Senior Dawson Miller and freshman Robert Starnes captured national championships in record-setting fashion Saturday to lead the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s track and field team to third place, matching the best finish in program history at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Merrick-Pinkard Track & Field […]
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Golf, softball end seasons
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2015 spring season came to a close Wednesday for both the Big Foot boys golf and softball teams. Big Foot fell 12-2 to Evansville in a Division 2 regional opener, while the Big Foot golfers finished seventh overall at the 10-team regional played at the […]
Track teams bring home regional titles
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys and girls track teams will be well represented at Friday’s Division 2 sectional meet. Both teams combined to fill nine events after strong efforts at Tuesday night’s Clinton Regional Meet. Jefferson won the girls’ regional title, followed by Lakeside Lutheran with 164, […]
Soccer on a roll, head into post-season with a 13-5 overall record
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team is rolling a bit as the post-season approaches. Big Foot won both of its matches last week with victories of 5-3 over Delavan-Darien and 6-2 over Edgerton. The Chiefs took a 13-5 overall record and an 11-4 mark into […]
Tennis duo’s state dreams smashed
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A Division 2 sectional trip for the No. 2 Big Foot-Williams Bay boys tennis duo of Christian Munoz and Michael Heidenreich had split results Wednesday afternoon. The pair opened on a strong note with a win in the first round, but fell in the championship and […]
Whippets finish second at conference championships
Two WHS girls break school records By Adam Knoll SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Whitewater High School boys track team has been competing at a high level for most of the season. Their solid performances continued at Rock Valley Conference Championship meet with Whitewater winning three events and earning second place, just […]
Conference champion
Whippet Brodie Runez fights his way to a Rock Valley Conference championship in the No. 2 singles bracket late last week. The tournament began May 14 but was called early due to rain and resumed the following day. Whitewater finish third, “a great accomplishment for a program that has been […]
Double the fun
Whippet Sierra Minton knocks a ball during one of her three hits in five at-bats, including a double, in the team’s one-point loss to Edgerton May 12. The game was in Whitewater’s hands until the bottom of the 7th inning when Edgerton’s bats came alive and they scored 7 runs […]
Lady Whippets take two from conference foes
By Adam Knoll SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Lady Whippet soccer team continued on its path for big things this season in recent key games against Big Foot and East Troy. Both games proved challenging but nothing Whitewater couldn’t handle. In hosting Big Foot, the Whippets expected a run for their money […]
Middle School sports will stay as is
Proposed intramural program has too many ‘hidden costs’ By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Middle School athletic program will remain in place for the 2015-16 school year. The East Troy School Board voted unanimously May 11 to fund the sports program through the Fund 80 account instead of switching […]
