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Whitefish High to Induct Three into Hall of Fame

By Beacon Staff

On Saturday, Whitefish High School will induct three new members into its Hall of Fame.

Lini Reading, Jimmy Cripe and John Bartlett will be honored during halftime of the Bulldogs basketball game against Polson.

Here are some highlights of the three Hall of Famers:

Jimmy Cripe
All Conference Tennis, 3 Years
Conference Champion, Tennis, Singles, 3 Years
All-State Tennis, 3 Years
State Champion, Tennis, Singles, 2 Years 1988 & 1989
High School Coaches All American, 2 Years
Conference Champions, Team, Tennis, 2 Years
State Champions, Team, Tennis, 2 Years
#1 Ranked MT Junior Singles & Doubles Tennis Player in 1988
USTA Junior Davis Cup Competitor in 1989
Basketball Letter Winner, 2 Years
All Conference Basketball, 1 Year
Northwestern A Divisional All-Tournament Team, 1 Year
Third Place Finish in 1988 & fourth Place Finish 1989 State Basketball Tournaments
Tennis Scholarship to Montana State University
Four Year Letterman at MSU
1990 Big Sky All Conference
1992 Team Captain
1990 and 1992 Top Cat Award, rewarded for the hardest work ethic
2000 Doug Powell Award for #1 Men’s Ranking in MT

John William Bartlett
Tennis Letter Winner, 4 Years
Basketball Letter Winner, 3 Years
Soccer Letter Winner, 3 Years
Academic All State, 4 Years
Honorable Mention All Conference, Basketball, 1993
First Team All Conference, Basketball, 1994
All State Basketball, 1994
Conference Basketball Champions, 1992, 1993 & 1994
Divisional Basketball Champions, 1992
Third Place Finish in 1992 State Basketball Tournament
Fourth Place Finish in 1993 State Basketball Tournament
First Team All Conference, Soccer, 1994
All State Soccer, 1994
Scholarship to St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Exchange to Lancaster College in Manchester England

Lini Hilbun-Reading
Whitefish Girls Soccer Head Coach, 1994 – 2008
Class A Record: 108-26-9
Overall Record: 135-52-20
Class A/AA Conference Championship, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
Only Class A Team to Qualify for AA State Tournament, 1994-1999
Class A Conference Champions, 2001, 2002, 2006 & 2007
Class A State Champions, 2001 & 2006
NSCAA State Coach of the Year, 2005-06
NSCAA Rocky Mountain Division Regional Coach of the Year, 2005-06
NHSACA National Coach of the Year Finalist, 2005 & 2007
Whitefish Youth Soccer Association Club/Select Soccer Coach, 1990 – 2012