A dominating defensive performance led the Whitehall girls basketball team past Hadley-Luzerne 36-16 last Wednesday. The Railroaders limited the Eagles to a total of four points in the game’s first three quarters to and led 33-4 entering the four quarter. Rebecca Lavin scored a season high 18 points for the Railroaders who got five points [...]
Poor final quarters sends girls to fourth loss
A disappointing final quarter cost the Whitehall girls basketball team a win over Argyle last Friday. The Railroaders allowed a game high 18 points and scored a game low nine points in the fourth quarter of a 54-51 loss to Argyle. Victoria Christian scored a season high 19 points for Whitehall, fellow senior Rebecca Lavin [...]
Girls hoopsters off to 2-1 start
A big third quarter and a late defensive stop led the Whitehall girls basketball team past Saratoga Catholic 40-37 on Monday night. The Railroaders outscored Saratoga Catholic by four points in the third quarter and the Railroaders held the Saints scoreless for the last two and a half minutes to earn a hard fought non-league [...]
Veteran teams looks to overcome injury
Third-year head coach Jim Burgey has yet to coach a game this season but he and the girls varsity basketball team have already faced adversity. Junior Kelsey Farley, the team’s starting center and most reliable scorer a year ago, injured one of her knee ligaments this fall and will miss the entire season. Her absence [...]
Whitehall girls tops Warrensburgh, pick up first win
TheWhitehallgirl’s varsity basketball team picked up their first win of the season on Friday evening, defeating the Warrensburg Burghers 30-15. Whitehall relied on a suffocating defense and some key scoring from a pair of sophomores as they tallied their first victory of the season. The Railroader defense limited Warrensburg to five points in the [...]
Young Whitehall off to slow start, but starting to come together
By Derek Liebig The Whitehall girl’s basketball game lost a hard-fought game to a more experienced Lake George squad in an Adirondack League game played Friday night. Lake George rode strong first and third quarter s to pull out a 33-25 victory over the Railroaders on their home court. Despite the loss, [...]
Railroaders hoping to show improvement
The Whitehall varsity girl’s basketball team is seeking to rebound after a disappointing 2010-11 season that saw them lose twice as many games as they won. In order to improve on last year’s 6-12 record (6-10 in the league) the team will look for contributions from a host of younger players. The Railroaders lost several [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]