One of the largest battles staged in North America prior to the Civil War will be discovered anew this weekend as Fort Ticonderoga holds its Battle of Carillon Living History weekend. The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and [...]
Track wraps up season high note
Strong performances by Rebecca Lavin and Zach Diekel led the Whitehall boys’ and girls’ track teams to a pair of fifth-place finishes at last week’s Section II Class C sectionals held in Fort Plain. Diekel captured the boys’ shot put title and finished second in the discus, and Lavin turned in a second-place finish in [...]
Great season comes to a close for softball team
A tremendous regular season didn’t translate into a successful postseason for the girls softball team, which lost in the opening round of the Section II Class C tournament against Waterford 8-0 last Wednesday. Ashley Lefebvre was in control throughout, allowing only a pair of singles and striking out 17 batters in a dominating performance. Carly [...]
Softball finishes at 12-4 with wins
The Whitehall girl’s softball team wrapped a successful season with a pair of convincing victories. The Railroaders defeated Hadley-Luzerne 9-2 last Wednesday and followed up that performance with a 12-1 victory over North Warren on Friday afternoon. With the wins, Whitehall improved to 12-4 on the season and finished tied for second place with Fort [...]
Baseball wins final game
The Whitehall boy’s baseball team wrapped up its regular season with a dominating win over Hadley-Luzerne last Thursday. The Railroaders pounded out 21 hits en route to a 21-6 victory. Justin Hoagland recorded five hits, including two doubles, and drove in three runs. Brett Christian drove in four runs and scored four times, Paxton DeLorme [...]
Softball still in title hunt after 2-1 week
Whitehall’s chances to claim an Adirondack League East division title took a serious hit after the team suffered a crushing loss to Argyle last Friday. The Scots defeated Whitehall 12-0 and took a two-game lead over the Railroaders entering the final week of the season. The game was played at Moreau Rec. because of poor [...]
Big inning saves baseball team
Whitehall’s baseball team squared off against two of the Adirondack League’s best teams and its worst, and a seventh-inning rally was the only thing that prevented the team from finishing the week 0-3. On Friday, the Railroaders hosted Argyle and the last-place Scots gave the Railroaders everything they [...]
Whitehall’s field athletes place well again at relays
Zach Diekel and Rebecca Lavin continued to star for Whitehall’s track and field team at the Muse Relays held Saturday at Glens Falls High School. Both placed in two events, including Diekel’s first place finish in the shot put. Diekel’s throw of more than 44 and half feet was one foot and four inches further [...]
Outdoors in Whitehall with Gene Terry: Wash stations pose problems for boaters
Attended a meeting last week in Warren County on invasive species in Lake George and what is projected that is to be done about it. In short, this is going to be a nightmare for everyone who wants to go boating, fishing, canoeing, etc., on the lake. When all this is finalized, they project a [...]
Community Calendar 1/12/12
Thursday January 12 Health Clinics RUTLAND AREA The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will offer Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinics as follows: 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, Benson Heights, Benson; 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12, Castleton Meadows, Castleton; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, Dorset Nursing Assn., Dorset; 9:30 a.m. Jan. 18, [...]






