By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School Players will be taking the stage in a high energy and emotionally charged production of Arthur Miller’s powerful drama, “The Crucible” next weekend. Premiering in 1953, Miller’s dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the 1692-93 Salem witch trials is a mainstay of […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
One, two, three!
A team from Northside Intermediate School in Milton jumps into the water during the Polar Plunge as part of Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest event Feb. 13. In addition to the plunge the event featured a chili cook-off at Cravath Lakefront Park and sled dog rides at Irvin L. Young Memorial […]
Sex offender returned to Whitewater
A sex offender was expected to return to Whitewater Feb. 16, according to the Whitewater Police Department and the state Department of Corrections. The offender, who is not named in the press release from the departments, is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed […]
Makeup of committees, commissions may change
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Should an elected representative serve on each of Whitewater’s boards, commissions and committees? This was a question officials grappled with recently. Patrick Singer, who helms the Common Council, discussed with his elected colleagues on Feb. 2 the prospect of changing the member composition of three appointed […]
Family, friends, life lessons all part of FFA
By Heather Ruenz Editor Courtney Frie, the vice president of student development with the Whitewater FFA, said the past four years of being involved with the FFA have been great, from the support of her family to the lifelong friends she’s gained as well as memories she’ll long cherish. “Personally, […]
Whippets look to win final two games of season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent Whitewater High School’s boys basketball team had a three-game stretch this past week which started hot but then sizzled off as the games wore on. The Whippets entered with a 6-10 overall record going into its home contest against Edgerton on Feb. 11. The two […]
Three Whippet wrestlers advance to sectionals
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent On Feb. 13 the Whippets’ wrestling team participated in regionals in Big Foot against six other teams where the top-two wrestlers in each weight class would go on to sectionals. By the meet’s end, three Whitewater wrestlers finished in the top-two and will be competing […]
Warhawks set to wrap up regular season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent After two wins this past week, the UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team is now 4-6 in its last 10 games. Prior to those 10, the team was 11-2 overall. The Warhawks will wrap up its regular season action with two games this week heading into the […]
State bound
Whitewater High School swimmers heading to the WIAA State Swim Meet Friday, from the left are: Dineth Gunawardena, Seth Bols, Benny Liang, Jack Downs and Andrew Gildner. (Bob Mischka photo)
Lady Whippets keep on rolling with 20th win
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent The No. 1-ranked team in the state just keeps posting double-digit victory after double-digit victory. The Whitewater High School girls basketball team had two games this past week and thanks to a 12-point and a 15-point win, are now 20-1 overall on the season. The 12-point […]
