By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Sept. 8, the Whitewater High School volleyball team competed against Edgerton at home, but despite the home court advantage, the team lost in three straight sets. Following the Edgerton match, the Whippets competed in the Brodhead Tournament which led to five matches being played […]
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Whippets unable to find momentum against Edgerton
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets’ struggles continued last week as the team only managed one first down in their 39-6 loss at home to Edgerton Friday night. It was also parents night at the game at Whitewater High School. “They just had the ball bouncing their way,” head […]
Numerous Whippets run to top-10 finishes
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Dana Waddell cross country invitational took place on Sept. 13 and the Whitewater High School co-ed team had multiple top-10 finishers. Starting with the boys, the team took fifth out of 10 total teams. Leading the way was junior Jacob Korf, placing in eighth […]
Airman’s family gives Our Redeemer students pizza party
Girls’ letters reached Air Force soldier in Texas By Vicky Wedig Editor Jennifer LaFace recalls releasing balloons for soldiers when she was in elementary school and, as a child, wondered if anyone ever got her message. So, when her daughter – a 21-year-old airman from Pittsburg – received letters from […]
In honor of one woman’s love of learning
Mary Poppe Chrisman Success Center expected to open next year By Dave Fidlin Correspondent When she roamed the halls as a student of what then was known as Wisconsin State College-Whitewater, Mary Poppe had a love of learning. She also enjoyed helping others. As he reflects on his late wife’s […]
UW-Whitewater’s Crossman Gallery exhibits FABRICation
“FABRICation” is now open at the Crossman Gallery in the Greenhill Center of the Arts at the University Wisconsin-Whitewater. The exhibit continues through Oct. 8. The exhibition is making its way around the country, and coming to the Crossman Gallery by way of the University of New Mexico Art Museum. It […]
GRACE NICHOLS
Grace Nichols, 80, of Delavan, died Sept. 12, 2016, at Willowfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Delavan. She was born in Illinois Oct. 13, 1935, to Albert and Rena (VanHuis) Ipema. She was a longtime member of Delavan Christian Reformed Church. She is survived by her two […]
End-of-Life preparedness workshop offered
“They had been married for three years. Her husband, 53, died beside her in bed. She knew nothing of their finances, did not know his funeral wishes, had no idea where the paperwork would be and did not know they owned three condos,” a press release about an upcoming workshop […]
Whippets begin conference play this week
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After defeating Division 1 Janesville Craig in the Whitewater High School boys soccer team’s second game of the season, the team sat at 1-1 overall. The focus this past week had shifted to a D-II team in Watertown before getting a D-III opponent in Delavan-Darien. […]
Smith-Traore to become a Golden Eagle
Whippets 6-foot-2, rebounding machine commits to Marquette By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent She’s not your ordinary athlete, nor is she is your ordinary person. Whitewater High School’s Myriama Smith-Traore embodies what any program wants to resemble. Whether it comes from her teammates, her current head coach, or the basketball coach […]
