Whitehall’s softball team is playing some of its best softball of the season at exactly the right time. The Railroaders have won their last four games to inch their record above .500 in the Adirondack League. On Monday, Whitehall defeated Hadley-Luzerne 15-1. Paxton Peterson led the charge offensively for Whitehall, going 3 for 5 with [...]
Lea wins singles championship
Horde tennis player Joey Lea won the Adirondack League Singles Championship at Echo Lake tennis courts last Tuesday. He won his singles finals match versus Schuylerville’s Mike Burkett 6-3, 6-1. For the quarter-finals he beat Burkett 10-1 and for the semi-finals he defeated Sasha Goodman, of Lake George 10-4. Lea, along with the rest of [...]
Whitehall pulls out close win versus Hartford
After starting the season 0-4 in games decided by less than two runs, it was only a matter of time before Whitehall pulled out a close game. Last Wednesday, the Railroaders did just that, as Brittney Putorti tossed a three-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Adirondack League foe Hartford. Putorti allowed only three base [...]
Tennis team wins again
The Granville tennis team kept up a strong season start with a 5-2 win over Argyle on Monday. The singles left no room for error, while the doubles couldn’t quite keep up during the mild spring match. For the boys singles, Matthew Bixby had the biggest win with a 10-2 match against Michael Miller. Joey [...]
Tennis team is young but athletically inclined
By Jaime Thomas As the undefeated Adirondack League champions last year, Granville’s current tennis team has a lot to live up to. The team is young, Coach Terry Wheeler said, and there are a lot of “newbies.” But Wheeler isn’t worried. “There are a lot of brand new players, but I still think we should [...]
Putorti choosen as league all-star
Whitehall’s Brittney Putorti has been selected as an Adirondack League All Star. The senior forward was named to the league’s All-East Team. Putorti was the team’s emotional leader and its top rebounder despite missing several games in the middle of the season due to an injury. She also emerged as one of the team’s most [...]
Three grapplers lauded by Adirondack League
The Adirondack League has announced its wrestling all-stars for the 2012-13 season and three grapplers from Whitehall received recognition for their performances this season. Al Aubin (120) and John Diekel (138), both of whom qualified for the state tournament and the squad’s only seniors, were named to the team. Diekel compiled a 42-8 record this [...]
Girls lose play-in game
The Whitehall girls basketball team’s season came to an end Friday night as it lost to Canajoharie 43-31 in the play-in game of the Section II Class C tournament. Despite a game high 14 points from Brittney Putorti, the Railroaders were unable to get past the Cougars who advanced to the next round. Whitehall made [...]








