Runez moving to Deforest Area School District this summer By Chris Bennett Correspondent The traits that made Eric Runez great in Whitewater made him wanted in DeForest. Runez, the District Administrator of the Whitewater Unified School District, is leaving the district to take the same job with the DeForest Area […]
Month: April 2016
Girls soccer team scores one goal in two games
Tennis loses to McFarland By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls soccer team lost one game and tied another this week while the tennis team lost its only match of the week. Girls soccer The girls soccer team played two games this week, and the offense scored one […]
Girls track wins Randy Lyon invite
Boys team comes in second By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys and girls track teams participated in three meets last week. On Saturday, the Whippets hosted the Randy Lyon Memorial Invitational. The invitational is named after Randy Lyon, a former Whippet track-and-field athlete who was a four-time […]
Softball team gets second win of season
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The season hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Whitewater High School softball team, as the team started off 1-7 overall. With only one game on its schedule this week, all the attention could be paid into that one game, on the road against Brodhead on Thursday. […]
Baseball beats Brodhead, loses to Evansville
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team started its season 3-0 and then went on to lose three of its next four games. Entering the week, the team was 4-3, but the Whippets had the chance to stay above .500 in a road game against Brodhead-Juda on […]
City announces hire of Aquatic Center staff
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With months to go before the Whitewater Aquatics Center undergoes a change in management structure, a new staffer with fitness-related expertise is being brought into the fold. Debbie Oas, whose background includes a role with the Geneva Lakes YMCA, has been named WAC’s new aquatic and […]
WHS athletes guest speakers at Rotary meeting
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On April 5, members of the Whitewater Rotary Club were charmed by three Whitewater High School athletes whose accomplishments during the recent winter sports season was one for their personal record book as well as Whitewater High School. “This past winter sports season was actually a […]
Downtown Whitewater director recaps first month
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With a new staffer at the helm of the organization, several innovative and tried-and-true activities are on tap within the Downtown Whitewater Inc. organization as the year progresses. Courtney Nelson assumed the role of Downtown Whitewater’s executive director in early March, succeeding Tamara Brodnicki. At a […]
Council urges County Board to look long-term at fire, EMS
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As city officials look to strength their relationship with the volunteer-driven Whitewater Fire Department Inc. into the future, attention is simultaneously being directed toward a countywide cooperative effort. The Common Council on April 7 adopted a resolution that urged members of the Walworth County Board to […]
Planting for the future
Sarah Lee and Rachel Berry (back), of US Cellular, speak to fourth and fifth grade students from Mr. and Mrs. Meinel’s classes at Washington Elementary School April 18 prior to handing out white spruce seedlings to the students and encouraging them to plant the trees in honor […]
