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 [...]
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 [...]
Whitehall softball loses opener
Whitehall’s softball team dropped a closely contested game to Lake George on Monday evening in the season opener for both teams. Whitehall managed only four hits and didn’t score a run until the final inning as they fell to the Warriors 3-1. Amy Sander struck out 10 batters to pick up her first win of [...]
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 [...]
Girls falls to Warrensburg, Fort Edward; defeat Hartford
The Whitehall girls basketball team was unable to overcome a slow start against Warrensburg Monday night. The Railroaders were outscored 15-4 in the first quarter and fell to the Burgers by a final score of 30-23. Erin Langworthy scored a game high 20 points for Warrensburg. Brittney Putorti scored a team high 10 points for [...]
Girls even league record with vs. Bolton
The Whitehall girls basketball team evened their Adirondack League record with a narrow win over Bolton Friday night on the Railroaders home court. Whitehall overcame a one-point third quarter to pull out a 32-26 win. Rebecca Lavin scored a game high 14 points and Victoria Christian pulled down 12 rebounds. Olivia Seamans had a double-double [...]
WHS Honor Society Inductions
The Whitehall Chapter of the National Honor Society recently held its induction ceremony. The students selected were : Ryan St.Clair, Brandon Steves, Kendra Rocque, Christopher Leipfert, Paxton DeLorme, Joshua Hoagland, Kassandra VanGuilder, Cariana Jones, Olivia Sweeney, Taryn Tracy, Mackenzie Fiorini, Megan Lane, Paxton Peterson, Rebecca Lavin, Ariel Ayers, Casey Garner, Alycia Hollister, John Diekel [...]
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 [...]
Sour Deal? Buyer says county misled him on real estate purchase
By Jaime Thomas What is there to do with five acres of golf course land and half of a clubhouse? It’s the question James Tomkiewicz is asking himself after he purchased said parcel under what he believes to be unfair terms from the county. Tomkiewicz bought the lot from Washington County at an auction in [...]
Students read for record
A few dozen local students joined with their counterparts across the country to promote literacy and in the process try to set a new world record. Prekindergarten and kindergarten students at Whitehall Elementary School joined millions of students across the country in reading, or in their case, listening to a story about a group of [...]






