Discover Whitewater Series, entering its fourth year, continues to grow By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer An event that was created to market Whitewater as a great community while raising money for five local charity partners has taken off running, literally. The fourth annual Discover Whitewater Series Half Marathon, Half Marathon […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Siebold’s impact on Whippets cross country ‘immeasurable’
Good vibes carry over to WHS’s first meet of the season By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Nobody is complaining about current head coach Chad Carstens, but Whitewater High School cross country impacted runner’s lives more than some people could ever imagine over 15 years ago when Dirk Siebold was running […]
Warhawks impressive in season opener
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The UW-Whitewater Warhawks started off its 2016 season opener with a 51-3 win over The College of New Jersey Saturday at Perkins Stadium. The team put together an offensive day of 481 yards and limited the Lions to 186 yards offensively. Sophomore quarterback Cole Wilber […]
Big plays biting the Whippets defense
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets continue to see improvement in play from their young 2016 squad but the team dropped to 0-3 on the year after losing on the road to McFarland on Friday night 33-6. Whippets quarterback Daniel Fuller went 14-for-34 with one touchdown and three interceptions […]
Be immersed in local arts on Saturday
Annual Main Street Festival to feature all things artsy The 3rd Annual Whitewater Main St. Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Whitewater. A celebration of the arts, it will include arts and craft booths, sidewalk sales, street painting and live […]
Badger football holds off Demons
Soccer finishes second at tournament By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team opened Southern Lakes Conference play Friday with a 24-20 road win at Burlington. The game was even at halftime, Badger outscored the Demons 10-6 in the third quarter, and neither team was able to […]
Extra-point kick seals one-point victory over Elks
Comets come from 22 points behind to beat rival By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School football team had a season-opening nail biter against Lodi and recorded a blowout victory in its win over Mayville so far this season. The Comets’ most recent game, against Elkhorn on Friday, was […]
Our Redeemer Lutheran School has new leader
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Delavan had one principal and minister of education in its 33-year history until Jim Breytung retired at the end of the school year in June. A new era began this week as Kristi Collins has taken over as principal. Associate […]
District administrator glad to be back in college town
Whitewater schools’ new leader draws on experience as student-athlete By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent New Whitewater Unified School District administrator Mark Elworthy is excited to once again work in a university town in his career. The former track and field athlete spent his college athletic days at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse […]
Officials agree to hold surplus sale
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With hopes set on clearing out the municipal garage and raising a modest amount of cash, Whitewater officials have agreed to hire auctioneers to sell of surplus property. The Common Council on Aug. 16 awarded Ripon-based Auction Associates a contract to sell off old vehicles and […]
