Whitehallpicked up four wins at the Columbia Duals last weekend inEast Greenbush, but it was the number 200 everybody was talking about afterwards, as in the number of wins senior Zach Diekel has recorded as a high school wrestler. Diekel reached the milestone with by pinning his opponent fromColumbiain the final round of the [...]
Matchups for state wrestling
Whitehall 189-pound wrestler Zach Diekel is seeded fifth in the New York state Division II wrestling tournament and will face Kris Folsom of Ogdensburg, a first-time Section X champion in the opening round. Diekel, who is junior and a a four-time Section II titlist, finished fifth at 171 pounds last year and was fourth as [...]
Railroader preview: indoor track and field
The Whitehall varsity indoor track and field team will return several champions and state contenders in 2010-11. “We have some very talented athletes,” said head coach Mike Collier, “just not enough bodies to compete in team score.” The squad will be headlined by Kelsie Benjamin, the two-time Section II champion in the shot put as [...]






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 [...]