By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School Junior Varsity wrestling team took part in a dual meet tournament this past Saturday at Beloit-Turner. The squad was able to pull out a 1-3 overall record, defeating Columbus while netting some valuable mat time for the underclassmen. Higmet Dauti, competing […]
Month: December 2013
Lady Whippets improve on both sides of the ball
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Recently, the Whitewater High School girls’ basketball team slipped from No. 4 in the Wissport.net coaches’ poll to out of the top 10 following their second loss of the season. This is a season in which the Lady Whippets are supposed to fire on all […]
Whippets grind it out against Clinton
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Just six games into the 2014 season, the Whitewater High School Boys’ basketball team matched last season’s win total with a rousing 45-43 victory over Clinton in front of the home fans last Tuesday night. For head coach, Dan Gnatzig, it’s all going according to […]
Champions’ welcome!
The newly crowned Division III National Champion Warhawk football team returned home to Whitewater last Saturday after their 52-14 Stagg Bowl victory over Mount Union on Friday night. Three buses arrived at Perkins Field with the team and some of the many fans that made the trip. From there the […]
Strings of splendor
The recent Whitewater Strings Winter Concert, held in the auditorium of Whitewater High School featured three orchestras comprised of children in the school district including Abigail Weeden, left, and Devin Udell of the Intermediate Orchestra. (Tom Ganser photo)
Designate a driver before you celebrate on New Year’s Eve
Although no one really knows what the New Year will bring, everyone can take steps to make sure 2014 doesn’t start with a drunken driving arrest or crash. “An effective way to avoid an arrest or a crash is to designate a sober driver before you celebrate,” says David Pabst, […]
Winners in the water
At the Dec. 13 Milton Invitational Swim Meet, Whitewater finished third out of eight teams competing. Benny Liang, above, won the 200 Individual Medley, finished second in the 100 Breaststroke and was part of the winning 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay races. Jon Zimdars, below, won the 200 […]
WRAP exhibit seeks area artists
The Wisconsin Regional Artists Association will be sponsoring the WRAP exhibit, featuring the works of non-professional Wisconsin artists at Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center, 402 West Main St. Jan. 5-26, 2014. Any non-professional artist from Wisconsin in invited to submit up to three pieces for the show. The fee to enter […]
School Board says April referendum unlikely
Reopening classrooms in Chester Byrnes considered By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Community Schools Board of Education met Dec. 18 in another referendum working session focused on pulling together several options to present to the community with the goal of bringing the capitol improvements referendum back to the voters […]
Sponsor or adopt a Whitewater snowflake
Downtown Whitewater’s Snowflake Program offers community members to celebrate cherished friends and family members by sponsoring or adopting one of the 52 lighted snowflake ornaments that grace the light poles downtown every winter. Sponsor a Snowflake Cover the annual care and upkeep of one of the 52 downtown Snowflakes for […]
