, Julia McNew: 13:02.50, Evelinn Scarborough: 15:37.20 8th grade: Max Fernstrom: 10:55.50 10th grade: Jordan Mercer: 24:14.30 11th grade: Sam Valov: 23:05.10, Lele Martin: 25:53.50 The next XC meet is the Mountain West Classic on September 23 at the University of Montana Golf Course in Miss...
The Whitehall Trojan Cross Country team traversed the Bridger Creek Golf Course on Saturday, September 9 as they participated in the Bozeman High Cross Country Invite. Results are as follows: MEN: Junior Sam Valov 21:58.31 Sophomore Jordan Mercer 22:19.88 8th grader Max Fernstrom 8:50.82 WOMEN: Junior Lele Martin 25:04.95 8th grader Aurora Koenig 9:56.91 7th grader Evelinn Scarborough 12:37.87 6th Ailli Murphy 11:47.56 7th grader Julia McNew 11:02.50...
The Whitehall Lady Trojans took on the Lady Panthers of Boulder on Tuesday, September 5th but unfortunately were unable to secure a win. The first set was 19-25, the second was 16-25, and the third set was 9-25, coach Josie Jenkins reported. On Thursday, September 7th, the Trojans played the Ennis Mustangs and lost again in three sets. The first two sets were 21-25 and the last set was 19-25. The Lady Trojans' luck turned around on Saturday, September 9th when they beat Manhattan in five sets....
On Friday, September 7, the Whitehall/Harrison Trojan varsity football team lost their away non-conference game against Three Forks/Willow Creek Wolves by a score of 45-0....
Whitehall will hold Hunter’s Education, taught by Dave Cole, at the Whitehall Community Center in September. If you were born after January 1, 1985, and want to hunt, you must become certified. The Whitehall class will be held September 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, and 30. Participants must attend the whole class. The class is open to students 10 years of age and older. There is no fee for the class, however, class size is limited so register soon. Participants must pre-register on the Montana FWP website. Go to the Hunter Ed page and look for the c...
TROJAN SPORTS IN FULL SWING: (Above) Trojan fans at Friday's football game. Photo courtesy JENNIFER HOERAUF. (Below left) Trojan #3 goes for the sack. Photo courtesy LADAWN MCMILLAN. (Below mid-left) Payton DuBois cheers on the Trojans. Photo courtesy LADAWN MCMILLAN. (Below mid-right) Ellison sets for her teammates. Photo courtesy JENNIFER HOERAUF. (Right) Sam Valov clocks an impressive time at the RUN BXC Invitational. Photo courtesy TAMARA KIDWELL....
The Whitehall Trojan Cross Country team put up impressive times at the Run Bozeman Cross Country Invitational on September 1 and 2 in Bozeman. GIRLS: WHS junior Lele Martin 25:48, junior Kaycee Murphy 27:09 BOYS: WHS sophomore Jordan Mercer 23:55, junior Sam Valov 21:20....
On Friday, September 1 the Whitehall/Harrison Trojan varsity football team won their home non-conference game against Fairfield/Augusta (Fairfield, MT) by a score of 37-25. The Whitehall/Harrison Trojans football squad scored 37 points and limited the visiting Fairfield/Augusta to 25 in the Trojans non-league win on Friday. The Trojans now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Three Forks/Willow Creek for a non-league battle on Friday, September 8. Whitehall/Harrison will...
The Whitehall Lady Trojans took on the Townsend Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, August 29 but unfortunately came up a bit short. Lady Trojan coach Josie Jenkins reported that the team lost all three of their varsity sets, 20-25, 23-25, and 8-25. The Lady Trojans next game will be on Thursday, September 7 against the Ennis Mustangs in Whitehall. JV games begin at 4:30 PM, with Varsity games following up at 5:30 PM....
The 2023 WHS Athletic Hall of Fame nominations have been announced, with induction being planned for Frontier Days 2024. Three individuals, one team, and one contributor were brought for nomination to the board. LAYNE GLAUS: Nominated by Ed Simon, Layne Glaus was a three-sport WHS athlete from 2002 to 2006, participating in cross country, basketball, and track. “Watching Layne play in high school was electrifying as there were several games when he put his team on his shoulders and carried them to a victory,” said Simon in his nomination pap...
BEST IN SHOW FOR DIVISION I NEWSPAPERS: This photo was taken by Jennifer Hoerauf and submitted for award consideration by the Whitehall Ledger to the Montana Newspaper Association. The Ledger received notice that Hoerauf's photo, featuring wrestler Cody Fuller, was selected as the Best Sports Photo for 2023! Congratulations Jennifer and thank you for all the great photos!...
FIRST TIME EVER: Whitehall Town Councilman and pastor Bill Lanes participated in Saturday's Demolition Derby in Dillon for their opening summer event. Lanes has crashed nearly 87 vehicles in over 125 rounds, but had never been rolled. On Saturday, due to a good hit and soft arena sand, he found himself on his lid in the arena. Thankfully he only suffered a bruised shoulder!...
Whitehall High School presented over 300 awards to athletes of cross country, football, wrestling, basketball, volleyball, and track & field, as well as theatre at the 2023 Letterman's Dinner on Wednesday, May 24. The Whitehall Booster cLub put on quite a feast in honor of the following participants: SENIOR AWARDS Manon Bornert: 1st letter - Basketball, receives basketball pin, manager pin, and a W. Sage Buus: 4th letter - Football, receives service bar; Academic All-State for football. First...
The Whitehall High School Trojan Track & Field team brought the Trojan Pride to the State Track & Field Meet in Butte. The girls 4 x 100m relay (Hope Moriarty, Julia Hoagland, Lexi Stratton, Maxine Hoagland) missed making the finals by mere milliseconds, but they represented Whitehall very well with a 52.50 race. Kyle Denny chucked the Javelin 129-6 and placed 14th. Hoagland's 1:02.58 in the 400m earned her 8th place at state. She placed fifth in the 100m as well....
