Josh Hoagland could barely control his excitement moments after Friday’s home-opener at Ambrose Gilligan field. The junior tailback had just wrapped up a dominating 21 carry, 244 yard, two-touchdown performance that helped the Railroaders improve to 2-0 on the young season. Hoagland had touchdowns of 71 and 57 yards and senior end Brett Christian added [...]
Whitehall defeats Salem in season opener
By Bill Toscano The voice of assistant coach Neil Hughes boomed across the field asWhitehall’s players stood minutes away from the second half of their season opener againstSalem. “You guys are not fired up,” Hughes let the players – and everyone else there – know. “If you play like that, we’re going to come [...]
Railroaders prepare for upcoming season at local camp
By Derek Liebig There may be several weeks before the Whitehall Railroaders kick off the 2011 football season against the Salem Generals, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t hard at work preparing for their season opener. The Railroaders were one of four area teams who gathered in Granville last week for the Coaching Connections [...]
Wrestlers win close opener
When Eric Hastings the last Golden Horde wrestler, walked on to the mat last Thursday night, the team’s “pin to win” motto was truer than ever. With two surprise results going in favor of the visiting Warrensburg Burgers at 119 and 125, Hastings had to win and do it with a pin or Granville would [...]





