Kelly O’Hara will represent Whitewater High School in every event at the state competition after earning a title on the floor with a 9.325, and two fourth place finishes, on the vault with an 8.65 and the all around with a 34.7 at last week’s sectional meet at Mt. Horeb. […]
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Lady Whippets punch ticket to state
Girls undefeated streak continues with win over Dodgeville By Heather Ruenz Editor The Whitewater High School girls basketball team will attempt to complete an undefeated season after earning a trip to the Div. III state championship. The Lady Whippets took down Dodgeville, 57-54 today in the sectional final at Middleton High School. […]
Skatrud finishes 1st year above .500
By Chris Bennett Correspondent On the strength of 30 points from Aaron Wales, the Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team scored a season high in points and beat Wilmot 82-80 Feb. 26 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Wilmot. The victory gives the Elks a 12-10 overall record, […]
Richie Rich: Heidemann medals at state wrestling
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Coach Ken Reynolds is convinced Elkhorn Area High School’s Richie Heideman didn’t notice the 14,000 spectators in the Kohl Center when he beat DeForest’s Hunter Toppel 5-2 in the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division1 State Wrestling Tournament in Madison at the Kohl Center. The tournament started […]
Gymnasts wrap up season at sectionals
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team finished eighth of nine teams Feb. 28 at a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Mount Horeb High School and saw its season come to an end. The Elks finished with a team score of 117.725. Mount Horeb won […]
Whippets advance to sectional final
Whitewater takes down Brodhead; set to play Dodgeville Saturday in Middleton By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team has advanced to the sectional final round in the WIAA tournament. They will face Dodgeville at 1 p.m. Saturday in Middleton. Below is a recap of last […]
Boys take win in regional opener
Chiefs to take on Evansville in regional semifinal By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If there ever was a good time for the Big Foot boys basketball team to put things together, it was Tuesday night. That’s just what the Chiefs did, and they extended their season in the process. Big Foot […]
Chiefs lose in heartbreaking regional final
Girls finish season 16-8 overall By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last year at this time, the Brodhead girls basketball team was on its way to a state runner-up finish in Division 3. Whether the Cardinals are headed in that direction again will play itself out in the next two weeks, but […]
Wrestlers fall at state competition
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Two Big Foot athletes at different points in their wrestling careers ended their seasons last weekend. But for both sophomore Travis Berryman and senior Will Utesch, the final results at the WIAA Division 2 State Tournament at the Kohl Center, Madison, weren’t the main story. The […]
Whippet wrestlers end seasons with one-point losses at state
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent It’s always difficult when a good season comes to an end; it’s even more of a blow when a long, successful season is abruptly finished on a grand stage in the final match of a high school career. That is the story for Whitewater High […]
