Adrian Casillas (195#) gets a victory over Derek Wagner of Sheboygan with a pin during the Mid-States Wrestling Classic tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dec. 29-30. WHS finished 13 out of 33 schools. Casillas placed eighth in his class. (Bob Mischka Photo)
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Lady Whippets continue winning ways
Team remains undefeated after knocking off two tough opponents By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The still undefeated Whitewater High School girls basketball team put together yet another strong showing last week, knocking off two tough opponents and continuing to look like a very strong all around team. Against non-conference foe […]
Female Athlete of the Year
Schahczinski meant everything to Lady Elks By Chris Bennett Correspondent Erin Schahczinski is going to take the number 1,000 to her grave. “It still bothers me,” Schahczinski said. “At the end of my last game, I just started crying, because I knew if I had one more game it would […]
Looking back at the first half of 2014 in sports
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With every New Year, there is a chance to reflect on the past 12 months and also to look ahead. What 2015 holds remains to be seen, but we can take a quick look back at how 2014 unfolded for the student-athletes and teams at East […]
Sports highlights of the first half of 2015
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With every New Year, there is a chance to reflect on the past 12 months and also to look ahead. What 2015 holds remains to be seen, but we can take a quick look back at how 2014 unfolded for the student-athletes and teams at Big […]
Delavan grad scores 1,000th collegiate point
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Scoring 1,000 points in a basketball career is impressive. Doing it twice is twice as nice. Former Delavan-Darien standout Alana Cesarz did just that on Dec. 17 when she accomplished the feat for a second time for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Lady Rebels in […]
Chiefs compete in holiday tournaments
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The holiday week has been quiet for the three varsity teams at Big Foot High School, as each were idle heading into a full slate of action in the upcoming days. Both the varsity boys and girls basketball teams and the wrestling squad were in holiday […]
Lady Whippets hold Evansville to 33 points
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Lady Whippets basketball team is off to a phenomenal start to the 2014 season. In addition to remaining undefeated, the team has focused on increasing its intensity throughout entire games and it shows. Whitewater put its recent game against Evansville on ice by using […]
Making waves and breaking records
Whippet swimmers continue to improve times in the pool By Adam Knoll S Correspondent During last week, the Whitewater High School boys swim team took part in a conference meet and a large tournament and did well in both outings. Against Badger High School in a dual meet, the […]
Wrestlers survive marathon on the mats
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Last Saturday, the Whitewater High School wrestling team took part in a tournament in Beloit that featured five matches against other schools from throughout the area and the Whippets held their own, going 3-2 as a team. Whitewater began by falling to Union Grove, 46-27, […]